2023 NFL Training Camp Battles: Dameon Pierce, Devin Singletary, Mike Boone (Fantasy Football)

Position battles can be one of the more difficult things to gauge, and you don’t want to get the wrong player, or else your entire team suffers.

These three teams either added some players to the running back room or have a completely new roster of running backs. Let’s take a deep dive into who these RBs are and how to approach drafting them.

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2023 Position Battles to Watch

(Rankings are for PPR formats)

Houston Texans Running Backs

Dameon Pierce (ADP: 70 | RB 22)
Devin Singletary (ADP: 150 | RB 48)
Mike Boone (ADP: N/A | RB N/A)

The Texans are ushering in a new era with DeMeco Ryans as the new head coach and drafting former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with the second-overall pick.

The question is, who will be the main back he’ll hand the ball off to?

In his rookie season, Dameon Pierce was the lead back and ran for 939 yards, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. He showed he’s one of the tougher backs in the league as his 2.3 yards after contact per rushing attempt was the second-highest amongst running backs with over 200 carries, and his 27 broken tackles were fourth-best for RBs.

Houston brought in a complimentary piece with starting experience to mix it up. Devin Singletary spent the last four seasons in Buffalo and accumulated 4,122 yards from scrimmage and 20 total touchdowns, while averaging 4.7 yards per carry. He’s been an excellent dual-threat back in his career, and he was ninth in yards per catch among running backs last season.

These two will be the players with fantasy value. Mike Boone is on this roster but won’t see much playing time.

Pierce is still the one who likely leads this backfield in snap share, but don’t be surprised if you see both players on the field at the same time. Just 0.1 separates these two in receptions per game last season, so don’t expect Singletary to have a distinct role on passing downs.

Conclusion