With the NFL regular season just two weeks away and many fantasy football drafts taking place now, it’s time to discuss different strategies when drafting your team. Two of my favorite draft strategies are Hero RB and Zero RB, especially in PPR formats. Today, we will discuss the Hero RB fantasy football draft strategy and which players to target when employing this strategy in your upcoming drafts.
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Hero RB Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide
What is the Hero RB Draft Strategy?
Hero RB or Anchor RB is a strategy that involves drafting one elite running back early on and then waiting until later in the draft to select any more running backs. Usually, Rounds 6-8 is a good time to start adding RB help beyond your initial elite running back.
Middle-Round Running Backs to Target
Use the middle rounds to build up your RB room. Focus on guys with high upside or handcuffs to injury-prone starters.
Here are a few guys I target in the middle rounds to add to my Hero RB team:
- David Montgomery (DET) — ADP: 60.3
- D’Andre Swift (CHI) — ADP: 64.3
- Zamir White (LV) — ADP: 67.3
- Najee Harris (PIT) — ADP: 69
- Raheem Mostert (MIA) — ADP: 73.7
- Tony Pollard (TEN) — ADP: 83.7
- Jaylen Warren (PIT) — ADP: 87.7
- Devin Singletary (NYG) — ADP: 90
Late-Round Running Backs to Target
As we close out the draft, we want to continue to find guys with potential upside and handcuffs to elite RBs, because if one of those guys goes down, you may have a league winner sitting on your bench.
Here are some running backs to target late in your draft to complement your Hero RB:
- Tyjae Spears (TEN) — ADP: 103
- Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) — ADP: 109.7
- Trey Benson (ARI) — ADP: 110.7
- Chase Brown (CIN) — ADP: 112.7
- Gus Edwards (LAC) — ADP: 115.7
- Jerome Ford (CLE) — ADP: 119.3
- Blake Corum (LAR) — ADP: 123
- Rico Dowdle (DAL) — ADP: 146
- Chuba Hubbard (CAR) — ADP: 148
- Jaylen Wright (MIA) — ADP: 155
- Tyler Allgeier (ATL) — ADP: 162.7
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG) — ADP: 166
- Braelon Allen (NYJ) — ADP: 173.5
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