Riser 1: Ameer Abudallah
The Lions RB has burst onto the scene and has drummed up excitement from his coach, the media, and our experts which is helping to buoy his ADP. Abdullah is passing the eye test ad has produced so far with the lions in Bells absence. While the Lion's coaching staff remains firm in the stance that the job is Bells and that it will be a time share, they can only drag their feet for so long with the success Abudallah is having. Even if this is a time share expect Abudallah to produced much in the way the two Lions RBs produced in 2013. If we knew that Abudallah was going to get 20 touches a game he's go in the second round, so he's a high upside player, he's a good value in round 5.
Riser 2: Duke Johnson
This Browns rookie started training camp as the fourth RB on the Browns depth chart and ff most experts radar. However the Browns RBs have looked lethargic except for Johnson. The Brown's staff have been given Johnson more and more opportunities and he's starting to creep up Experts' boards. Expect Johnson to be a later round flyer with expectation that he'll eventually get the starting job. As it stands it's worth paying attention to this position battle to see if Johnson doesn't work himself into the starting role.
Riser 3: David Cobb
Another depth option that's gaining hype through the preseason after week 1 it was thought to be almost a sure thing that Cobb would supplant Sankey as TEN's lead back. However week 2 Sankey went out and competed so now the picture is a bit more muted. Never the less he's probably worth a late round flyer and definitely worth watching the rest of the preseason.
Riser 4: Jonathan Stewart
A product of the Kelvin Benjamin injury, Stewart is likely going to be leaned on a bit more in Benjamin's absence. He was already slated for a larger role with the departure of D. Williams, but Carolina will likely lbe forced to rely on the run just a bit more than they had been planning. This isn't a large rise for Stewart as he was already going in the 4-5 round range, but this definitely secures his fourth round value. Stewart's had some health issues but the Carolina's offense projects to have the easiest fantasy schedule this season (in terms of fantasy points scored against defenses they'll be playing). This is of course a projection and those always change, but they're going to have a plethora of prime fantasy match ups.
Riser 5: Tevin Coleman
This rookie is going undrafted or being picked up as a late round flyer. He's gaining momentum in the preseason and if Coleman shows to be capable in Kyle Shanahan's zone blocking offense, Coleman will be a steal. This is the player whose moved the least on my board but definitely needs paying attention to as the position battle works itself out over the last two weeks. His value is tied to opportunity and the ability of Shanahan to fix the Run Blocking of that ATL OLine. It's received some help in recent years, but the reason ATL backs are going so late is that they're an unsure commodity. Coleman has the higher upside, and he makes the better late round flyer. It will be interesting to see how the position battle shakes out.
This rookie is going undrafted or being picked up as a late round flyer. He's gaining momentum in the preseason and if Coleman shows to be capable in Kyle Shanahan's zone blocking offense, Coleman will be a steal. This is the player whose moved the least on my board but definitely needs paying attention to as the position battle works itself out over the last two weeks. His value is tied to opportunity and the ability of Shanahan to fix the Run Blocking of that ATL OLine. It's received some help in recent years, but the reason ATL backs are going so late is that they're an unsure commodity. Coleman has the higher upside, and he makes the better late round flyer. It will be interesting to see how the position battle shakes out.
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