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0:06Greetings and salutations everyone. My
0:08name is Ash Pureov and welcome to my
0:09YouTube channel. Today I'm talking about
0:11mustdraft running backs based on the big
0:14boys up front, the offensive line run
0:16blocking ability. Oftent times in
0:18fantasy football, we prioritize
0:20opportunity that leads to success. And
0:22with more volume of opportunity, that
0:24will lead us in the right direction at
0:25the running back position. But the
0:27unspoken X factor has always been
0:29offensive line play. Because if the
0:31efforts of the big boys up front aren't
0:33up to par, we're going to have
0:34inefficient running backs that don't
0:36live up to ADP. Players such as Ashton
0:38Genty last season who was subjected to
0:40one of the worst offensive lines that we
0:42have seen in years. Unfortunately,
0:43despite all the opportunity volume he
0:45had didn't live up to his given ADP.
0:48Now, this offseason, I've dived into the
0:50overall offensive lines of the upcoming
0:522026 season and put together my run
0:55blocking offensive line rankings, as you
0:57can see, as such to the right. So, I've
0:59gone ahead and utilized the following
1:01sources to come to this conclusion as we
1:03project for the 2026 season. So, to
1:05begin, I found the 2025 rushing success
1:07percentage of all 32 teams because this
1:09metric specifically measures a team's
1:11ability to keep the chains moving on a
1:13downly basis. In order for it to be
1:15considered a success on first down, you
1:16need to get 40% of the remaining yards.
1:18On second down, 60% and on third and
1:21fourth down, 100%. Then I went ahead and
1:23I found the PFF run blocking grades of
1:25each individual offensive lineman for
1:27all 32 teams going into 2026 in order to
1:30find which offensive lines graded the
1:32highest last season. Sure, some of these
1:34players may be on different teams. We
1:35have rookies, we have players that were
1:37traded. I've taken all of that into
1:39consideration in order to kind of give
1:41you an understanding as to what these
1:42run blocking grades are a result of. A
1:45positive grade typically is because of
1:47forward movement, opening lanes, sealing
1:49the edge, and finding success on the
1:51second level. Negative grades are often
1:53a result of allowing penetration, losing
1:55your gap, or disrupting the intended
1:57running lane of the running back. And
1:58then we close it out with the 2025 ESPN
2:01run blocking win rates for all 32 teams
2:03and individual players. It evaluates a
2:05blocker, whether they prevent the
2:07defender from becoming a threat to the
2:08running back on their given run. That
2:10all taken into account with, like I
2:12mentioned before, free agency trades in
2:14the NFL draft. I found these to be the
2:16top 32 run blocking rankings for
2:19offensive lines going into 2026. So, the
2:21question is, how can we utilize this
2:23information in order to find success and
2:24give ourselves an advantage as we
2:26approach our upcoming 2026 fantasy
2:28football drafts? Now, first and
2:29foremost, players like Gibbs, Bejian,
2:32McAffrey, Taylor, Saquon, Cook, Kairen
2:34are all associated with elite offensive
2:37lines. You already know that you should
2:38be drafting these players as they've all
2:41contributed to being top 10 ranked in
2:42each of the last two seasons and even
2:44for many of them beyond that. But on a
2:47consistent yearly basis, these are
2:48players that I'm just not going to be
2:50mentioning here because you already know
2:51you should be drafting them. I want to
2:53go ahead and talk about running backs
2:54who are associated with elite offensive
2:56lines who may not be getting as much
2:58love and can certainly outperform their
3:00current ADPs as we're drafting in 2026.
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4:22description. Thank you very much. Okay,
4:24let's get into talking about these
4:25mustdrafted running backs who are
4:26associated with elite offensive lines.
4:28We begin with Javvante Williams, who
4:31again I have ranked in the top 20 as of
4:33my most recent running back half PPPR
4:35rankings video. But when we look at the
4:37potential of this offensive line, I have
4:39them ranked sixth based on the
4:41information and statistics and metrics
4:42I've gathered this offseason. Of course,
4:44last year in 2025, they ranked 11th in
4:46running back success percentage, 42.6%.
4:50They were number four in terms of
4:51adjusted line yards. They ranked 12th in
4:53yards before contact per attempt, 2.43.
4:56Again, having your running back at 2.43
4:5743 yards before contact. On top of the
5:00fact that a guy like Javvante Williams
5:02last season was averaging 3.56 yards
5:04after contact, of course gives them a
5:06huge advantage. But beyond that, in
5:08terms of stuffed percentage, this was
5:10the fourth best team in the category.
5:11Only 12.5% of their runs were at the
5:14line of scrimmage or behind, which is an
5:16incredible percentage. and of course
5:18speaks to just how incredible this
5:20offensive line was last year and how
5:21much better they're going to be this
5:23upcoming year because they have 100%
5:25offensive line continuity going into
5:27this upcoming season. All five starters
5:29are returning and the positive note on
5:31that is that they're not going to be as
5:33injured as they were last year. BB
5:35missed six games, Booker missed two
5:36games and Gton missed seven games. Smith
5:39and Steel both played the entirety of
5:40the season and did in fact have their
5:43own injuries but did not miss time. Now
5:45going into this upcoming year, obviously
5:47the offensive play calling is going to
5:49be a big determining factor as to how
5:50much workload that Javvante Williams and
5:52of course this offensive line will have.
5:54Shotti over the course of the last
5:55couple seasons as the offensive
5:57coordinator has often ran a scheme that
6:00is a gap and zone blend. Now when we
6:02talk about the potential of this
6:04offensive line, when we look at their
6:05PFF run blocking grades, they ranked
6:07seventh in terms of zone blocking and
6:1011th in terms of gap blocking, which
6:12again keeps them within that elite tier.
6:14Now, speaking of Brian Shottenheimimer's
6:16overall, you know, play calling and
6:17utilizing running backs, his history of
6:19success with fantasy running backs looks
6:21like 2018 to 2020, Chris Carson ranked
6:24as RB 15, 11, and 17 overall while
6:27playing 14, 15, and 12 games in those
6:30given seasons. And then, additionally,
6:31over the course of the last three years
6:33with the Dallas Cowboys, their starting
6:35RB finishes RB 15, 22, and 11 in the
6:39most recent three years. So, of course,
6:40we know that there is going to be a top
6:4215 running back associated with the
6:44Cowboys this season, and that's going to
6:46be in the form of Javvante Williams, who
6:47last year, prior to injury from weeks 1
6:49through 16, averaged 14.26 fantasy
6:52points per game on 19.2 opportunities
6:55per game. On a 17game healthy pace, he
6:57was looking to potentially be the number
6:5910 overall running back in fantasy
7:00football while averaging the 12th
7:02highest fantasy points per game amongst
7:04all running backs. And speaking of
7:06amongst all running backs, he was one of
7:07the most efficient last year. Among the
7:1055 running backs who had a minimum of 75
7:12rushing attempts last year, he ranked
7:1411th in yards per carry, fifth in yards
7:16after contact per attempt, seventh in
7:19missed tackles forced per attempt, and
7:20was number 23 of the group in rushing
7:23attempts that led to 10 or more yards.
7:25Again, the breakaway runs still had us
7:27desiring more, but there's still
7:29potential for expanding upon that this
7:31year as he inked a three-year, $24
7:33million contract this off seasonason.
7:35We're talking about a workhorse
7:36opportunity in this backfield within an
7:39elite offense and feasibly no
7:40competition. Yes, we've heard some
7:42murmurss regarding Jaden Blue this off
7:44seasonason, and I thought Jaden Blue
7:45would be the guy last year. It's not
7:46going to be. The reality of the
7:48situation is Javvante Williams is
7:50clearing away the RB1 of this team.
7:52currently sitting at an ADP on ESPN of
7:5438, on Sleeper 35.7, and Yahoo 35.0.
7:58These ADPs have shrunk in the last
8:00couple days. Obviously, people are
8:01becoming a little bit more aware as to
8:03the opportunity that Javvante Williams
8:05will be exposed to this offseason, but
8:07if you can get him as a fourth round
8:08selection, it's one of the easiest picks
8:09you can make in 2026. All right, let's
8:12move on to another running back who is
8:13getting himself a huge upgrade within
8:15his offensive line play. Now, this
8:17upcoming year, I have them ranked as the
8:1910th best run blocking offensive line.
8:21But in 2025, there wasn't much success
8:23because of all the injuries and of
8:25course, lack of production from the big
8:27boys up front. They ranked 18th in
8:29success percentage, 27th in adjusted
8:31line yards, 26th in yards before
8:33contacts per attempt, and 27th in
8:36stuffed percentage. 20% of the rushes
8:38from this offense led to being stuffed
8:40at the line of scrimmage or behind it,
8:42which of course did not bode well for
8:43guys like Omar Hampton. But going into
8:46this upcoming season, I'm anticipating a
8:48lot of upside. Because technically
8:50speaking, there's only one starter from
8:52this offensive line returning from last
8:54year, and that's Joe Alt. Otherwise,
8:56guys like Rashawn Slater, who were out
8:58the entirety of the season. And
9:00additionally, the interior of this
9:02offensive line, guard, center, guard,
9:03have been entirely replaced with guys
9:05like Bottis, Strange, and Slaughter.
9:07Therefore, with a pretty much new
9:09offensive line in 2026, what can we
9:11anticipate? Well, I'm assuming a lot
9:13better run blocking play, especially
9:14when you have an offensive coordinator
9:16like Mike McDaniel, who is the former
9:17Miami Dolphins head coach from 2022 to
9:202025. He is a disciple of Kyle Shanahan
9:23and a former rungame coordinator of the
9:25San Francisco 49ers prior to getting the
9:28job in Miami, which even after losing
9:30the Miami Dolphins job, immediately
9:32landed a job in Los Angeles, just
9:34because they know how incredible of a
9:36play caller he has been over the course
9:38of his career. Now, speaking of play
9:40calling, from 2024 to 2025, 60% of Devon
9:44Achan's rushing attempts were zone
9:46scheme runs. When we take into account
9:48the 2026 Los Angeles Chargers starting
9:50offensive line, rank sixth amongst all
9:53offensive lines in zone blocking grades
9:55via PFF, they built an offensive line
9:58that is specifically elite at executing
10:01zone blocking schemes. anticipate a lot
10:03of success for Amari Hampton, especially
10:05when we take into account the Miami
10:07Dolphins last season were bottom six in
10:09success percentage and yards before
10:11contacts per attempt and bottom two in
10:13stuff percentage. Despite all that,
10:15Devon Achan ran for 1350 rushing yards
10:19on 5.67 yards per carry. So imagine what
10:22the Chargers run game is going to look
10:24like this year. On top of the fact that
10:26besides having an incredibly upgraded
10:28offensive line, you bring in Charlie
10:29Kolar who ranked 10th amongst all tight
10:31ends in run blocking last season. And
10:33when we take into account what Omaron
10:35Hampton was able to do last year behind
10:37a mediocre offensive line in games in
10:40which he played 65% of the snaps, 17 and
10:42a half fantasy points per game amongst
10:4455 running backs last season with 75
10:47touches minimum, averaged 4.4 yards per
10:49carry, 3.35 yards after contact per
10:52attempt, which ranked 11th, which is
10:54great. He was number three in missed
10:55tackles force per attempt and 14 in
10:57terms of the rate of rushes that led to
11:0010 or more yards. In my opinion, Amarian
11:02Hampton is one of the easiest second
11:03round selections that you can make in
11:052026. And if in fact he falls to the
11:07back end of that second round for those
11:09of you who make a you know top four
11:11selection of Bejon, Gibbs, Chase or
11:14Puka, pairing it up with Omaran Hampton
11:17is an incredibly advantageous position
11:19to be in. Now, speaking of the success I
11:21anticipate to see from Armaron Hampton
11:22and Javante Williams, the first two
11:24running backs of today's video, I wanted
11:25to go ahead and head on over to parlay
11:27play to talk about their current rushing
11:29yards going into this upcoming season.
11:31Currently sits at 925 for Amaran Hampton
11:33and 950 for Javvante Williams. Based on
11:36the fact that both of these running
11:38backs were averaging over four yards per
11:39carry and are anticipating to see
11:41upwards of 250 rushing attempts this
11:43upcoming season under the assumption
11:45they stay healthy, they should very
11:47easily be able to surpass these numbers
11:49behind these incredible offensive lines.
11:51Yes, one team has 100% continuity, the
11:54other one nearly replacing the entirety
11:56of their offensive line, but because of
11:58their scheme, the tendencies of this
11:59offense to continue to run the football
12:01at the rate at which they do, and the
12:03fact that both these offenses have a
12:05very high chance of being top 10 in the
12:07league, I think this is a fantastic play
12:08to make. Again, for those of you guys
12:10who were trying to tail my picks this
12:11season, be sure to go ahead, head on
12:13over to the feed via parlay play, look
12:14up a Kuroff, of course, a the first
12:17initial of my first name and the
12:18entirety of my last name, and you can go
12:20ahead and tail the plays that I put
12:21together over the course of the season.
12:23All right, with that all mentioned,
12:24let's go ahead and let's move on to the
12:25next running back I wanted to mention.
12:27That's Bucky Irving of the Tampa Bay
12:28Buccaneers. Now, I understand many of us
12:30made an investment early last season
12:31that burnt us with Bucky Irving. And
12:33even though his offensive line did not
12:35play well last year, a lot of it was due
12:37to the injuries they sustained. The
12:39primary four starters, Worfs, Bredesen,
12:41Mock, and Gdki, all missed significant
12:44time. So when we look at the 2026 rank
12:47of 14 in comparison to where they found
12:50success last season in terms of success
12:52percentage, 14, adjusted line yards 28,
12:55yards before contact per attempt 18th,
12:58and stuff percentage 21. Yes, you may be
13:00thinking, well Andrew, where is the
13:01improvement coming from? Well, it's 100%
13:03O line continuity. You're bringing back
13:05all five starters. Hopefully, half of
13:07the starting offensive line won't be out
13:08by mid-season. If they're healthy,
13:10expect for Bucky Irving to find success.
13:12And I'll tell you why. Because besides
13:13the offensive line being incredible at
13:15run blocking, Durham, their primary
13:17blocking tight end, had the second
13:19highest grade amongst all tight ends
13:21last season with a minimum of 100 run
13:23blocks. So when we take that into
13:25account, we have the talent up front, we
13:27have the talent in the back field, and
13:28now we get a new offensive coordinator
13:30in Zack Robinson, who as the OC of the
13:32Atlanta Falcons last season called
13:34outside zone runs on 68.4% of his plays.
13:37While last season, Josh Josh Gazard, the
13:40offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay
13:41Buccaneers, ran a very heavy gap, you
13:44know, infused scheme. Overall, we're
13:45getting to get a little bit of a more
13:47dynamic offense now that we go back to
13:49what Liam Cohen was able to produce with
13:51this offense in 2024. already this off
13:53seasonason, Zack Robinson, who is also a
13:56disciple of McVey, as was Liam Cohen.
13:58These offenses are kind of similar and
14:00he's already said that he's utilizing
14:01half of the playbook that of course Liam
14:03Cohen's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2024
14:05utilize. And why that's so important is
14:07because Bucky Irving thrived in that
14:09scheme. He was averaging 5.65 65 yards
14:12per carry on outside zone rushing
14:14attempts, which we're hoping to get
14:15Bucky Irving back to his 2024 state,
14:18where of course he was one of the most
14:20elite running backs in terms of
14:21efficiency that year, averaging 5.4
14:23yards per carry, 4.03 yards after
14:26contact per attempt. Additionally, from
14:28weeks 6 through 18, while he became the
14:31starter of that offense, was averaging
14:3316 and a half points per game on 18
14:35opportunities per game. And for those of
14:37you who are wondering, oh well Andrew,
14:39in that season, he didn't have to
14:41compete for touches with a guy like
14:42Kenneth Gainwell. Well, Rashad White was
14:44still in that backfield. And from weeks
14:46six through 18 of the 2024 season,
14:48Rashad White was averaging 11.9
14:51opportunities per game and balling out
14:53at that. So again, even with Kenneth
14:55Gainwell in this backfield, I really do
14:57believe Bucky Irving stands a great
14:59opportunity to outproduce his ADP this
15:01season, especially when we take into
15:03account as long as he has been healthy
15:04and on the field in the last 21 healthy
15:06games he has played for this
15:08organization, he has seen 16 or more
15:10touches in 18 of the last 21. That's an
15:1286% success rate of a lead opportunity
15:15that is going to go in the direction of
15:17Bucky Irving behind an elite offensive
15:19line that is now healthy in 2026. I
15:22think for a fifth round investment, this
15:24does give dead zone vibes in which you
15:26could get burnt, but I think we are
15:28undervaluing what Bucky Irving is going
15:30to bring to the table this upcoming
15:32season healthy within this scheme. All
15:34right, let's move on to the next running
15:36back that I wanted to mention. That's JK
15:37Dobbins behind the number three ranked
15:39offensive line in 2026 that ranked
15:41seventh in success percentage, sixth in
15:44adjusted line yards, yards after contact
15:46per attempt, they were 17, and stuff
15:48percentage 12. So again, this is an
15:49offensive line that is also bringing
15:51back 100% continuity. Last year, Powers
15:53missed nine games and Watenberg missed
15:55four games, but ultimately the rest of
15:57their offensive line were 100% healthy.
15:59And of course, as we approach this
16:01upcoming season, we are hoping that JK
16:03Dobbins will be as well. Because when we
16:05talk about the Broncos scheme as a
16:07whole, Shawn Payton's rushing scheme has
16:09been gapheavy since he joined the Denver
16:11Broncos. A lot of counter power and
16:13toss. So, when we look at JK Dobbins
16:15overall usage last season prior to him
16:17getting injured, 60% of his runs were
16:20gap heavy. And yes, you have a new
16:21offensive coordinator in Davis Webb, but
16:24he shouldn't change this scheme,
16:25especially when this offensive line
16:27ranked second on zone blocking and
16:29seventh on gap blocking amongst all
16:31offensive lines from their 2025 grades.
16:34Now, when we look at JK Dobbins and the
16:36success he found last year from weeks 1
16:37through 10, 11 fantasy points per game
16:39on nearly 17 opportunities per game.
16:41Dobbins throughout that span of time
16:43handled 74% of the running back rushing
16:45attempts, 23% of the targets out of this
16:47backfield and scored more than 50% of
16:49their fantasy points. He was damn
16:51efficient when given opportunities
16:53amongst 55 running backs who had 75
16:55rushing attempts last season. He ranked
16:56seven in yards per carry, 17th in yards
16:58after contact per attempt, 13th in miss
17:01tackles forced per attempt, and fifth in
17:03terms of rushing attempt rate of 10 or
17:06more yards. The ability to be as elusive
17:08as he was and still have the breakout
17:09run potential. Again, it was a perfect
17:11combination behind this elite offensive
17:13line. There's a reason why he resigned
17:15for a two-year 20 million contract. And
17:18prior to resigning, the Jacksonville
17:20Jaguars were actually the team that were
17:22trying to get him this off season. He's
17:24going into age 27. And I understand he
17:26has a very storied injury record. But
17:30prior to his injury last year was number
17:3118 overall in terms of fantasy points
17:34scored at the running back position,
17:35number 22 in fantasy points per game.
17:37currently sitting at ADP 90 to 120
17:39depending on platform behind an S tier
17:41offensive line. JK Dobbins in my mind is
17:44an investment I'm absolutely making in
17:452026. All right, let's move on to
17:48another running back. Like I mentioned
17:49earlier, a guy like Kyron Williams is an
17:52auto, you know, kind of draft piece
17:54considering how much success he's found
17:55year-over-year. So, I wanted to go ahead
17:57and talk about Blake Cororm because I
17:59think there is a potential behind this
18:00number one ranked offensive line that he
18:03could be this year's Zack Charbanet and
18:05make many Kairen Williams managers not
18:08so happy. Look, Blake Cororm is behind
18:10the number one ranked offensive line
18:11that ranked second in success
18:12percentage, number four in adjusted line
18:15yards, number one in yards before
18:17contacts per attempt, and number four in
18:18stuffed percentage tied with the Dallas
18:20Cowboys. when you have a 100% offensive
18:22line continuity coming back this
18:24upcoming season. I understand that, you
18:25know, Havenstein is no longer going to
18:27be the starting right tackle, but
18:28technically Warren McClendon did take
18:30over the starting position once
18:32Havenstein was sent to the IR and
18:34McClendon started 13 games for this team
18:36regular and postseason. So, really does
18:38look like 100% of the offensive line is
18:40back from where we ended last year. Now,
18:42when we take into account that with this
18:44offensive line, Shawn McVey has been
18:46able to take this offense to new levels,
18:48specifically utilizing a lot of zone,
18:50but of course, in most recent years, the
18:52heaviest volume of duo concept in the
18:55National Football League. This team
18:57ranked number one in zone grade and gap
18:59grade when it comes to blocking. So, I'm
19:01anticipating another year of a lot of
19:04success, especially considering the Los
19:06Angeles Rams, amongst all teams in the
19:08National Football League, utilize 13
19:10personnel the most. They ran 30% of
19:12their overall snaps on offense. Amongst
19:14those 30% of the snaps, when you have
19:16three tight ends on the field who were
19:18all top 17 in terms of run blocking
19:21grades in 2025, number one was Terrence
19:24Ferguson, two Tyler Higgby, number three
19:26Kobe Parkinson. When you have elite
19:28blockers, of course, you're going to
19:29find even more success within the
19:31rushing category. Now, let's talk about
19:32what Blake Quum's capable of. last
19:34season from weeks 9 through 18 nearly
19:36averaging nine fantasy points per game
19:38on 11 opportunities per game. 5.32 yards
19:41per carry and throughout that span of
19:43time was the number 26 overall running
19:44back, number 34 in fantasy points per
19:47game. But when we talk about his entire
19:49season as a whole, he was still
19:51averaging over five yards per carry,
19:52which ranked fourth amongst all running
19:54backs with 75 attempts last season.
19:56Sure, his yards after contact per
19:58attempt weren't the greatest, but
19:59overall he was number two amongst all
20:01running backs in attempts that led to 10
20:03or more rushing yards. He is a breakout
20:05runner that when given opportunity just
20:08needs one rushing attempt to take it to
20:09the house and make his fantasy weak.
20:11That's why I do believe he has the
20:13potential of being the 2026 version of
20:15Zack Charbanet. Because when this Rams
20:17offense is talking about splitting
20:19opportunities in this backfield and
20:21potentially getting Blake Corum more
20:22involved like he was last season,
20:24looking at his 17game pace based on what
20:26he averaged last season from weeks 9
20:27through 18, he would end up with 177
20:30rushing attempts, 940 rushing yards,
20:33nine rushing touchdowns. That's 152
20:35fantasy points. In comparison to what
20:37Charbanet produced last season, it's
20:38nearly identical. Charbanet 184
20:40attempts, 730 yards, 12 touchdowns. Now,
20:43in the event in which Cororm reduces his
20:44overall efficiency, but still is able to
20:47have that kind of a volume and touchdown
20:48upside, of course, there is top 30
20:51potential for Blake Cororm, especially
20:54when we take into account that the 2025
20:56Los Angeles Rams were tied for first in
20:58red zone rushing attempts inside the 10
20:59yard line and tied for first in terms of
21:01red zone rushing touchdowns inside the
21:0310 yard line. On top of the fact that
21:05like I've mentioned at Nauseium this
21:06offseason already, the Rams offense were
21:08number one amongst all teams in passing
21:10touchdowns inside the 10 yard line with
21:1227. While the year prior they only had
21:1410. If the rushing touchdown starts to
21:16stack up for Blake Corm and Kyron
21:18Williams, I think there is a very high
21:20likelihood that we found our next
21:22Charbanet here in the form of Blake
21:24Cororm. On top of the fact that the Los
21:25Angeles Rams are favorites in 16 of
21:27their 17 regular season games and have
21:30the easiest running back strength to
21:31schedule, Cororm in my mind is an easy
21:33investment in 2026. The final player I
21:36wanted to mention is very similar to
21:38Blake Cororm. It's Kyle Manungai, the
21:40RB2 of an elite running attack that is
21:43behind an elite offense that continues
21:45to want to give their RB2 the ball. And
21:48the expansion took place in the second
21:50half of last year just like Blake
21:52Cororm. So, why not Kyle Manungai behind
21:55the eighth ranked offensive line
21:56projected in 2026, who last season was
21:59number one in success rate, number three
22:00in adjusted line yards, number five in
22:02yards after contacts per attempt, and
22:04number eight in terms of stuffed
22:06percentage. Again, when you have 80% of
22:07your offensive line coming back, only
22:09one replacement, Drew Dolman, retired
22:11the their starting center. Again, you
22:13brought in Garrett Bradberry, who was
22:14the starting center of the Patriots last
22:15season via trade. Ben Johnson typically
22:18utilizes a lot of outside zone within
22:19this offense. sometimes uses, you know,
22:21gap schemes in terms of his overall
22:23usage, but Swift and Manungi, 65% of
22:27each of their running back rushing
22:29attempts were zone runs. So, when we
22:31look at the overall potential of this
22:33offensive line, they ranked 10th in
22:34terms of zone grades and ninth in gap
22:36grades. No matter what you run, this
22:38offensive line is going to be running
22:39people over alongside of Kyle Manungai.
22:42On top of the fact that last season, of
22:43course, we saw 11 of 12 personnel
22:46considering Coloulston Lovelin and Cole
22:48KT, both ranked within the top 26 of run
22:51blocking graded tight ends, who
22:53participated in 100 run blocks all of
22:55last season. Again, having the ability
22:57to get into 12 personnel sets and run
22:59the ball with two tight ends blocking is
23:01an advantageous point. Now, what we
23:04expect from Kyle Manungai is hopefully
23:06more production than we saw last year,
23:08even though he was solid from weeks 10
23:09through 18. 9.19 fantasy points per game
23:12on 13 opportunities per game. Was
23:14efficient in terms of his 4.6 yards per
23:16carry. And amongst all running backs
23:18from weeks 10 through 18 was RB 33 in
23:22fantasy points per game and RB25
23:24overall. So can he also be potentially
23:26this year's Charbanet alongside of
23:29Cororum in terms of being the RB2 that
23:31is potentially vulturing touches? When
23:33we take his numbers from last year,
23:34weeks 10 through 18, and expand them
23:36upon 17 games, the 191 attempts for 800
23:39rushing yards and eight touchdowns, over
23:41150 fantasy points, which makes him a
23:43top 30 running back, which certainly is
23:46potentially capable if, in fact, he can
23:47stay healthy behind this elite offensive
23:50line, who ranked fifth in running back
23:51rushing attempts inside the 10 yardd
23:53line, ranked eighth in running back
23:54rushing touchdowns inside the 10 yard
23:56line, and there was nearly a 50/50 split
23:58in those opportunity shares for both
24:00Manungai and Swift late last season,
24:02which makes makes me think that his
24:03current ADP on ESPN and Yahoo are wild
24:07because you're getting them in the 10th
24:08and 11th rounds for practically free in
24:11comparison to what he can contribute
24:13this season. All right, that's going to
24:14cover it in regards to my mustdraft
24:15running backs based on offensive line
24:17run blocking ability going into 2026. I
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