Drafting potential sleepers isn't as simple as targeting backups of the highest-profile fantasy running backs.
To find the best values, I created my RB Upside Ratings, which are designed to identify RBs whose upside isn't being fully factored into their average draft position (ADP).
Before we dive in, though, there are a couple clarifications we need to make:
These ratings – i.e. the letter grades assigned to each team's primary backup in the tables below – are based on the following:
- Each backup's projected season-long ranking in their present role.
- Their upside (aka their projected ranking) if their team's starter were to suffer an injury, otherwise miss time, or be leapfrogged by said backup.
- The backup's ADP relative to their upside.