25) Edgerrin James. Edge has not aged well. Either that or playing with Peyton Manning helps your numbers a bit. There are still gaps in the Cards' OL, but we'll take a last 1,000-yard season from him. His value rises a little in PPR leagues. Hightower could steal some carries by the goal line, and Fitzgerald and Boldin also steal touchdowns.
26) Chester Taylor. Peterson’s track record says he should get hurt. But for how long? Handcuffing is a must here.
27) Fred Taylor. Fred will get good yardage but not a lot of touchdowns. Can he stay healthy? Jones-Drew is ready to take over in Jacksonville. Taylor is a great handcuff, and Jones does have a sore ankle headed into the regular season.
28) Ricky Williams: We don’t have Williams too far down the list from Brown, which shows that we aren’t sure how this battle will shake out. Before you start laughing, he has really impressed the Dolphin’s in camp.
Brown is hurt and there is speculation that Williams may end up starting. He’s worth a gamble, but don’t expect 2002 Ricky Williams production.
29) Matt Forte: He is a promising young player playing in a bad offense. His stock rose significantly when the team released Cedric Benson. With the recent acquisition of Kevin Jones, his stock status goes back to RBBC. He will probably start, but the Ex-Lion will pilfer some of his carries if he doesn't start the season on the PUP as customary.
30) Kevin Smith: Should be the opening-day starter for the Detroit Lions. His 400+ carries as a senior could be a bad sign, but also show he is ready to handle the every-down-back role for a team that didn’t run the ball well with the departed Mike Martz calling the plays.
31) Julius Jones: Possible committee in Seattle, but we think it is smoke to motivate, as Maurice Morris is not a fantasy household name. Jones could be the steal of the draft, if he can just get mentally in shape.
In his past few seasons in Dallas, he was just going through the motions and appeared often unmotivated. Holmgren has shown a tendency to abandon the run and throw to them out of the backfield, which favors Morris.
Given that Jones only averaged 3.6 yards per carry behind one of the biggest and best run-blocking lines in the NFL doesn’t give us a lot of optimism that he will blow up behind a Seattle line that is still good, but not in Dallas’s league.
32) Jonathan Stewart: Stewart is a human bowling ball. Stewart defines high risk-high reward. Again, Carolina has the No. 1 SOS for RBs in 2008.
33) DeAngelo Williams: John Fox normally does not play rookies. However, Jonathan Stewart may change his rules. Carolina's SOS is ranked first for 2008. This could be Williams' best year ever.
34) Chris Perry/Rudi Johnson: This year, the Bengals have hinted on using a RBBC that will see Perry, Rudi, and Kenny Watson (their best RB last year). Need we say more? This situation could change a lot from one week to another.
If you get into an injury problem, drafting the guy with the hot hand could bail you out for a week. I wouldn’t want to go with anyone of these guys for an extended period of time.
35) LenDale White: He will get the goal-line touches. He might get the yards. He will not get the receptions. Chris Johnson is also impressing in camp and will steal touches. They also have Chris Henry. The Titans loaded up at running back and have a weak passing game. They rely on a strong defense and ball control to win games. While it will make the Titans a competitive running team, it doesn’t make for a fantasy friendly depth chart.
36) Rashard Mendenhall: He should get the TD carries in Pittsburgh's RBBC. Good handcuff for Parker.
37) Justin Fargas: He will open the season as the Raiders' starter but may not get the most touches. Regardless, Fargas will not end the season as the starter.
38) Ahman Green/Chris Brown: One should start, and starting has some value. We do not see either finishing the season as the starter for the Texans. Green is very injury prone at this point in his career.
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