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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Young Running Backs Rising
As OTAs progress toward training camp, we continue to gear up for peak drafting season. Which young runners went in the early rounds of our 12-team mock?

Round 5

Pick Team Selection Position
49 Blair Ames Marvin Jones WR24
50 Abe Schwadron DeVante Parker WR25
51 Akash Bhatia Sony Michel RB23
52 Joseph Redemann Corey Davis WR26
53 Dale Redman Aaron Rodgers QB1
54 Brandon Gdula Golden Tate WR27
55 JJ Zachariason Mark Ingram RB24
56 Austan Kas Alex Collins RB25
57 Anthony Amico Lamar Miller RB26
58 Drew Crawford Devin Funchess WR28
59 Jim Sannes Julian Edelman WR29
60 Justin Freeman Dion Lewis RB27


Best Pick: Alex Collins

Alex Collins was quietly the 16th-best fantasy running back last season despite not eclipsing 20 carries in a single game. While he should continue to share passing-down duties with Javorius Allen and a now-healthy Kenneth Dixon, Collins has workhorse potential in 2018.

Pro Football Focus graded Collins as their number-one overall running back last season, and the third-year Arkansas product gets to run behind a top-12 offensive line.

At RB25, Collins is a solid value in this draft, as his current ADP has him going off the board at number 39 overall, or RB19.

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