{"id":134871,"date":"2022-08-24T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=134871"},"modified":"2022-08-23T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T02:30:21","slug":"fantasy-football-running-back-fades-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/08\/24\/fantasy-football-running-back-fades-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few to Fade: Three Running Backs to Fade in Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, heading into draft season, we start to settle upon players we love and players we hate, relative to ADP. This article will dive into the latter portion, my fantasy football fades. We never like to see players perform poorly, but we also need to identify players that look to be in disadvantageous situations. Here are three fantasy football running back fades for 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/b> Quarterback Targets<\/span><\/a> –<\/span> Running Back Targets<\/span><\/a> –<\/span> Wide Receiver Targets<\/span><\/a> –<\/span> Tight End Targets<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Quarterback Fades<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Running Back Fades for 2022<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into these fantasy football fades, I want to preface this by saying that all of these are relative to ADP. Of course, if any of them slip a few rounds, I\u2019ll take a chance on them but that rarely happens. These are all based on <\/span>Fantasypros PPR ADP<\/span><\/a> data as of this writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Antonio Gibson, Washington Commanders<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n

Antonio Gibson has been a fairly productive running back to this point in his career. He finished as RB16 and RB17 in fantasy points per game the last two seasons, averaging just over 14 points per game both years. Gibson has caught nearly 40 passes per season and scored double-digit touchdowns both years as well. This is in spite of only seeing about half the snaps in that same span. In the games in which he\u2019s seen a bigger snap and touch share, he\u2019s produced even better. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the second half of last year, he posted at least 18.5 fantasy points in five of eight games. Almost all of these games coincided with season-highs in snap shares and targets. Early in the offseason, it seemed like he was well on his way to becoming a workhorse and fantasy darling heading into 2022. That all came to a screeching halt when the Washington Commanders made it a priority to bring back J.D. McKissic and draft Brian Robinson.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Are there any RBs that are likely to see more "low value" touches as a "lead" RB than Antonio Gibson & Miles Sanders?<\/p>\n

I could see a ton of 12-16 carry, 1 catch, 65-75 total yard, no TD games this year<\/p>\n

— \u2734\ufe0fRob Norton\u2734\ufe0f (@norton0723) July 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n