Fantasy Football Mock Draft, 10-team non-PPR: Nick Chubb at the turn

Round 2

Team 10* (2.01) – Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
Team 9 (2.02) – Miles Sanders, RB, PHI
Team 8 (2.03) – Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
Team 7 (2.04) – Tyreek Hill, WR, KC
Team 6 (2.05) – Aaron Jones, RB, GB
Team 5 (2.06) – Davante Adams, WR, GB
Team 4 (2.07) – Kenyan Drake, RB, ARI
Team 3 (2.08) – Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC
Team 2 (2.09) – DeAndre Hopkins, WR, ARI
Team 1 (2.10) – James Conner, RB, PIT

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If you’re in a PPR league, I’ve championed the notion of taking Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire with a top-five pick. With Damien Williams’ decision to opt-out and all that we’ve seen early on in training camp, the last pick in the first round of this year’s draft is going to be the lead back in maybe the best offense in the NFL.

While you won’t get points for Edwards-Helaire’s heavy projected usage as a pass-catcher out of backfield, the yardage will still count towards your totals. And that’s important considering the rookie’s ability in that capacity.

At LSU, CEH was used as a pass-catching running back more often than we normally see prospects at that level and he was elite in that capacity. Subsequently, there’s no reason to think that Andy Reid and the Chiefs won’t utilize him in a similar manner in an offense that loves to pass to running backs. Throw in his ability as a rusher in an offense that will force defenses to gear towards the pass, and there are opportunities abound.

As mentioned, early reports out of training camp have Edwards-Helaire getting the majority of the first-team reps on offense. For a rookie after a shortened offseason, that’s absolutely huge to see him already working in that role. Kansas City didn’t use their first-round pick on the back to sit him on the sidelines and he’s an RB1 lock in all formats for me.