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#2 Alex Collins – Baltimore Ravens
Current ADP = 19th RB off of the board at 4.01
Alex Collins enjoyed an impressive first season with the Ravens, finishing as the 18th ranked RB. You may be thinking that 18th isn’t that impressive and why do I have him on this list when he’s being taken as the 19th RB off of the board.
Well, Collins started the season by being cut by the Seattle Seahawks, which is funny considering how much of a car crash their run game was. He was signed by the Ravens, initially to the practice squad before being promoted to the full roster. He didn’t take lead back duties until week 5, which was the first week that he received double-digit touches.
If you take Collins' form from the second half of the season, then it’s pretty impressive. He had scores of 14, 21 and 22 as well as a few poor outings which isn’t surprising considering the lackluster nature of the Ravens passing game. He averaged 12.1 fantasy points per game over the last 8 games which if multiplied over the season would have him come in as the RB 16.
With a second year in the Baltimore offense, I am expecting a better output from Collins. Joe Flacco is supposedly performing better in preseason than he has in years. An improved passing game for the Ravens will definitely help Collins as he will face fewer defenders in the box. If he can continue to take the bulk of the rushing game, and possibly increase his rushing attempts up to 20, then he could be pushing himself in to back end RB1 territory.
