The most recent information relating to J.Ok. Dobbins’ restoration from his knee harm ought to delight fantasy football managers who’re contemplating drafting him. Dobbins hit again at a report from NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport, which said Dobbins was “no sure thing for Week 1.” With Dobbins seemingly bullish about his availability to start out the season, what does that imply for his fantasy worth for the 2022 NFL season?
J.Ok. Dobbins strikes down harm replace and offers hope to fantasy managers
The mini-saga round Dobbins’ restoration from a knee harm performed out over round quarter-hour on Tuesday, July 18. Ian Rapoport reported on NFL Community that Dobbins is “no certain factor for Week 1” and that the Ravens have “no incentive to hurry him again.”
Dobbins struck back by way of his personal Twitter account. In his tweet, Dobbins said that he “won’t even go on PUP due to how good my rehab is” and insisted that he could be prepared for Week 1. Now whereas these are sturdy phrases, it nonetheless wouldn’t be a shock to see Dobbins on the PUP checklist to open coaching camp.
The Athletic not too long ago reported that Dobbins is “extremely unlikely” to see the sphere throughout preseason. On condition that Dobbins was injured in a preseason recreation final yr, that is hardly stunning. Nevertheless, it does have ramifications for his fantasy worth.
Dobbins’ present worth in fantasy leagues sees him being chosen within the fourth spherical of non-PPR leagues in 12-team Sleeper leagues. In the meantime, in PPR leagues, his ADP of forty ninth sees him hovering on the fourth- to fifth-round border. The present uncertainty makes {that a} excessive worth to pay. Positive Dobbins is bullish on his availability for Week 1, however that doesn’t imply he’ll see a full workload early within the season.
Ravens have intriguing fantasy choices amongst their RB group
Outdoors of Dobbins, the Ravens have an intriguing group of backs on their roster. Gus Edwards can also be recovering from an harm that noticed him miss the entire 2022 season. In the identical report from The Athletic, the Ravens appeared optimistic that “Edwards will probably be prepared for the beginning of the common season.”
If that’s the case, then Edwards and Dobbins are each intriguing choices based mostly on their earlier work. Edwards has posted 700+ speeding yards in every of his three NFL seasons and added 129 receiving yards together with six touchdowns in 2020. That noticed him end because the RB28 that season, whereas Dobbins completed because the RB17 with 925 scrimmage yards and 9 speeding touchdowns.
If each are wholesome, they might simply cut up carries within the opening weeks, hurting each of their ceilings. If we see an analogous cut up to 2020, then Dobbins’ present ADP because the RB23 might supply stable fantasy worth. In the meantime, Edwards is being taken because the 56th again off the board. If he’s prepared for the season, Edwards presents a implausible worth at that worth.
Nevertheless, the Ravens even have Mike Davis, rookie Tyler Badie, and Justice Hill on their RB depth chart. All three might show competitors for touches for Dobbins and Edwards within the early weeks if Baltimore decides to ease them again in. Drafting Dobbins at his worth presents an enormous danger, regardless of the optimism. The presence of Edwards, and the way in which we have now seen Baltimore make the most of its backs not too long ago, limits his ceiling to an RB2. If both Edwards or Dobbins opens the preseason on the PUP, we might but see their worth slip a couple of spots.
