Michel is usually a safe runner, as he makes smart decisions about which gaps to run through and rarely loses yards. He has a strong frame and is able to take hits. Penny could be stuck in a committee with Kenneth Walker, but don't rule out him running away with the job for 2022. Sony Michel is yet another elite Georgia Bulldog running back prospect, possessing good athleticism, leadership, and football IQ. He only ran a route on 32.2% (per PFF) of Russell Wilson's dropbacks last year, so don't expect up from him in the passing game. In Weeks 14-18, he averaged 18.4 rushing attempts and 134.2 rushing yards per game as the RB1 in fantasy football. Rashaad Penny was excellent to close the season in 2021. Don't rule it out despite his very mediocre one-year contract. Michel offers the least explosiveness of the bunch but has the most proven track record of shouldering a workload that translates into fantasy production at 5-foot-11 and 216 pounds.Ĭonsidering neither Edmonds nor Mostert (entering age 30-season) have ever commanded a consistent three-down workload, Michel has super interesting appeal if he becomes the No. He signed a 1 year, $1.75M contract with the Miami Dolphins this offseason, joining a backfield with Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert. The former Rams running back performed admirably in relief of Darrell Henderson Jr., but he was immediately supplanted by Cam Akers once the second-year back was deemed healthy enough to play a full-time role. Give credit to Sony Michel after he ranked third in rushing yards and first in carries over the final six weeks of the 2021 season. That makes Penny enticing as a late-round RB target for those looking for immediate production out of the gates. Seems more likely than not that the team rides Penny till the wheels almost certainly fall off to start the season, then turn to their rookie RB down the stretch. He was the fantasy RB1 over the final five weeks of the season. Penny was brought back on a one-year deal worth $5 million (12th-highest cap hit) after an impressive end to the 2021 regular season. The Seahawks drafted Kenneth Walker III in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, but there's no guarantee that he supplants a healthy Rashaad Penny from Day 1.
Lands in MIA - could be a non-factor or could be the top red zone RB (& eventual lead-dog) behind two smaller, injury-prone uys in Edmonds & Mostert Should still be involved in 1-year deal, but very unlikely to be "the horse" After Penny feasted (Was the RB1 in the Fantasy Playoffs), the team rewards him by.
Tons of upside still on a team that'll run, run, and run some more. 6/22: Apparently in "the driver's seat" for Lead-Back duties, but Ken Walker is no joke.
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