![]() ![]() That's been a very valuable role in a Josh McDaniels offense in the past, so if you need an early-season fill-in for a PPR league, Abdullah could be sneaky useful. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Raiders – ADP: 230.55: Abdullah sat out the last two preseason games and the Raiders are getting rid of Kenyan Drake, so it sure seems like Abdullah is locked in as the pass-catching back here.I didn't mind that bet when the cost was low, but if he's going to cost a fifth-round pick, I'm out. And this was the worst offense in football for running backs last year, too, so it's just a lot working against him. Lovie Smith does tend to give his RB1 a ton of work, but Pierce enters the NFL as a fourth-round pick who peaked at 106 carries in four college seasons, so … it's hard to project a massive role there. I wrote about my expectations for Pierce and why I just can't get too excited about him even as the lead back for the Texans … mostly because he's the lead back for the Texans. Because, I'm expecting to see Pierce drafted in the first five rounds moving forward, and while I hate to be the stick in the mud … that's just too expensive for my blood. Pierce went 77th in a mock draft we did last week, and I reckon that's going to look like a huge bargain relative to the prices in drafts moving forward. There was a time when Dameon Pierce was a fantastic late-round target for your Fantasy drafts, but that time ended long before Pierce punctuated a productive first drive of the team's preseason game against the 49ers on Thursday with a touchdown. ![]()
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