Bijan Robinson was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Falcons, and he could very well be drafted into similar prestige by fantasy football players. The much-vaunted prospect instantly becomes the biggest playmaker and the player with the best upside on that offense.
With that in mind, many fantasy players will want to draft him. If it’s available in their first spot, they’ll probably be happy to land it. However, he may not be the wisest choice this high in the draft.
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” class=”promoted-img” loading=”lazy” width=”1440″ height=”220″ alt=”nfl-wordle-promotional-banner” />Fantasy football expert says Robinson is carrying red flags.
“This man is a trap because look at this. He’s currently playing running back two in the drafts. I have nothing against rookies, I love drafting rookies in the first round if they look worthy, but the number two running back overall?”
He continued:
“It goes without saying that Bijan is awesome. He was number one in the entire college football landscape in broken tackles last year. This guy averaged 155 yards per game last year. Yeah, Bijan is going to be a great defender at three, but he’s literally being thrown to his ceiling.”
From this expert’s point of view, it is almost impossible for Robinson to play to his draft position. He would have to finish as the second-best running back in fantasy for his spot to be justified. The chances of that happening are pretty low.
Bijan Robinson is a risk at his current ADP
With running backs like Austin Ekeler, Saquon Barkley and others going lower than him, these are probably safer choices to end the year with better results. However, if Bijan Robinson slips because of this, then he’s definitely worth picking up at some point – even in the first round.
Christian McCaffrey is the best back and it will be a challenge for him to be the best running back. A recruit landing just behind whoever is taking the fantasy football world by storm this year would be a major surprise.
For this reason, it might be best to look at other options at the start of this year’s first round.
