We’re in full NFL offseason mode in February following the Super Bow. National analysts are turning their attentions toward the NFL Draft, with the free agency news sprinkled.
The Athletic got in on the way-too-early 2020 season predictions this week, and one involved the Bills and their running back Devin Singletary.
The prediction is that the second-year pro will win the rushing title next season:
Singletary was a lot of fun to watch in his rookie season, rushing 151 times for 775 yards, or 5.1 yards per carry. But he battled through some injuries, and it took a while before the Bills really started feeding him the ball. In the second half of the season, Singletary was tied for ninth with 131 rushing attempts and eighth with 603 rushing yards. With Frank Gore (likely) out of the picture, Singletary should be the unquestioned feature back for the Bills. He has great vision and consistently makes defenders miss. Draft him in fantasy and don’t be surprised if he leads the league in rushing yards in 2020.
Singletary’s name will certainly be a popular one come NFL fantasy football season time. But a rushing title seems a bit far fetched.
Down the stretch and once injuries got out of the way, Singletary was very impressive, but did Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott already shoot this down? At McDermott’s end of season press conference, he said he believes the NFL is a “two back league.” Gore is a pending free agent and the Bills have yet to re-sign him. There’s also the upcoming draft, as mentioned, where the Bills have nine total picks.
Based on McDermott’s thoughts and how the Bills still kept feeding the ball to Gore last season even when he struggled, Singletary might not get enough touches to earn the rushing title. But certainly if he does win it, we’ll gladly eat our words for the Bills.
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