To date, 2020 1st-round draft pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire of the Kansas City Chiefs has been a bust, missing 10 of 33 games and not posting the kind of numbers expected from an “Andy Reid guy” when he has played.
Below, we look at Edwards-Helaire‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
CEH’s numbers dropped considerably from his rookie season to last year — 10 yards fewer per game in both rushing and receiving. He’s now viewed as a RB3 with upside, but 1 thing is pretty clear — if you drafted Edwards-Helaire in either of his first 2 seasons, there is no motivation to go back to that well again.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s ADP: 73.05
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
As is typically the case, when you get into the 7th and 8th round of fantasy drafts, you are almost required to fill your weakest positions. Most fantasy players have the foresight to have a couple of running backs locked down early, which is why there is such a chasm between pick No. 60 and No. 80.
Elijah Mitchell (San Francisco 49ers) has an ADP at 60.17. Devin Singletary (Buffalo Bills) is at 80.87. In between them are only 2 backs — AJ Dillon (Green Bay Packers) at 68.72 and Edwards-Helaire at 73.05.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s 2021 stats
Games: 10
Carries | rushing yards: 119 | 517
Rushing touchdowns: 4
Receptions | receiving yards: 19 | 129
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Where should you draft Edwards-Helaire?
Based on his first 2 seasons, you shouldn’t draft Edwards-Helaire. He has been overdrafted both years and the Chiefs hedged their bets by signing former Buccaneer Ronald Jones. There are players still on the ADP board that could have the better shot at success, like Miles Sanders (Philadelphia Eagles) and Damien Harris (New England) so there shouldn’t be a rush to jump on Clyde.
Reid is no idiot. Because of his track record of success and knowing what kind of skill set works in his offense, you can’t completely discount Edwards-Helaire’s chances of having a big year — especially in a post-Tyreek Hill world. It’s all hands on deck. But as underwhelming as his rookie numbers were when he was being dubbed the “Next Big Thing,” even at a RB3, there are more likely options in front of him.
He has proved those who drafted him wrong twice. At an RB3, he can’t kill your roster like he has in his first 2 seasons when he was drafted to be an every-week starter and produce. If I’m ending up with a Chiefs running back on my roster it’s Jones (ADP 149.8) as my last RB, not Edwards-Helaire as my 3rd.
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