Fantasy football season is in the air, and the unique offseason is causing more questions than answers as we enter our fantasy football drafts. Today we focus on Detroit Lions RB D’Andre Swift and his fantasy football potential this year.
D’Andre Swift’s fantasy football ADP
Average Draft Position on MyFantasyLeague: 66.9 (12 teams, PPR redrafts)
Reasons to draft D’Andre Swift
- Swift was highly productive at Georiga, rushing for 2,885 yards and 20 touchdowns on just 440 carries.
- One of Swift’s best traits coming out of college was his ability to win as a receiver. Swift caught 73 passes for 666 yards and five touchdowns during his collegiate career.
- Lions QB Matthew Stafford has traditionally been a quarterback that has targeted running backs in the passing game, and Swift is easily the best receiving back on the roster. Even if he doesn’t get a full workload on the ground, he could have a ton of value in PPR leagues.
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Reasons not to draft D’Andre Swift
- Swift never saw a massive workload in college; the most touches he ever saw in a season was 220 during his final year at Georgia.
- The rookie is expected to share carries with former second-round pick RB Kerryon Johnson.
When should I draft D’Andre Swift in fantasy football drafts?
Currently being drafted in the sixth-round of 12-team PPR leagues, Swift is one of the more intriguing middle-rounds running backs. After dominating in the SEC and averaging 6.9 yards per touch during his college career, Swift is entering a backfield that has struggled to produce for years.
Just to put it in perspective how much the running backs have struggled in Detroit, the last running back to rush for 1,000 yards with the Lions was Reggie Bush during the 2013 season. It’s just not a team that produces many fantasy-relevant running backs.
So what can we expect from a second-round rookie running back who is likely to be a part of a committee? As previously mentioned, he’s already the best passing-down back on the roster, and he probably will be on the field during critical third downs. He’s also the most explosive running back on the team, meaning that he can be fantasy-relevant on limited touches.
With Swift currently being drafted as RB29 in PPR leagues, he has a lot of upside. However, the sixth and seventh rounds are prime “WR” rounds this year; players like T.Y. Hilton, A.J. Green and Marquise Brown are all being selected after Swift.
Consider taking Swift in the seventh or eighth round, should he fall that far. Otherwise, let someone else deal with the week-to-week inconsistency that a Lions running back will have this season.
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