Rookie running backs to keep an eye on include Omarion Hamptonm Quinshon Judkins, RJ Harvey, TreVeyon Henderson, Kaleb Johnson and Cam Skattebo. (You can and should expect standout rookie Ashton Jeanty to come off the board even in Round 1 of your redraft league.)

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So what does all of this mean for your first round? From the Madman’s perspective, it does a couple of significant things. It moves Saquon Barkley to the back of the first round instead of near the top. Derrick Henry, a fringe first-rounder in most drafts, slips well into our second-round tier.