A comprehensive look at running backs in 2018

The Death of the Bell-Cow Running Back?

Workhorse running backs have been one of the most coveted players in all of fantasy football, basically since its inception. While we've seen a general trend toward more running back by committee situations in the last few years, the first two weeks of the 2018 season have seen an even more dramatic shift away from the classic "feature running back."

So how does this affect our daily fantasy football strategies? Who are the safe backs going forward, if such a thing exists? Which slow starts should we take seriously, and which look like aberrations?

Read on to find out!

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James Davis