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Kareem Hunt

RB, Browns

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Kareem Hunt isn’t the top running back with the Browns, but he still has great value. Many people are forgetting just how good Hunt is. He won the rushing title in his rookie season and was on pace to have 20 total touchdowns in his second season before getting placed on the commissioner’s exempt list. Hunt isn’t going to be a backup, but a heavily involved part of this Browns offense. Otherwise, the Browns wouldn’t have picked up his option. Hunt’s value comes primarily as a receiver. With Chubb handling most of the rushing work, the Browns are looking to have Hunt fill in as the third down option and even have him line up in the slot at times. In his eight games after finishing his suspension, Hunt had 466 yards from scrimmage, 3 total touchdowns, and 37 receptions (932 yards from scrimmage, 6 total touchdowns, and 74 receptions over the course of an entire season). And that was on a brand new team in which he wasn’t fully adjusted to the offense. Hunt’s play should take a step up next year. In addition, he should see more work with the Browns bringing in Kevin Stefanski as their offensive coordinator. Last year Stefanski’s offense ran the ball on 48% of their plays, and Nick Chubb can’t handle all of those touches, so expect Hunt to get quite a few. The Browns also massively improved their offensive line by adding Jack Conklin, who is a top-5 run blocking graded offensive tackle by PFF, and drafting Jedrick Wills Jr. 10th overall, so Hunt will be more efficient on the ground. Not to mention that Hunt has top-3 upside if Chubb gets hurt. Overall, Kareem Hunt is a steal at his current ADP and is a high-end flex or low-end RB2.

Standard Analytics-Based Projected Points: 117.9

PPR Analytics-Based Projected Points: 172.8

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