About this episode
Need a home run pick in the middle of your draft? We'll tell you which running backs we like in Rounds 5-8. First, an email about the Lions and what more outdoor games could mean for them (4:00), plus some news and notes (8:15) ... Before we analyze these mid-round RBs, let's have a brief history lesson of what this range of RBs has looked like in previous seasons (9:30). Who are the success stories? Who are the busts and what lessons can we learn? Then we take a look at the RBs being drafted in Round 5 (19:30) such as Ken Walker, Omarion Hampton and Alvin Kamara. You could make the case they should all be going in Round 4 ... Dave and Heath discuss the rookies (25:45) in this range. It's a great rookie class, but maybe R.J. Harvey is going too early? We then discuss the veterans like D'Andre Swift and David Montgomery (30:30). What about the Round 7 veterans (41:30) Tony Pollard, Aaron Jones and Isiah Pacheco? And the Round 8 guys (53:40) are Brian Robinson Jr., Jaylen Warren and Jordan Mason ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Fantasy Football Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday Shop our store: shop.cbssports.com/fantasy SUBSCRIBE to FFT Express on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-express/id1528634304 Follow FFT Express on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qyGWfETSBFaciPrtvoWCC?si=6529cbee20634da8 SUBSCRIBE to FFT Dynasty on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dynasty/id1696679179 FOLLOW FFT Dynasty on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aHlmMJw1m8FareKybdNfG?si=8487e2f9611b4438&nd=1 SUBSCRIBE to FFT DFS on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dfs/id1579415837 FOLLOW FFT DFS on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zU7pBvGK3KPhfb69Q1hNr?si=1c5030a3b1a64be2 Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday , @AdamAizer , @JameyEisenberg , @daverichard , @heathcummingssr Follow the brand new FFT TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@fftoday Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletter You can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fan To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices