Eddie Lacy is a pretty badass running back, but the No. 1 fantasy football player for 2015?
That’s what ESPN says. They released their fantasy football player rankings on Monday and Lacy is No. 1.
Not just the No. 1 running back, but the No. 1 player overall.
The top 10 looks like this.
1. Eddie Lacy, RB
2. Le’Veon Bell, RB
3. Jamaal Charles, RB
4. Adrian Peterson, RB
5. Marshawn Lynch, RB
6. Arian Foster, RB
7. Antonio Brown, WR
8. C.J. Anderson, RB
9. Matt Forte, RB
10. DeMarco Murray, RB
Lacy is coming off a season in which he ran for 1,139 yards and nine touchdowns. He added another 427 yards and four touchdowns receiving.
Lacy will have to have a bigger season than that to warrant being named the No. 1 overall player, though. Personally, I’d suggest DeMarco Murray is looking awfully good as an option now that he’s playing Philadelphia.
It should also be noted that Lacy has historically been a slow starter. Part of the reason is because Buffoon refuses to hand him the ball more than 12 times a game in the first half of the season. The rest of your fantasy team will need to prop you up until you hit week 8 if Lacy is your No. 1 guy.
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