Tag: Willis McGahee

Ricky Williams Has Value

Ricky Williams has signed with the Ravens and in doing so may have more value than Willis McGahee did for Baltimore from 2009-2010.

Analysis: Considering Ray Rice was on the end of 370 touches last year and 332 touches in 2009, owning Ricky Williams as insurance is an intelligent play this year. Williams may be thirty-four years old but the veteran has only had one 200 carry season since 2003. Williams has also averaged over four yards per carry in each of his last three seasons, not bad for back in his thirties. Ray Rice may or may not be due for an injury with all the touches he has been on the end of, but when considering Willis McGahee scored twenty touchdowns as the Ravens’ backup in the last two years to a healthy Rice, Ricky Williams looks like steal at his ADP. Williams’ ADP is 152 and he’s the fifty-seventh back being taken off the board right now. He may not be a RB3 but he will score plenty of touchdowns and would serve as a solid recplacement should Rice get banged up. Either way, at pick 152 Ricky Williams is a steal.

Moreno and McGahee Fantasy Value

Being lost in the Kyle Orton/Tim Tebow starting quarterback drama is the Denver running back situation.

Analysis: We only know a few things about Knowshon Moreno- he wasn’t worth a first round pick and he has done nothing to “wow” anyone in his first two years in the NFL. Enter Willis McGahee and his one year deal with Denver and you have some serious issues concerning Moreno’s fantasy value. Moreno’s ADP in standard leagues is at 43 and he’s the nineteenth running back being taken off the board. When considering a RB2 you want a solid source of touchdowns and Moreno has averaged 8.5 total touchdowns per year for his career. But when the twenty-nine year old 235 pound power back Willis McGahee enters the Denver backfield, Moreno’s goal line touches with decrease dramatically. Despite only carrying the rock an average of 104 times the last two years in Baltimore, McGahee still averaged a staggering ten total touchdowns per year. So at this point it is clear Moreno just doesn’t seem like a smart pick as the nineteenth best fantasy back. In standard leagues go with Ryan Mathews or DeAngelo Williams.