Jadarian Price Isn't Worth the Hype? | DO NOT Draft These 7 Running Backs (Ep. 2123)

August 11, 2026

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The FantasyPros crew—Alfredo Brown, Pat Fitzmorris, and Derek Brown—spend this episode doing something harder than hyping breakouts: they talk themselves out of seven running backs they believe are priced to disappoint. The core principle is simple but easy to forget in a draft room: you don't hate the player, you hate the ADP. The conversation is a practical walk through the gap between a player's name value and his likely return on investment, grounded in specific offensive contexts, backfield competition, and scheme fit.

The Price-Tag Problem: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the ADP

The episode opens with a crucial framing move. Before naming a single player, the hosts establish that calling someone a "bust" is not a judgment of talent. It is a judgment of cost. "In the end, it's all about price," Fitzmorris says, and Brown adds the episode's mantra: "Don't hate the player, hate the ADPs." A running back can be a good NFL player and a bad fantasy pick if his draft capital outpaces his projected volume, efficiency, or touchdown upside. The list of concerns they use as a diagnostic checklist includes: a bad offensive line, limited touchdown potential, a bad offense, stiff backfield competition, lack of pass-catching ability, advanced age, and incompatible scheme fit. Every back on their list fails at least two of those tests.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:39) **Devon Achane (MIA, RB9 ADP)** - The hosts agree he is the consensus first-round bust to avoid due to a collapsing Miami offense
2 (06:14) **Jadarian Price (SEA, RB26 ADP)** - Pat warns against the rookie’s fifth-round price tag, citing a crowded committee and a poor historical precedent in Seattle
3 (08:16) **Jeremiah Love (ARI, RB13 ADP)** - Derek Brown hates the price on this elite talent, but Pat pushes back with a strong historical counterargument
4 (12:17) **Rhamondre Stevenson (NE, RB28 ADP)** - Pat sees a committee threat from TreVion Henderson, while Derek sees a coaching staff that trusts Stevenson
5 (15:37) **Travis Etienne (NO, RB19 ADP)** - Derek Brown avoids Etienne at a fourth-round cost, citing inefficiency and Alvin Kamara’s presence
6 (17:23) **Rico Dowdle (PIT, RB7/8 turn ADP)** - Pat argues Jalen Warren is the better back for Pittsburgh’s offense, and Derek agrees wholeheartedly
7 (20:39) **Quinshon Judkins (CLE, RB21 ADP)** - Derek Brown leads a unanimous fade on the Browns’ back at a 4th/5th-round turn

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Guests on this episode

Alfredo Brown Pat Fitzmorris Derek Brown

Show Notes

Alfredo Brown, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Derek Brown break down seven fantasy football running backs they are avoiding at current ADP in 2026 drafts.

The crew explains how to identify RB busts by looking beyond talent and focusing on price, offensive environment, touchdown upside, receiving role, offensive line concerns, backfield competition, age, and scheme fit.

Find out why De’Von Achane’s first-round/second-round price may be too risky in Miami, why Jadarian Price’s Seattle role could shrink, and why Jeremiyah Love’s Cardinals cost is hard to justify?

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00
How do you define a "bust" - 0:00:13
FantasyPros Premium 3-day Free Trial - 0:01:46
De’Von Achane - 0:02:09
Jadarian Price - 0:05:45
Jeremiyah Love - 0:07:49
Rhamondre Stevenson - 0:11:51
Draft Assistant - 0:14:49
Travis Etienne - 0:15:10
Rico Dowdle - 0:16:59
Quinshon Judkins - 0:20:10
Outro - 0:23:18

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