Workhorse running backs are few and far between in today’s NFL, and the obvious ones are pretty easy to peg. Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook, and Ezekiel Elliott all accounted for at least 68% of their backfield’s touches in 2020 and figure to keep that sort of usage in 2021. Healthy seasons from Christian McCaffrey and/or Joe Mixon are sure to swell the ranks of that elite-usage tier. Other backs like Jonathan Taylor, Aaron Jones, and Austin Ekeler are all but guaranteed to handle a majority of their respective teams’ running back touches, and that’s also why they’re all going in the first round of most fantasy drafts.
Fantasy Football: Four running backs poised to break out
