Tracy started his collegiate career as a wide receiver at Iowa for four years before making the transition to running back. He looks like a player still in the earlier phases of transitioning to running back. Tracy is an upright runner who has a thinner lower half and runs like a wide receiver. He struggles to change direction in close quarters at times and has vision lapses. Tracy needs to deploy jump cuts and work on his footwork in tight spaces. He is a linear runner, which likely won't change, but he will utilize choppy steps to move horizontally at times instead of deploying a jump cut. This is evident early in his runs when he's searching for a crease and daylight more than in the second level. Tracy needs to press the line at times more in his runs before exploding laterally. He did improve some with this as the season wore on with more reps, but it still crops up from time to time. He also needs to be more decisive when reading the play design. The indecision at the line at times that he crushes his momentum. Tracy has average burst and speed, which is more the build-up variety, so he needs to be quick with his read of the play and trust what his eyes are seeing. Tracy's wide receiver background wasn't utilized creatively at all at Purdue. He had only 18 snaps in the slot or out wide in 2023. He was a check-down guy only. I'll be curious if an NFL team will look to expand his pass game usage at the next level. Dynasty Outlook: Tracy's NFL career could be much better than his collegiate one when it's all said and done. Last year's tackle-breaking metrics should raise your eyebrows, especially for a player still acclimating to the position. Purdue offered him the most vanilla offensive role possible in the passing game with his receiver background. I expect the Giants to rectify that when he does garner snaps. Tracy only has to unseat Eric Gray to earn the RB2 role for the Giants. Gray didn't do anything to wow the team last year with his 2.8 yards per carry and 1.53 yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Devin Singletary looks to be the team's starting back for at least the next two seasons, but if he misses any time, Tracy easily offers a possible three-down skill set where he could step in as the do-it-all guy. Tracy is in the late third-round rookie draft conversation, but he could also easily slip to the fourth round, depending on your scoring format. He's an interesting player that could turn out to be a steal at that cost.
by in FantasyMay 1, 2024