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Nick Chubb RB - CLE  Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN  Joe Mixon RB - CIN |  | |
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Nick Chubb RB - CLE Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| 2021 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at KC | vs. MIN |
| Week 2 | vs. HOU | at CHI |
| Week 3 | vs. CHI | at PIT |
| Week 4 | at MIN | vs. JAC |
| Week 5 | at LAC | vs. GB |
| Week 6 | vs. ARI | at DET |
| Week 7 | vs. DEN | at BAL |
| Week 8 | vs. PIT | at NYJ |
| Week 9 | at CIN | vs. CLE |
| Week 10 | at NE | BYE WEEK |
| Week 11 | vs. DET | at LV |
| Week 12 | at BAL | vs. PIT |
| Week 13 | BYE WEEK | vs. LAC |
| Week 14 | vs. BAL | vs. SF |
| Week 15 | vs. LV | at DEN |
| Week 16 | at GB | vs. BAL |
| Week 17 | at PIT | vs. KC |
| Week 18 | vs. CIN | at CLE |
Nick Chubb RB - CLE Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 276.4 | 267.4 |
| Rush Yards | 1,350.1 | 1,125.5 |
| Rush TDs | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 27.5 | 49.9 |
| Rec Yards | 221.6 | 368.6 |
| Rec TDs | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 226.5 | 211.7 |
Nick Chubb RB - CLE Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| 2020 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Week 2 | 25.3 | 8.6 |
| Week 3 | 23.0 | 6.5 |
| Week 4 | 4.3 | 36.1 |
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| Total | 191.7 | 78.6 |
| Average | 16.0 | 13.1 |
Nick Chubb RB - CLE Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
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Nick Chubb RB - CLE Nick Chubb RB - CLE | Joe Mixon RB - CIN Joe Mixon RB - CIN | |
| Expert | ||
| Kyle Yates FantasyPros | Did you know that there are only two RBs in the entire NFL since 2018 that have more than 3,000 rushing yards, have averaged more than 5 YPC, and have more than 12 rushing touchdowns? Derrick Henry and Chubb are the entire list. Chubb has 3,557 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns during that time frame while averaging an absurd 5.23 YPC. As far as pure running ability, Chubb might be the best back in the entire NFL. His vision, contact balance, and power are on display with every single run and he's put up ridiculous efficiency metrics through his first few seasons in the league. He should see a significant workload again in 2021, but his lack of involvement in the receiving game prevents him from being vaulted into a top-3 option at the position. Just like Henry in Tennessee, he'll be one of the most reliable and consistent RB options out there, but his upside is capped due to his lack of targets. He'll still a worthy investment in the top-10 at the position, but just keep in mind that he's going to have to score an ungodly amount of touchdowns to vault over some of the other top candidates at the position. | Did you know that Joe Mixon has actually played more games than Dalvin Cook since they both came into the league in 2017? Yet somehow Mixon gets labeled as an injury risk every single season and Cook is being drafted as a top-3 pick this year. While Cook's production when he's on the field is certainly worthy of a top-3 pick - don't get me wrong - it goes to show the recency bias that comes into play for fantasy managers when they're on the clock. When Mixon is on the field, he's going to receive one of the heaviest workloads in the entire league. He's a top-5 talent at the RB position in the league and this offense is set to take a major jump in 2021 with Joe Burrow and his bevy of receiving weapons. If Mixon had been shut down immediately last season and put on IR when his injury occurred, we wouldn't have this perception in our minds of him as a huge injury risk. However, because of Zac Taylor's inconsistent commitment to Mixon returning to the lineup last year, fantasy managers have a bad taste in their mouths. Go get some mouthwash, clean out that taste, and draft Mixon at a major discount this year. The production's going to be too good to pass up and if you can get him as a RB2 on your roster, you're well on your way to a fantasy championship. |
| Mark Ringo Sleepers and Busts | Chubb missed four games in 2020 and still had 1,067 yards and 12 TDS. He's one of the more underrated RBs in the NFL. Cleveland's investment in their offensive line has paid off. The Browns are a run oriented team, only Kareem Hunt's presence prevents him from being a top tier RB. Chubb is a solid pick if you want to go RB early. | Mixon is a rare three down RB. He's excellent at catching passes and a talented runner. The comp scouts gave when he came out of college was LeVeon Bell. Gio Bernard left for Tampa in free agency so he should get the third down work. The concern: 1.) Did the Bengals do enough in the offseason up front to help the blocking for Mixon and Burrow? They signed Riley Reiff in free agency and drafted Jackson Carman out of Clemson. Mixon might be a year away from fantasy greatness. He has the chops. That's not in doubt. The question, is that enough in 2021? If things break right- (aka- Joe Burrow must stay healthy)- then yes! |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | Despite playing in only 12 games, Chubb still ran for 1,000 yards and 12 rushing TDs. He averaged 88.3 rush yards per game, which put him on pace for a second straight 1,400-yard season had he played all 16 games. He's been uber efficient in his career, averaging better than 5.0 yards per carry in every one of his three seasons. Cleveland has an elite offensive line and made it to the playoffs behind a sound run game last season. The case against Chubb is his lack of involvement as a receiver, but he was the RB9 in 2020 despite hauling in on 16 passes. | Though Mixon is collectively viewed as a "pass-catching back," his career high in single-season receptions is just 43 from 2018. He was on pace to blow his rushing and receiving numbers out of the water in 2020 before injury caused him to miss 10 games. Still, it's worth noting that Mixon has never racked up 1,500 scrimmage yards or double-digit touchdowns, and he's never finished higher than RB9 in a single season. |
| Wolf of Roto Street Roto Street Journal | No Gio Bernard. No real rookie competition added. Even more explosive offense with Chase here assuming Burrow is healthy. Line may suck, but Mixon is easily one of the top winners of the offseason -- and OC has publicly stated he has "no interest in load management" as Mixon looks like the best player in camp | |
| Mike Tagliere FantasyPros | Based on the actual opportunity Chubb got in 2020, he should've finished as the RB24 in half PPR formats. Instead, Chubb scored 54.5 more fantasy points than the average running back would've and finished as the RB9 despite playing in just 12 games. The new offense proved to be very beneficial to the run game, though Kareem Hunt's presence does limit Chubb's true ceiling, which should be top-five, but unless he starts to get more targets, he'll remain in the mid-to-low-end RB1 range. | Over the final nine games of 2019, Zac Taylor gave Mixon 214 touches (23.8 per game), which made us believe they'd finally realized he should be used in a workhorse fashion. The start of 2020 wasn't as generous, but he did average 19.7 touches per game over the first three weeks. Then we saw Giovani Bernard get knocked out of the lineup for a few weeks, and it led to Mixon totaling 27.0 touches per game over the next three weeks before getting hurt. Now that Bernard is gone, are we finally going to get a full season's worth of 20-plus touch games for Mixon? If so, top-five is in the realm of possibilities, especially knowing he'll be more involved in the passing game. Don't sleep on Mixon; he's still a top-10 running back talent-wise. |
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | Like Henry, he's most valuable in STD scoring, but there's very few (if any) who can tote the rock with the kind of power/speed/agility that he brings to the table | If Mixon can stay healthy, HC Taylor is basically showing his cards that he plans to make him one of the highest volume RBs in the NFL |
| John Hesterman Dynasty League Football | Nick Chubb was the only other RB to crack the top-ten RB's in .5 scoring (aside from Alvin Kamra) with less than 200 carries. And Chubb did so without the receptions. He is the only RB to finish with over 1,000 rushing yards on less than 200 carries, showing he is an elite ball carrier. In standard scoring and .5 formats, he should remain a top-tier option at a slight discount. | |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | Entering his fourth season in the NFL, Nick Chubb is becoming a known commodity for fantasy football purposes. Arguably the best pure inside runner in the league, it's no secret that Cleveland's 2018 second-round pick will once again need to offset a lack of receiving production by maintaining elite efficiency on the ground. While this is typically a profile to bet against in fake football, Chubb has been an outlier as of late. Helping his case for being a Round 1 pick this summer is a combination of the Browns having an easy schedule in terms of opposing run defenses, as well as Pro Football Focus rankings their offensive line as the best in football. | Entering his fifth season in the NFL, Joe Mixon is once again set up for a massive fantasy campaign -- on paper, at least. We've been here before with Mixon and it hasn't always gone according to plan. For those who view him as injury prone following a frustrating 2020 in the health department, it's important to note that he appeared in 44-of-48 possible games from 2017-19. The departure of Gio Bernard to the Bucs gives Mixon a legitimate chance at seizing a three-down workload in (likely) the best/fastest offense he has ever played in. It's set up for him to smash. O n paper, at least... |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | After suffering an injury Week 4, Nick Chubb returned in Week 10 and rattled off 8 TDs over his final 8 games. While Kareem Hunt should handle the bulk of the receiving workload out of the backfield, Chubb is about as solid of an RB1 as you will find. If he stays on the field for 17 games, he's a lock for well over 1K yards rushing and double digit TDs. | It's easy to understand people being frustrated with Joe Mixon in 2020, but once Joe Burrow was done, there was no reason to push him back onto the field after his injury. The Bengals invested heavily in Joe Mixon last off season, and there are no challengers to his position in the offense. He also had back to back 1K yard rushing seasons before 2020's disappointment. Having faith and buying back into Mixon for '21 is a good idea and will be rewarded. |
| Tim Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | Nick Chubb is the best pure running back in football. I've been saying that before it was cool. The only thing holding him back from being at the Derrick Henry level of fantasy backs is Kareem Hunt in the same backfield stealing work. Even with a former all-pro in the same backfield, it is clear that Chubb is the lead dog. | Beware of the narrative of "improved OL." The addition of rookies can be a great thing for an offensive line, i.e. last year's Tampa Bay Bucs, but it can also make a glaring problem worse, i.e. last year's NY Giants. Mixon will likely see insane volume, but he has been historically inefficient and, unless 2nd-round-pick OT Jackson Carman is a transcendent talent, there is no way you can predict, with a straight face, Mixon will be more efficient with his opportunities. Unless you are getting Mixon as your RB 2 in the late second or third round of your drafts, stay away. |
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | Chubb had 199.7 fantasy points in just 12 games last year and he should be an elite RB1 if he is able to stay healthy in 2021. | Mixon has averaged only 4.5 and 4.0 yards per touch the last two years and he missed 10 games with injury last year. Mixon has a ton of talent, but he is a dicey RB2 due to injuries and a bad offensive line. |
