Rachaad White Fantasy Football Outlook (2022)

By Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 1st 2022, 10:27am EDT

Rookie RB Rachaad White looks just like Leonard Fournette's backup at the moment. But there's an outcome where he delivers massive upside should Lenny go down with an injury or revert back to Fat Lenny.

White has shades of David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell in his style of play, which clearly didn't go unnoticed by the new senior football consultant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bruce Arians.

The Arizona State product ranked first in his class in receiving yards, No. 1 in yards per route run (2.24) and second in receptions (43).

His 16% target share is absolutely bonkers for a running back at the college level, and it did wonders to generate his third-round draft capital.

The same sentiment can be made for White's 31% dominator rating and 3.33 offensive yards per snap over the past two seasons. Both would have ranked in the top three in last year's class.

His yards per snap and PFF receiving grade also both rank first among the class. White's career receiving grade was superior to anybody from last year's class as well.

After a strong showing at Senior Bowl week - PFF's highest-graded rusher (74.9) - and at the NFL combine - and NFL Combine performance - 38-inch vertical jump (86th percentile), 125-inch broad jump (87th percentile) - White has league-winning potential if given the opportunity in the Buccaneers offense.