Melvin Gordon III

Fantasy managers were feeling pretty good about Melvin Gordon heading into 2021 after Phillip Lindsay's departure, but that all came quickly crashing back down with the drafting of Javonte Williams. This season, it's likely that Gordon is still the lead back, but Williams is certainly going to see some work. This situation could end up being very similar to Baltimore's from last year with Mark Ingram and JK Dobbins, which doesn't exactly bode well for Gordon's season-long outlook. In my opinion, drafting Gordon as anything more than a low-end RB2 is a recipe for disaster. My Very Early Projection: 200-960-6 rushing & 27-174-1 receiving.

Melvin Gordon 'the feature back this year,' but Broncos could draft back

KOA NewsRadio's Benjamin Allbright appeared on The Underdog Football Show With Josh Norris Monday, saying "I think [Melvin Gordon] is a one-year player for the Broncos. At his cost, I think he's the feature back this year - If you look at Pat Shurmur offenses, he prefers that bell-cow - but I do think they are seriously looking in the draft at running backs as well."

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Allbright added, "They were pleased with Melvin in the back half of the season. They just didn't really care about that first half of the season with the fumbles and [the DUI]." Allbright is asked about Gordon at the 39:50 mark of the podcast. He confirmed Gordon's DUI case was adjudicated, though. The back totaled 215 carries for 986 rushing yards and nine touchdowns last season. He totaled 32 receptions on 44 targets for 158 receiving yards and a touchdown, as well.