What It Means:

While everyone might be focusing on Tom Brady's four-game suspension being upheld, this is great news for the Steelers, and it gives Bell significantly more value in fantasy football.

Bell was nearly twice as productive as the second-best running back (Marshawn Lynch) was last year, according to our Total Net Expected Points (NEP) metric, which compares a player to expectation level performance. Bell's score of 82.85 trumped Lynch's 46.38. Bell already graded out as the seventh-best fantasy football back before getting his suspension reduced, based on our algorithms. The top running back in PPR points per game from last year should be considered with the first overall pick in your drafts.