A Running Back to Target in Each Round of Your Fantasy Football Draft

Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati Bengals

ADP: 19 (2.06)

In his rookie year a season ago, Jeremy Hill amassed 1,124 yards and 9 touchdowns on the ground to go along with 27 receptions and 215 yards through the air.

Not bad for someone who started in just 8 games last season.

Now the team's unquestioned number-one tailback, Hill will be looking to use a steady stream of touches and targets to vault his way into elite RB1 territory.

The Bengals ranked as the fourth most run-heavy team last season by pass-to-rush ratio, which already bodes well for Hill's usage in this offense. And with offensive coordinator Hue Jackson favoring a one-back system, as the team's best tailback, this will ensure that Hill gets all the touches he can handle.

On this note, in the ground game, Hill's 0.09 Rushing Net Expected Points (NEP) per attempt ranked him fifth in the league among all backs with at least 100 carries, behind just Jamaal Charles, C.J. Anderson, Marshawn Lynch, and Justin Forsett.

He also showed reliable hands in the passing game, catching 27 of his 32 targets last year. And while third-year back Giovani Bernard should see time on the field on passing downs, he's clearly been relegated to role-player status for this season.

In terms of handling an increased workload, as a big-bodied, 6' 1", 233-pound back, Hill can dish out the punishment as well as he takes it.

Last season, Hill was one of the rare backs who got better with increased volume. While his 4.8 yards per carry average over his first 10 carries of the game were already impressive, those numbers jumped to 6.0 yards per carry for rushing attempts 11-20 of the game.

Being drafted in the second round of drafts, Hill's skill set and situation makes him a strong choice to be this year's Le'Veon Bell; a second-year back with a legitimate chance to end the year as the league's number-one tailback.