The fantasy football season is here and some of the top draft pick sleeper options at RB in 2014 include names like Andre Ellington, Jeremy Hill, Bishop Sankey, Montee Ball, Lamar Miller, Le'Veon Bell, Giovani Bernard, Shane Vereen and Rashad Jennings, as those players have the chance to breakout big and Ellington could end up as one of the best running backs in all of football with the Cardinals.
Ellington is being looked at as a starter in Arizona and he should be in the mix in all PPR leagues and standard leagues as a high pick. Last season Ellington showed tons of promise and this preseason he has been excellent, going for 58 yards and two receptions for 17 yards in three preseason games and he has been lining up with the first team offense and in third down situations.
The Cardinals may also use Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor in situations, but it looks like Ellington is going to be the feature back. Last season Ellington had 652 yards as a rookie along with 39 catches for 371 yards and he has the chance to add much more to those numbers. Ellington has good hands and a quick burst and he could be very valuable in PPR leagues.
Bishop Sankey was the first running back taken off the board in the NFL draft and now he has the chance to supplant Shonn Greene as the starter with the Titans. While Sankey has not had much production this preseason, it doesn't mean that he will be out of it this season and with Greene not lighting things up either, he has the chance to make a major impact. Sankey comes out of Washington after rushing for over 1800 yards last season and he scored 37 touchdowns during his career and he also had over 1400 yards two years ago rushing the ball and now could be very productive this season.
Lamar Miller is an in between pick and he could either end up as a sleeper or a huge bust, but the risk reward could be worth it depending on where he is in certain drafts. Miller has the lead over Daniel Thomas, but Knowshon Moreno will take away some touchdowns and he is looking like he will be the main pass catching back and third down back this season. Last year Miller had 709 yards in 16 games and he also added 26 receptions on the season.
Jeremy Hill is another player that could go either way, but with Giovani Bernard the top back and now BenJarvus Green-Ellis gone, he could step up into the backup role. Hill had 26 touches in the last preseason game and Marvin Lewis has given him nice praise so far this summer. Last season he was excellent with LSU, rushing for over 1400 yards and he also 18 touchdowns with that and while he won't be the pass catcher that Bernard is, he should make an impact as a rusher.
Le'Veon Bell may face some trouble later on, but fantasy wise, he should be fine after his arrest earlier in the offseason. Last season he had over 800 yards in 13 games and he also added 45 catches for 400 yards and now he could be even better as long as he stays healthy.
