NFL 2018: 5 Running Backs that are being undervalued

#5 CJ Anderson – Carolina Panthers

Current ADP = 40th RB off of the board at 8.12

Carolina Panthers v Denver Broncos

CJ Anderson is going 2 spots behind Duke Johnson in current mock drafts, yet the two players couldn’t be more different. Unlike Johnson, Anderson will get all of his usage in the ground game. Anderson was signed to accompany Christian McCaffrey in the Panthers backfield, where he will take on the early down and goal-line work. His usage in the passing game will be non-existent though, as McCaffrey excelled at that role during his rookie campaign.

I think Anderson is an underrated RB, who performed well behind a middle of the road Broncos O Line. Jonathon Stewart has moved on to New York, leaving behind 198 carries to be filled. Whilst I see an uptick in McCaffrey’s workload, I can’t see him taking more than 25 of those carries away from Anderson.

Anderson is locked and loaded as the power back in this Panthers offense, and if he takes the goal-line work as expected, then he could far exceed his current RB40 ADP.