Early Fantasy Football Rankings: Cardinals Players

RB Andre Ellington: Round 5, Pick 5 (45th overall)

Nov 23, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington (38) rushes against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

What can I say? People love their running backs. On top of that, people love their value running back picks and Ellington could definitely produce at a top-three round level IF he remained healthy for an entire season.

I personally bit on what he had to offer last year in my money league and drafted him 64th overall in the 7th round. It paid off during weeks 5-10 when he averaged 15.6 fantasy points, but only scored at least 10 fantasy points in one of the other 10 weeks during the season.

Key factor in drafting him: Make sure you have selected better running backs in higher rounds in case he does fall to the injury bug again.