Ryan Matthews is a stud in the making. Handed the feature back role in San Diego following the draft, Ryan Mathews is destined for fantasy football super stardom.
He will start the season as an RB2-RB3, but is in fact an RB1 waiting to happen following the proclamation of coach Norv Turner that Mathews, in his first year in the NFL, will get 300 touches, 250+ carries and 40+ catches.
This is great news for the prudent fantasy owner as Mathews should still be a good ADP value when draft season begins in August.
As stated before, Mathews had the second best ‘Speed Score’ of any back in this class tied with Montario Hardesty and Jahvid Best at 111.
Mathews is a power back and should challenge for offensive rookie of the year honours with another power back drafted by the Texans.
The fact that Mathews also has dependable hands means he will be not losing all his third-down work to Sproles and is an even more enticing option in PPR leagues.
As you can see from the film below, Ryan Mathews has the speed (4.45 40-time) to make it to the outside and also the patience and strength to work between the tackles, and through them.
With a high-powered wide receiving corps and QB, Mathews should never see a stacked box and should make his life alot easier in his rookie campaign.
Mathews is a top-15 running back on draft day and should be drafted over players like Shonn Greene, Jerome Harrison and Jamaal Charles, all whom have new backfield mates to contend with.
