J.K. Dobbins vs Parker Washington

“Jonah Coleman will serve as the backup to J.K. Dobbins and step in as Denver's early-down ball carrier when Dobbins inevitably misses some time due to injury.”

“The team obviously values Dobbins, who has been excellent for the Broncos when on the field. Back in March, they extended him for two more years, guaranteeing him $8 million and including incentives that could push the contract's maximum value to $20 million.”

“Dobbins, when healthy, is one of the better backs in the league, but unfortunately, injuries continue to sideline ol' J.K. He missed seven games last season, four the year before that, and the entirety of both the 2023 and 2021 seasons.”

“Dobbins is coming back on a two-year $20 million contract.”

“Dobbins, though, might be the NFL's most injury-prone active player. The former Ravens second-round pick has missed a staggering 54 regular-season games in six seasons.”

“"You can't find many people with higher average [per carry] then me," Dobbins said of his injury history. "This is going to be the best year, all 17 [games]. I've had three major injuries, one took me two years to recover from and was one not a lot of people come back from."”

“Despite selecting running backs on the second day of the past two drafts, the Broncos and HC Sean Payton opted to bring back injury-prone RB J.K. Dobbins, who continues to dominate when healthy. "Dobbins was a priority, ahead of all others," Payton said.”

“Despite re-signing J.K. Dobbins and restricted free agent Jaleel McLaughlin and having spent a second-round pick on RJ Harvey last year, the Broncos are doing research on the draft's offerings at the position.”

“– Andrew Erickson Parker Washington (JAC) Parker Washington finished last season with a flurry of insane production; if he picks up right where he left off, he’ll be one of the best picks in fantasy football this season.”

“Parker Washington is appealing. He’s a younger receiver, and from Weeks 10 to 17, he had an 18.2% target share and caught 28 passes for 463 yards and three touchdowns. This was more yards than any other receiver and tied with Jakobi Meyers for the most touchdowns on the team.”

“Yesterday, I was speaking with Football Absurdity hair model Waleed Ismail about an auction team he mock drafted where he went heavy RB (Bijan, Hampton, Derrick Henry), and paid down at WR (Carnell Tate, Parker Washington).”

“Parker Washington averaged 10.3 targets, 6.5 catches, and 113.5 yards, with three touchdowns, over the Jaguars’ last four games of the season, including their playoff loss to the Bills.”

“Michael Wilson and Parker Washington were extraordinary over the second half of 2025 as Year 3 players.”

“Parker Washington was picked purely for ceiling. Over a four-game stretch late last season, he averaged more than 22 PPR points per game, backed by real underlying volume: a nearly 29% target share, six red zone targets, and 13 deep targets across those four games.”

“Parker Washington emerged, Brenton Strange played well enough to garner a top 10 TE contract over the offseason, Jakobi Meyers arrived halfway through the season, and Travis Hunter was looking promising before injury.”

“Washington was a breakout player last year and has the slot receiver role on lockdown after posting 847 yards.”

“The Ballers are really loving the draft value of Parker Washington over the rest. Parker Washington averaged 22.3 PPR points per game over the final four weeks of last season.”

“Parker Washington is a favorite draft target in the seventh round based on ADP.”

“Parker Washington closed out the 2025 season on an absolute heater, posting three straight top-10 finishes in PPR formats to wrap up the regular season, posting an elite 3.44 yards per route run (YPRR) and 28% target rate per route run (TPRR) in that span. While Washington has climbed up dynasty boards, I believe he's still wildly undervalued, with an ECR of WR45.”

“He handled both deep targets and red-zone opportunities at extremely high rates. The analysts repeatedly argued that Washington operated as Jacksonville's true WR1 during that period.”