Mike Shanahan has always kept the order of his running game close to his vest to a maddening degree for fantasy owners. So what the Washington Redskins head coach said Saturday about running back Tim Hightower should be categorized as extremely candid.
"He's done a good job," Shanahan said of Hightower to The Washington Post. "I'm not going to say he's our starter, but if you were betting in Vegas, you'd probably go in that direction."
Torain has been the Redskins' best rusher by far in the preseason, outshining Roy Helu and Ryan Torain , who just returned to practice today after missing the past 24 days with a fractured hand.

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This has been coming for a while. Hightower has had the coaches raving ever since the Redskins acquired him from the Cardinals at the end of July. He's a good fit for Shanahan's running scheme and is also proficient in receiving and pass protection. His current ADP, according to FFToolbox, is at about 119. That's a really good deal, but that should continue to move up in the final days of the preseason, most likely into the 80s or 90s.
However, don't get too comfortable with Highower. If you know anything about Shanahan, you know he is not fearful of switching up starting running backs or using multiples each week, mostly without warning. He always presents fantasy owners with headaches.