2023 Fantasy Football Handcuff Picks
Fantasy Handcuff pick: A player with good potential and high risk. Players in this category are usually backups to high profile running backs. It is unlikely that they will score a lot of points, but if the starter goes down they'll be a safe start for at least a few weeks. It is important to draft these players to hedge the bet on your starting RB getting injured. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
We have classified the following players as fantasy handcuff picks for 2023. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
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| Tank Bigsby | RB | JAX | R | Unranked | |
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Over his 35 games at Auburn, Bigsby rushed for 2,903 yards on 540 carries with 25 touchdowns. He added 62 catches for 448 yards on 89 targets. His best production came in 2021 (223/1,099/10 and 21 catches for 184 yards). Read More | |||||
| Chase Brown | RB | CIN | R | Unranked | |
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Brown saw action over five seasons in college, leading to 4,079 combined yards with 21 touchdowns and 58 catches. His game progressed in his final two years at Illinois, highlighted by his 2022 season (328/1,643/10 with 27 catches for 240 yards and three touchdowns). Bro... Read More | |||||
| Michael Carter | RB | NYJ | 24 | 2 | RB - #41 |
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Over 14 games in his rookie season, Carter gained 964 yards with four touchdowns and 36 catches on 183 touches. He graded better than expected in the passing game (36/325/0 – 9.0 yards per catch). However, Carter missed three weeks with an ankle issue while sufferi... Read More | |||||
| Gus Edwards | RB | BAL | 28 | 5 | RB - #75 |
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In his four seasons with the Ravens, Edwards gained at least 5.0 yards per rush every year (5.2, 5.3, 5.0, and 5.0). He has limited value in the passing game (18/194 – no catches in 2022), but his play in this area flashed more explosiveness in 2020 (9/129 – ... Read More | |||||
| Jerome Ford | RB | CLE | 23 | 1 | RB - #92 |
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Cleveland added Ford in the fifth round in 2021 after having his best season (215/1,319 with 21 catches for 220 yards and one score) in college. He had a limited opportunity over his first three years (696 combined yards with 11 touchdowns and ten catches). Read More | |||||
| Zack Moss | RB | IND | 25 | 3 | RB - #70 |
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In 2021, Moss appeared to be the favorite for goal-line and short-yardage carries for the Bills. He missed Week 1 with a slow recovery from ankle surgery. Over the next four games, Moss gained 278 combined yards with four touchdowns and eight catches on 54 touches. A con... Read More | |||||
| James Robinson | RB | NE | 24 | 3 | RB - #67 |
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The whole Robinson experience was bizarre in 2021. He had a fantastic rookie season (1,414 combined yards with 10 touchdowns and 49 catches), and the injury to Travis Etienne cleared the path for another high-volume ride in 2021. Read More | |||||
| Jaylen Warren | RB | PIT | 1 | RB - #86 | |
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Pittsburgh signed Warren as an undrafted free agent in 2022 after showing growth in his play in his final year at Oklahoma State (256/1,216/11 with 25 catches for 225 yards). Read More | |||||
