Montgomery low-mileage despite age; 55-target pace in Chicago; RB2 with RB1 upside.

The Texans' running backs coach called Montgomery a three-down back who can do it all. The source and Joey are both firmly in on Montgomery over Woody Marks; the talent gap is real, and the "he's an older back" narrative ignores that his Detroit tenure was actually low-mileage given how much he split with Jahmyr Gibbs and Jamaal Williams. Joe Mixon was the RB3 in fantasy scoring through his early Houston stretch before an injury interrupted things, proving this is a valuable role. Montgomery was pacing for 55 targets a season back in Chicago. He's the perfect RB2 with real RB1 upside if you go receiver-heavy early.