Elite college receiver; clear lead back if healthy; all-time injury comeback upside.
Jared has been targeting Jonathan Brooks for months and is willing to chase him into the eighth round or higher as his ADP climbs. Despite the twice-torn ACL concern, everything from Carolina's coaching staff and beat writers has been positive regarding Brooks' spring workouts and health status. Jared projects Brooks as a clear lead back in Carolina by October if healthy, pluggable as an RB2 with upside in fantasy lineups. Brooks' college production at Texas was elite: 114 rushing yards per game, 6.1 yards per carry, 2.5 receptions per game, 29 receiving yards per game. At 216 pounds, he's a three-down back skill set in a good situation where Chuba Hubbard underperformed last year (ranked 41st or worse in yards per carry, rush yards over expected, yards after contact, and missed tackles forced among 51 RBs with 90+ carries). The big-time upside case centers on his receiving ability (2.5 catches per game at Texas), and this could end up being an all-time injury comeback given Dave Canales' track record with running backs (Bucky Irving, Chuba Hubbard, Rico Dael all produced at RB1 level under Canales).
View Jonathon Brooks 2026 fantasy football value pagePlayer profile with fantasy value, ADP, projections, news, and source-backed STACKED insightsI'm still willing to I chase Brooks probably into the eighth round at this point and potentially higher... everything we've heard from the coaching staff and from beat writers in Carolina has been positive about, you know, how how Brooks has looked in, you know, in spring workouts and how he's been feeling if he's healthy... if Brooks is healthy, there's a good chance he just proves to be Carolina's best running back. like by October he's just a clear lead back in Carolina... Really the the the upside case for him is the big-time receiving ability. And we've heard Dave Canales talk about it. We saw it at Texas. This could end up being just an all-time injury comeback.
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- What did RotoWire say about Jonathon Brooks?
- Jared has been targeting Jonathan Brooks for months and is willing to chase him into the eighth round or higher as his ADP climbs. Despite the twice-torn ACL concern, everything from Carolina's coaching staff and beat writers has been positive regarding Brooks' spring workouts and health status. Jared projects Brooks as a clear lead back in Carolina by October if healthy, pluggable as an RB2 with upside in fantasy lineups. Brooks' college production at Texas was elite: 114 rushing yards per game, 6.1 yards per carry, 2.5 receptions per game, 29 receiving yards per game. At 216 pounds, he's a three-down back skill set in a good situation where Chuba Hubbard underperformed last year (ranked 41st or worse in yards per carry, rush yards over expected, yards after contact, and missed tackles forced among 51 RBs with 90+ carries). The big-time upside case centers on his receiving ability (2.5 catches per game at Texas), and this could end up being an all-time injury comeback given Dave Canales' track record with running backs (Bucky Irving, Chuba Hubbard, Rico Dael all produced at RB1 level under Canales).
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Jonathon Brooks (CAR). Elite college receiver; clear lead back if healthy; all-time injury comeback upside.
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