Round 8 upside play; poised as Panthers lead back with elite camp performance

Jonathan Brooks is a round 8 upside play with strong camp performance and lead RB role on Panthers. James Cook acknowledges injury concerns (two torn ACLs) but argues that rounds 7-11 historically produce few league-winning RBs, making upside the priority in this range. Brooks is "having a fantastic camp and at this point looks poised to open the season as the lead running back on the Panthers." Compared to Chuba Hubbard ("extremely replaceable, has no explosiveness, literally the least explosive running back in the entire NFL last season"), Brooks is "a massive step up from Chuba when healthy." Even if he doesn't start, "he will be the one that is used in the receiving game. That is still upside we want in fantasy." Cook's stance: "I don't care that maybe he has a much better chance of getting injured than other running backs. This is not round three. This is round eight... Shoot for the moon. Take someone who actually has upside."

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