NFL Draft Fantasy Fallout - Mike Hart and Five Other Guys

Wrapping up the last running backs from the NFL Draft:

 Lex Hilliard (202nd overall) is a bruising runner who will be lucky to make the roster.  The Dolphins  have a lot of running backs right now, but none of them have a name as cool as “Lex”

Hey, aren’t you Mike Hart (204th overall)?  Didn’t you used to be a star?  The big-time running back from Michigan slipped all the way to the sixth round as scouts felt he was too small and didn’t have the pass-catching skills needed to succeed in the NFL.  His sleeper potential dropped after the Colts signed Dominic Rhodes as a free agent backup, but if Hart makes the team his name would come up if there were injuries.   Not worth a roster slot right now, but worth keeping an eye on.

At USC, Chauncey Washington (213^th overall) was lost among talented running backs, now he’ll be lost among talented running backs in Jacksonville.  With Taylor and Jones-Drew heading up the rushing duties, Washington will be hard-pressed to even make the team.

The Seahawks already have more than enough running backs, so it’s unlikely Justin Forsett (233^rd overall) will have any impact at all.  He could find a place on special teams, but even with injuries – a lot of injuries – he won’t have any fantasy value.

Cory Boyd (238^th overall) could find a role with the Buccaneers...but probably not.

Have you ever wondered who replaced Adrian Peterson as the starting running back at Oklahoma?  Me neither. But the answer is Allen Patrick (240^th overall).  That lineage sounds pretty good, but it won’t help Patrick that the Ravens already have a star in Willis McGahee and they drafted Ray Rice in the second round.