D'Andre Swift Fantasy

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift was recently named by USA Today as one of the league's top instant-impact rookies. The 21-year-old, who was drafted 35th overall this year, is slated to fight for carries with the oft-injured Kerryon Johnson this upcoming season. While Swift may not make an immediate impact, he could eventually find himself gobbling up carries toward the end of the year, resulting in Johnson becoming relegated to an afterthought. The former Bulldog has received plenty of praise since his selection by the team and will likely be one of the first rookies off the board in dynasty drafts for the upcoming 2020 campaign. Swift compiled 1,216 yards and seven touchdowns off of 195 attempts (6.2 yards per carry) during his final season at Georgia and was also named first-team All-SEC.

May. 25th • 11:19 PM

Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson is expected to share the backfield load with rookie D'Andre Swift in 2020. Johnson has a nice all-around game and has 621 snaps in the last two years, but he's also been a bit injury-prone. Swift is more explosive as a runner and could be more polished in the passing game as well, so he's a real threat to Johnson's touches and fantasy ceiling. The Lions didn't draft Swift 35th overall in the second round for him to sit in his rookie season. Pairing these two backs in fantasy drafts would be ideal, as there's a chance that Swift takes over the lead role by season's end.

May. 19th • 3:13 PM

Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift will enter the 2020 season behind 2018 second-rounder Kerryon Johnson, but Johnson's injury issues have limited him to just one 100-yard game since October of 2018. Swift can excel as both a runner and receiver out of the backfield, giving Detroit plenty of options to complement Johnson. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah compared Swift to Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who had an excellent rookie campaign in 2019. If Johnson's injury woes pop back up again this season, Swift could turn heads as the Lions primary ball carrier. If anything, he makes a worthwhile late-round pick as insurance for those that draft Johnson in redraft leagues.

May. 14th • 10:42 PM