Royce Freeman Fantasy

The Carolina Panthers claimed free-agent running back Royce Freeman on Thursday. Denver cut him on Tuesday after spending three seasons with the team. The 25-year-old rush for 170 yards on 35 carries and caught 12 passes for 81 yards across 16 games in 2020. Freeman will look to carve out a role in the Panthers backfield behind Christian McCaffrey and Chuba Hubbard, who had an impressive preseason. The former Denver Bronco is expected to be the Panthers' RB3 behind CMC and Hubbard. He was signed by Carolina for depth purposes. Fantasy managers should continue to target Hubbard over Freeman as McCaffrey's backup in upcoming fantasy drafts.

Sep. 3rd • 10:15 AM

The Denver Broncos have cut running back Royce Freeman after the 25-year-old spent each of the past three seasons with the team. In 46 career games, he has totaled 297 carries for 1,187 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns while adding 69 receptions for 409 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. With the additions of Javonte Williams and Mike Boone to the backfield, Freeman became even more expendable than he already was. The former third-round pick could find himself a new home on a team in need of a running back, as it is a position where injuries tend to pile up. A potential suitor could be the Baltimore Ravens, who just lost J.K. Dobbins for the entirety of the season. Nonetheless, Freeman can remain off the fantasy radar until his situation becomes a bit more clear.

Sep. 1st • 2:57 PM

Denver Broncos running back Royce Freeman had a team-high nine carries for 27 rushing yards in the 30-3 preseason win over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night. He also added five receptions on six targets for a team-high 44 yards receiving. With Melvin Gordon III and Mike Boone out with injuries, Freeman took advantage of the increased opportunities. A third-round pick out of Oregon in 2018, the 25-year-old is likely to open the 2021 regular season as the No. 3 back behind Gordon and rookie Javonte Williams with Boone not expected to be ready. Freeman would only have fleeting fantasy value off the waiver wire in deeper leagues if Gordon or Williams are injured early in the year.

Aug. 23rd • 9:44 PM