Fantasy Upside
When Lamar Miller signed on with the Texans, Alfred Blue's role once again became clear: RB2 to a front-line player who will be asked to play a true featured role. Blue has delivered in that role in the past -- as recently as last year when filled in for an injured Arian Foster and led the Texans in rushing yards, carries and touchdowns. But as the Houston Chronicle noted, while Blue showed flashes of being a true starter -- he had three games with 100-plus rushing yards -- he also strung together multiple mediocre games, including a three-game November stretch in which he averaged 2.5 yards per carry.
Fantasy Downside
Blue's skillset doesn't lend itself to a complimentary role; whatever playing time he gets will come at the expense of Miller. And that's only going to happen if Miller is hurt.
2016 Bottom Line
All of the above means Blue is once again relegated to hand-cuff status. Those drafting Miller should be able to land Blue at a reasonable enough price and it wouldn't be a bad idea to do so, even assuming he'll be sharing with some combination of Jonathan Grime, Tyler Ervin and perhaps even Akeem Hunt.
