Hunt is suspended for the first eight games of the season, but he's one of the best backs at breaking tackles and offers enough upside as a receiver to potentially dominate down the stretch.
While Nick Chubb and Duke Johnson are undoubtedly talented, it wouldn’t make much sense for the Browns to take this type of risk and not plan on utilizing Hunt as the featured back once he returns.
He led the league in rushing as a rookie with 1,327 yards and scored 14 touchdowns in just 11 games in 2018 prior to his release. "Running backs don’t matter" critics might dismiss this success as a byproduct of the Chiefs’ ever-explosive offense, but it’s tough to find a hole in Hunt’s on-field game based on his 28 career games. — Ian Hartitz
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2019 Kareem Hunt's Fantasy Football Rankings
Here are Sean Koerner's, Chris Raybon's and Matthew Freedman's consensus rankings by scoring format.
- PPR: No. 197 overall | No. 65 RB
- Half-Point PPR: No. 191 overall | No. 64 RB
- Standard: No. 194 overall | No. 63 RB
2019 Projections
Here are our experts' aggregate projections for top-level stats.
- Rushing: 59 carries | 269 yards | 2.2 touchdowns
- Receiving: 17 receptions | 164 yards | 1.3 touchdowns
2018 Stats
- Rushing: 181 car | 824 yds | 74.9 yds/g | 7 TDs
- Receiving: 26 rec | 378 yds | 34.4 yds/g | 7 TDs
- Fantasy ranks: RB12 PPR | RB11 0.5 PPR | RB8 std
Note: Hunt missed the final five regular-season games after being released by the Chiefs.
