Roy Helu
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Roy Helu | Washington Redskins | RB
2012 Experience: 2nd Season
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Fantasy Football Outlook: While we should expect Roy Helu to win the starting job out of training camp, it’s hard to trust any option in a Mike Shanahan backfield. Shanahn’s history is like none other, but I do like the comments his son Kyle Shanahan (offensive coordinator) had to say about Helu in regard to his evolving toughness as a runner, as his rookie season went along.
Helu did run the football well, and he actually set a team record for receptions against the 49ers, mainly because John Beck opted to check down frequently, rather than Helu being a great receiving back.
While Shanahan failed to bring in a significant veteran for competition, he did pickup Alfred Morris in the late rounds of the draft and also added Lennon Creer as a rookie-free agent. Most teams this would only be a blip on the radar, but we’ve seen all too often, runners with this investment grade, having big rookie years, in Shanahan’s offense.
Another reason for pause is the comments (podcast, start time 30:24) from Greg Cosell noting, “I fail to see Helu holding up as a foundation back,” and “he’s not quick laterally.”
A straight-line runner for sure, Helu can have success in a one-cut, zone blocking scheme, but I feel he’s a little overvalued in at least standard ADPs (21st overall runner) right now. Look to Helu as a respectable RB3 but it’s advisable to stash whoever wins the back role be it Evan Royster, one of the rookies or someone else.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2012 Projected Stats | 184 | 813 | 3 | 41 | 316 | 1 |
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| Year | Age | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | YScm | Fmb | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 151 | 640 | 2 | 4.2 | 42.7 | 10.1 | 49 | 379 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 25.3 | 1019 | 2 | |||||||
To help you get ready for draft day you will notice articles for ADP advice, cheat sheets, mock drafts and projected stats for Roy Helu here. During the season, you can also find regular weekly ranking articles at this section as well.
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Summer of 2011: Fantasy Projections
Some will have you believe that Roy Helu is going to be the favorite to win the starting job with the Redskins this season, but when your playing for Coach Mike Shanahan nothing is for certain but un-certainty. Helu probably has the best talent and makeup to be the starter, but it seems that Shanahan can’t live with just one tailback, since he traded Clinton Portis away from Denver.
Maybe Shanahan is paranoid about making any running back too successful because their value will go up, or he just loves to wait until he has a true game changing Pro Bowler, before he will commit to using them all season. Whatever the reasons, fantasy owners should look to Helu with optimism to be the starter, but we won’t know for sure until late in the preseason.
Even then, things are probable to change during the season, so don’t look to Helu as anything more than a later round pick this season. In dynasty league drafts, Helu is the top running back on this team for long term value, but don’t draft him until you’re ready to sit back and wait to see what he will do in the regular season.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 156 | 721 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 0 |
