Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift has returned to practice this week but is still being brought along slowly. The dynamic rookie runner has missed a large portion of camp due to an undisclosed injury and it is fair to begin to wonder whether he will be at 100% when the Lions take the field Week 1 against the Bears. The Lions can turn to teammate Kerryon Johnson to soak up carries early in the season but Swift represents the highest ceiling from a fantasy perspective. He is still worth a...

We're right in the heart of draft season, so it's the perfect time to release my final PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. There are some players who I was previously high on, but was forced to downgrade due to injuries, such as Allen Robinson and D'Andre Swift. As with any rankings, remember to account for ADP in order to optimize your lineup!In this article, I'll describe my reasoning behind a few players ...

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swiftis being eased back into practice over the next few days while he nurses a muscle strain. The rookie running back did not practice on Thursday and will be heading into the season with high expectations. The Lions coaching staff appears to be handling the situation with extreme caution with the season just three weeks away. Any kind of setback for Swift would mean more carries for Kerryon Johnson. Swift will have intriguing value in upcoming drafts and ...

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~42 OverallCURRENT ADP: ~60ANALYSIS:Swift has the best chance of the 2020 rookie backs to overtake Clyde Edwards-Helaire for the top spot in the best-newcomer leaderboards. He spent three years at Georgia, amassing 2,885 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns in his career as a Bulldog. His career 6.6 yards per carry ranks ninth in SEC history. He comps to Miles Sanders as a smaller, shifty back who's above-average in the receiving game. He caught 73-of-89 (82%) ...

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift will be given every opportunity to win the starting job when Week 1 begins Sept. 13. Swift scored 20 touchdowns and racked up 2,885 yards in 43 games at the University of Georgia. Now the rookie running back has his sights set on becoming one of the best running backs in the league and has even compared himself to Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey. Swift told USA Today's Mackenzie Salmon, "Just because he (McCaffrey) does ...

The Detroit Lions have been looking for a franchise running back since the days of the greatest pure runner of all time, Barry Sanders. Since Sanders retired after the 1998 season, the Lions have only had three players surpass 1,000 yards rushing, the last of which was Reggie Bush in 2013. In fact, since they drafted Matthew Stafford, the Lions have never finished better than 17th in rush yards per game.Desperate to find its next star RB, the Lions ignored needs on defense and drafted D'Andre ...

Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift, a second-round pick in April, is "ready to compete" with Kerryon Johnson and wants to start in 2020. Head coach Matt Patricia won't shy away from the idea of listing both Swift and Johnson as starters in the backfield this year. Johnson has run for more than 1,000 yards and six touchdowns through 18 games in two seasons, and he also has 340 receiving yards and two TDs, but he's dealt with knee injuries in both seasons. Swift had more than 2,800 ...

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift is projected to finish third overall in rushing yards among rookies this season, according to Pro Football Focus. The site anticipates the former Bulldog to end the 2020 campaign with just over 727 yards on the ground, with Cam Akers (829) and Jonathan Taylor (858) outranking him on the list. Swift has a solid chance to end up as the team's workhorse throughout the year but will potentially concede carries to Kerryon Johnson, at least initially, while...

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift will likely start the year splitting carries with Kerryon Johnson, but according to Good Morning Football host Peter Schrager, he has a good shot at taking over as the team's workhorse at some point. Whether or not the rookie will be impactful running the ball regardless of his role is debatable, primarily since the Lions were ranked 21st in the league in 2019 with 103.9 rushing yards per game. Johnson has yet to play an entire season throughout his ...

Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson was excited when he learned the team took D'Andre Swift in the second round of April's draft. "He was threatening to go 80 yards, 70, 60 every time he touches it. So I'm excited. I can learn from him. He can learn from me. We can all learn from each other and we can all get better," Johnson said. Detroit plans to use a combination of Johnson, Swift and Bo Scarbrough in the backfield this season. Johnson has appeared in 18 of 32 games due to injuries ...