If you think your only shot to draft an elite-tier tight end is to take one with a second-round pick, then you're probably going to force your way into selecting one of Brock Bowers or Trey McBride, with George Kittle as your backup plan in Round 3.

Rookie running backs to keep an eye on include Omarion Hamptonm Quinshon Judkins, RJ Harvey, TreVeyon Henderson, Kaleb Johnson and Cam Skattebo. (You can and should expect standout rookie Ashton Jeanty to come off the board even in Round 1 of your redraft league.)

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