Rookie Fantasy Prognosis: Lamar Miller RB, University of Miami

Byron Lambert, Rosterwatch.com



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Lamar Miller may be responsible for the revival of the Hurricane RB in the NFL. Very smooth and very fast, Miller shows Chris Johnson/Darren McFadden type burst through the line of scrimmage. He can make the big play, but also runs with plenty of power. You see a lot of successful inside runs on tape, and Miller has very good size for an NFL RB at 5’11” and 212 lbs. I expect him to be transitioned into an offense in year one while fielding some kick return duties. Draft him in keeper leagues with an eye on year two. That said, I am anticipating useful fantasy contributions this year with potential for a few really big games.

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2012 Fantasy Projection – 735 total yards, 360 return yards, 5 TDs, 7.375 points/game