The Yahoo Fantasy analysts will preview all 32 NFL teams between now and the end of July as training camps open. We’ll tackle pressing season-long fantasy questions, Best Ball tips (new on Yahoo for 2019) and team win totals. Next up, the Denver Broncos.

Ah, the Joe Flacco era ended in Baltimore and is set to begin anew in Denver. We shall see how long said era lasts. Regardless, the Broncos, while expected to finish near the bottom of the AFC West, have some intriguing fantasy options.

Phillip Lindsay was pretty much the fantasy surprise of the year in 2018. Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton emerged late as a young, raw but intriguing duo at wideout. Noah Fant was drafted this year with all the potential in the world. Emmanuel Sanders is still around — you get the point. The question is, how far can they go with Flacco (or Drew Lock) at the helm?

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King Phillip?

Similar to Pierre Thomas and Arian Foster before him, Phillip Lindsay (45.9 ADP, RB22) went from undrafted to unbenchable. Following up his spectacular rookie campaign, OVER or UNDER final RB finish 24.5 in .5 PPR leagues?

Brad: OVER. Lindsay’s rags-to-riches story is the stuff of Disney movies. He grew up in the Denver area and played for Colorado in Boulder, didn’t have his name called during the NFL Draft, compiled 1,278 total yards with 10 TDs and earned an invitation to the Pro Bowl, becoming the first undrafted rookie ever to achieve the feat. And he accomplished all of it while living in his parents’ basement. His motivations: Stay humble and conserve cash. Admirable. Vince Young he most certainly is not.

Despite his fantastic initial efforts, Lindsay is set to take a step back this fall. He’s yet to catch passes or do much extensive contact work post-wrist surgery. Additionally, local reports have indicated a 1A, 1B scenario could unfold between the upstart and fellow sophomore Royce Freeman. Underneath the surface, his secondary numbers also left much to be desired. Even benefiting from light fronts (14.1 stack%), he ranked outside the RB top-50 in yards after contact per attempt (2.35) and missed tackle percentage (9.7). For comparison, Freeman checked in with a 3.22 YAC/att and 18.0 missed tackle percentage seeing the most eight-plus men fronts of ANY rusher in the AFC (36.2% of time).

Under a new coaching regime, Lindsay, from my perspective, is most likely to generate 13-15 touches per game and finish in the RB25-RB27 range.

Liz: OVER. But barely, and only because the second-to-third tier of running backs is so dang muddy. With Joe Flacco under center the Broncos are going to strive for balance. That means a healthy dose of rushing plays. But with Lindsay slow to recover from a wrist injury and Royce Freeman earning extra reps and improving his receiving chops, Denver’s backfield figures to be a platoon.

Freeman, who was hampered by a high ankle sprain for much of last year, is a solid fit for Rich Scangarello’s zone scheme. He’s a one-cut runner who should excel on early downs and in short yardage situations. While Lindsay is, undoubtedly, electric in space (as evidenced by the 11 breakaway runs he managed in 2018), he’s also incredibly undersized. If Freeman is healthy there’s no reason to feed Lindsay and risk his body breaking down again. He’s the Yahoo consensus RB23.