Hayden's fantasy football workhorse running back sleepers and potential bell cow candidates for 2025. His draft targets include D'Andre Swift, Tony Pollard, and more.

The workhorse running back is an endangered species in the modern NFL. Many teams have chosen to employ a committee approach with their backfields rather than feature just one star. However, in 2024, we saw a bit of a bounce back for the workhorse. For the first time since 2012, we saw at least 12 running backs reach 250 carries; adjusting for the expansion to a 17-game schedule, it was the first such season since 2019.

A number of running backs are expected to see large volume again in 2025. Barring injuries, studs like Jonathan Taylor , Saquon Barkley , Kyren Williams , Bijan Robinson , and more should all dominat

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