TEAMS:
Philadelphia Eagles,
Denver Broncos
PLAYERS: Kyle Eckel, Peyton Hillis, Brian Westbrook, Peyton Hillis, Selvin Young, Andre Hall
PLAYERS: Kyle Eckel, Peyton Hillis, Brian Westbrook, Peyton Hillis, Selvin Young, Andre Hall
Unless you're a fantasy football junkie or a Denver Broncos fan, you might not have heard of Peyton Hillis.
Peyton Hillis is a rookie Broncos RB converted from FB. He is a
complete beast at 6'2", 250 pounds. Hillis became the Broncos feature
back in week 10 once Selvin Young and Andre Hall went down with
injuries. Unfortunately, Hillis himself got injured in week 14, but
boy was he impressive in that five-game stretch. Hillis ended
the year with 68 carries for 343 yards -- a 5.0 yards-per-carry (YPC)
average. He also showcased the ability to catch the ball with 14
receptions for 179 yards -- a 12.8 YPC average. After seeing
Hillies play, it reminds me a lot of a guy that the Eagles have on
their roster that is seldom used: Kyle Eckel. Maybe the similarities
end at them both being big, white runningbacks, but there may be more
similarities between the two. Eckel is a solid 5"11, 237 pounds. Not
as big as Hillies, but close. Eagles fans are in search of a
"big back," but who says Kyle Eckel can't be that guy. When he's
touched the ball this season, he's had some impressive carries. He
only had 24 carries for a mere 79 yards -- a 3.3 YPC average, which
isn't stellar on paper, but he's mostly been called in a few times just
to convert short yards for a first down (or just run out the clock
against Arizona and Cleveland). Of course you want Westbrook and
Buckhalter out there 99% of the time, but Eckel has been valuable on
3rd and 1. I wouldn't object to a few more carries for the big fella.
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