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Is Justice Hill A Threat To Derrick Henry?

By Jared Smola | Updated on Thu, 01 Aug 2024, 8:51 PM EDT
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Ravens HC John Harbaugh talked up RB Justice Hill on Thursday. Harbaugh called Hill a "high-caliber RB" who's "gonna play a lot."

What They're Saying

Here's Harbaugh's full quote on Hill: "The evolution of Justice is this guy has become a starting back in the NFL. If you watch him play, he's a high-caliber running back. He's going to give us a little different style than Derrick Henry. I think he's going to play a lot and do it his way."

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

Hill was a key contributor in Baltimore's backfield at times last season, particularly in the playoffs. He played 57% of the offensive snaps in the Divisional Round and 67% in the Conference Championship.

That backfield, of course, did not have Derrick Henry.

Henry has never been a true three-down back, ceding passing-down snaps throughout his career. So it's certainly possible that Hill plays more this season than most are expecting.

But Hill is not a good bet to be a real fantasy factor. And we don't expect him to materially impact Henry's production.

Henry figures to remain a gameflow-dependent RB who will be more productive when the Ravens are playing with the lead. Good news for him, then, that Baltimore's over/under win total is set at a strong 10.5.

Rankings Movement

We're not adjusting any projections in Baltimore's backfield for this Harbaugh quote.

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Jared Smola, Lead Analyst
Jared has been with Draft Sharks since 2007. He’s now Lead Analyst, heading up the preseason and weekly projections that fuel your Draft War Room and My Team tools. He currently ranks 1st among 133 analysts in draft rankings accuracy.
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