Recruiting A Solid Backfield

[chrisbzn832]

In most of my dynasties, I run a West Virginia style power spread, thus, I like to have solid HBs and FBs. I feel that not utilizing the FB in the running and passing game a little is a poor use of talent. Just having using the FB as a glorified blocker doesn't make sense to me; seeing as he is eligible. However, finding good FBs is difficult; I rarely run into 4-5 star FBs and even then they really don't fit what I like to do; they'e carrying ability is really never up to snuff. They're either blockers or recievers. Here's how I remedied the situation-
Look for big power backs, as far as HB ratings go, they might be 2-3 star athletes because of their lack of speed. You'll really have to dig through the recruit lists to find them, but its worth it, especially because it won't take as many points to recruit them as it would to get a highly touted FB. I have really found that these bigger HBs make great FBs, running, blocking, and catching. Plus it seems like denoting them as FB causes them to put on serious size during training.
Look for under sized, faster TEs- Most TEs turn out to be pretty good FBs if you're in need, but the smaller, quicker ones seem to fit the bill better as a FB. The nice thing about these guys is that they already have the size and blocking ability of a good FB, with enough speed to be a recieving threat. I tend to recuit a TE a year fot this very reason, one of them alwasy seems to make a good FB.

[JuneWouldThrow]

Sometimes you'll even find good FBs with the athlete position too. I had a guy that was like 74 OVR as an athlete but was a 82 OVR as a FB. But it's more hit or miss than the method that you're describing. But usually you can get at least one decent position out the recruit.

[chrisbzn832]

Sometimes you'll even find good FBs with the athlete position too. I had a guy that was like 74 OVR as an athlete but was a 82 OVR as a FB. But it's more hit or miss than the method that you're describing. But usually you can get at least one decent position out the recruit.
I've been staying away from the athlete recruits, just because I've gotten screwed before. But I'll look into it.

[MetalGuitarist]

In most of my dynasties, I run a West Virginia style power spread, thus, I like to have solid HBs and FBs. I feel that not utilizing the FB in the running and passing game a little is a poor use of talent. Just having using the FB as a glorified blocker doesn't make sense to me; seeing as he is eligible. However, finding good FBs is difficult; I rarely run into 4-5 star FBs and even then they really don't fit what I like to do; they'e carrying ability is really never up to snuff. They're either blockers or recievers. Here's how I remedied the situation-
Look for big power backs, as far as HB ratings go, they might be 2-3 star athletes because of their lack of speed. You'll really have to dig through the recruit lists to find them, but its worth it, especially because it won't take as many points to recruit them as it would to get a highly touted FB. I have really found that these bigger HBs make great FBs, running, blocking, and catching. Plus it seems like denoting them as FB causes them to put on serious size during training.
Look for under sized, faster TEs- Most TEs turn out to be pretty good FBs if you're in need, but the smaller, quicker ones seem to fit the bill better as a FB. The nice thing about these guys is that they already have the size and blocking ability of a good FB, with enough speed to be a recieving threat. I tend to recuit a TE a year fot this very reason, one of them alwasy seems to make a good FB.


I have quit recruiting FBs. They were always hard to recruit and I didn't use them much anyway except in short yardage situations. What I do is recruit RBs and if they have less than 90 SPD, I will redshirt them and turn them into a FB the next season. I make sure they're at least 5'10" or taller though and around 200 pounds.