Fantasy football running backs used to be a no-doubt dominator of Round 1 drafters. However, recent years have presented plausible, alternative strategies that can produce a winner by avoiding the position for at least the first two rounds.

Running backs have traditionally been the choice if you've owned the No. 1 overall pick in your Fantasy football drafts. However, it's an injury-prone position because of all the high-impact contact and occasionally a wide receiver or even a quarterback (depending on your league settings) comes along to insert themselves in the conversation.

True featured running backs can be hard to find these days, so fantasy managers should expect them to come off the board fast and furious when it comes time to