Are rookie RBs Keaton Mitchell and De’Von Achane two peas in a pod? | Yahoo Fantasy Football Show
Yahoo Fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens see a lot of similarities between Baltimore Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell and Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane. Which of these rookies has the edge in the backfield? Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Show” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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MATT HARMON: And on Keaton Mitchell, I was watching the film for Zay Flowers from this past week and do interception perception, all that. And I will tell you what, Andy. Like on his touchdown run, it was kind of De'Von Achane-esque, right? Where like it's very similar to that run that he had against the Giants that everybody lost their minds on. When he just absolutely looked like he was shot out of a cannon and beat every single angle from the Seahawks.
Not like old, slow, unathletic defense. I Know Bobby Wagner is back there, but their secondary is like young, and fast, and explosive. And Keaton Mitchell outran all of those guys. I mean, it's not totally dissimilar to Achane. I don't know that it'll be quite as insane in terms of like the big plays and the big fantasy lines and stuff like that. But this run game is going to be important, just like the Dolphins run game is going to be important. And like why can't Keaton Mitchell be the poor man's Devon Achane?
ANDY BEHRENS: Yeah, it's definitely the right comp because they're similarly sized players, right? They're both crazy fast. Achane is like NCAA national qualifier fast, right like there's-- Achane is like 4.2 fast versus 4.3, which is-- it doesn't sound like a lot, but it-- like on the field, it's crazy, it's crazy speed. So Achane, a little bit faster, a little bit better in terms of every trait that we kind of like, but Keaton Mitchell is just like one tick behind.
MATT HARMON: According to Next Gen Stats on that touchdown run, Keaton Mitchell had a 20.99 miles per hour top speed. It's the fastest play by a Ravens ball carrier this season. Well, that's kind of light work for our guy, De'Von Achane, who has the third-- the second and the third fastest speeds so far this year at 21.9 miles per hour and 21.76 miles per hour.