Andy Holloaway called Trey Benson his favorite runner in last year’s class and the best late-round swing in 2025 drafts. Thirty-year-old James Conner is coming off 417 carries plus a deep playoff run and, as Holloaway put it, has "pretty much never played a full season." If Conner breaks down again, Benson would inherit bell-cow volume in a Cardinals offense that feeds its lead back. Holloaway is drafting Benson everywhere as a potential championship flip.

Andy Holloaway cut bait on Joe Mixon in his keeper league immediately after Houston placed the veteran on reserve/NFI. Holloaway highlighted head coach DeMeco Ryans’ comment that the Texans have "a very deep running back room" that can "get us through the season" as a sign Mixon may sit well beyond the four-week minimum. He also pointed to whispers of a lingering Lisfranc-related issue in the same foot Mixon injured back in 2020. With cloudy rehab timelines and talk that Mixon might not play at all this year, Holloaway is treating him solely as a late, speculative stash and recommends passing on him before the double-digit rounds.

Andy Holloaway warned drafters that Najee Harris is more likely to open on the Chargers’ reserve/NFI list than suit up in Week 1. He sided with beat writer Daniel Popper’s pessimistic report because Harris has yet to participate in any full-contact work. Holloaway said four missed games is the best-case scenario and cautioned that such a start would allow backs like Gus Edwards and rookie Kimani Vidal to cement roles, making it difficult for Harris to reclaim a bell-cow workload. His recommendation: let someone else take the risk at Harris’s current price.