Cooterdoodle said she is drafting Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty in early-round fantasy drafts because the 31-year-old remains a uniquely durable workhorse. She likened Henry’s $250K-per-year body-care regimen to Tom Brady’s, arguing it has kept him from hitting the typical age cliff. Even Henry’s "down" 2021 produced 219 carries, 937 yards and 10 touchdowns, and Fantasy Life’s utilization tool lists him at 19.23 PPG last season with a 14.65 projection for 2025. Sitting at RB6 in Underdog’s early Round-2 ADP, Henry offers a proven weekly floor, locked-in goal-line work on a Lamar Jackson–led offense, and the kind of touchdown equity that Cooterdoodle believes outweighs the uncertainty surrounding Jeanty and the rebuilding Raiders.

Cooterdoodle urged drafters to take last-round swings on Tory Horton after Seattle shed nearly 250 combined targets with the exits of DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, and Noah Fant. Horton—a fifth-round rookie who clocked a 4.41 forty—has already been earning first-team reps in camp. With only Jaxon Smith-Njigba locked into a major role and Sam Darnold expected to pepper short and intermediate routes, Cooterdoodle sees a clear runway for Horton to crack starting lineups at basically no acquisition cost.

Cooterdoodle is thrilled to pivot to Evan Engram if she misses the elite tight-end trio. She trusts Sean Payton’s track record with the position and loves that Payton publicly called Engram his new "joker," a role previously reserved for Taysom Hill. After watching Payton bet on Bo Nix at 1.12—and seeing Nix shatter rookie records—she’s taking Payton at his word that Engram will be a creative focal point who can smash his ADP outside the top 100.

Cooterdoodle said RJ Harvey is the rookie she keeps hammering in drafts that cost virtually nothing. Her entire case rests on Sean Payton’s well-documented willingness to lean on one primary back and his long résumé of fantasy-friendly RB usage. She believes that connection alone is enough to make Harvey worth a dart throw outside the first 10 rounds, calling him a classic low-risk, high-reward stash.