Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is actively boosting his De'Von Achane exposure now that the second-round price bakes in a full-workhorse projection. Pat expects Miami to hand Achane roughly 250-275 touches – nearly matching the 281 he logged last season – because the depth chart behind him is paper thin. Raheem Mostert is gone, rookie Ollie Gordon was a late-round flyer, and Alexander Mattison ("one of my least-favorite backs ever") is unlikely to siphon meaningful work. With Tyreek Hill nursing an injury and contract noise swirling around Jonnu Smith, Pat believes Mike McDaniel will lean on Achane’s pass-catching ability, creating a dump-off floor that insulates him from game script. If Achane stays healthy, Pat sees a clear path to an every-week RB1 who can bury underweight drafter portfolios, so he is happily clicking him near the 2/3 turn in Best Ball Mania 6 drafts.

Steph Miller said rostering both ancillary Miami running backs behind De'Von Achane can pay off because Achane’s slight frame (5'9", 188 lbs) and track-style usage raise legitimate durability concerns. Miami produced two top-18 weeks from multiple backs last season, and Mike McDaniel’s wide-zone scheme has finished top-five in EPA per rush since he arrived. If Achane misses time, Steph expects the backfield to consolidate around Raheem Mostert and rookie Jaylen Wright, each capable of ripping long runs against the league’s light boxes that Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle force. She views the double-tap as a low-cost Week 17 leverage play in BBM6 tournaments, especially because Miami closes the fantasy playoffs in a potential shootout against Kansas City.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said De'Von Achane is the perfect second-round target in Underdog’s Superflex Greyhound contests once you have already locked up an elite quarterback. Because drafters must start two running backs every week and the Round-3 quarterback tier is “super flat” with names like Drake May, Justin Herbert and Jared Goff still on the board, Pat prefers to grab Achane at pick 20 instead of reaching for Justin Fields. The move lets you fill a scarce roster slot with a player whose Olympic-level speed can deliver week-winning splash plays, while still circling back for a high-ceiling QB2 on the next turn. Pat framed it as a structural hack that converts positional scarcity and ADP inefficiency into advance-rate equity.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound told drafters to smash De'Von Achane at the two-three turn in Underdog’s SuperFlex rooms now that the quarterback pool after the elite names has flattened out. He said the Caleb Williams–Brock Purdy–Dak Prescott tier all project within a few weekly points, so using that pick on an explosive back before the RB shelf falls off is the sharper play. Achane averaged 5.8 yards per carry and 1.37 fantasy points per touch as a rookie, and Pat expects a 14-17 touch workload with Miami returning all five O-line starters while leaning on 32-year-old Raheem Mostert for only change-of-pace work. Pat also noted Miami’s Week-17 dome game against Houston provides an ideal playoff environment. Because later quarterbacks like Geno Smith or Sam Darnold are still available four rounds later, he believes taking Achane early and filling QB later delivers a higher ceiling and better roster balance in today’s SuperFlex lobbies.

Pat Mayo called De'Von Achane a worthwhile 50-1 flyer for OPOY now that Raheem Mostert’s departure opens a 60-plus-percent snap share. Mayo emphasized Achane’s league-best 7.8 yards per touch and noted Mike McDaniel lined him up in the slot on 18 % of passing snaps—evidence voters will see both rushing and receiving splash plays. With Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle battling age and durability concerns, Mayo expects Miami to funnel touches to its most electric playmaker. He also stressed narrative: highlight-reel 60-yarders stick in the heads of human voters, and Achane will remain on the field in either positive or negative game scripts, padding counting stats even if the Dolphins hover around .500. Mayo thinks a handful of 200-yard multi-TD blow-ups could put Achane squarely in the conversation regardless of Miami’s final record.

Pete Overzet admitted he was "kind of bearish" on De'Von Achane before the NFL Draft but said he has now "come around" because the draft "went pretty well for him." Miami declined to add meaningful competition, leaving Achane atop a backfield tied to one of the league’s most explosive offenses. Overzet likes Achane more than Derrick Henry at similar ADP, arguing that Achane’s big-play profile and lack of new challengers give him a cleaner runway to outsized spike weeks. Given the Dolphins’ league-leading efficiency metrics from 2023 and the speed-based scheme Mike McDaniel wants to run, Overzet views Achane as a high-ceiling RB2 worth scooping any time he slips into the mid-second round of Best Ball Mania drafts.

Davis Mattek picked De'von Achane as his round-two smash, saying even a 50% haircut to last season’s ludicrous 8.0 YPC paired with 75% of his 2024 workload would still make him the story of 2025. He reminded listeners that Achane and Raheem Mostert finished RB2 and RB4 in points per game and that Miami still lacks a true third wide receiver. Mattek expects Mike McDaniel to continue scheming red-zone space plays for Achane, projecting roughly 170 carries and 80 receptions if the Dolphins offensive line can be merely league-average instead of bottom-two. Rookie backs Jalen Wright and Ollie Gordon can spell him, but Mattek believes the market’s discomfort—volume bros think he’s a gadget player, zero-RB drafters think he’s too expensive—has left Achane underpriced in the mid-second round.

Michael Leone said De'Von Achane should still be going at last year’s 1-2 turn price because the role concerns are gone. Achane logged a true every-down workload down the stretch in 2023 – something drafters never gave him credit for – and Leone projects that to stick in the 17-20-touch range even after Miami added rookie Ollie Gordon as a change-of-pace option. The only thing that cratered was big-play rate: Achane’s yards per carry fell from 7.8 as a rookie to 4.6, but Leone blamed that on a banged-up offensive line and two separate Tua injuries that kneecapped overall efficiency. If those pieces stay healthy, he expects the home-run plays to “snap back” while the workload remains intact, giving Achane both a top-5 weekly ceiling and a rock-solid floor at his current early-second ADP. Leone labeled the price tag “super bullish closing-line value” for Best Ball Mania drafters willing to start RB-RB.

Mike Wright called De'von Achane “a big winner” because Miami waited until the sixth round to take Ollie Gordon, a back Wright dismissed as a depth flier after his efficiency cratered to 3.9 YPC last season. Achane averaged 6.8 yards per touch and finished top-five in breakaway run rate as a rookie, yet still saw double-digit carries only seven times. Wright expects Mike McDaniel to expand Achane’s role now that the front office prioritized trenches and secondary over premium backfield help. With only Raheem Mostert (33 years old) and the raw Gordon behind him, Wright projected 230 total touches, including 50 receptions, and placed Achane firmly inside his top-15 running backs for 2025 season-long drafts. He urged drafters to pounce on Achane in Round 2 before summer ADP climbs.

Andy Holloway slotted De'Von Achane at RB6 thanks to a league‑best 70 early‑down targets last season—more than Alvin Kamara, Bijan Robinson and Breece Hall. With Tua Tagovailoa on the field Achane averaged 19.5 fantasy points and 6.5 targets per game; both figures cratered to 7.7 points and 2.2 targets in the six contests Tua missed. Holloway conceded Achane’s own durability concerns but trusts Mike McDaniel’s motion‑heavy scheme to keep Tagovailoa upright and manufacture high‑value touches. If the Dolphins avoid a quarterback catastrophe, Holloway projects another 90‑target, 1,600‑scrimmage‑yard campaign that justifies taking Achane in the back half of Round 1 for PPR and best‑ball leagues.