Gretch, once a vocal Justice Hill supporter, now calls Hill "undraftable in all formats." Last year Hill’s value came from designed wheel routes and swing passes, but Gretch argues Baltimore must hand those looks to Keaton Mitchell to exploit his 24-mph speed. With no realistic early-down role behind Derrick Henry and his change-of-pace snaps in jeopardy, Hill offers neither ceiling nor floor and is a land mine in the last few Best-Ball rounds.

Rich Hribar recommended using a late best-ball pick on Justice Hill, noting that we “already know his job is pass catching.” He contrasted Hill with teammate Keaton Mitchell, reminding listeners that Mitchell “wasn’t a pass catcher” in college while Hill still owns the third-down work. Because the roster they were building could stop at two quarterbacks and two tight ends, Hribar liked Hill as a seventh running back who can deliver spike weeks through receptions even if he never steals early-down carries.

Gene Clemons highlighted Justice Hill as a sneaky PPR play for 18-team leagues. Hill drew 51 targets and 42 catches in 2024 and logged three-plus receptions in seven of 15 games despite ceding early-down work to Derrick Henry. Clemons noted Hill’s defined pass-game role and explosive play ability can turn those cheap catches into usable weekly flex scores whenever Baltimore faces aggressive pass rushes.

James Koh urged stashing Justice Hill as Baltimore’s break-glass option behind a 31-year-old Derrick Henry who just logged 386 touches (third-most of his career) and has already shown the ‘curse of 370’ twice—missing nine games in 2021 after 418 touches and dropping 30% of his yardage after 382 touches in 2022. Hill already owns the passing-down work (42 catches to Henry’s 19 last season), averages 4.9 yards per carry over the last four years, knows Todd Monken’s system cold, and has Jim Harbaugh’s trust. If Father Time finally stiff-arms Henry, Hill projects to slide into a full PPR-friendly role with breakaway efficiency.

Strachan cautioned that drafting Justice Hill for contingent upside is a trap. Hill will likely log the second-most snaps behind Derrick Henry, but Strachan argued the Ravens would form a committee rather than hand Hill a three-down workload if Henry misses time. Hill’s skill set and Baltimore’s historical two-back preference limit his ceiling, making him best viewed as occasional floor depth rather than an injury-based league winner. Drafters should focus their late-round bullets on backup RBs who can actually command bell-cow usage when chaos strikes.

When the room dried up at running back, Joey B pounded the table for Justice Hill, explaining that the veteran actually projects for usable weeks instead of pure injury-contingent upside. Hill handled at least 18% of Baltimore’s offensive snaps in every game last year and carved out passing-down work even when Gus Edwards and Keaton Mitchell were healthy. Joey contrasted that with the remaining board—mostly rookie or committee backs who need multiple things to break their way—saying Hill’s proven role offers a bankable 6-to-10 point floor and occasional touchdown spikes that keep a fragile RB room afloat through bye weeks in Best Ball Mania.

Tom Strachan warned that Justice Hill is a low-ceiling handcuff behind Derrick Henry and should not be drafted for upside alone. Although Hill is projected to play the second-most snaps in Baltimore, Strachan noted he lacks three-down size and the Ravens historically replace injured starters with committees rather than workhorses. Without a realistic path to 20-touch games, Hill offers little win equity in best ball. Strachan advised targeting contingency backs who can handle full workloads if the starter misses time instead of betting on Hill’s unlikely solo breakout.