Sean Koerner highlighted Tahj Brooks at RB64 as a quick-rising ADP after Cincinnati released Zack Moss. Behind Chase Brown sit only Brooks and veteran Samaje Perine, giving the rookie real paths to touches: a complementary role immediately, or a lead role if Brown misses time. Koerner expects the market to adjust upward soon and thinks Brooks can beat RB64 comfortably, noting the Bengals’ top-10 offensive efficiency and pass-game volume that produce red-zone chances.

Best Ball Guy labelled Tahj Brooks "such a smash" in the late rounds. Camp reports have Brooks operating as the clear No. 2 and potentially a 1B to Chase Brown, putting him one heartbeat away from a sizable workload. The tout likes loading up on rookie running backs with cheap contingent value, arguing Brooks’ current silence in best-ball rooms makes him a perfect leverage play when drafters chase early running backs.

Dwain McFarland said Tahj Brooks should be drafted aggressively at his RB63, ~202 overall cost because Cincinnati’s decision to outright release Zack Moss removes the only proven competition for early-down and short-yardage snaps. Brooks, a sixth-round pick from Texas A&M, is already drawing rave reviews in camp and now projects for any high-value touches that open up behind Joe Burrow in one of the league’s highest-scoring attacks. McFarland expects the market to correct several rounds upward once drafters digest the depth-chart clarity, calling Brooks a top-shelf handcuff with immediate FLEX upside.

Josh said Tahj Brooks is the Bengals running back he is stashing in the last round of Best Ball Mania and deep home-league drafts. Brooks led the 2023 class in forced missed tackles, checked in at 5-foot-9, 214 lbs, and posted an eye-catching three-cone time that reinforces his lateral agility on tape. Josh expects Brooks to become the primary goal-line option and the clear RB2 behind Chase Brown, overtaking veteran Samaje Perine. Because Brooks went largely undrafted during the first 60 % of the tournament, drafters can still gain closing-line value even if his ADP jumps a few rounds after preseason reps. The play is to scoop Brooks whenever you punt RB late or after you’ve burned an early pick on a third quarterback, banking on injury contingency and touchdown equity.

PPRTyler said Tahj Brooks is an auto-click at the 16th/17th-round turn because the bet you’re making on him is identical to every other late-round running back, except Brooks operates in what Tyler considers a far better offense than the rest of that tier (he only concedes Will Shipley’s situation might be comparable). Tyler added that Brooks can still carve out work even behind the starters and is shocked the market hasn’t pushed his ADP higher, noting he personally has just 6 % exposure and wants to correct that. The takeaway: Tyler views Brooks as a glaring ADP inefficiency and a priority pick when you need a final upside RB for best-ball builds.

With the Bengals releasing Zack Moss following his neck fracture and pay-cut, Hayden Winks said rookie Tahj Brooks is now a viable Round-18 dart throw. Winks expects Samaje Perine to be the clear No. 2 because of trust on third downs, but Brooks could secure the RB3 job and become the direct contingency play behind Chase Brown if anything happens to either veteran. He grouped Brooks with late-round lottery tickets like Justice Hill and Jarquez Hunter—players unlikely to have standalone value but who would leap into every-down work if injuries strike ahead of them.

PPRTyler deliberately clicked Tahj Brooks at the current price and called it "a justifiable price to get him at," forecasting that Brooks will soon cost a full round earlier (around the 15–16 turn). He views Brooks as carrying the same ceiling bet as the other backs in that pocket, so locking him in before the impending ADP rise is, in Tyler's words, the smart way to secure a discount in Chihuahua 2 Best Ball rooms.

PPRTyler said Tahj Brooks is now the Cincinnati running back you want behind the starter after the Bengals released Zack Moss earlier in the day. With Moss gone and Samaje Perine written off as a threat (“definitely not … P-Rine”), Brooks has, in Tyler’s words, “a cleared-up job” as the primary contingency option in what he repeatedly called “such a good offense.” Tyler expects Underdog drafters to react fast, projecting Brooks’ ADP to rise into the same neighborhood as Braelon Allen, Austin Ekeler, and Tyler Allgeier—players he labels the “lower tier of guys we’re pretty sure are second options.” He already holds almost 6 percent Brooks exposure and plans to keep adding shares before the price spike.

Kendall Valenzuela recommended scooping up rookie Tahj Brooks at his current bargain ADP, pointing out that Chase Brown is locked in as the Bengals’ starter but the depth chart behind him is wide open. Brooks only has to beat out veterans Zack Moss and Samaje Perine—both signed to modest deals—to secure the RB2 role, and Valenzuela believes his size/speed combo gives him better three-down insurance upside. With Cincinnati running the 11th-most plays per game in 2024 and no clear goal-line hammer, she thinks Brooks could rocket up draft boards once preseason reps confirm his spot, making now the cheapest fantasy managers will be able to acquire him.

The author of the Fantasy Life Newsletter said Tahj Brooks is now a priority final-round target. With Zack Moss landing on the active/NFI list while recovering from a broken neck and reportedly fighting for his roster spot, Cincinnati’s sixth-round rookie has a clear runway to the No. 2 job behind Chase Brown. Camp reports highlight Brooks’ pass-catching flashes, giving him a three-down profile if Brown were to miss time; Samaje Perine would mix in but is viewed as a complementary veteran. The tout likes clicking Brooks at the end of Best Ball drafts because he offers immediate injury contingency value and could carve out a weekly role in obvious passing situations.

While acknowledging Chase Brown as the clear Bengals lead back, Valenzuela revealed she is buying as much Tahj Brooks stock as possible before prices rise. The rookie’s competition consists of veterans Zack Moss and Samaje Perine, and Brooks has the three-down build (5-foot-10, 220 lbs) that could secure a sizeable share if Brown falters. Cincinnati finished 8th in red-zone plays last season, so a back who carves out the No. 2 job has weekly flex appeal. Valenzuela views Brooks as a low-cost pick who could rocket up the depth chart during August.

Steve Palazzolo said Tahj Brooks is a sneaky late-round fantasy pick because he can immediately fix the Bengals’ biggest offensive flaw: short-yardage futility. Cincinnati repeatedly had to let Joe Burrow heave deep on 3rd- or 4th-and-1 last season because the line failed to get a push and no back could grind out a yard. Palazzolo likes Brooks’ compact build, surprising footwork, and history of hammering between the tackles at Texas Tech, calling him "the exact stylistic opposite of Chase Brown." He expects Brooks to earn the primary goal-line and power packages by mid-camp, projecting the rookie to siphon touchdowns while leaving the open-field snaps to Brown. The end result, Palazzolo believes, is a free-square TD vulture in double-digit rounds of season-long and best-ball drafts whose spike-week upside far exceeds current ADP.

PPRTyler urged drafters to reach past ADP for Tahj Brooks and grab at least 15 percent exposure. He framed Cincinnati as "one of the best offenses in football" and highlighted a muddled backfield: Zach Moss is on the NFI list with a broken neck, Samaje Perine is little more than veteran depth, and any serious injury to Chase Brown would catapult Brooks into lead-back territory. Tyler likened the contingent upside to 2023 Kyren Williams or a discounted Bucky Irving—players who were afterthoughts until opportunity struck. Because Brooks is still going undrafted in many Best Ball rooms, Tyler considers him a cheap ticket to 18-plus-carry games if the depth chart breaks his way.

Sixth-rounder Tahj Brooks (pick 193, Super Model 63, ADP 212.6) drew praise from OC Dan Pitcher, who said the rookie has been 'excellent' while Zack Moss was mentioned as an afterthought. Overzet believes Brooks could lock up the No. 2 early-down job behind Chase Brown, making his current price a bargain. While he is prioritizing higher-draft-capital sleepers like Hunter and Sampson, Overzet plans to mix Brooks in at similar frequency if camp confirms Moss’s irrelevance. Personal exposure is 1.8 % but trending upward.

Updating an earlier stance, Best Ball Guy reported that rookie Tahj Brooks has already moved ahead of veteran Zach Moss on the depth chart, citing early training-camp buzz he trusts. That confirmation strengthens his view that Brooks is “the cheapest true handcuff in best ball,” as the rookie now looks poised to inherit Jonathan Taylor’s early-down role if the starter misses time. Given Brooks’ bargain-basement ADP, BBG continues to hammer him as an RB5 who could jump to 15-plus touches during the fantasy playoffs and be a tournament-deciding value.

Calling him "the least expensive handcuff in all of best ball," Best Ball Guy spotlighted rookie Tahj Brooks as an end-of-draft smash. Insider buzz (from a viewer he trusts named Nick) says the coaching staff has already written off Zack Moss, leaving Brooks as the clear No. 2 who would inherit the early-down role if the starter misses time. Because he goes even later than other premium handcuffs like Trey Benson, the opportunity cost is minimal. Best Ball Guy likes locking in Brooks when he needs a RB5 with contingent upside, arguing that a back who could jump to 15+ touches during playoff weeks is exactly how tournament winners are built.

Erik Beimfohr said sixth-round rookie Tahj Brooks is one of his favorite late-round Best Ball darts because the profile mirrors Chase Brown’s 2023 hit for Cincinnati. Brooks handled ‘monstrous workloads’ at Texas Tech and still never dipped below 100 rushing yards or 4.0 YPC in any 2024 game. PlayerProfiler shows 62nd-percentile target share plus elite size-adjusted speed and burst scores, suggesting three-down juice. The Bengals currently plan on Samaje Perine as a pure passing-downs specialist, so any Brown injury—or even a desire to lighten Brown’s 2024 extreme usage—opens a path for Brooks to take early‐down work while holding his own on passing downs thanks to proven pass-pro chops. With an Underdog ADP of 213 (RB68), Beimfohr views Brooks as cheap, asymmetric upside tied to Joe Burrow’s offense.

Eric Luttrell admitted he’s "really into Tahj Brooks" and wants early exposure before Houston beat writers confirm the rookie is Joe Mixon’s clear backup. Brooks’ downhill style (over 1,700 rushing yards and an FBS-best 91 forced missed tackles at Texas Tech) fits Bobby Slowik’s zone scheme, and the Texans have nothing but UDFA bodies behind Mixon after letting Devin Singletary walk. Luttrell expects Brooks to win the No. 2 job in camp, giving him the contingent upside of a weekly RB2 if the 28-year-old Mixon misses time. With Brooks still free in the final two rounds, Eric views him as the perfect asymmetric bet: potential 10-round closing-line value for a pick that’s usually burned on fringe wideouts.

Erik Beimfohr called sixth-round pick Tahj Brooks his favorite true "mega flyer" of 2025 drafts. Brooks logged three straight 1,000-yard seasons at Texas Tech while handling pass-pro, route work and short-yardage duties—exactly the three boxes Cincinnati still needs behind Zack Moss and Chase Brown. Beimfohr reminded listeners that Brown was only a fifth-rounder last year and still flashed RB2 weeks once Joe Mixon left, proving how fantasy-friendly the Bengals’ workhorse role can be. Brooks’ 4.55 forty and above-average 8.85 RAS squashed pre-combine speed concerns, and his 75 missed tackles forced in 2024 ranked top-10 in the country. With only 2022 tape Samaje Perine penciled in as the third-down guy, Brooks could vault to the top of the depth chart if Brown struggles or Moss’s durability issues resurface. Beimfohr recommends scooping Brooks in the final round of every Best Ball draft as pure contingent-value leverage on an elite offense.