Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle offered very high praises when speaking about the Bengals running back tandem of Zach Moss and Chase Brown during a recent interview.  After talking about how effective he believes each back will be, he then offered a little more about Chase Brown, referring to the 2nd year back out of Illinois as a “special talent and a special player.”  He then went as far as to guarantee that Brown would have “a year” and emphasized that if he played fantasy football, Brown would be the first running back he took.

The drumbeat since camp opened has been a positive one for Chase Brown.  The Bengals let go of longtime starter Joe Mixon, and signed Zach Moss to a 2 year 8 million dollar deal in the offseason, but Moss nor Mixon offer the homerun ability that Brown does with his compact frame and 4.43 40 time.  In a very limited sample, Brown averaged 5.8 yards per touch on 58 touches last season while playing in spot duty to Mixon.  Brown is currently the rb33 on underdog, and dynasty rb30 on KeepTradeCut, he has seen significant movement since training camp has opened and the positive reports began to flow.  If he is getting a majority of opportunity in the Bengals backfield, he will be a tremendous value in all formats.