Your first reaction might be to hoard running backs early. Hitting on one or two of them can change the whole makeup of your team, after all. But that's an easy way to derail your season early. In fact, you might be better off avoiding running backs early altogether. We close out our running back previews with some of the scariest early-round picks you can make at running back. These are the guys who can trip up your season.

But it's not just about who to avoid. We'll also give you ...

• Some of our favorite late-round options
• The best running backs to target for a zero-RB strategy
• A deep dive into New York's running back kings

You want to get elite running backs, but Ben Gretch has eight backs to avoid in the early rounds, as well as 11 later-round upside targets.

Heath Cummings says you should have no fear starting your team with elite wide receivers and a tight end or quarterback. There are more than enough late-round running backs to go around.

Ben Gretch looks at the past 10 seasons of running back production to identify where you want to pick your running backs, and when you want to pass.

The last time we saw Le'Veon Bell, he was in the discussion for the NFL's best running back. But that was before Saquon Barkley. Jamey Eisenberg looks at New York's two running back titans