Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman is the obvious choice to step in for the injured Willis McGahee and bring much joy and success to fantasy rosters, but pardon me for having just a bit of doubt. While I ranked Hillman well for this week -- just outside the top 20 running backs (like my colleagues) -- part of the ranking for me had to do with the Broncos' one-sided matchup against the woeful Kansas City Chiefs. There's upside for the San Diego State product, of course, but in a deep league, it's also a good idea to at least consider former Broncos rookie star Knowshon Moreno, just in case.
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Eric Karabell
Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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