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Time to believe in Denard Robinson in fantasy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Is it time to buy into Jacksonville Jaguars running back Denard Robinson as a legitimate fantasy starter?

ESPN senior fantasy writer Christopher Harris said during a recent Fantasy Underground podcast with ESPN insider Field Yates that Robinson’s recent performance (235 yards in the Jaguars’ past two games) has made him a believer.

You can listen to the podcast here, but here are a couple excerpts of Harris’ thoughts on Robinson:

  • "I don’t think either one of us was ready to say, ‘Oh, this is a total fluke.’ We liked what we saw in that first game, but we said let’s see him do it against a better defense and let’s see a variety of play calls."

  • "What distinguishes Robinson is speed. Straight-line line speed. Really fast to the hole and then he goes. I think the line does seem to be playing better. Or, I guess you could say, maybe having a guy who gets there in the blink of an eye makes them seem better. What I haven’t really seen yet from him so far is open-field agility. I’m not saying he doesn’t have it, because we saw it at Michigan. He has some wiggle. He has some moves, but you haven’t seen much of it in abundance."