The Nashville Tennessean is reporting that Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Chris Johnson is among the Titans top performers thus far in training camp. In fact, he’s been so impressive that offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger was quoted as saying, “I am just looking at him as a tailback. What we do outside of turning and handing him the ball is a bonus. He can do a lot of things, but I want to find out if we can turn and hand him the ball and how many times we can do that. I look at it different than all the ‘experts.’ I expect to see him out there on first and second down.” Johsnon ran for 1423 yards in his senior season at East Carolina on 236 carries, good for 6.0 yards per carry average. He had 17 rushing touchdowns and 37 receptions for 528 yards (14.3 average) and six scores. He was the fastest player at the scouting combine and in a shocking move the Titans selected him with the 24th pick in this years draft. Many felt that Johnson should be a second rounder and that the Titans had many needs to fill, running back not being one of them.
FANTASY IMPACT – This is a huge development in fantasy circles, especially for those of you who may have considered Lendale White a keeper in dynasty leagues. If Johnson is out there on first and second downs, that makes him the primary back. There’s a long way to go until the regular season, but this development is certainly worth keeping an eye on.
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