One Running Back to Target in Each Round of Your Fantasy Football Draft

Round 7: Frank Gore, Indianapolis Colts

Average Draft Position: 7.12 (RB35)

It's perfectly understandable to doubt Frank Gore. The dude is 75 years old and has chosen a line of work in which old men get kicked to the curb.

But it's also Frank Gore, an alien who doesn't submit to our Earthly restrictions. The guy has racked up at least 200 carries in 11 of his 12 seasons -- with the lone exception being his 127-attempt rookie campaign back in 2005 -- including six straight years with at least 250 attempts.

Volume is king at running back, and Gore's role as the Indianapolis Colts' lead runner gives him a floor few can match this late in the draft.

Gore isn't just a floor play, though; he's got solid weekly upside.

In 2016, Gore was an RB1 (top-12 back) four different times, and he put together 10 total RB2 (top-24) weeks. That's more of both RB1 and RB2 weeks than either Jay Ajayi or Isaiah Crowell had last season. It helped Gore finish as the RB12 in PPR and standard leagues a year ago.

A starting running back who appears to be in line for a workhorse role -- we project him for 201 attempts -- simply can't be this cheap. Maybe this is the year Gore breaks down, but when you compare him to the other backs in this round (Eddie Lacy, Derrick Henry and Theo Riddick), Gore's unquestioned alpha dog status in Indy -- plus, you know, the Colts' offense being rather fantasy friendly -- makes him awfully appealing.