2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 5 to No. 1 – The Tournament Winners

Shawn Siegele
August 23, 2024

In Part 3 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at five RBs who are poised to beat ADP by four or more rounds, including two who could leap into the 2025 first round.

The first two parts of the Countdown included the full intro with links to our articles explaining the Zero RB rationale and the hits from previous seasons. If you’ve just jumped in for the best of the best, I encourage you to check it out. But there’s no need for everyone else to wade through it again.

2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 15 to No. 11 – Not for the Faint of Heart (The Gunslinger Edition)
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 10 to No. 6 – Don’t Worry About the Starter With These Extreme Talent Plays

To the final five.

2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: The Tournament Winners

Looking for my 2024 redraft game plan? Be sure to check out The Upside Mega-Tiers Use Optimism and Humility to Help You Crush Your League.

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Shawn Siegele

Author of the original Zero RB article and 2013 NFFC Primetime Grand Champion. 11-time main event league winner. 2015, 2017, 2018 titles in MFL10 of Death.

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