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  • RB

  • Royce Freeman

  • Carolina Panthers
  • Age25
  • CollegeOregon
  • DraftedRD 3, PK 71 (2018)
Height5-11
Weight231

Preseason

Player Rankings
Overall Rank #258
High Overall Rank #154
Low Overall Rank #342
RB Rank #100
High RB Rank #70
Low RB Rank #125

Summary

Royce Freeman was supposed to be "the man" for the Broncos years ago when they selected him in the third round. Instead, he was beat out by Phillip Lindsay for two years in a row. As Lindsay went on to be a back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher, Freeman was merely a reserve who didn't see the field much. In 2020, Freeman was pushed further down the depth chart with the addition of Melvin Gordon. This year, Lindsay is gone but the Broncos moved up in the second round to select Javonte Williams (North Carolina). Freeman is competing to be the no.3 running back on the roster and won't be in line to do much unless injuries strike the players in front of him. He's got talent, more talent than he's shown in the NFL, but a lack of confidence has plagued his game. Freeman could use a change of scenery.

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Percentile Ranks

Royce Freeman's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.

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Schedule

Week Matchup
1 vs New York Jets
2 vs New Orleans Saints
3 @ Houston Texans
4 @ Dallas Cowboys
5 vs Philadelphia Eagles
6 vs Minnesota Vikings
7 @ New York Giants
8 @ Atlanta Falcons
9 vs New England Patriots
10 @ Arizona Cardinals
11 vs Washington Football Team
12 @ Miami Dolphins
13 Bye Week
14 vs Atlanta Falcons
15 @ Buffalo Bills
16 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17 @ New Orleans Saints
18 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
YR TM G RSH RushYD Y/Rush RushTD TGT REC RecYD RecTD Rank VBD ADP
2018 DEN 14 130 521 4.0 5 20 14 72 0 45 21
2019 DEN 16 132 496 3.8 3 50 43 256 1 40 38
2020 DEN 11 35 170 4.9 0 13 12 81 0 89
Total 41 297 1187 4.0 8 83 69 409 1 0
YR WK OPP oSNAP RSH YD TD TARG REC YD TD
2021 1 NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 1 TEN 6 1 0 0 1 1 12 0
2020 2 PIT 16 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
2020 3 TB 24 2 4 0 2 2 31 0
2020 4 NYJ 14 3 6 0 2 2 6 0
2020 6 NE 25 8 26 0 1 1 4 0
2020 7 KC 18 3 12 0 2 1 5 0
2020 8 LAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 9 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 10 LV 10 2 11 0 2 2 15 0
2020 11 MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 12 NO 13 8 50 0 0 0 0 0
2020 13 KC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 14 CAR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 15 BUF 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
2020 16 LAC 18 2 16 0 2 2 7 0
2020 17 LV 28 2 21 0 1 1 1 0
2020 LV 192 35 170 0 13 12 81 0
2019 1 OAK 30 10 56 0 1 1 5 0
2019 2 CHI 43 11 54 0 7 5 48 0
2019 3 GB 36 15 63 0 5 4 10 0
2019 4 JAX 34 6 16 0 6 4 34 0
2019 5 LAC 33 13 61 0 2 2 6 0
2019 6 TEN 38 11 34 0 5 5 42 0
2019 7 KC 42 10 35 1 5 4 32 0
2019 8 IND 37 12 40 1 2 1 5 0
2019 9 CLE 26 5 15 0 1 1 -1 0
2019 11 MIN 24 8 31 0 1 1 14 0
2019 12 BUF 28 2 20 0 2 2 9 0
2019 13 LAC 32 5 11 0 4 4 13 0
2019 14 HOU 27 8 24 0 2 2 8 1
2019 15 KC 32 5 12 0 4 4 14 0
2019 16 DET 28 9 28 1 2 2 9 0
2019 17 OAK 24 2 -4 0 1 1 8 0
2019 OAK 514 132 496 3 50 43 256 1
2018 1 SEA 29 15 71 0 0 0 0 0
2018 2 OAK 16 8 28 1 1 0 0 0
2018 3 BAL 29 13 53 1 1 1 5 0
2018 4 KC 16 8 67 1 0 0 0 0
2018 5 NYJ 30 5 31 0 4 3 16 0
2018 6 LAR 25 9 22 0 0 0 0 0
2018 7 ARI 18 13 37 1 0 0 0 0
2018 11 LAC 13 7 23 1 1 1 7 0
2018 12 PIT 15 6 17 0 0 0 0 0
2018 13 CIN 21 12 48 0 0 0 0 0
2018 14 SF 9 6 36 0 1 0 0 0
2018 15 CLE 18 4 7 0 1 1 1 0
2018 16 OAK 25 7 21 0 1 0 0 0
2018 17 LAC 44 17 60 0 10 8 43 0
2018 LAC 308 130 521 5 20 14 72 0
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Thu Sep 2 16:51

Carolina claims Royce Freeman

Former Denver Broncos RB Royce Freeman was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers Thursday, Sept. 2. The Panthers also waived RB Trenton Cannon.

Wed Sep 1 13:49

Royce Freeman gets the boot

Denver Broncos RB Royce Freeman was released Wednesday, Sept. 1.

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