Dave Climer of the Tennessean predicts that RB Bishop Sankey will lead the Titans' RBBC in 2014:
"Personally, I expect it to fall into place quickly and for Sankey to emerge as the busiest of the Titans' running backs three or four games into the season. You don't spend a second-round pick on a running back — and make him the first running back drafted — to turn him into a spectator.
"Let's be clear: I'm not saying Sankey will be an every-down back or that his touches will come close to the 21 per game Chris Johnson averaged in his six seasons with the Titans. With a new coaching staff and a different vision for the offense, the Titans will use multiple backs, fitting the player to the situation."
HC Ken Whisenhunt did split RB duties between Ryan Mathews and Danny Woodhead as the Chargers' OC last year, so we could see Sankey and Dexter McCluster filling those roles in Tennessee. Sankey is probably going to be better in the passing game than Mathews, so he has a bit more upside as a three-down back. The last 13 rookies who were the top drafted RB in their class and joined a backfield with a lackluster incumbent averaged 18.2 touches for 83.1 yards and 0.55 TD, or 11.6 fantasy points per game. That’s about what Ryan Mathews averaged as the #12 RB in 2013.
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