Former Alabama Player to Watch in Fantasy Football Week 2: Kenyan Drake

There are a lot of interesting Alabama reunions in the NFL this week.

Thursday night saw Patrick Wills Jr., playing left tackle for the Cleveland Browns, against Jonah Williams and the Cincinnati Bengals. Dallas cornerback Trevon Diggs has the unenviable task of trying to slow down Atlanta wide receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley.

But in Arizona, running back Kenyan Drake will have Jonathan Allen, Ryan Anderson, Landon Collins, Shaun Dion Hamilton and Da'Ron Payne all trying to stop him. Reuben Foster is also with the Washington Football Team, but will miss the season on injured reserve.

Drake will try and score a rushing touchdown for the fifth straight game. He's also posted 426 scrimmage yards (106.5 per game) and five rushing touchdowns in four career home games with Arizona.

Both teams are coming off a big win, Washington 27-17 over Philadelphia to launch the Ron Rivera era, and Arizona 24-20 at San Francisco.

Drake didn't lead the Cardinals in rushing against the reigning NFC champions. Quarterback Kyler Murray had 91 yards on 13 carries and ran in a touchdown. The addition of DeAndre Hopkins further complicates things for opponents.

Drake rushed for 60 yards and one touchdown last week, but facing a team that has to travel all the way across the country bodes well for him him in this matchup.

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