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Ito Smith Is a Great Late-Round Lottery Ticket in Fantasy Football

Smith didn't make much of an impact in his rookie season, but he has a path to meaningful volume in 2019. How will he fare in his sophomore campaign?

If you look at raw counting stats, you would probably have a pretty low opinion of Ito Smith.

The fourth-round pick had a golden opportunity in 2018 -- the Atlanta Falcons' workhorse back, Devonta Freeman, barely played -- and yet Smith finished his rookie season with 90 carries for just 315 yards (3.5 yards per carry) and 4 touchdowns, tacking on 27 receptions for another 152 yards while mostly filling a backup role to Tevin Coleman.