Andre Ellington Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver Ht: 5.8 | Wt: 199

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Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:25:48 -0700

Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington is moving back to running back, and the team will be looking for him to have a tougher running style, according to head coach Bruce Arians.

Fantasy Tip: Ellington probably will compete for the backup running back job during training camp after the team briefly moved him to wide receiver. Ellington likely will receive limited touches in 2017 and should only be a late-round option.

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| Source: The Arizona Republic - Kent Somers

Sun, 21 May 2017 20:22:15 -0700

Arizona Cardinals WR Andre Ellington said the hardest part of his transition from running back to wide receiver is the change in terminology.

Fantasy Tip: Ellington can be a big-play weapon, but the move to receiver doesn't guarantee playing time. He doesn't need to be drafted at this point.

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| Source: The Arizona Republic - Kent Somers

Wed, 10 May 2017 09:27:14 -0700

Arizona Cardinals WR Andre Ellington is getting more comfortable with the nuances of being a receiver and has the fluidity and ability to run routes with the right angle and bend, according to QB Carson Palmer. "Everything changes when he's got to line up and there are 11 guys across the ball and he, post-snap, has to make decisions. That's difficult. But he runs really good routes, and the thing that really excites me is, once he gets the ball in his hands, what is he going to do with it? He's not a receiver, he's a running back when he has the ball in his hands," Palmer said.

Fantasy Tip: Ellington is a wild-card in fantasy and reality. The odds are against him considering Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown and J.J. Nelson are pretty much locked into the first three spots on the depth chart. With that said, he has more value to the Cardinals as a player who could be their third running back and fifth receiver. Barring a catastrophic number of injuries at either position, however, Ellington will have a hard time being useful in fantasy this year.

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| Source: AZCardinals.com - Darren Urban

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:42:41 -0700

Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington is moving to wide receiver, according to head coach Bruce Arians.

Fantasy Tip: This could be a sneaky move for fantasy purposes. Ellington wasn't going to have much value with David Johnson ahead of him as one of the best backs in the NFL. We aren't expecting Ellington to make a sudden transition to an upper echelon receiver, but he's someone that you can grab as a WR5 and possibly use as a bye-week replacement at running back in PPR formats.

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| Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 05:56:15 -0700

Updating a previous report, Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington landed a one-year deal with a $775,000 base salary.

Fantasy Tip: Ellington is expected to be used more as a receiver in the backfield, but David Johnson's emergence as potentially the best RB in fantasy limits Ellington to possible flex usage.

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| Source: FOX Sports 910 Radio - Mike Jurecki

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:05:39 -0700

Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington is expected to be used more as a wide receiver than a running back in 2017. He will play both positions, but the Cardinals like him more at wide receiver, according to azcentral.com's Kent Somers.

Fantasy Tip: Ellington is versatile, but his fantasy value is majorly limited with David Johnson. Johnson also plays running back and receiver, and plays them very well. Ellington is merely a late-round handicap flier for Johnson owners at this juncture.

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| Source: The Arizona Republic - Kent Somers

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:12:19 -0700

Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington re-signed to an undisclosed deal Monday, March 13.

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| Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter

Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:03:26 -0800

Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington will be an unrestricted free agent Thursday, March 9, at 4 p.m. EST.

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| Source: Spotrac.com

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:38:12 -0700

Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said he would like to give RB Andre Ellington more touches but has a hard time taking the ball out of the hands of RB David Johnson.

Fantasy Tip: Don't expect Johnson to lose touches any time soon, and he should remain one of the top fantasy options at any positon all season long.

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| Source: The Arizona Republic - Kent Somers

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 20:13:58 -0700

Arizona Cardinals RB David Johnson played 79 of a possible 82 snaps against the Buffalo Bills in Week 3. RBs Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington logged just three and one, respectively.

Fantasy Tip: There were some mild concerns after Chris Johnson (16 carries) got more work than David Johnson (12) in Week 2 that the former might have a larger role going forward, but Week 3 proves D. Johnson is among the few legit every-down backs in the NFL and a RB1 in all fantasy formats.

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| Source: ESPN.com - Josh Weinfuss

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