Tag Archives: Running back

07.14.12
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Fantasy Football Projections, Ranks and ADP

As I was putting together some sheets for my upcoming Fantasy Football drafts I noticed quarterbacks, followed by running backs, are dominating the projected stats from ESPN and CBS. Focusing on the offensive players within the top 100 ADP (89 total, I omitted the IDPs) at MyFantasyLeague.com, below is a short summary and all the charts by position and average projections within those positions. I thought this information in one place could be helpful for my readers and especially for those of you who use Value Based Dafting and Player Consistency come draft night.

  • Quarterbacks have the top 11 rankings and 13 of 14 with only Foster coming in at 12.
  • The #13 QB has the same projection as the #2 RB
  • Running Backs have the next 10 out of 11 spots, giving up only spot 18 to Calvin Johnson.
  • The #14 RB has a higher projection than #3 WR
  • QBs and RBs account for 24 of the top 25 projected ranks accoring to ESPN and CBS.
  • Wide Receivers only have 2 (CJ and Fitz) inside the top 31 projected spots.
  • The #26 WR has the same projection as the #3 TE.
  • Tight Ends have 2 in the top 30 (Gronk and Graham), but then dont show up again until #68 (Gates). Continue reading →
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06.28.12
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When can we expect RB dropoff to occur?

In the first part of this running back series, we discussed when to expect a RB dropoff to occur, and we highlighted the dropoff numbers for fantasy RBs from the ’90s. The results showed players from that decade were workhorses and by the time they reached 30 years of age, they averaged 300 carries per season and 2,700 total careers before their statistical dropoff.

For this post, the second part of the series, I researched running backs from the 2000s on the same statistical categories and compared the two groups’ dropoff period. Continue reading →