Year of the running back?
If you were/are the owner of Ronnie Brown, Deuce McAllister, Travis Henry or Rudi Johnson (to name a few), you know that this season's running back field has been hit hard by injuries and suspensions. Because I have fantasy squads with a few of those players, and because it's around the half-way point in the NFL season, I decided it might be interesting to compare the top running backs around draft time this year with the actual rankings going into Week 10. This is what I discovered...
| Rank | Draft Average | Current |
| 1 | LaDainian Tomlinson | Adrian Peterson |
| 2 | Steven Jackson | Joseph Addai |
| 3 | Larry Johnson | LaDainian Tomlinson |
| 4 | Shaun Alexander | Brian Westbrook |
| 5 | Joseph Addai | Ronnie Brown |
| 6 | Frank Gore | Marshawn Lynch |
| 7 | Rudi Johnson | Marion Barber III |
| 8 | Brian Westbrook | Clinton Portis |
| 9 | Willie Parker | Willis McGahee |
| 10 | Laurence Maroney | Reggie Bush |
Note: Yahoo! rankings used for this comparison.
When looking at these lists, you notice that only three (!!!) running backs that were ranked in the top 10 pre-season are actually living up to their name. With Adrian Peterson's record breaking game, he has catapulted to the top of the current rankings, although he was originally drafted as the 23rd running back, behind Cedric Benson (ugh), Maurice Jones-Drew, Deuce McAllister, Thomas Jones and Travis Henry! Of the top 10 pre-season ranked RB's, Jackson (groin), LJ (foot), Alexander (poor play), Gore (poor play), Rudi (hamstring), and Maroney (groin) have all proven to be major disappointments. This just shows that while a solid draft might be the key to a good fantasy team, some luck and psychic powers can always help as well.
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