Top 20 Highest-Paid Running Backs 2016
Adrian Peterson $74
Ezekiel Elliott $61
Latavius Murray $51
Mark Ingram $50
Carlos Hyde $48
LeSean McCoy $48
Matt Forte $44
Todd Gurley $43
T.J. Yeldon $43
Le'Veon Bell $42
Eddie Lacy $42
Melvin Gordon $40
Danny Woodhead $40
Jamaal Charles $37
Jonathan Stewart $36
DeMarco Murray $35
Doug Martin $32
Thomas Rawls $29
Ameer Abdullah $28
Giovani Bernard $28
Following the 2015 season, all the cool kids dropped their running backs and decided to start fresh in 2016. And why not? For the first time since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970, the top ten wide receivers averaged more points than the top ten running backs. Wide receivers were cheap and plentiful and didn't carry the risks that running backs did. But, the list above shows you how out of whack this philosophy is to microeconomic reality. A ROOKIE RUNNING BACK went for $61! 61! That's 20% of that team's salary cap in one shot.
Teams were desperate. Of these 20, 14 were drafted in 2016. The six carryovers (in italics above) provided a mixed bag. Peterson and Charles were hurt and missed the majority of the season. Gurley was ineffective with the worst offense in football. McCoy and Bell were top five running backs and Doug Martin was injured, ineffective, and finished the season with a four-game suspension which will carry over into the first three games of 2017.
Of the 2016 draftees, Ezekiel Elliott (317 points) proved to be worth the $61 spent on him, finishing as the number two running back. Only DeMarco Murray (279 points), Melvin Gordon (240 points), and Mark Ingram (207 points) cracked the 200-point barrier. The rest? Yuck.
The best running back, and likely the MVP of the fantasy football world was Arizona's David Johnson (381 points). His price? $10. And this is the difference between Franchise Fantasy Football and the rest of the fantasy football universe. Drafting astutely means getting great talent at a low salary and keeping the player for the long run. Johnson's owner, who finished as league runner-up in 2016, controls him through 2021 for just a total of $102. Going forward, Johnson will count just $13 in 2017, $16 in 2018, $18 in 2019, $21 in 2020, and $24 in 2021 again his team's salary cap of $300. THIS is how you build a winning dynasty.
You can learn how to set up, start, and play your Franchise Fantasy Football League is my book, which contains many correctly-spelled words and entertaining footnotes. It is available here: BUY THE BOOK HERE. Signed/inscribed copies are available at no extra cost.
Thank you for your kind attention and please give generously when the hat is passed.
Teams were desperate. Of these 20, 14 were drafted in 2016. The six carryovers (in italics above) provided a mixed bag. Peterson and Charles were hurt and missed the majority of the season. Gurley was ineffective with the worst offense in football. McCoy and Bell were top five running backs and Doug Martin was injured, ineffective, and finished the season with a four-game suspension which will carry over into the first three games of 2017.
Of the 2016 draftees, Ezekiel Elliott (317 points) proved to be worth the $61 spent on him, finishing as the number two running back. Only DeMarco Murray (279 points), Melvin Gordon (240 points), and Mark Ingram (207 points) cracked the 200-point barrier. The rest? Yuck.
The best running back, and likely the MVP of the fantasy football world was Arizona's David Johnson (381 points). His price? $10. And this is the difference between Franchise Fantasy Football and the rest of the fantasy football universe. Drafting astutely means getting great talent at a low salary and keeping the player for the long run. Johnson's owner, who finished as league runner-up in 2016, controls him through 2021 for just a total of $102. Going forward, Johnson will count just $13 in 2017, $16 in 2018, $18 in 2019, $21 in 2020, and $24 in 2021 again his team's salary cap of $300. THIS is how you build a winning dynasty.
You can learn how to set up, start, and play your Franchise Fantasy Football League is my book, which contains many correctly-spelled words and entertaining footnotes. It is available here: BUY THE BOOK HERE. Signed/inscribed copies are available at no extra cost.
Thank you for your kind attention and please give generously when the hat is passed.
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