2013 Fantasy Football: Running Backs with Most Carries
I reference this stat a lot in my Fantasy Football articles. Running backs who carry the ball 380 or more times in a season tend to disappoint the following year.
Let's take a look at every running back who has led the league in carries the past 20 years. As you'll see, except for THREE real instances (two of which were by the most durable running back of all time), they've disappointed their fantasy owners.
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1988.
Eric Dickerson, Rams Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1988 |
388 |
1,659 |
4.3 |
15 |
1989 |
314 |
1,311 |
4.2 |
8 |
1989.
Christian Okoye, Chiefs Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1989 |
370 |
1,480 |
4.0 |
12 |
1990 |
245 |
805 |
3.3 |
7 |
1990.
Earnest Bynar, Redskins Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1990 |
297 |
1,219 |
4.1 |
7 |
1991 |
274 |
1,048 |
3.8 |
5 |
1991.
Emmitt Smith*, Cowboys Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1991 |
365 |
1,563 |
4.3 |
13 |
1992 |
373 |
1,713 |
4.6 |
19 |
* - One of three real exceptions to the rule.
1992.
Bananas Foster, Steelers Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1992 |
390 |
1,690 |
4.3 |
11 |
1993 |
177 |
711 |
4.0 |
9 |
1993.
Thurman Thomas, Bills Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1993 |
355 |
1,315 |
3.7 |
6 |
1994 |
287 |
1,093 |
3.8 |
9 |
1994.
Emmitt Smith*, Cowboys Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1994 |
368 |
1,484 |
4.0 |
22 |
1995 |
377 |
1,773 |
4.7 |
25 |
* - One of three real exceptions to the rule.
1995.
Emmitt Smith, Cowboys Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1995 |
377 |
1,773 |
4.7 |
25 |
1996 |
327 |
1,204 |
3.7 |
15 |
1996.
Ricky Watters, Eagles Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1996 |
353 |
1,411 |
4.0 |
13 |
1997 |
285 |
1,110 |
3.9 |
7 |
1997.
Jerome Bettis, Steelers Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1997 |
375 |
1,665 |
4.4 |
9 |
1998 |
316 |
1,185 |
3.8 |
3 |
1998.
Jamal Anderson, Falcons Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1998 |
410 |
1,846 |
4.5 |
16 |
1999 |
19 |
59 |
3.1 |
0 |
1999.
Edgerrin James*, Colts Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
1999 |
369 |
1,553 |
4.2 |
17 |
2000 |
387 |
1,709 |
4.4 |
18 |
* - One of three real exceptions to the rule.
2000.
Eddie George, Titans Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2000 |
403 |
1,509 |
3.7 |
16 |
2001 |
315 |
939 |
3.0 |
5 |
2001.
Stephen Davis, Redskins Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2001 |
356 |
1,432 |
4.0 |
5 |
2002 |
207 |
820 |
4.0 |
8 |
2002.
Ricky Williams, Dolphins Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2002 |
383 |
1,853 |
4.8 |
17 |
2003 |
393 |
1,372 |
3.5 |
10 |
2003.
Jamal Lewis*, Ravens Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2003 |
387 |
2,066 |
5.3 |
14 |
2004 |
235 |
1,006 |
4.3 |
7 |
* - Ricky Williams led the 2003 running backs in carries (392), but left the NFL in 2004 to tour with Lenny Kravitz.
2004.
Curtis Martin, Jets Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2004 |
371 |
1,697 |
4.6 |
14 |
2005 |
220 |
735 |
3.3 |
5 |
2005.
Shaun Alexander, Seahawks Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2005 |
370 |
1,880 |
5.1 |
28 |
2006 |
252 |
896 |
3.6 |
7 |
2006.
Larry Johnson, Chiefs Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2006 |
416 |
1,789 |
4.3 |
19 |
2007 |
158 |
559 |
3.5 |
4 |
2007.
Clinton Portis*, Redskins Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2007 |
325 |
1,262 |
3.9 |
11 |
2008 |
342 |
1,487 |
4.3 |
9 |
* - Not enough carries to warrant concern
2008.
Michael Turner, Falcons Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2008 |
363 |
1,760 |
4.5 |
17 |
2009 |
178 |
871 |
4.9 |
10 |
2009.
Chris Johnson, Titans Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2009 |
358 |
2,006 |
5.6 |
16 |
2010 |
316 |
1,364 |
4.3 |
11 |
2010.
Michael Turner, Falcons Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2010 |
334 |
1,371 |
4.1 |
12 |
2011 |
301 |
1,340* |
4.5* |
11* |
* - Michael Turner started the year extremely well, but killed his fantasy owners down the stretch. He averaged 3.6 YPC or worse in six of his final seven games, and he scored only two touchdowns between Weeks 10-16.
2011.
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2011 |
343 |
1,606 |
4.7 |
11 |
2012 |
86 |
414 |
4.8 |
2 |
2012.
Arian Foster, Texans Year |
Carries |
Rush Yards |
YPC |
Touchdowns |
2012 |
351 |
1,424 |
4.1 |
17 |
2013 |
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Does this mean you should completely avoid Arian Foster in your fantasy drafts? No, but I'm not going to have him ranked as high as other publications - go here to see my 2013 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings. Foster has shouldered a very heavy workload the past three years and is due for a major drop-off in production.
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