Running Backs
Running Back Dollar Values (Standard Leagues)
Name | Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns | Receiving Yards | Receiving Touchdowns | Receptions | Fantasy Points | Yahoo 10 Team Dollar Values | Yahoo 12 Team Dollar Values | ESPN 10 Team Dollar Values | ESPN 12 Team Dollar Values |
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David Johnson | 1200 | 15 | 700 | 3 | 65 | 298 | $72 | $69 | $64 | $64 |
LeVeon Bell | 1400 | 9 | 700 | 3 | 80 | 282 | $66 | $64 | $60 | $60 |
Ezekiel Elliott | 1400 | 14 | 300 | 1 | 30 | 260 | $57 | $57 | $53 | $54 |
LeSean McCoy | 1200 | 12 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 244 | $51 | $51 | $48 | $50 |
Melvin Gordon | 1200 | 12 | 300 | 1 | 40 | 228 | $45 | $46 | $43 | $45 |
Jay Ajayi | 1400 | 9 | 200 | 0 | 35 | 214 | $40 | $42 | $39 | $41 |
Jordan Howard | 1100 | 9 | 300 | 1 | 35 | 200 | $34 | $37 | $35 | $38 |
Todd Gurley | 1100 | 9 | 250 | 1 | 35 | 195 | $32 | $35 | $33 | $36 |
Devonta Freeman | 800 | 10 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 192 | $31 | $34 | $32 | $35 |
DeMarco Murray | 1100 | 6 | 300 | 2 | 45 | 188 | $29 | $33 | $31 | $34 |
Isaiah Crowell | 1000 | 9 | 300 | 0 | 35 | 184 | $28 | $32 | $30 | $33 |
Marshawn Lynch | 900 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 166 | $21 | $26 | $24 | $28 |
Leonard Fournette | 950 | 8 | 150 | 1 | 25 | 164 | $20 | $25 | $24 | $28 |
Lamar Miller | 950 | 5 | 250 | 2 | 35 | 162 | $19 | $25 | $23 | $27 |
Bilal Powell | 900 | 4 | 350 | 2 | 50 | 161 | $19 | $24 | $23 | $27 |
CJ Anderson | 900 | 7 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 158 | $18 | $23 | $22 | $26 |
LeGarrette Blount | 900 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 155 | $17 | $22 | $21 | $25 |
Doug Martin | 950 | 5 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 151 | $15 | $21 | $20 | $24 |
Frank Gore | 800 | 6 | 200 | 2 | 30 | 148 | $14 | $20 | $19 | $23 |
Adrian Peterson | 800 | 8 | 200 | 0 | 20 | 148 | $14 | $20 | $19 | $23 |
Carlos Hyde | 900 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 25 | 147 | $14 | $20 | $18 | $23 |
Paul Perkins | 900 | 6 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 146 | $13 | $19 | $18 | $23 |
Mark Ingram | 750 | 4 | 350 | 2 | 45 | 146 | $13 | $19 | $18 | $23 |
Eddie Lacy | 800 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 15 | 144 | $13 | $19 | $17 | $22 |
Ty Montgomery | 700 | 6 | 300 | 1 | 40 | 142 | $12 | $18 | $17 | $22 |
Spencer Ware | 750 | 4 | 350 | 1 | 30 | 140 | $11 | $17 | $16 | $21 |
Mike Gillislee | 850 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 132 | $8 | $15 | $14 | $19 |
Theo Riddick | 400 | 1 | 600 | 4 | 75 | 130 | $7 | $14 | $13 | $18 |
Danny Woodhead | 250 | 2 | 600 | 5 | 70 | 127 | $6 | $13 | $12 | $18 |
Christian McCaffrey | 500 | 4 | 400 | 2 | 45 | 126 | $6 | $13 | $12 | $17 |
Ameer Abdullah | 800 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 124 | $5 | $12 | $11 | $17 |
Derrick Henry | 650 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 123 | $4 | $12 | $11 | $17 |
Jonathan Stewart | 700 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 123 | $4 | $12 | $11 | $17 |
Joe Mixon | 700 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 120 | $3 | $11 | $10 | $16 |
Kareem Hunt | 750 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 120 | $3 | $11 | $10 | $16 |
Dalvin Cook | 650 | 3 | 300 | 1 | 25 | 119 | $3 | $10 | $10 | $15 |
Jeremy Hill | 600 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 118 | $3 | $10 | $10 | $15 |
Tevin Coleman | 500 | 5 | 250 | 2 | 25 | 117 | $2 | $10 | $9 | $15 |
Matt Forte | 600 | 5 | 250 | 0 | 30 | 115 | $1 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Terrance West | 750 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 115 | $1 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Rob Kelley | 750 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 115 | $1 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Darren Sproles | 450 | 1 | 450 | 3 | 55 | 114 | $1 | $9 | $8 | $14 |
Shane Vereen | 500 | 1 | 400 | 3 | 50 | 114 | $1 | $9 | $8 | $14 |
CJ Prosise | 500 | 2 | 400 | 2 | 40 | 114 | $1 | $9 | $8 | $14 |
Duke Johnson | 450 | 1 | 500 | 2 | 55 | 113 | $0 | $9 | $8 | $14 |
Jamaal Charles | 600 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 30 | 104 | $0 | $6 | $5 | $11 |
Darren McFadden | 600 | 3 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 104 | $0 | $6 | $5 | $11 |
Charles Sims | 400 | 1 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 98 | $0 | $4 | $3 | $10 |
Tim Hightower | 450 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 20 | 95 | $0 | $3 | $3 | $9 |
James White | 200 | 0 | 500 | 4 | 50 | 94 | $0 | $2 | $2 | $9 |
D'Onta Foreman | 600 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 94 | $0 | $2 | $2 | $9 |
Rex Burkhead | 500 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 90 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $8 |
Samaje Perine | 600 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 89 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7 |
DeAndre Washington | 650 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 10 | 86 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
Latavius Murray | 400 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 30 | 84 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
Robert Turbin | 450 | 3 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 83 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
Jalen Richard | 350 | 0 | 250 | 3 | 40 | 78 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4 |
Jamaal Williams | 400 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 74 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 |
Thomas Rawls | 450 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 73 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 |
Gio Bernard | 250 | 1 | 300 | 2 | 40 | 73 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 |
Chris Thompson | 250 | 1 | 300 | 1 | 45 | 67 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
TJ Yeldon | 350 | 0 | 250 | 1 | 40 | 66 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
Brendan Oliver | 400 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 66 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
Running Back Dollar Values (PPR Leagues)
Name | Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns | Receiving Yards | Receiving Touchdowns | Receptions | Fantasy Points | Yahoo 10 Team Dollar Values | Yahoo 12 Team Dollar Values | ESPN 10 Team Dollar Values | ESPN 12 Team Dollar Values |
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David Johnson | 1200 | 15 | 700 | 3 | 65 | 363 | $69 | $63 | $66 | $59 |
LeVeon Bell | 1400 | 9 | 700 | 3 | 80 | 362 | $69 | $63 | $66 | $59 |
LeSean McCoy | 1200 | 12 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 294 | $49 | $46 | $48 | $45 |
Ezekiel Elliott | 1400 | 14 | 300 | 1 | 30 | 290 | $48 | $45 | $47 | $44 |
Melvin Gordon | 1200 | 12 | 300 | 1 | 40 | 268 | $41 | $40 | $41 | $39 |
Jay Ajayi | 1400 | 9 | 200 | 0 | 35 | 249 | $35 | $35 | $36 | $35 |
Devonta Freeman | 800 | 10 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 242 | $33 | $33 | $35 | $34 |
Jordan Howard | 1100 | 9 | 300 | 1 | 35 | 235 | $31 | $31 | $33 | $32 |
DeMarco Murray | 1100 | 6 | 300 | 2 | 45 | 233 | $31 | $31 | $33 | $32 |
Todd Gurley | 1100 | 9 | 250 | 1 | 35 | 230 | $30 | $30 | $31 | $31 |
Isaiah Crowell | 1000 | 9 | 300 | 0 | 35 | 219 | $26 | $27 | $29 | $29 |
Bilal Powell | 900 | 4 | 350 | 2 | 50 | 211 | $24 | $25 | $26 | $27 |
Theo Riddick | 400 | 1 | 600 | 4 | 75 | 205 | $22 | $24 | $25 | $26 |
Lamar Miller | 950 | 5 | 250 | 2 | 35 | 197 | $20 | $22 | $23 | $25 |
Danny Woodhead | 250 | 2 | 600 | 5 | 70 | 197 | $20 | $22 | $23 | $25 |
Mark Ingram | 750 | 4 | 350 | 2 | 45 | 191 | $18 | $20 | $21 | $23 |
Leonard Fournette | 950 | 8 | 150 | 1 | 25 | 189 | $17 | $20 | $21 | $23 |
CJ Anderson | 900 | 7 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 183 | $16 | $18 | $19 | $22 |
Ty Montgomery | 700 | 6 | 300 | 1 | 40 | 182 | $15 | $18 | $19 | $21 |
Marshawn Lynch | 900 | 11 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 181 | $15 | $18 | $19 | $21 |
Frank Gore | 800 | 6 | 200 | 2 | 30 | 178 | $14 | $17 | $18 | $21 |
Doug Martin | 950 | 5 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 176 | $14 | $17 | $18 | $21 |
Carlos Hyde | 900 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 25 | 172 | $12 | $16 | $16 | $19 |
Paul Perkins | 900 | 6 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 171 | $12 | $15 | $16 | $19 |
Christian McCaffrey | 500 | 4 | 400 | 2 | 45 | 171 | $12 | $15 | $16 | $19 |
Spencer Ware | 750 | 4 | 350 | 1 | 30 | 170 | $12 | $15 | $16 | $19 |
Darren Sproles | 450 | 1 | 450 | 3 | 55 | 169 | $11 | $15 | $15 | $19 |
Adrian Peterson | 800 | 8 | 200 | 0 | 20 | 168 | $11 | $15 | $15 | $19 |
Duke Johnson | 450 | 1 | 500 | 2 | 55 | 168 | $11 | $15 | $15 | $19 |
Shane Vereen | 500 | 1 | 400 | 3 | 50 | 164 | $10 | $14 | $14 | $18 |
LeGarrette Blount | 900 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 160 | $9 | $13 | $13 | $17 |
Eddie Lacy | 800 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 15 | 159 | $8 | $12 | $13 | $17 |
CJ Prosise | 500 | 2 | 400 | 2 | 40 | 154 | $7 | $11 | $11 | $16 |
Ameer Abdullah | 800 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 149 | $5 | $10 | $10 | $15 |
Charles Sims | 400 | 1 | 400 | 2 | 50 | 148 | $5 | $10 | $10 | $14 |
Joe Mixon | 700 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 145 | $4 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Matt Forte | 600 | 5 | 250 | 0 | 30 | 145 | $4 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Dalvin Cook | 650 | 3 | 300 | 1 | 25 | 144 | $4 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
James White | 200 | 0 | 500 | 4 | 50 | 144 | $4 | $9 | $9 | $14 |
Mike Gillislee | 850 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 142 | $3 | $8 | $8 | $13 |
Tevin Coleman | 500 | 5 | 250 | 2 | 25 | 142 | $3 | $8 | $8 | $13 |
Kareem Hunt | 750 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 20 | 140 | $3 | $8 | $8 | $13 |
Derrick Henry | 650 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 138 | $2 | $7 | $7 | $12 |
Jamaal Charles | 600 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 30 | 134 | $1 | $6 | $6 | $12 |
Darren McFadden | 600 | 3 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 129 | $0 | $5 | $5 | $11 |
Jonathan Stewart | 700 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 128 | $0 | $5 | $5 | $10 |
Jeremy Hill | 600 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 128 | $0 | $5 | $5 | $10 |
Terrance West | 750 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 125 | $0 | $4 | $4 | $10 |
Rob Kelley | 750 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 125 | $0 | $4 | $4 | $10 |
Jalen Richard | 350 | 0 | 250 | 3 | 40 | 118 | $0 | $2 | $2 | $8 |
Tim Hightower | 450 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 20 | 115 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $8 |
Latavius Murray | 400 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 30 | 114 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $7 |
Gio Bernard | 250 | 1 | 300 | 2 | 40 | 113 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7 |
Chris Thompson | 250 | 1 | 300 | 1 | 45 | 112 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7 |
D'Onta Foreman | 600 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 109 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
Robert Turbin | 450 | 3 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 108 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
TJ Yeldon | 350 | 0 | 250 | 1 | 40 | 106 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 |
Rex Burkhead | 500 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5 |
Samaje Perine | 600 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 99 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4 |
DeAndre Washington | 650 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 10 | 96 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4 |
Brendan Oliver | 400 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 25 | 91 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 |
Jamaal Williams | 400 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 84 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
Thomas Rawls | 450 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 83 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
The top running backs have a very high dollar value because there’s such a huge gap between the elite at this position and the rest of the chaff. I would definitely look to invest heavy dollars at a top-end running back in auctions because their actual value and likely draft price are very close, so you won’t really be overpaying by putting your money into these players. Not surprisingly, the top 8 running backs on the list are all expected to be workhorses with little to no competition. In an NFL that likes to rely on 2, and for many teams 3 players at that position, getting the volume of a top player at this position is a huge advantage.
Some players that I’m high on as opposed to many others are Bilal Powell, CJ Anderson and Adrian Peterson. I think Powell showed enough last year towards the end of the season that he should be the main back with Matt Forte coming in as his change of pace. The Jets have very few other options on where to go with the ball, so expect heavy volume for Powell, particularly as a receiver.
CJ Anderson has been very devalued going into this year, and to be fair, he hasn’t exactly been consistent or healthy. However, Devontae Booker looked awful last year and is already hurt, and Jamaal Charles is on a snap count — assuming he’s even able to stay healthy enough for those limited snaps. So while it looks like Anderson has a very crowded backfield with him, I actually think he has the chance to look more like a workhorse than many of the players being drafted around him.
I rate Peterson higher than many just because I think he was brought in to be the guy on the first two downs, with Ingram playing as more of the third down back. I don’t have proof that this will happen necessarily, but anybody who has had Mark Ingram on their team before knows that Sean Payton hates him. I don’t know if Ingram has been banging Payton’s wife on the side or what, but Payton takes every opportunity to hold Ingram back. I see Peterson as the main guy and end zone ram for the Saints, so while he won’t reach close to his old volume in Minnesota, he can be the more valuable half of a 60/40 split.
Devonta Freeman highlights the list of players I have ranked lower than many experts. I still think he’ll be fine but I’d rather spend my money on a guy like Todd Gurley, who has the backfield all to himself and will be relied upon as the centerpiece for a new Rams offense. On the other hand, Freeman has to share with Tevin Coleman and lost Kyle Shanahan as his OC.
DeMarco Murray is a favorite of The Wolf but I just don’t see it. Derrick Henry came on strong over the second half of last year, particularly in the red zone, and this team looks poised to throw a bit more with the additions of Eric Decker and Corey Davis. I still think Murray is the main guy in Tennessee and I would take him for the right price, but I think he belongs a touch below some of the other guys who don’t have a talented young player stealing their goal line carries.
Across the board I’m a bit down on the rookie running backs. I like Leonard Fournette but he plays for the Jaguars so scores are hard to come by and there’s talk that they still might want to get some value out of Chris Ivory at the goal line. I still think Fournette will be in for heavy volume, just be aware of his limitations.
Christian McCaffrey, Joe Mixon and Dalvin Cook are all highly talented, and one of them is likely to break out big this year, but I have varying issues with all of them and that prohibits me from projecting highly for (and spending big) any of them. I like McCaffrey the best of the trio, but Jonathan Stewart hasn’t disappeared and I think Stewart is still the better bet for most short yardage touches and goal line scores. McCaffrey will catch a ton of balls and his upside looks something like Reggie Bush‘s rookie year (when he caught 88 balls), but the Panthers are hardly the 2006 Saints, so I have to temper my outlook a bit.
Joe Mixon is probably the most talented back of these three, but Jeremy Hill isn’t going away and Gio Bernard is still there. While I think Mixon could take over the lead role at any point, it’s also possible we could be looking at a three-way headache most of the year with Hill stealing most of the goal line work. Also, the Bengals offensive line is pretty ugly. I wouldn’t look to spend big here.
Dalvin Cook seems to be strongly in the lead for feature back work in Minnesota since Latavius Murray is just now getting back to practice with his new team. I don’t question that Cook has talent, however, I’m hesitant in investing big money into him for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the Minnesota offensive line was one of the worst in the league last year. Jerrick McKinnon is not devoid of talent but he looked like smoldering ass behind that line and that was a step up from how Peterson looked behind the same line. I just don’t know if Cook is going to be able to score enough in the low-powered Vikings offense — and behind that line — to warrant spending big on. Additionally, Cook was known to fumble a lot in college which as a rookie, gets you benched. All it takes is a few fumbles and a team that is hoping to be competitive like the Vikings, who will be forced to let Murray plod along.
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