Why are RB so popular in this year's fantasy draft?

The Kevin Jones example is a little over the top. Manning should still go in the last 2 picks of rd 1 or the first 2 picks of rd 2 (12 team format).

But the point is all about differential. Manning aside, the difference in projected points between the #2 QB (Brady) and the #10 QB (Bledsoe, Green for example) is not very great.

This is not true of running backs, where the drop off is significant. You really need to have 2 RB in your first 3 picks. You will be dead in the water otherwise.

Additionally, this year is the first in some time where the top 7-8 WR's all are bunched closely together. This devalues all of them. In years past, Moss, Owens, and Harrison were potentially worthy of a late 1st round pick.

But this year, would you rather take Steve Smith at #13 or Tory Holt at #20? Not much difference, so take another RB at #13 instead.

Simple. Position Scarcity. A Yahoo public league for instance consists of ten teams. Two RB and one QB start. Figure just one backup RB in per team that's 30 right there. A few owners will draft more than three RB. One backup QB each team leaves you ten starting QB in the FA pool give or take a couple.

Also the dropoff from Peyton to say Bulger or Leftwich is nowhere near the drop in production from Larry Johnson to Domanick Davis for example. As for RB WR comparison, the best RB are more likely to score a TD than a top WR. That predictability is important in leagues where the scoring is heavily weighted towards touchdowns. Also again the scarcity figures in. Though a typical team might start three WR in fantasy, that's still just half of the actual NFL starters. And in some cases a team's third WR can be a viable fantasy force while a real life backup RB is useful in fantasy mostly as insurance against injury. That in addition to a player's ability is why the rankings are the way they are.

Truth is the best Fantasy teams are the ones with the best running backs. In most leagues a RB gets 1 pt for every ten yds plus six for each Td so when a guy like Lt goes off he can get you in the 30-40 range easy. WRs rarley break 30 and it is harder for a QB to give that kind of points. Brady isn't a points guy he winsgames but with less than stellar stats, Yeah Kevin Jones over Payton is a stretch though.

Running backs will be in demand ot just this year, but just about any year. The reason is simple: There are so few top-quality RBs, and RBs who produce usually generate significantly more points than WRs or even QBs. Yes, there can be exceptions (P. Manning, for example), but, generally speaking, if you stock your team with 2 top-quality RBs early in the draft, your team will usually do very well.

Good running backs are going to get anywhere from 25-30 touches a game with the right playcalling. If its a system that fits their stregnths it works to everyones favor Also besides running the football you see more RB's can catch passes out of the backfield. Examples, Larry Johnson, LT, Reggie Bush, Tiki Barber, My gut down in TampaBay, Edge in Arizona, ect...

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It has always been better to pick RBs. They are all around players and get to touch the ball the most, in a variety of ways. QBs go down easily unfortunately.

rbs get more points than everyone else. larry johnson is busting out. there's alexander and LT. espn ff scoring is like this receiving or rushing td- 6 points

10 receiving or rushing yards- 1 point. qbs r like this- passing td- 4 points

25 passing yards- 1 point. every fumble lost and intercepption is minus 2. and qbs turn over the ball more

who ever ranked that is a dumbass... in most fantasy leagues you have 2 or 3 runningback spots, and only 1 quarterback spot... usually running backs score the most points out of any position depending on what type of league your in

rb's and wr's are your skill positions. like it was describe in here rb's get alot of touches. the more exposure they get the more points they can rack up; same goes for wr's. manning is just a freak of nature.