Rookies are intriguing because so much mystery surrounds their first year in the NFL. Generally viewed as high-risk/high-reward options, I
showed in the preseason that you should view rookies differently based on their positions. Specifically, I showed that rookie running backs are often quite undervalued because owners are generally risk-averse, fearing the unknown.
Few late-round picks have provided the upside of rookie running backs over the past half-decade. Despite only three rookie runners getting selected in the top-20 running backs over that time, nine (Chris Johnson, Matt Forte, Kevin Smith, Steve Slaton, Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, Reggie Bush, Joseph Addai and Maurice Jones-Drew) have finished in the top 20 by season's end. Seven of those nine have actually finished in the top 12 running backs, making them legitimate No. 1 players at the position.
How about the value of some o
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