2014 Quarterbacks Database updated: 08:51 AM EST Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983. The same players, after all, are being drafted. The running backs being selected in the second round today would have been first-round picks in the ‘80s. And the concept of a late-round pick going over 1,000 yards in his first year isn’t new. In the last 20 years, 31 running backs have run for more than 1,000 yards in his first year. As a rookie in 2014, the 6-foot-1, 235-pound rusher appeared in all 16 contests and finished eighth in the league with a career-high 1,124 rushing yards on 222 carries with nine scores.
All three rookies have a chance to showcase during organized team activities and training camp, as all three bring a different element to the table. But for them, as well as head coach Bill Belichick, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and running backs coach Ivan Fears, it will be about finding a way for each one to translate.
BOSTON (CBS) – Only one more preseason game left on the docket and the real games are right around the corner, which means one of two things.
Either your fantasy football draft has already taken place, or it’s fast approaching.
READ MORE: CVS To Offer COVID Vaccine At 34 Additional Massachusetts LocationsIt may not be the case in real life football, but in fantasy the running backs are considered the most important position no matter the league format. Luckily for us, there’s a great crop of veterans and second-year players to choose from, as well as the rookies entering year one.
Which rookies can make the biggest impact in their first year? Rich Keefe breaks it all down.
“I think it’s only a matter of time in that New York Giants backfield that BC’s own Andre Williams takes over. I’m not saying he has a dynamic season, but I think he’s worth drafting late, or even a couple bucks in an auction format.
“I think there are two rookie running backs to watch, one should be the starter and the other will probably get a lot of carries and eventually win the job. Bishop Sankey of the Titans is the highest drafted rookie running back. He hasn’t had a great preseason; he’s fumbled a little bit. But it looks like it’s his job to lose. And also Terrence West from the Browns. It’s not a great offense, and they do have Ben Tate, but he’s had injury problems galore and has never really been the main guy. Ben Tate will be the starter early, but I think West gets carries early and may even win the job later on.”
READ MORE: Teachers Now Eligible For COVID Vaccines At State Sites, Day Before New Preregistration System StartsKeefe also likes the prospect of Jeremy Hill in Cincinnati and Carlos Hyde in San Francisco.
“Kendall Hunter is out for the season, and it seems like every year with Frank Gore we’re wondering if it’s his last. Carlos Hyde in San Francisco is definitely worth drafting.”
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Keefe then provided 7 other names of rookie running backs to add to your watch list, or even possibly draft if you’re in a keeper league with a big bench.
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