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Rookie running backs since the Huddle started


Cyberjag

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We all know how awful CMC is (thanks Electro!), but just for shtis and giggles, I decided to compare him to our last three rookie running backs.  Granted, he was taken higher in the draft, but these are our four guys who have gotten significant playing time in their rookie season.

I've extrapolated CMC's numbers to what the full season may look like based on his production to date.  And it should be noted that his return yards are mainly punts while DeAngelo's and Stew's are KO returns, which are typically higher, but since that makes CMC look worse by comparison I left it as-is.  Couldn't find any first down data, so if anyone can and wants to add it that would be great.

                             Rushing                 Receiving
                    Rush   Yards   Avg   TDs   Rec.   Yards   Avg   Catch %  TDs   Fum   Ret Yds   Tot Yds
Deshaun Foster       113    429    3.8     0    26     207    8.0    74.3%    2     3       0         636
DeAngelo Williams    121    501    4.1     1    33     313    9.5    91.7%    1     1   623 (19.5)  1,437
Jonathan Stewart     184    836    4.5    10     8      47    5.9    47.1%    0     2   349 (23.3)  1,232
Christian McCaffrey  111    390    3.5     3    86     681    7.9    70.2%    4     3   320  (8.7)  1,391

Commence to pile-on...

*Edited to correct CMC's extrapolated numbers

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18 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

i dont think the huddle was around in 2002.

I included Foster because the Huddle was here for most of his career.  Also, he started out here in rotation, just like the other three.  So it made a twisted sense to me to add him into the mix.

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4 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

No, he started here on IR. 

If that acting thing doesn't work out, you should go into law. 

There are interesting parallels in his first real season in the NFL with CMC's.  I was waiting on you to point out that he was drafted in the 2nd rather than seemingly objecting to his inclusion in the first place.

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3 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

If that acting thing doesn't work out, you should go into law. 

There are interesting parallels in his first real season in the NFL with CMC's.  I was waiting on you to point out that he was drafted in the 2nd rather than seemingly objecting to his inclusion in the first place.

it didn't. now i work in a rehab hospital for people suffering from stroke, dementia, and other things you typical see in the Appalachian high risk health corridor.

There are no interesting parallels because Foster never played. 

But Foster was a much more impressive specimen coming out of UCLA, and only dropped because he was getting paid in Escalades while he was there. 

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