Historically, how have inefficient backs been able to reach the elite value in fantasy football?
Every year, players like Alvin Kamara or Jamaal Charles captivate fantasy players with their astounding efficiency that flies in the face of everything we know about regression and league-wide averages. But this isn’t their story. This is the story of the ugly ducklings that plod their way across the season at 3.8 yards per carry and finish as top-12 backs despite an otherwise lackluster performance.
What we're doing is we're taking a look at the characteristics of inefficient running backs that have finished as RB12 or better with the intent of discovering backs with similar characteristics heading into 2018.