Dark Horse Runs Back to Finish RB1 Fantasy Football Championship in 2021 | Fantasy football news, standings and predictions

Their debuts are being crafted early 2021 fantasy football It is clear that drafts have the greatest chance of making the best fantasy performances. They proved themselves and got the chance to rush/receive to repeat next season. Yet every few years we see a downturn that hasn’t reached the top level of fictional production.

Before we dive into the dark horse nominees for the RB1 fantasy football championship finish in 2021, let’s first examine the RB1 winners from the past five years using the 0.5-PPR score.

season	RB1	total points	PPG	rank PPG
2020	Alvin Camara	336.3	22.4	3
2019	Christian McCaffrey	413.2	25.8	1
2018	Todd Gurley	342.6	24.5	1
2017	Todd Gurley	351.3	23.4	1
2016	David Johnson	367.8	23.0	2

The first thing to note here is that every one of RB1’s last five games has ranked in the top three in fantasy points per game. Elite appearances need to be played at the elite level for most if not all of the season to claim the RB1 title of the year.

Players need to average about 23 points per game in order to get a shot in the RB1 slot. Kamara’s 2020 RB1 season has been tough, but injuries to his backs are from big names like Christian McCaffreyAnd I will be Barclay And dolphin cook He opened the gate for his first title in RB1.

Next, let’s look at the breakdown of impulse versus receiving.

season	RB1	NS	roeds	Tgt	Rec	RecYDS	Total TD
2020	Alvin Camara	187	932	107	83	756	21
2019	Christian McCaffrey	287	1,387	142	116	1005	15th
2018	Todd Gurley	256	1,251	87	59	580	16
2017	Todd Gurley	279	1,305	87	64	788	19
2016	David Johnson	293	1,239	120	80	879	20

Quite simply, we are looking for players who touch the ball Many. None of those runs had less than 250 total touches, although the 2020 Kamara’s was on a lighter accelerating workload. The 2021 standard should be closer to 325 touches, and it’s important to note that None of these runners saw fewer than 87 goals in the year.

Landing variance is also a prerequisite for landing an RB1 season. All five players earned 15 or more total points in their lead season – an average of one touchdown per week. In fact, the scoring is the most important The element of crime when looking at the ranks of the team.

season	Team	off Yds	pass Yds	rush dabs	Scoring
2020	saints	12	19	6	5
2019	leopards	19	20	14	20
2018	rams	2	5	3	2
2017	rams	10	10	8	1
2016	basics	9	9	18	5

Four of the five RB1s were part of the top five goalscorers of the year. This might sound like a chicken-or-egg conversation, but it’s also a pretty obvious point – back off completely needs To be in a high-target crime if his name is not mentioned Christian McCaffrey.

EPA-based ratings paint a similar picture, but efficiency doesn’t matter as much as pure size.

season	Team	Environmental Protection Agency	Pass the EPA	Rush EPA
2020	saints	12	13	7
2019	leopards	27	28	22
2018	rams	3	5	2
2017	rams	7	8	8
2016	basics	20	21	21

Four players who appeared running outside the top 12 in their position stand out as possessing Best chance of finishing RB1 of the season based on these criteria.