2012 RB Auction Values
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2012 RB Values
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While I have Arian Foster valued as the top running back to draft in all leagues this year, I do recognize that Adrian Peterson will go for top dollar in many fantasy football leagues. For all the success Foster had a year ago, he’s only had one notable season, and Peterson hasn’t failed to produce in his first four years in the league.
No matter which one of these electric runners you prefer as number one, it’s going to cost you big money to land one of them at your auction draft this summer. Both are likely to go for over 60 dollars as they will probably be some of the first runners on the board to bid on and the excitement of a new season, makes it hard for aggressive owners to not over bid.
Chris Johnson is worthy of a bid this high but his offense is in a rebuilding mode, and if he does holdout this season, I will probably drop him farther than his 47 dollar value, as he currently stands right now. If the Titans can strike a deal (or he fails to holdout) before we get deep into the month of August, I will probably raise his auction value back into the mid 50′s.
As for Jamaal Charles, we have a running back that I believe is ready to possible be the MVP of fantasy football for the 2011 season. In our projected stats for Charles, we actually have his stats ahead of Peterson’s. The main reason for Peterson getting the nod over Charles is mainly because while I speculate that Charles can score ten or more touchdowns, he hasn’t done it yet. Speculation is nice but actual proven results is what makes a running back a true elite and a dependable source for production, when on the field.
If your new to auction fantasy football drafting, give some thought to how you want to budget your draft at various positions. Somewhere on your squad you will have to sacrifice top dollar for cheep value. My strategy of choice, tends to be that I draft one of the top five running backs and receivers off my cheat sheet and then find options I like at reasonable prices, throughout the draft. At the end of the day, you need value sleepers to help you win, but you also need a few difference makers who can win you a few weeks with dominant performances. Running backs like Peterson, Charles, Foster and Johnson can do that, and that’s why they are ranked as the top four running backs to draft across the web.
The dollar values below are based on a 200 dollar cap, so make sure you keep that in mind when going over the players listed below. We will have updates for this page and all our various rankings on the website throughout the summer.
Expect changes to this page towards the end of July as free agency is likely to start on July 15th and players are sure to move around the league, thus creating change in our values below. We will also update our rankings around the third week of the preseason as that time of the summer when the bulk of drafts start to take place around the web.
200 Dollar Cap – Standard Scoring RB Auction Values
Rankings Last Updated – September 2nd
1 |
Chris Johnson |
56 |
2 |
Adrian Peterson |
53 |
3 |
Jamaal Charles |
51 |
4 |
Ray Rice |
49 |
5 |
Arian Foster |
47 |
6 |
LeSean McCoy |
40 |
7 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
36 |
8 |
Darren McFadden |
31 |
9 |
Steven Jackson |
31 |
10 |
Jahvid Best |
31 |
11 |
Michael Turner |
28 |
12 |
Frank Gore |
28 |
13 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
26 |
14 |
Peyton Hillis |
21 |
15 |
LeGarrette Blount |
18 |
16 |
DeAngelo Williams |
17 |
17 |
Matt Forte |
16 |
18 |
Felix Jones |
15 |
19 |
Beanie Wells |
13 |
20 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
13 |
21 |
Mark Ingram |
12 |
22 |
Shonn Greene |
12 |
23 |
Ryan Mathews |
11 |
24 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
11 |
25 |
Tim Hightower |
7 |
26 |
Knowshon Moreno |
5 |
27 |
Joseph Addai |
5 |
28 |
Reggie Bush |
4 |
29 |
Fred Jackson |
3 |
30 |
Marshawn Lynch |
3 |
31 |
Brandon Jacobs |
2 |
32 |
Mike Tolbert |
2 |
33 |
Ryan Grant |
1 |
34 |
Cedric Benson |
1 |
35 |
Jonathan Stewart |
1 |
36 |
Pierre Thomas |
1 |
37 |
Derrick Ward |
1 |
38 |
Delone Carter |
0 |
39 |
C.J. Spiller |
0 |
40 |
Michael Bush |
0 |
