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All Time Rookie RB Sleepers (1 Viewer)
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chook
Footballguy
These two went top 5 in mine.
DropKick
Footballguy
I don't think you intended it this way, but based on your title, the best rookie sleeper in the list was Maurice Drew. Drew went 8th overall in our dynasty draft. I don't think any of those guys did much in their first season after being drafted. Other immediate impact guys were Terrell Davis and Curtis Martin. The Pat's Robert Edwards also had a nice rookie season.Fred Taylor was the best rookie I ever drafted past the first round of a dynasty. Not sure why he slipped to the second, but he was the backup to Kijana Carter, who was injured very early.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Barry Foster. He single-handedly carried me to the championship in '92.
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FunkyPlutos
Footballguy
I got Deuce McCallister in the 2nd round 
and I had Ricky Williams, so it worked out VERY well!
and I had Ricky Williams, so it worked out VERY well!
bcr8f
Footballguy
Priest wasn't even drafted in the real draft.
Traders2001
Footballguy
I was looking for more than my list above. I just started doing Dynasty leagues 3 years ago so I was looking for guys before then too.
Bob Henry
Footballguy
Terrell Davis
Curtis Martin
Priest Holmes
Tiki Barber
Jamal Anderson
Travis Henry
Domanick Davis
Duce Staley
Currently, Willie Parker and Frank Gore are well on their way to making that list.
Keep in mind, most pundits didn't think Tiki would be a featured back in the NFL. I know he wasn't top 5 in the leagues I was in at the time and suspect he wasn't in many others.
Curtis Martin
Priest Holmes
Tiki Barber
Jamal Anderson
Travis Henry
Domanick Davis
Duce Staley
Currently, Willie Parker and Frank Gore are well on their way to making that list.
Keep in mind, most pundits didn't think Tiki would be a featured back in the NFL. I know he wasn't top 5 in the leagues I was in at the time and suspect he wasn't in many others.
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(one pick ahead of me in the 3rd round)
jurb26
Footballguy
Someone still could have taken him in a fantasy draft. He was on an NFL roster.
fsufan
Footballguy
Holmes bounced from team to team before he got to KC in my main dynasty league of 9 yearswhen he was in Balt. he only had value to the Lewis owner
jurb26
Footballguy
Code:
--------------------------+-------------------------+ | Rushing | Receiving |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1997 bal | 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 || 1998 bal | 16 | 233 1008 4.3 7 | 43 260 6.0 0 || 1999 bal | 8 | 89 506 5.7 1 | 13 104 8.0 1 || 2000 bal | 16 | 137 588 4.3 2 | 32 221 6.9 0 || 2001 kan | 16 | 327 1555 4.8 8 | 62 614 9.9 2 || 2002 kan | 14 | 313 1615 5.2 21 | 70 672 9.6 3 || 2003 kan | 16 | 320 1420 4.4 27 | 74 690 9.3 0 || 2004 kan | 8 | 196 892 4.6 14 | 19 187 9.8 1 || 2005 kan | 7 | 119 451 3.8 6 | 21 197 9.4 1 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| TOTAL | 108 | 1734 8035 4.6 86 | 334 2945 8.8 8 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
NeverEnough
Footballguy
McGahee was not a sleeper
chook
Footballguy
You were doing dynasty back then? Niice.Barry Foster. He single-handedly carried me to the championship in '92.
TheGreatest
Footballguy
I have the all time sleeper and I can't believe noone has siad him yet.
Shaun Alexander!
Was a back up to R. Watters in first year and then blew up after that!
Shaun Alexander!
Was a back up to R. Watters in first year and then blew up after that!
DarkManX
Footballguy
Beat me to it.
Soaring Eagle
Footballguy
Ickey Woods
Robert Edwards
Emmitt Smith
Natrone Means
Derrick Fenner
Thurman Thomas
Robert Edwards
Emmitt Smith
Natrone Means
Derrick Fenner
Thurman Thomas
-OZ-
Footballguy
Palmer, Leftwich, Rogers and AJ went around these 2, but in most drafts, they were top 5.Clinton Portis went after #5 in some drafts, probably a lot of them with Carr, Harrington, W Green, Duckett, Foster, Stallworth, Lelie, etc.Ahman Green
Corey Dillon
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Pats lost Martin to NYJ, drafted Edwards with one of the picks they got(1st rounder?) and he was starting RB in training camp. I don't understand how he would at all be a sleeper
Depends how far his knee let him fall I'd guess is what the previous guys meant. Remember he did nothing but rehab his first year in the NFL
