DMD Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Kinda a dead time for the next three weeks. Stumbled across the Doak Award Winners - the best college running back for the year. Interesting how many whiffs there were in the NFL. I mean, these were supposed to be the best of them all. Maybe 10 of the almost 30 players had some sort of a career. Only Eddie George, Ricky Williams, LaDainian Tomlinson and Melvin Gordon translated into an elite back in the NFL IMO. I saw a clip on LaMichael James that made me look. Have to know all of these guys were drafted in fantasy. 2018 Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin 2017 Bryce Love Stanford 2016 D'Onta Foreman Texas 2015 Derrick Henry Alabama 2014 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin 2013 Andre Williams Boston College 2012 Montee Ball Wisconsin 2011 Trent Richardson Alabama 2010 LaMichael James Oregon 2009 Toby Gerhart Stanford 2008 Shonn Greene Iowa 2007 Darren McFadden Arkansas 2006 Darren McFadden Arkansas 2005 Reggie Bush USC 2004 Cedric Benson Texas 2003 Chris Perry Michigan 2002 Larry Johnson Penn State 2001 Luke Staley BYU 2000 LaDainian Tomlinson TCU 1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin 1998 Ricky Williams Texas 1997 Ricky Williams Texas 1996 Byron Hanspard Texas Tech 1995 Eddie George Ohio State 1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado 1993 Byron "Bam" Morris Texas Tech 1992 Garrison Hearst Georgia 1991 Trevor Cobb Rice 1990 Greg Lewis Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stethant Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 So basically you're saying this award is the Madden Cover jinx specifically for RBs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 I think it draws a conclusion that what makes you great in college doesn't always, or even often, great in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Could you do a similar list with QBs? WRs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 55 minutes ago, darin3 said: Could you do a similar list with QBs? WRs? Davy O'Brien award (Best QB) 2018 Kyler Murray Okla 2017 Baker Mayfield Okla 2016 Deshaun Watson Clemson 2015 Deshaun Watson Clemson 2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon 2013 Jameis Winston Florida State 2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M 2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor 2010 Cam Newton Auburn 2009 Colt McCoy Texas 2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma 2007 Tim Tebow Florida 2006 Troy Smith Ohio State 2005 Vince Young Texas 2004 Jason White Oklahoma 2003 Jason White Oklahoma 2002 Brad Banks Iowa 2001 Eric Crouch[3] Nebraska 2000 Chris Weinke Florida State 1999 Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech 1998 Michael Bishop Kansas State 1997 Peyton Manning Tennessee Fred Biletnikoff award (best WR) 2018 Jerry Jeudy Alabama 2017 James Washington Oklahoma State 2016 Dede Westbrook Oklahoma 2015 Corey Coleman Baylor 2014 Amari Cooper Alabama 2013 Brandin Cooks Oregon State 2012 Marqise Lee USC 2011 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State 2010 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State 2009 Golden Tate Notre Dame 2008 Michael Crabtree Texas Tech 2007 Michael Crabtree Texas Tech 2006 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech 2005 Mike Hass Oregon State 2004 Braylon Edwards Michigan 2003 Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 2002 Charles Rogers Michigan State 2001 Josh Reed LSU 2000 Antonio Bryant Pittsburgh 1999 Troy Walters Stanford 1998 Troy Edwards Louisiana Tech 1997 Randy Moss Marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevegrab Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Too many Browns busted draft picks on those lists, especially QB & WR). In general the QB list is a who's who of failed QB picks. Peyton was elite, Cam has had some nice stretches, DeShaun is on his way, Mayfield looked promising, Mariota/Winston continue to have struggles. The rest are banta fodder. Of the RB I was surprised to see Mevlin Gordon listed as elite, I hardly noticed his great year last season with all the other stuff going on (and Chargers buried in TV, in the Rams shadow in LA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The receivers definitely fared the best, not totally surprising but interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, stevegrab said: Too many Browns busted draft picks on those lists, especially QB & WR). In general the QB list is a who's who of failed QB picks. Peyton was elite, Cam has had some nice stretches, DeShaun is on his way, Mayfield looked promising, Mariota/Winston continue to have struggles. The rest are banta fodder. Of the RB I was surprised to see Melvin Gordon listed as elite, I hardly noticed his great year last season with all the other stuff going on (and Chargers buried in TV, in the Rams shadow in LA). Melvin is somewhat of an enigma imo. His numbers are definitely inflated by system, QB, and goal line opportunities. As I type that I realize that most RB's these days are, but honestly it is rare to see Gordon running amok against a defense . He's truly a product of an offensive plan that puts him in position to excel. Put him on any other team and I'd think we'd see lower numbers and his fall from elite (?) to mediocre . Rivers' understanding of where he should be and his delivery on every pass puts him where he is. LT was different. By a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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