Weak Starters / Strong Finishers – Running Backs – 2020

A strategy often used by the savvy fantasy manager is to buy low and snag the early under performers from another team. The chart below exposes those fantasy football running backs who started slow but in crunch time were solid contributors last season. The analysis includes game to game comparison rather than a week to week, so bye week and injuries aren’t included in the trend.

Weak Starters / Strong Finishers – Quarterbacks – 2020

Weak Starters / Strong Finishers – Wide Receivers – 2020

Weak Starters / Strong Finishers – Tight Ends – 2020

Adrian Peterson just keeps on ticking even at the ripe old running back age of 35. After starting the first 10 games averaging under 7 fantasy points, Peterson finished the last five with 12+ fantasy points. The games coincide with the new Washington starter Dwayne Haskins.  This is a nice little nugget of information going into the later rounds of the fantasy draft when Peterson will still be available.  

Joe Mixon average about 9.5 fantasy points in the first 10 games with several double-digit days and a handful of duds. Mixon proved his strong finisher status with 19 fantasy points a week just in time for the fantasy playoffs.

Kenyan Drake’s turn around is no secret and the numbers validate any assumptions made about how he finished the season. With paltry numbers in Miami, Drake finished his last three games with a 27-fantasy point average and a couple games over 30.  

Miles Sanders and Raheem Mostert both finished the season strong after up and down performances in the first half of the season. Both Sanders and Mostert will start the season as the bulk carries back and should be reliable when needed most. 

 

YEAR	GAME	POS	TEAM	PLAYER	FPTS	AVG FPTS	LOW RANGE	HIGH RANGE	STD DEV
2019	1	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	9.2	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	2	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	3.4	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	3	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	2.8	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	4	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	1.8	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	5	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	13.6	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	6	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	6.1	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	7	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	10.3	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	8	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	13	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	9	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	3	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	10	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	4.9	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	11	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	15.9	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	12	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	13.6	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	13	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	15.1	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	14	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	11.5	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78
2019	15	RB	WAS	Adrian Peterson	5.8	8.67	3.89	13.45	4.78

 

YEAR	GAME	POS	TEAM	PLAYER	FPTS	AVG FPTS	LOW RANGE	HIGH RANGE	STD DEV
2019	1	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	1.7	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	2	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	2.7	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	3	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	15.5	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	4	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	6.3	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	5	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	10.9	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	6	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	3.9	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	7	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	6.4	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	8	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	13.7	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	9	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	15.1	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	10	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	16.3	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	11	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	7.9	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	12	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	13	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	13	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	24.6	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	14	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	15.6	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	15	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	7.3	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45
2019	16	RB	CIN	Joe Mixon	29.6	11.91	4.46	19.36	7.45

 

YEAR	GAME	POS	TEAM	PLAYER	FPTS	AVG FPTS	LOW RANGE	HIGH RANGE	STD DEV
2019	1	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	2.7	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	2	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	4.8	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	3	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	5.2	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	4	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	7.3	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	5	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	7	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	6	RB	MIA	Kenyan Drake	5.8	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	7	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	24.2	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	8	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	4.1	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	9	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	8	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	10	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	5.1	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	11	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	6.7	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	12	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	38.6	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	13	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	30.4	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77
2019	14	RB	ARI	Kenyan Drake	14.3	11.73	0.96	22.5	10.77

 

 

YEAR	GAME	POS	TEAM	PLAYER	FPTS	AVG FPTS	LOW RANGE	HIGH RANGE	STD DEV
2019	1	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	2.7	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	2	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	3.7	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	3	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	10.6	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	4	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	7.2	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	5	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	6.4	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	6	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	15.2	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	7	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	3.2	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	8	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	19.8	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	9	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	7.3	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	10	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	4.7	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	11	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	8.6	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	12	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	16.5	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	13	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	6.9	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	14	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	29.2	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	15	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	21.6	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48
2019	16	RB	PHI	Miles Sanders	5.1	10.54	3.06	18.02	7.48

 

YEAR	GAME	POS	TEAM	PLAYER	FPTS	AVG FPTS	LOW RANGE	HIGH RANGE	STD DEV
2019	1	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	4	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	2	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	21.1	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	3	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	5.9	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	4	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	3.4	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	5	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	1.3	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	6	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	12	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	7	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	-0.2	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	8	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	3.5	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	9	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	2.7	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	10	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	12.7	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	11	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	21.4	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	12	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	22.9	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	13	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	11.9	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	14	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	11.3	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72
2019	15	RB	SF	Raheem Mostert	19.3	10.21	2.49	17.93	7.72