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Bob Henry of Football Guys is the winner of the running backs portion of our experts poll. He was able to outperform the other 19 analysts in this category.
Every pick is graded in varying degrees, but Henry appears to have benefitted the most from being in the minority that had confidence in the rookie runners. He ranked Trent Richardson 5th, the 2nd-highest of anyone, and was one of only eight who included Doug Martin in their top 20.
Michael Nazarek of Fantasy Football Mastermind finished in 2nd in this category. Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports took third.
Scott Sachs, meanwhile, seems to have a death grip on the overall title. He finished below-average in this category but still holds almost a 5,000-point lead with only quarterbacks left to report. Chris Liss of Rotowire is in 2nd place overall, followed by Cory Bonini of KFFL.
The top 11 finishers in this competition earn berths in the mock draft league that’s run through the magazine.
Scoring in this competition is complex. Every pick made by every expert is scored. The higher you rank a player, the more his actual production counts in your score. Doug Martin, for example, scored 264.6 points. Those who didn’t put Martin in their top 20 got nothing for him (they received credit for other players). Henry ranked him 16th, so he received 3,969 points for that choice (15 x 264.6). Had Henry ranked Martin 20th, he would have received 2,911 points (11 x 264.6). Had he ranked him 1st, he would have received 7,938 points (30 x 264.6).
It’s complex. It’s probably less scientifically valid that it looks. Injuries play a huge role in this scoring format. But it’s one way of grading the picks. And Henry came out on top in this one.
EXPERTS POLL – RUNNING BACKS
Points
73,147 Bob Henry
72,712 Michael Nazarek
71,451 Scott Pianowski
71,443 Bill Enright
71,047 Nathan Zegura
70,613 Tom Duggan
70,465 Sam Hendricks
70,175 Alan Satterlee
70,046 Chris Liss
69,929 David Dorey
69,196 Mike Beacom
68,779 Lenny Pappano
68,553 Kevin Nelson
68,116 Tony Holm
68,103 Scott Sachs
66,987 Pretzel May
66,808 Cory Bonini
66,735 Christopher Harris
65,115 Mark Burns
64,494 Lou Tranquilli
EXPERTS POLL – OVERALL (all positions except quarterbacks)
Points
269,532 Scott Sachs
264,831 Chris Liss
264,711 Cory Bonini
264,571 Mike Beacom
264,470 Michael Nazarek
264,260 Alan Satterlee
263,693 Nathan Zegura
262,716 Bill Enright
262,676 Lenny Pappano
262,454 Bob Henry
262,134 Sam Hendricks
261,682 Scott Pianowski
260,150 Tony Holm
259,934 Kevin Nelson
259,632 Tom Duggan
259,193 Pretzel May
259,081 David Dorey
256,278 Christopher Harris
253,782 Lou Tranquilli
248,081 Mark Burns
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