Rank these RBs for a keeper league

[Gratefulegg1973 253]

No loss of draft pick or anything, just straight up keep 1. Who you like best for the future out of these guys?

 

L. Murray

Hill

Gio

Mason

Hillman

McKinnon

[tigeru 65]

Apparently you already did those aren't alphabetical

[Fozapd 8]

Gio

Hill

Mason

Murray

McKinnon

Hillman

 

Go to keep gio or hill as both look like top rbs in the league. Mason I think is the starter for the rams next year too. Murray could be good but I'm not over buying just yet. McKinnon who knows what the Vikings do. Hillman not sure what his role will be.

[weepaws 2,450]

No loss of draft pick or anything, just straight up keep 1. Who you like best for the future out of these guys?

 

L. Murray

Hill

Gio

Mason

Hillman

McKinnon

Murray if he gets. Shot . I like both Gio and Hill more but they knock each other off IMO .

[Flyfreak 84]

where's k.davis?

[DontPushMe 5]

Gio

Hill

Mason

Murray

McKinnon

Hillman

Go to keep gio or hill as both look like top rbs in the league. Mason I think is the starter for the rams next year too. Murray could be good but I'm not over buying just yet. McKinnon who knows what the Vikings do. Hillman not sure what his role will be.

I agree here but I'd put McKinnon over Murray until Murray starts getting more than 5 carries

[BobSanders_33 127]

Hill- a true foundation back. Gio clouds the issue.

Gio- has proven his value. Hill limits upside.

Mason- looks to the future on run heavy offense and potentially strong OL.

Hillman- was clearly best back in Denver. Maybe one more year with PM.

McKinnon- not sold he is feature back.

[IMMensaMind 459]

Hill- a true foundation back. Gio clouds the issue.

Gio- has proven his value. Hill limits upside.

Mason- looks to the future on run heavy offense and potentially strong OL.

Hillman- was clearly best back in Denver. Maybe one more year with PM.

McKinnon- not sold he is feature back.

Murray makes this topic more interesting - and you left him out.

[jpcdds 21]

Struggling with McKinnon v L Murray myself in a keeper...

 

I think of all the backs Hill is the best all around back to be the bell cow of an offense but as stated earlier Gio isn't far behind and they are in the same backfield.

 

 

Hillman is my least favorite...

[BattleshipLorenzen 3]

When do you have to decide?If you have time, I'd wait for Murray. Otherwise, Tre Mason seems like the safest. More analysis below rankings:

If now/before this week's remaining games:

Mason

Hill

L. Murray

Gio

McKinnon

Hillman

If you can wait, my ranking (taking more upside into account):

L.Murray

Hill

McKinnon

Mason

Gio

Hillman

 

Tre Mason:

Check out the STL offensive line: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol

11 in adjusted line yards (yards attributed to success of O-line), and that's lower than it has been. They are low in open-field yards, but that should be going up now that Tre is the entrenched starter. Oh, and a good defense that is finally performing is a plus.

L.Murray:

L.Murray has the most upside IMO. OAK has typically been able to run the ball, though changing schemes made it fluctuate. I played L.Murray Thursday because of how OAK's run/block performance/tendencies matched up against KC (and for fun--totally worth it).

McKinnon

McKinnon has the most glittery upside (i.e, the athletic freak thing, and "hey, what if they let him pass too??", though LT( LT2, for old people), played under the older Schotty, not Norv, right? But anyway, a promising defense (pass rush, secondary) is good for a fantasy RB. His advanced metrics are very good. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/rb

 

Hill

Good run game at GL, though more throwing/QB sneaks than I would like. Hill seems like the back that coaches like Lewis want to feed. BJGE? Hill's advanced metrics are also very good. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/rb

 

Edit:

I have McKinnon, Mason, L.Murray, and Sims as options in a 3-keeper (along with D.Murray and JT, but D.Murray would cost a 1st, while the rest are 21st; JT obviously from last year). I've been down this path a lot. Crazy part is, it will be hard to overlook Watt for an 8th because of the point differential.

Edited November 22, 2014 by BattleshipLorenzen