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Todd Gurley and Jerick McKinnon were highly ineffective against base defensive fronts in 2016, but their struggles can be rationalized? Which backs should fantasy football enthusiasts be the most worried about heading into 2017?

Doug Martin’s 3.2 YPC vs. base defensive fronts in 2016 suggests his 104.1 Speed Score (72nd-percentile), 10.95 Agility Score (92nd-percentile) and 136.2 SPARQ-x Score (97th-percentile) are relics of long lost athleticism.

Between the high octane performances of Ezekiel Elliott on a weekly basis, and the near record setting season posted by David Johnson, 2016 was a a renaissance year for the running back position in fantasy football.

One advantage to making PlayerProfiler.com a part of your daily reading, fantasy data intake, etc., is that you get a chance to see where running backs for every team excelled in various situations. In this case, we are looking at the top performers versus base front defenses in 2016, basing success on who had the highest yards per carry (min. 100 carries).

The news that Julius Thomas will likely be traded to the Miami Dolphins and reuniting with his Denver offensive coordinator Adam Gase will shake up the fantasy football outlook for both the Miami and Jacksonville Jaguars rosters.

Marcedes Lewis is the definition of an expendable player past his prime, and while Ben Koyack is certainly big at 6-5, 255, that’s about all he is. Neal Sterling possesses the most upside with above-average measurables across the board with a physical makeup resembles that of a taller Delanie Walker.

With little consistency to be found at the tight end position this past year, and guys like Rob Gronkowski and Tyler Eifert being hit with injuries, where were fantasy owners to turn? How were they to determine who to turn to? Not to worry, help has arrived!

Boasting a 10.23 catch radius (88th-percentile) and a 26.9-percent (81st-percentile) College Dominator Rating it’s no surprise that Tyler Eifert is a red zone weapon. Eifert is only one year removed from leading all tight ends in touchdowns and is a prime candidate to bounce back to his old form in 2017 if healthy.

Ty Montgomery possesses wide receiver hands, a 129.4 Burst Score (90th-percentile), and a 11.18 Agility Score (68th-percentile) within a PPR friendly offense with elite QB play. His 2017 downside case sees Green Bay select a RB in the early rounds of the NFL Draft or re-sign Eddie Lacy to a prove it deal.

The team is expected to retain free agent Le’Veon Bell, who has been suspended twice for violating the league’s substance abuse policy yet is making an album with Snoop Dogg. With DeAngelo Williams a free agent, Karlos Williams is a worthy dynasty league stash while dynasty owners see him as an overweight Buffalo dad.

Tracking down some of the top pass-catchers in the red zone for the 2016 fantasy football season, we now take a look at “receiving” backs, who are being titled as such for this article because all we are concerned about is their pass-catching ability.

After James White was the “real MVP” of Super Bowl 51. you would think he has to be rewarded with another opportunistic season in 2017. But Bill Belichick has shown little loyalty to players on his team, and it wouldn’t be shocking to wake up one morning and find White donning a different jersey in the near future.

After reviewing advanced stats and metrics profile for NFL cornerbacks, Xavier Rhodes & Aqib Talib stand out as two of the NFL’s best cover corners.

Xavier Rhodes finished in the top-4 in most measurable cornerback stats and metrics categories, including an ultra-low 45-percent catch rate allowed and 4.8 yards per target allowed.

Enter Eddie Lacy, who is coming off two very forgettable and injury-marred seasons in Green Bay. He would be a perfect fit alongside James White and Dion Lewis in the Patriots backfield, assuming Blount’s role. The bromance between Belichick and Nick Saban has also given Belichick an affinity toward former Alabama stars.

The 49ers need to solve their quarterback problem, no small feat, but the smartest thing Shanahan can do would be to provide a young signal caller a 6-4 mistake-erasing athletic marvel offering a 128.3 (99th-percentile) Height-adjusted Speed Score (HaSS) at wide receiver.

Now that the NFL season has officially come to a close, player movement is currently the hot topic in the fantasy community. There are several fantasy relevant wide receivers primed to hit the open market this spring, and we have determined the landing spot that would best optimize their fantasy value.

Similar to Randy Moss’ arrival in New England a decade prior, Terrelle Pryor signing with the Patriots could conceivably disrupt the competitive balance of the NFL.

While many will argue Detroit needs to draft a running back, who could they find with a better profile than Abdullah? He has a 98th percentile Burst Score, SPARQ-x Score, and Agility Score. Abdullah has great quickness, is powerful, and is skilled at catching the ball out of the backfield.

No player will better illustrate the short-term memory of fantasy football owners better than our beloved “Vodka Centaur,” tight end Rob Gronkowski.