Everyone is drooling over the big names as we approach the NFL Draft. But which unheralded running backs showed in college that they can be productive pro players?
Joe Redemann @TheIDPGuy
Joe likes to examine the big data of football: finding signals inside the noise that will help us understand the game better.
He specializes in the Individual Defensive Player (IDP) and Dynasty fantasy football formats, but will always love his 12-team standard home league. Joe also contributes to IDPGuys.org and Draft Day Consultants, and releases the annual IDP Rookie Book – a scouting guide solely for defensive players.
Joe is a dog person who happens to own a cat (named Cat), he loves good coffee, and also hosts a Star Wars role-playing game podcast called "NRPR: New Republic Radio".
Favorite Athletes
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Robin Yount, Brett Favre, Ray Nitschke
Favorite TeamsGreen Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers
Bitter RivalsChicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals
Biggest Upset EverSep. 20, 1992: Brett Favre's emergence as the Packers' starting QB, he led them to two 4th Quarter TD's and a 24-23 win over Cincinnati. He'd start the next 321 games of his career.
Best NFL Team EverIf not the 1962 or 1996 Packers, I'd grudgingly say the 1985 Bears.
Lemieux or Gretzky?Gretzky
Jordan or LeBron?Jordan
SNES or Genesis?Super Nintendo
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