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Re-Drafting the Running Backs From the 2005 NFL Draft Using Advanced Analytics

Brett Oswalt  —  @bRo14thekid Apr 26th, 2017
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4. Marion Barber III

CarAV: 40

It might be hard to believe, but Jacobs -- Super Bowls and all -- isn't the best fourth-rounder from this draft class. Two others have been better, and that includes Marion Barber.

Barber played a total of seven seasons, and six with the Dallas Cowboys, for whom he accumulated 4,780 yards. However, it's his touchdown production that increases his standing. In two different seasons, the effective short-yardage back scored 10-plus touchdowns, and attained at least seven in four straight seasons from 2006 to 2009.

In the middle of that stretch, in 2007, Barber posted an AV of 12 -- the best of his relatively brief career. He accomplished that thanks to an average of 4.8 yards per carry and 10 rushing scores on just over 200 carries.

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