Who Should I Draft?
Le'Veon Bell or David Johnson
Experts' Pick | ||
| David Johnson RB - ARI  | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT  | |
Expert |
82% Recommended by 95 of 116 experts |
18% Recommended by 21 of 116 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 2 | # 3 |
| Fantasy Points | ||
| Season Total | 327.8 | 242.4 |
| Avg Game | 20.5 | 20.2 |
| Avg Projection | 283.4 | 262.4 |
| Schedule | ||
| SOS Rank | 7 | 31 |
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| David Johnson RB - ARI | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT | |
| 2017 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at DET | at CLE |
| Week 2 | at IND | vs. MIN |
| Week 3 | vs. DAL | at CHI |
| Week 4 | vs. SF | at BAL |
| Week 5 | at PHI | vs. JAC |
| Week 6 | vs. TB | at KC |
| Week 7 | at LAR | vs. CIN |
| Week 8 | BYE WEEK | at DET |
| Week 9 | at SF | BYE WEEK |
| Week 10 | vs. SEA | at IND |
| Week 11 | at HOU | vs. TEN |
| Week 12 | vs. JAC | vs. GB |
| Week 13 | vs. LAR | at CIN |
| Week 14 | vs. TEN | vs. BAL |
| Week 15 | at WAS | vs. NE |
| Week 16 | vs. NYG | at HOU |
| Week 17 | at SEA | vs. CLE |
| David Johnson RB - ARI | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT | |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 282.3 | 292.6 |
| Rush Yards | 1,198.5 | 1,340.5 |
| Rush TDs | 12.0 | 9.4 |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 75.5 | 75.9 |
| Rec Yards | 742.4 | 619.9 |
| Rec TDs | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 283.4 | 262.4 |
| David Johnson RB - ARI | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT | |
| 2016 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 19.2 | ‐ |
| Week 2 | 14.3 | ‐ |
| Week 3 | 23.1 | ‐ |
| Week 4 | 10.4 | 17.8 |
| Week 5 | 30.5 | 15.4 |
| Week 6 | 31.8 | 12.8 |
| Week 7 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| Week 8 | 10.8 | ‐ |
| Week 9 | ‐ | 7.0 |
| Week 10 | 22.1 | 25.4 |
| Week 11 | 28.0 | 26.1 |
| Week 12 | 22.1 | 20.2 |
| Week 13 | 29.5 | 16.2 |
| Week 14 | 12.1 | 47.8 |
| Week 15 | 22.8 | 13.1 |
| Week 16 | 29.6 | 25.7 |
| Week 17 | 4.4 | ‐ |
| David Johnson RB - ARI | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT | |
| 2016 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 6 | ‐ |
| Week 2 | 5 | ‐ |
| Week 3 | 6 | ‐ |
| Week 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Week 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Week 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Week 7 | 13 | 13 |
| Week 8 | 9 | ‐ |
| Week 9 | ‐ | 9 |
| Week 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Week 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Week 12 | 11 | 5 |
| Week 13 | 12 | 7 |
| Week 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Week 15 | 5 | 8 |
| Week 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Week 17 | 4 | ‐ |
| David Johnson RB - ARI | Le'Veon Bell RB - PIT | |
| Expert | ||
| Mike Tagliere FantasyPros | When you see a 25-year-old running back getting 25.8 combined carries/targets, it's a given to put him as a clear-cut top player, especially when it's a player as talented as Johnson. His goal for this next season is set at 1,000 rushing and receiving yards, and it's well within the realm of possibilities. | If Bell can stay on the field for all 16 games, it's quite possible that we see him break total yardage records. He's still yet to have a game in his NFL career with fewer than 7.8 PPR points. There's actually been just three of his 47 games with fewer than 10.9 PPR points. |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | Still #1 unless holdout threatens Week 1, which is doubtful | |
| Chet Gresham WalterFootball | Johnson could easily top Bell this season, but my main concern is Carson Palmer. I think coach Bruce Arians will keep giving Johnson the ball all over the field, but Palmer is hitting an old age wall. The offense could have trouble in 2017. | The top spot is a fight between Bell and David Johnson this season, and I'm giving a slight edge to Bell. The Steelers should come back strong in 2017 and get some help back on offense, which should keep Bell in good spots all season long. |
| Staff Rankings QB List | The most valuable fantasy asset of 2016 returns to top the RB charts. He's like a running back and receiver rolled into one. With 293 rushing attempts and 120 receiving targets, he was the only player in football to have over 400 touches, and opportunity is king, especially when it's paired with talent like Johnson's. He literally checks every box you'd want in an RB prospect. Age? He's young and ascending. Opportunity? With 293 rushing attempts and 120 receiving targets, he was the only player in football to have over 400 touches. He is his team's offense. Talent? Transcendent. Off field issues? Unlike other residents of this tier, Johnson is a boy scout. Listen to his quarterback Carson Palmer,"He's extremely nice, but he's extremely mature. He's dedicated to his wife. He's dedicated to the baby they have coming (in January). He's beyond his years maturity-wise and extremely intelligent." In other words, at pick 1.1 you take David Johnson ten times out of ten. | There is a significant contingent of fantasy enthusiasts who make a persuasive argument that Bell should be the top RB in fantasy football in 2017. He has more years of solid production on his resume. He plays for a better offense on paper and his team is much more balanced. He has a better offensive line. These are all true, However, Bell carries risk that Johnson does not. In his four years in the league, he has only played a whole season once (2014) due to a mixture of injuries and off field issue related suspensions. Still, the upside is there, his 19.95 points per game in 2016 were only a hair shy of Johnson's 20.4, and that was in a year where Bell only scored 9 TDs, a number which is due for some serious positive regression. If Bell falls past pick 1.2 in your league, you are either playing with idiots, or you live in Baltimore. |
| Sablich Brothers 5th Down Fantasy | HC Arians says he is "too young to overuse;" Johnson says "I can definitely handle 30 touches;" set N.F.L. record with at least 100 yards from scrimmage in 15 straight games; led N.F.L. 29th 20 TDs, 2,118 combined yards and 72 red-zone touches. | Finished second in RB targets despite three-game suspension; has missed 14 games over three seasons from injuries and suspensions; offense has scary potential with Bell, Roethlisberger, Brown and Bryant all on the field for first time since 2014. |
| Brandon Funston Fantasy Analyst | Based on his receiving numbers alone, he would have finished 32nd among WRs in PPR scoring in '16, but, of course, you get to add the ground layer which has amounted to an average of 80 rushing yards and 20 total rush TDs in his past 21 regular-season games. | Most talented overall RB in the game? Yeah, probably. But, be it injury, weed or (this year) contract issues, there always seems to be some baggage that comes with |
| Chet Gresham WalterFootball | Johnson could easily top Bell this season, but my main concern is Carson Palmer. I think coach Bruce Arians will keep giving Johnson the ball all over the field, but Palmer is hitting an old age wall. The offense could have trouble in 2017. | The top spot is a fight between Bell and David Johnson this season, and I'm giving a slight edge to Bell. The Steelers should come back strong in 2017 and get some help back on offense, which should keep Bell in good spots all season long. |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | DJ was a top 12 running back in 15 of the 16 weeks he played last season. He was also the top fantasy performer by leaps and bounds. With all of that being said, he cannot continue to sustain this type of usage and remain as effective. In fact, he took a significant step backward over the second half of the season. Add in the almost certain touchdown regression and he takes a back seat to Bell who is #1. | Had Le'Veon Bell been active for all 16 games, his pace would have put him at over 2,500 all purpose yards. Don't buy too much into the fact that he has several injuries, as all running backs inevitably will. Rather, consider that if he remains healthy, he will carry you to the playoffs. |
| Kevin Roberts Breaking Football | DJ is just an all purpose nut and is any other RB more explosive? I doubt it. | Bell is a monster but his contract issue and constant suspension/injury woes always concern me. That all still can't keep him from being a top 3 RB. |
| Corey Parson RotoExperts | The best offensive player in the NFL sits atop point per reception draft boards. Auction Value $52 | With no injuries or suspensions to worry about, Bell could average 30 points per game in PPR leagues. Auction Value $52 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | Johnson has 33 career touchdowns in 32 career games. Arizona HC Bruce Arians has stated "He's still too young to overuse...I want to have 30 touches out of him, if possible, because that's going to be a lot of offense." | Le'Veon is either going to get a long-term deal before July 17 or be tagged with a 12.1 million franchise tender. Either way, he'll be out to remind everyone who the best running back in the league is. On a PPG basis you can't do better--but Bell comes with more injury risk than Johnson so he slides in at #2 for me. |
| Derek Lofland Fantasy Football Maniax | Johnson was the best duel-threat running back in the NFL this year with 1,239 yards rushing, 879 yards receiving and a league-leading 20 touchdowns. He is in the prime of his career, escaped a serious knee injury in Week 17 and he should be an elite option again in 2017. | The Steelers gave the franchise tag to Bell, so he will be in Pittsburgh at least through 2017. The only reason I have him behind Elliot and Johnson is durability concerns and two prior suspensions under the league's substance abuse policy. |
| Kevin Wheeler NFL Mock | Like having a top 5 RB and top 10 WR all in one package. | He'll have the most points per game, the question is does he play 16? |
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