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2004 Top First Half Fantasy Running Backs

The  Men Who Were Strong Out of the Gate

Stats that reflect a player's season totals are often misleading.  The NFL season lasts a long time, and players often have impressive stretches of play that get lost in the shuffle.

There are a lot of reasons why certain players have a great first half but tail off later in the year.  Injuries to them or their teammates are often the cause, but other factors like strength of schedule can play a role too.

However, there are also a class of players that are simply known as fast starters.  Year after year they come out strong out of the gate and post gaudy early season numbers before the grind of the season wears them down.  

Identifying and acquiring these players is critical as the outcome of the first 8 games of the year often determines who will make the fantasy playoffs.  A side bonus is you can ride these guys and then trade them off before their scoring declines.

We use the Freaks' standard scoring system and all of the scoring totals are rounded to the nearest whole number. 

So study hard, and come next fantasy draft you'll have the best stocked roster in your league.  

Top First Half Performers

Quarterbacks

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Kickers

Defense/Special Teams

 

 

 

 

NFLFreaks Stats Index

 10 Yards Rushing/Receiving = 1 pt  |  20 Yards Passing = 1 pt  |  TD = 6 pts

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1st Half Total

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1 Priest Holmes 33 14 13 25 0 18 42 41 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198 198 0
2 Tiki Barber 26 7 21 26 26 0 23 23 25 22 13 12 4 12 17 18 24 300 177 123
3 Shaun Alexander 35 5 25 0 21 17 7 33 28 18 16 4 22 18 10 33 16 307 170 137
4 Curtis Martin 32 26 0 20 10 25 7 19 7 24 9 10 27 11 25 8 18 278 146 132
5 Edgerrin James 17 25 14 17 22 0 14 12 18 10 28 12 26 16 15 15 0 259 138 121
6 Ahman Green 30 14 10 11 4 15 29 26 0 15 2 0 5 10 11 15 4 199 138 61
7 LaDainian Tomlinson 18 22 9 22 19 14 12 14 14 0 23 22 25 21 23 30 0 288 131 158
8 Chris Brown 11 22 19 7 29 6 7 23 0 7 0 0 10 16 0 0 0 157 124 34
9 Clinton Portis 22 16 13 13 7 18 0 9 23 11 4 2 28 22 13 3 0 204 121 83
10 Emmitt Smith 15 9 6 28 12 0 20 7 11 19 3 2 0 11 10 7 8 166 106 59
11 Corey Dillon 9 16 0 16 9 23 12 0 19 16 24 20 22 15 24 10 19 254 104 150
12 Thomas Jones 23 22 24 7 0 12 13 0 0 0 8 9 7 9 8 14 23 180 100 79
13 Marshall Faulk 17 10 15 15 6 13 14 0 11 16 2 8 0 0 4 5 3 136 99 38
14 Warrick Dunn 18 16 14 14 14 1 12 10 0 8 8 8 5 11 19 20 15 194 99 95
15 Rudi Johnson 13 7 10 18 0 6 18 12 11 16 6 33 6 12 19 10 28 226 95 131
16 Jamal Lewis 6 18 29 13 12 0 0 0 16 9 1 0 0 3 15 10 23 154 94 61
17 Domanick Davis 28 17 3 0 12 3 0 10 21 27 17 24 12 26 18 25 21 262 93 169
18 Kevan Barlow 9 24 4 9 6 15 0 7 14 18 4 2 7 0 2 13 11 145 88 58
19 Fred Taylor 6 5 15 10 11 20 17 2 0 17 12 16 11 10 23 0 0 175 86 89
20 Michael Pittman 0 0 0 7 8 11 22 0 34 8 23 28 14 9 14 5 8 192 83 109
21 Reuben Droughns 0 0 3 3 27 24 13 11 13 0 25 16 13 6 4 30 8 197 81 115
22 Duce Staley 9 7 10 12 18 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 2 95 79 15
23 Brian Westbrook 16 14 8 18 0 15 6 0 2 18 23 25 37 12 13 0 0 205 78 127
24 Jerome Bettis 18 0 1 13 9 7 0 13 15 23 13 18 2 18 20 13 0 183 76 107
25 Willis McGahee 4 0 0 0 4 14 6 23 20 5 13 38 10 24 3 24 21 208 72 136
26 Deuce McAllister 8 0 0 0 10 21 18 0 14 19 13 11 2 24 10 13 21 184 71 113
27 Onterrio Smith 20 8 20 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 4 9 9 16 2 0 7 120 64 56
28 Amos Zereoue 0 5 5 25 9 5 8 4 7 0 1 1 3 6 2 5 2 89 62 27
29 Mewelde Moore 2 1 0 0 18 19 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 61 0
30 Eddie George 3 14 8 0 8 3 11 11 3 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 76 60 16
31 Lee Suggs 0 0 0 15 5 18 14 0 6 4 8 0 0 0 11 15 15 110 58 52
32 Quentin Griffin 34 10 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 56 0
33 William Green 9 5 9 2 3 12 13 0 2 0 3 15 4 1 2 0 0 79 55 24
34 Richie Anderson 4 0 13 0 7 13 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 59 50 9
35 Derrick Blaylock 1 2 1 3 0 0 38 4 0 28 9 20 13 13 0 0 0 132 48 84
36 Jesse Chatman 0 1 0 8 18 1 13 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 59 48 11
37 Brad Hoover 6 4 0 4 2 7 11 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 53 46 7
38 DeShaun Foster 3 23 0 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 45 0
39 Anthony Thomas 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14 24 8 0 2 7 2 4 0 0 66 43 23
40 Jonathan Wells 0 0 7 19 0 14 0 1 1 1 0 8 1 7 0 3 8 70 42 28
41 Kevin Jones 7 7 1 0 0 1 13 11 2 9 10 10 28 22 17 19 12 167 41 127
42 Aaron Stecker 0 6 19 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 7 54 39 15
43 Troy Hambrick 0 0 0 14 10 0 2 5 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 39 3
44 Steven Jackson 5 1 2 11 8 8 5 0 0 12 3 8 15 0 0 21 16 112 38 74
45 Chester Taylor 1 8 3 1 4 0 10