Russ Francis
TE · 12 seasons · 1975 – 1988
Russ Francis put together 12 seasons from 1975 to 1988 and ranks 42nd of 1,287 tight ends all-time in fantasy value (5.9 fantasy points per game). 1980 was the high-water mark, worth 134.9, 80th that season and 4496th of 7,008 player-seasons on record. Rank him by raw fantasy points and he is 545th; rank him by value over replacement and he is 744th. The 199-place gap is what changing the question costs.
Every Season
Best Season
134.9
1980 · #4,496 all-time
Career Pts
935
½PPR, summed
Avg / Season
77.9
½PPR
Seasons
12
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NE | 14 | 105.1 | 1.87 | 23 | #78 | #6,468 |
| 1976 | NE | 13 | 68.9 | 0.84 | 0 | #140 | #9,781 |
| 1977 | NE | 10 | 54.9 | 0.66 | -16 | #153 | #11,325 |
| 1978 | NE | 15 | 97.8 | 1.47 | 20 | #114 | #6,991 |
| 1979 | NE | 12 | 105.2 | 1.41 | 12 | #107 | #6,456 |
| 1980★ | NE | 15 | 134.9 | 2.04 | 45 | #80 | #4,496 |
| 1982 | SF | 9 | 53.1 | 0.94 | 1 | #117 | #11,569 |
| 1983 | SF | 16 | 76.2 | 0.74 | -7 | #152 | #8,980 |
| 1984 | SF | 10 | 52.0 | 0.28 | -54 | #207 | #11,706 |
| 1985 | SF | 16 | 87.8 | 0.92 | -13 | #147 | #7,874 |
| 1986 | SF | 16 | 77.0 | 1.02 | 0 | #157 | #8,892 |
| 1988 | NE | 12 | 21.6 | -0.19 | -53 | #290 | #16,936 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points