RB · 7 seasons · 1970 – 1976
Essex Johnson ranks 217th of 2,385 running backs by career fantasy value, accumulated over 7 seasons from 1970 to 1976 (8.3 fantasy points per game). 1973 was the high-water mark, worth 191.3, 11th that season and 2011th of 7,008 player-seasons on record. Rank him by raw fantasy points and he is 778th; rank him by value over replacement and he is 1353rd. The 575-place gap is what changing the question costs.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CIN | 13 | 77.8 | 0.41 | -22 | #93 | #8,838 |
| 1971 | CIN | 14 | 121.0 | 1.05 | 3 | #53 | #5,360 |
| 1972 | CIN | 14 | 175.0 | 1.66 | 58 | #21 | #2,604 |
| 1973★ | CIN | 14 | 191.3 | 2.06 | 77 | #11 | #2,011 |
| 1974 | CIN | 5 | 22.9 | -0.61 | -86 | #236 | #16,647 |
| 1975 | CIN | 12 | 61.8 | -0.12 | -56 | #154 | #10,553 |
| 1976 | TB | 14 | 61.2 | -0.05 | -59 | #152 | #10,612 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points