Messing Around With Fantasy Football #1

In this first MAWFF post, I take a quick look at how fantasy scoring has evolved over the last 10 years.  In the graph below, I show the following:

• Top 20 Players by Average Points Per Game by Position by Year
• Must have played at least 10 games
• Graph compares Points Per Game by Yards Gained vs Points Per Game by TD

A couple notable trends stick out:

1. QB:  Notable rise in points per game in both yard and TD points.
2. RB:  Reduction in both yard and TD points.  This could be due to a reduction in overall RB productivity as the passing game has increased and/or a spreading of the RB load with more RBs by committee in use.
3. TE:  Small but meaningful increase in TE offensive productivity, especially at the top end with the likes of Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham.
4. WR: Not a huge change over 10 years.  With the increase in QB productivity, the receiving yards and TDs look to be going to non-top 20 WRs.  TEs and pass-catching RBs are the likely beneficiaries.

What do you guys think?  How has this affected your draft over the last couple years?


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