2011 NFL Fantasy Drafts: Why Jamaal Charles Should Be the No. 1 Pick

March 14, 2011   ·   Ryan Lester   ·   Jump to comments

Obviously, the state of the NFL is in complete turmoil. Will there be a season? Hard to say, but we have to still prepare like there will be one.
We continue our series of analyzing the No. 1 pick in 2011 fantasy football drafts with Jamaal Charles.

Charles finished second in the league last year with 1,467 yards. He did so while sharing carries with Thomas Jones, who actually had 15 more carries than Charles.
Jones ran for 896 yards. Jones’ 3.7 yards per carry paled by comparison to Charles’ 6.4 ypc, which was second in the league to Michael Vick. It’s mind-boggling why Jones got more work, but rest assured, that won’t be the case in 2011.

Charles was also effective catching the ball out of the backfield, adding 468 yards on 45 receptions. He had 40 catches in 2009 for 297 yards. With more touches in 2011, Charles can challenge for the league lead in total yards.

Initially, there were questions as to whether Jamaal could hold up ...

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