The Midas Touch
Striking Touchdown Gold

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Roster satisfaction in fantasy football all boils down to point productivity. Point production is a direct result of a player’s involvement and role in his team’s offense (i.e. how many touches he gets per game).

Each and every NFL team has their go-to guys. And for the most part, we will all boast a handful of them on our fantasy rosters. But among these athletes, there are a chosen few who rise above the rest and make the most of the opportunities given them. These significant few rise above the crowd as playmakers with the Midas Touch.

Each position has a statistic that illustrates how involved a player is in his offense. For WRs and TEs, this number is receptions. For RBs, it’s primarily rushing attempts, followed by receptions. QBs have passing attempts (Michael Vick will also have rushes). What you want to see from your players are a high number of opportunities to ‘make miracles happen.’ The more times he touches the ball, the more likely he is to create them.

Of the 29 WRs with at least 60 receptions last season, 11 of them scored a TD for every ten touches or less. For example, Chris Chambers caught 64 passes in 2003, 11 of them touchdowns. That means that every 5.8 passes that went his way ended up in the big house. On this list of 11 receivers you will find the usual suspects: Randy Moss (a TD for every 6.5 receptions), Terrell Owens (8.9), Marvin Harrison (9.4) and Tory Holt (9.8). Rounding out this elite group are Santana Moss (7.4), Darrell Jackson (7.6), Joe Horn (7.8), Chad Johnson (9.0), Hines Ward (9.5) and Reggie Wayne (9.7).

Three weeks into this young 2004 season, a short list of miracle-making playmakers have already proven themselves to have the Midas Touch.

WRs with the Midas Touch

RBs with the Midas Touch

TEs with the Midas Touch

Conversely, there will always be actively involved players who for whatever reason have trouble finding their way into the end zone.

WRs without the Midas Touch*

RBs without the Midas Touch

TEs without the Midas Touch

*Note: Isaac Bruce has been a busy man for the Rams already this season. However, all that work has produced only one touchdown.

 
Jerome ‘Jay’ Finnigan learned to appreciate the glory of the NFL while attending 49er games with his father. But an undeniable truth echoed every celebration; this was his dad’s team. As a struggling screenwriter in Los Angeles, he spent many days wandering the streets of Southern California in search of a football identity. That search ended when a friend asked him to join a fantasy league.