One Running Back to Target in Each Round of Your Fantasy Football Draft

Round 2: DeMarco Murray, Tennessee Titans

Average Draft Position: 2.02 (RB7)

With the exception of his nightmare campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles, DeMarco Murray has been an excellent fantasy performer since the start of the 2013 season.

If we remove those 15 games with the Eagles from the equation, Murray has averaged 92.52 rushing yards and 24.85 receiving yards per game across 46 contests in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Known as an injury-prone player early in his career, he's played in 61 of a possible 64 games over the last three seasons.

That all-around production and durability have made him a fantasy machine. He was the PPR RB5 last year, RB2 in 2014 and RB6 in 2013.

Murray's week-to-week consistency in 2016 was nearly unparalleled at the position. He finished as an RB1 (top-12 back) 11 times -- only David Johnson (14) had more RB1 weeks -- and he added three RB2 (top-24) finishes.

Murray did all that, finishing as the RB5, even with Derrick Henry accounting for 110 carries. Henry will likely get his fair share of touches again this season, maybe even a few more than last year, but Murray is still the Tennessee Titans' lead dog, per the team's coaching staff.

He's an integral part of Tennessee's offense, and our models have him as a top-five back in 2017.