Finally. capped the upside of Carolina running backs in recent years.

MyFantasyLeague is as the 27th running back in non-PPR formats. He's 21st on FantasyFootballCalculator.

So you'd be buying Stewart at what is likely his ceiling, and spending top-dollar on players isn't a winning formula.

Meet CFBStats.com. Artis-Payne also tallied 1,060 yards against SEC opponents, more than any other player in the conference last year, and 6 of his 13 touchdowns came against SEC opponents in eight games.

Artis-Payne also saw 63 carries in the red zone and converted 11 of those for touchdowns, ninth most in the nation.

Most of those numbers are promising, especially considering his SEC opposition, but he fell to the fifth round of the NFL draft.

Why?

Converting to the NFL

Well, again, he's only 5'11" and 212 pounds, and he's not very explosive. He ran a 4.53-second 40-yard dash, which ranked in the 62nd percentile among running backs this year, according to MockDraftable. His vertical leap (36.5 inches) was better, ranking in the 75th percentile, yet his broad jump (118 inches) was at a middling 50th percentile.

His 3-cone drill and 10-yard dash marks were in 36th and 32nd percentile, respectively.

So it makes sense that he's the third option on the depth chart behind Stewart and expects Artis-Payne to be the guy if Stewart gets hurt.

Again, Why?

Stewart has enough problems from a fantasy football perspective, but his on-field performance last year wasn't exactly confidence-instilling.

According to our 72nd running back, after Ahmad Bradshaw and Pierre Thomas, neither of whom have an NFL job.

I think we can all agree he has more value than those guys at least.