
Scoring touchdowns is good. Just inherently, scoring touchdowns is a good thing. I certainly don’t believe in the concept of “nose for the endzone”, at least just from watching players, but there are players who are inherently skilled at scoring. For fantasy football purposes, consistency by the way of yards is pretty nice, but finding players who are adept at scoring, by usage or by skill is valuable. For wide receivers, it’s easier to identify physical traits that aid in helping score touchdowns (height, large hands), the same is not so for running backs. The table that follows is all players with 15 or more rushing attempts inside in the 10 yard line and those players conversion percentages. (touchdowns/attempts). Data provided by Pro Football Reference.
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