Chris Johnson's 2009 season was historic on a lot of levels. He set the single-season record for yards from scrimmage and became just the sixth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season. Johnson was the most valuable fantasy player on the planet in 2009, and the difference between him and the next best RB was significant. In fact, the difference between Johnson and the #2 RB was larger than it has been in most seasons since the merger:

As special as Johnson's season was, it would have been even more impressive if it wasn't for Ray Rice. Johnson finished second to Rice in receiving yards among running backs; no player has ever led all RBs in both rushing and receiving yards in the same season. LaDainian Tomlinson (in 2007, not his scorched-earth 2006 campaign) is the only other RB to lead one category and rank in the top two in the other. Below are all 13 RBs to rank in the top three among running backs in both rushing and receiving yards in a single season:

Johnson averaged 5.60 YPC last year, joining only Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders and O.J. Simpson as RBs since the merger to record 300 carries and average as many yards per rush. If you came here expecting to hear hoping for something that amounted to more than "Chris Johnson is really good", I'm sorry.

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