Devonta Freeman

After a breakout 2015 season, many projected a fall off for Freeman in 2016. And after a hot start by teammate Tevin Coleman, a timeshare at the running back position in Atlanta looked imminent. But Freeman eventually grabbed the larger piece of the workload on the way to more than 1500 total yards and 13 touchdowns. With Coleman healthy last season, the Falcons were able to ratchet back Freeman's workload a bit and he actually became a more productive player, upping his yards per carry from 4.0 in 2015 to 4.8 in 2016 and upping his yards per target in the passing game from less than 6.0 to better than 7.0, while only falling off by one total touchdown. He's never going to be a 25 touch-type back, but he's also showed he doesn't need a massive workload to be a productive RB1. Two things to keep an eye on this season are Freeman's ongoing contract extension negotiations (Freeman is in the final year of his rookie deal) and the impact of former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan's departure. Neither are huge concerns at this point, and as long as he continues to stay healthy then Freeman should be an RB1 for the foreseeable future.