2015-16 seasons built on elite air yards; 2016 holds all-time RB record with 492.
David JohnsonRBFA
Johnson's 2015 mega season is cited as a foundational example of why RB air yards matter in fantasy football; his big year was built on the back of exceptional air yards production, making it one of the most ridiculous RB air yards seasons ever. His 2016 season holds the all-time RB air yards record with 492 yards in a single season, demonstrating the elite vertical receiving role Johnson executed.
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I first got into this around 2015. That was the David Johnson huge mega season... The David Johnson season, that's what he was doing so much. And he had the most air yards in in my database, that 2016 Johnson season, he winds up with 492 air yards. That was the most for any running back in a season.
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- Johnson's 2015 mega season is cited as a foundational example of why RB air yards matter in fantasy football; his big year was built on the back of exceptional air yards production, making it one of the most ridiculous RB air yards seasons ever. His 2016 season holds the all-time RB air yards record with 492 yards in a single season, demonstrating the elite vertical receiving role Johnson executed.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for David Johnson (RB FA). 2015-16 seasons built on elite air yards; 2016 holds all-time RB record with 492.
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- David Johnson's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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