Justin Forsett was one of the best running backs in the NFL in 2014. He took advantage of the Ray Rice situation and rushed for 1266 yards and 8 touchdowns on 235 carries (5.39 YPC), grading out as Pro Football Focus’ 6th ranked running back. However, he’s going into his age 30 season and he’s a one-year wonder. Coming into 2014, Justin Forsett was a 2008 7th round pick who had never played more than 118 carries in a season in 6 seasons in the league and had 6 carries the prior season in Jacksonville. He was able to have a breakout year in Gary Kubiak’s system, but now Kubiak is gone.

All that being said, the Ravens are only giving him 9 million over 3 years. That’s not a lot of money to bet that Forsett will continue to be starting caliber. It’s a smart move for a cap strapped team that would have had a big problem at running back if Forsett wasn’t re-signed. Lorenzo Taliaferro is an unproven 2014 4th round pick with 68 career carries, while Bernard Pierce has a mere 3.78 YPC average in his career.

Grade: A

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