See our other Cold, Hard Football Facts year-end awards:
This honor routinely goes hand-in-hand
with MVP. We're looking at it the same way this season.
Cold, Hard Football Facts Top 5 Offensive Player of the Year Candidates:
4. Steven Jackson, St. Louis. A hero to fantasy football fans everywhere in 2006, Jackson scored 10 TDs in the pivotal final four games of the season as the Rams nearly claimed a playoff berth. For 2006, his 2,334 yards from scrimmage were second only to Tomlinson.
5. Tiki Barber, N.Y. Giants. The soon-to-be broadcaster finished with 2,127 yards from scrimmage, averaged 5.1 YPA and literally carried his team into the playoffs on the final day of the season.
