veThe Raiders have a long history of having productive fantasy players on their roster. Just last season, Josh Jacobs and Darren Waller were two of the most productive fantasy players in the NFL when they were on the field.

Today, we will be looking at the five best fantasy football seasons in Raiders’ history. We will be sorting by total PPR points, excluding quarterbacks. So without further ado, let’s take a look at these five great fantasy seasons.

5. 1983 – TE Todd Christensen (287.7 PPR)

You can make a case that Todd Christensen’s season in 1983 should be higher on this list. In his first All-Pro season, Christensen caught 92 passes for 1,247 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was the team’s leading receiver and was, by far, the top tight end in the NFL that year.

Christensen outscored the No. 2 tight end (Kellen Winslow) by nearly 38 points. To put this even more in perspective, no tight end in the NFL scored more than 260 PPR points in 2019 and only three tight ends have had better seasons since 2010 (Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce.

4. 1983 – RB Marcus Allen (302.8 PPR)

In Marcus Allen’s second season in the NFL, he put up massive numbers again as he totaled 1,604 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 334 touches. Allen averaged an incredible 4.8 yards per touch as the Raiders rode him to a 12-4 record. The only negative on Allen from this season was the fumbles, as he put the ball on the ground 14 times.

Allen finished the season as the No. 4 running back in fantasy football as only Eric Dickerson, William Andrews and Walter Payton outscored him. But don’t worry, Allen got his revenge over the next few seasons.

3. 2002 – RB Charlie Garner (347.3 PPR)

At No. 3 is Charlie Garner during the 2002 season. With first-year head coach Bill Callahan running the show in Oakland, he fed his star running back in both the passing game and run game.

During that season, Garner ran the ball for 962 yards and seven touchdowns on just 182 touches (5.3 yards per carry). But what made him a PPR star was his receiving ability. Garner caught a career-high 91 passes in 2002, totaling 941 yards and four touchdowns in the passing game.

In total, Garner racked up over 1,900 total yards and 11 touchdowns as he was the No. 4 running back in PPR leagues behind only Priest Holmes, LaDainian Tomlinson and Ricky Williams. Not bad.

2. 1984 – RB Marcus Allen (358 PPR)

After finishing behind Walter Payton and Eric Dickerson the year prior, Allen was finally able to pass them in fantasy points in his third season in the NFL. On just five more touches than in 1983 (339), Allen was able to total 1,926 yards and 18 touchdowns. It was the most of his NFL career as he averaged a stunning 22.38 points per game in fantasy football.

Somehow, Allen wasn’t named to the All-Pro team despite his fantastic individual season and with the overall success of the Raiders. But that just seemed to motivate him even further the following season.

1. 1985 – RB Marcus Allen (380 PPR)

And at No. 1 is Marcus Allen’s season from 1985, in which he somehow was able to beat his previous two elite seasons. Allen was a monster in the run game during his improbable 1985 run, tallying 1,759 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also added 555 yards in the passing game, totaling for 2,314 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Allen won the NFL MVP award for his fantastic season, but he somehow didn’t finish as the top back in fantasy football that year. Roger Craig of the 49ers edged him out on points (383.6) as he caught 92 passes and scored 15 total touchdowns.

Nevertheless, Allen’s MVP run was one of the best running back seasons in NFL history

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