Demaryius Thomas
He arrived off waivers in 2011, picked up by the Hitmen. He then stayed put for 7 seasons and 90 starts, all for Hitmen, which in a keeper league is the whole point of the format.
His best season was 2014: 218 points across 15 starts, +73.9 above replacement for Hitmen, the 2nd-best wide receiver in football that year. Career total: +162.3 PAR over 90 starts. He started for 2 championship teams (2012, 2015), producing +17.8 in playoff weeks across his career.
He went back into the draft pool twice, most recently in 2011, taken in the 1st round by there goes the Naberhood. The tail was not kind: 2018 came in at −14.6 across 6 starts. He finishes on 3rd in the Hitmen Ring of Honor.
The career
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Eight seasons on the axis, 2011 to 2018.
Season by season
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · title | Hitmen | 15 | 186.0 | WR5 | −1.6 | +41.9 |
| 2013 | Hitmen | 15 | 203.7 | WR2 | +3.7 | +61.7 |
| 2014 | Hitmen | 15 | 218.4 | WR2 | +10.3 | +73.9 |
| 2015 · title | Hitmen | 13 | 122.7 | WR14 | +5.4 | +0.2 |
| 2016 | Hitmen | 13 | 122.5 | WR17 | — | +10.8 |
| 2017 | Hitmen | 13 | 100.1 | WR22 | — | −11.7 |
| 2018 | Hitmen | 6 | 45.3 | WR43 | — | −14.6 |