Last week, Drew suggested someone compile a record book for fantasy football. Here's a start: I looked at NFL player stats since the AFL-NFL merger (1970) and came up with some retroactive awards.

No fantasy scoring system is more valid than any other, but I used the following, from Pro Football Reference's fantasy stats page: 1 point per 25 yards passing, 1 point per 10 yards rushing/receiving, 6 points per touchdown, and -2 points per interception. The raw stats are also based on PFR's numbers.

The Brady Award: Given to the quarterback with the highest point total. Named after Tom Brady for his record-breaking 2007 performance.

Year Name Points 1970 John Brodie 257 1971 Greg Landry 230 1972 Greg Landry 263 1973 Roman Gabriel 250 1974 Ken Anderson 238 1975 Fran Tarkenton 267 1976 Bert Jones 284 1977 Roger Staubach 230 1978 Roger Staubach 270 1979 Steve Grogan 308 1980 Dan Fouts 334 1981 Dan Fouts 362 1982 Joe Montana 202 1983 Lynn Dickey 332 1984 Dan Marino 457 1985 Joe Montana 315 1986 Dan Marino 408 1987 Joe Montana 302 1988 Randall Cunningham 363 1989 Don Majowski 361 1990 Randall Cunningham 417 1991 Jim Kelly 328 1992 Steve Young 352 1993 Steve Young 356 1994 Steve Young 420 1995 Brett Favre 415 1996 Brett Favre 390 1997 Brett Favre 357 1998 Steve Young 440 1999 Kurt Warner 409 2000 Daunte Culpepper 412 2001 Kurt Warner 371 2002 Rich Gannon 357 2003 Daunte Culpepper 333 2004 Peyton Manning 460 2005 Carson Palmer 332 2006 Peyton Manning 371 2007 Tom Brady 498 2008 Drew Brees 373 2009 Aaron Rodgers 405 2010 Tom Brady 373 2011 Aaron Rodgers 487

The Emmitt Smith Award: Given to the running back with the highest point totals. Named after Emmitt Smith, who won the award four years in a row.

Year Name Points 1970 Ron Johnson 223 1971 Steve Owens 199 1972 Ron Johnson 247 1973 O.J. Simpson 279 1974 Otis Armstrong 253 1975 OJ Simpson 362 1976 Chuck Foreman 256 1977 Walter Payton 308 1978 Walter Payton 254 1979 Walter Payton 296 1980 Billy Sims 288 1981 Billy Sims 279 1982 Marcus Allen 196 1983 Eric Dickerson 341 1984 James Wilder 308 1985 Marcus Allen 316 1986 Eric Dickerson 275 1987 Charles White 216 1988 Eric Dickerson 294 1989 Dalton Hilliard 293 1990 Barry Sanders 274 1991 Barry Sanders 288 1992 Emmitt Smith 319 1993 Emmitt Smith 250 1994 Emmitt Smith 315 1995 Emmitt Smith 365 1996 Terry Allen 281 1997 Barry Sanders 320 1998 Terrell Davis 361 1999 Edgerrin James 316 2000 Marshall Faulk 375 2001 Marshall Faulk 341 2002 Priest Holmes 373 2003 Priest Holmes 373 2004 Shaun Alexander 307 2005 Shaun Alexander 364 2006 LaDanian Tomlinson 431 2007 LaDanian Tomlinson 310 2008 DeAngelo Williams 284 2009 Chris Johnson 347 2010 Arian Foster 330 2011 Ray Rice 303

The Rice Award: Given to the wide receiver with the highest point total. Named after Jerry Rice, who won the award eight times in 10 years.

Year Name Points 1970 Dick Gordon/Gene Washington 182 1971 Paul Warfield 177 1972 Gene Washington 164 1973 Harold Carmichael 170 1974 Cliff Branch 187 1975 Mel Gray 159 1976 Cliff Branch 184 1977 Nat Moore 163 1978 John Jefferson 179 1979 Steve Largent 178 1980 John Jefferson 214 1981 Alfred Jenkins 214 1982 Wes Chandler 160 1983 Mike Quick 219 1984 Mark Clayton 248 1985 Louis Lipps 193 1986 Jerry Rice 261 1987 Jerry Rice 251 1988 Henry Ellard 202 1989 Jerry Rice 254 1990 Jerry Rice 228 1991 Jerry Rice 205 1992 Sterling Sharpe 225 1993 Jerry Rice 253 1994 Jerry Rice 249 1995 Jerry Rice 292 1996 Michael Jackson 204 1997 Rob Moore 206 1998 Randy Moss 234 1999 Marvin Harrison 239 2000 Randy Moss 234 2001 Marvin Harrison 243 2002 Marvin Harrison 239 2003 Randy Moss 267 2004 Muhsin Muhammad 238 2005 Steve Smith 237 2006 Marvin Harrison 209 2007 Randy Moss 287 2008 Larry Fitzgerald 215 2009 Andre Johnson 212 2010 Brandon Lloyd 209 2011 Calvin Johnson 265

The Christensen Award: Given to the tight end with the most points. Named after Todd Christensen, who won the award four years in a row.

Year Name Points 1970 Jerry Smith 114 1971 Bob Tucker 103 1972 Ted Kwalick 130 1973 Charlie Young 130 1974 Rich Caster 117 1975 Rich Caster 106 1976 Dave Casper 130 1977 Walter White 97 1978 Dave Casper 140 1979 Ozzie Newsome 133 1980 Kellen Winslow 183 1981 Kellen Winslow 168 1982 Kellen Winslow 108 1983 Todd Christensen 197 1984 Todd Christensen 143 1985 Todd Christensen 135 1986 Todd Christensen 163 1987 Mark Bavaro 135 1988 Keith Jackson 123 1989 Rodney Holman 128 1990 Ernest Givens Brent Jones 105 1991 Ernest Givens Marv Cook 99 1992 Ernest Givens Jay Novacek 99 1993 Shannon Sharpe 154 1994 Ben Coates 159 1995 Ben Coates 128 1996 Shannon Sharpe 166 1997 Shannon Sharpe 129 1998 Shannon Sharpe 137 1999 Wesly Walls 154 2000 Tony Gonzalez 174 2001 Tony Gonzalez 130 2002 Todd Heap 123 2003 Tony Gonzalez 152 2004 Antonio Gates 174 2005 Antonio Gates 170 2006 Antonio Gates 146 2007 Jason Witten 157 2008 Tony Gonzalez 166 2009 Vernon Davis 175 2010 Jason Witten 154 2011 Rob Gronkowski 241

The Tomlinson Award: Given to the player who has the highest value with respect to his position. The award is named after LaDanian Tomlinson for his 2007 2006 season. Value is measured in VBD, which stands for "Value Based Drafting." VBD takes the player's point total and subtracts the point total of the baseline starter at that position. PFR's VBD calculation uses the 12th best QBs and TEs, the 24th best RB, and the 30th best WR as the baseline starters. It also adjusts the totals for years with shorter schedules. While the exact value of VBD can vary depending on the baseline level, the important thing is that it allows us to compare across positions. It's the best stat for a basic MVP award.

Year Name VBD 1970 Ron Johnson 136 1971 Paul Warfield 121 1972 Ron Johnson 137 1973 OJ Simpson 177 1974 Otis Armstrong 170 1975 OJ Simpson 282 1976 Chuck Foreman 152 1977 Walter Payton 217 1978 Walter Payton 112 1979 Walter Payton 150 1980 Billy Sims 161 1981 Billy Sims 133 1982 Marcus Allen 208 1983 Eric Dickerson 191 1984 Dan Marino 245 1985 Marcus Allen 165 1986 Dan Marino 212 1987 Jerry Rice 215 1988 Randall Cunningham 155 1989 Dalton Hilliard 173 1990 Randall Cunningham 204 1991 Barry Sanders 166 1992 Emmitt Smith 209 1993 Steve Young 152 1994 Steve Young 209 1995 Emmitt Smith 225 1996 Brett Favre 197 1997 Barry Sanders 185 1998 Terrell Davis 233 1999 Edgerrin James 188 2000 Marshall Faulk 216 2001 Marshall Faulk 206 2002 Priest Holmes 220 2003 Priest Holmes 231 2004 Peyton Manning 199 2005 Shaun Alexander 221 2006 LaDanian Tomlinson 270 2007 Tom Brady 241 2008 DeAngelo Williams 135 2009 Chris Johnson 197 2010 Arian Foster 192 2011 Aaron Rodgers 215

The Beuerlein Award: Given to the player who provided the most value with respect to where fantasy owners drafted him. I used My Fantasy League's average draft position (ADP) records, which date back to 1999, to estimate the draft spot, and VBD to estimate value. The award is named after Steve Beuerlein, the first winner.

Year Name ADP VBD 1999 Steve Beuerlein 98 168 2000 Jeff Garcia 125 167 2001 Priest Holmes 61 142 2002 Priest Holmes 10 220 2003 Priest Holmes 5 231 2004 Peyton Manning 13 199 2005 Larry Johnson 78 192 2006 LaDanian Tomlinson 3 270 2007 Tom Brady 23 241 2008 DeAngelo Willians 88 135 2009 Chris Johnson 12 197 2010 Arian Foster 59 192 2011 Rob Gronkowski 104 143

The Goodell Award: Given to the player who was the biggest bust by the same logic as that of the Beuerlein Award. Named after Roger Goodell, for obvious reasons.

Year Name ADP Total Points 1999 Terrell Davis 3 36 2000 Terrell Davis 7 41 2001 Fred Taylor 6 13 2002 Kurt Warner 6 57 2003 Corey Dillon 20 73 2004 Marshall Faulk 20 132 2005 Daunte Culpepper 10 95 2006 LaMont Jordan 13 63 2007 Laurence Maroney 13 131 2008 Braylon Edwards 21 105 2009 Michael Turner 4 151 2010 Randy Moss 15 69 2011 Jamaal Charles 6 15

To get some context for the awards and point totals, here are some graphs that show how fantasy point totals have changed over time.

That 12th overall wide receiver line is nearly flat over the last decade: For all of the unpredictability and variance of individual players, the patterns remain the same.

Here are some more hypothetical awards for which data exist but I don't have easy access:

The Eckstein Award: Given to the player on the greatest number of rosters of teams that win their fantasy championship. Because each league is independent, being on a bunch of winning teams in fantasy football is more indicative of value than being on a winning team in real football. Named after David Eckstein, a baseball player whose presence on championship teams was used as evidence of his value.

The Cannon Award: Given to the player with the best single-game point total on the season. Named after Billy Cannon.

The Vick Award: Given to the player with the best single-game point total in a Monday Night Football game. Named after Michael Vick.

The Kicker Award: Given to the highest-scoring kicker. Named after Kicker.

The Flatline Award: Given to the player who has the least week-to-week variance in point totals.

The Variance Award: Given to the player who has the highest week-to-week variance.

The Horseshit Award: Given to the play whose outcome changed the result of the greatest number of fantasy matchups.

The Hall of Fame: A lifetime fantasy achievement award. Chase Stuart at Football Perspective added up career totals for NFL players since 1950. Jerry Rice was the best by a long shot.

Any other ideas? Let me know in the discussion.

Image by Jim Cooke.