I've got Thomas Rawls in a dynasty league, so I've been watching the offseason surrounding him with some concern. Apparently severe ankle injury, new competition, etc. So I had to think about a trade offer of Latavius Murray for him last week.

In our own dynasty rankings in the magazine, Murray comes out ahead, but it's close; just a few spots. He's also ahead in the 2016 rankings, though there's certainly no consensus on that. Rawls shows up earlier in both the experts rankings and the mock draft.

So as I mulled the offer, I decided to create a little table comparing the two.

RAWLS VERSUS MURRAY
PlayerThomas RawlsLatavius MurrayCommentAdvantage
Age2226Love youth in dynastyRawls
Rushing830 in 13 (7 starts)1,066 in 16Rawls has more powerRawls
Receiving9 for 7641 for 232Murray will be involved as receiver; Rawls definitely won't beMurray
HealthRawls comes off what appears to be history's most significant broken ankleInjured rookie season, but has missed only one game last two yearsMurray healthier now, plus Rawls' running style invites injuryMurray
CompetitionSeattle drafted C.J. Prosise and Alex CollinsOakland drafted DeAndre WashingtonProsise a third-down type back; Collins and Washington both 5th-roundersPush
Offensive LinePoor; added to by mid-roundersGood; added to by top guard Kelechi OsemeleOakland has superior line; Seattle has shown more commitment to running gameMurray
Overall TeamSeattle perennial championship contenderOakland seems to be team on riseSeattle better recent track record of success, which tends to favor rushing productionRawls

I ended up standing pat with Rawls. Ultimately, I favored him because of his youth (four years younger) and greater upside (in his seven starts last year he had four 100-yard games and 5 TDs; Murray had two 100-yard games and 6 TDs all season). We'll find out this year if I made the right choice.