Yards before contact: running backs ranked
Yards per carry before a defender touches him. That is mostly the line and the scheme, so it is shown, not graded.
Why the box score misses it: Not in the box score.
Best so far: James Cook (BUF), 4.3 yds. A typical running back is 2.3 yds. Players need at least 20 carries to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays.
Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days
- EPA per carry
- Success rate
- Explosive runs
- Yards after contact
- Broken tackles
- Stuffed runs
- Yards before contact
- Runs to the edge
- Carries from shotgun
- Carries
- Rushing yards
- Rushing touchdowns
51 of 51 running backs
| Player | Against the league | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.3 yds | 70 | – | ||
| 2 | 3.5 yds | 33 | – | ||
| 3 | 3.3 yds | 85 | – | ||
| 4 | 3.2 yds | 61 | – | ||
| 5 | 3.1 yds | 87 | – | ||
| 6 | 3.0 yds | 80 | – | ||
| 7 | 3.0 yds | 54 | – | ||
| 8 | 2.9 yds | 22 | – | ||
| 9 | 2.9 yds | 60 | – | ||
| 10 | 2.7 yds | 72 | – | ||
| 11 | 2.7 yds | 55 | – | ||
| 12 | 2.6 yds | 29 | – | ||
| 13 | 2.6 yds | 26 | – | ||
| 14 | 2.6 yds | 28 | – | ||
| 15 | 2.6 yds | 27 | – | ||
| 16 | 2.5 yds | 77 | – | ||
| 17 | 2.5 yds | 54 | – | ||
| 18 | 2.5 yds | 30 | – | ||
| 19 | 2.5 yds | 50 | – | ||
| 20 | 2.5 yds | 36 | – | ||
| 21 | 2.4 yds | 69 | – | ||
| 22 | 2.4 yds | 31 | – | ||
| 23 | 2.4 yds | 34 | – | ||
| 24 | 2.3 yds | 86 | – | ||
| 25 | 2.3 yds | 58 | – | ||
| 26 | 2.3 yds | 74 | – | ||
| 27 | 2.2 yds | 24 | – | ||
| 28 | 2.2 yds | 53 | – | ||
| 29 | 2.1 yds | 59 | – | ||
| 30 | 2.1 yds | 55 | – | ||
| 31 | 2.0 yds | 33 | – | ||
| 32 | 2.0 yds | 38 | – | ||
| 32 | 2.0 yds | 32 | – | ||
| 34 | 1.9 yds | 60 | – | ||
| 35 | 1.9 yds | 22 | – | ||
| 36 | 1.9 yds | 89 | – | ||
| 37 | 1.8 yds | 51 | – | ||
| 38 | 1.8 yds | 44 | – | ||
| 39 | 1.8 yds | 22 | – | ||
| 40 | 1.8 yds | 28 | – |
How to read this table
- The number on the left is the league rank among running backs, even when the list is filtered to one team.
- “Against the league” draws each player on the same strip: the ends are the 10th-best and 90th-best player, the shaded stretch is the middle half, and the tick is the median. Right is always better.
- “Lately” is the change in grade between a player's last 2 games and the games before them. The tag says whether the change is bigger than what a few plays could cause.
- Tick “Show the box score” to put the traditional totals next to the advanced number and sort by either.
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