RB Grades

48 qualified backs · composite of rushing efficiency (RYOE / EPA / success / yards-after-contact), receiving value, and ball security (yards-after-contact data 2018+) (see methodology)

QB RB WR TE OL CB S EDGE iDL LB K P

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						FORMULA							CONTEXT
Rank
1	Kareem Hunt	KC	86.6	100	190	+0.52	+0.007	42.1	+0.929	+6.00	2.41	0.00	824	7	26	378	7
2	Saquon Barkley	NYG	77.5	98	342	+1.51	-0.035	33.3	+0.002	+0.88	2.82	0.00	1,307	11	91	721	4
3	Melvin Gordon	LAC	76.3	96	225	-0.01	+0.064	41.7	+0.173	+3.27	2.75	0.44	885	10	50	490	4
4	Nick Chubb	CLE	75.8	94	205	+1.00	+0.018	40.9	+0.089	+1.19	3.11	0.00	996	8	20	149	2
5	Austin Ekeler	LAC	75.4	92	138	+0.06	+0.091	47.5	+0.255	+2.73	3.28	0.72	554	3	39	404	3
6	Todd Gurley	LA	73.2	90	313	-0.09	+0.085	46.7	+0.066	+2.61	2.41	0.32	1,251	17	59	580	4
7	Derrick Henry	TEN	72.3	88	221	+1.10	+0.049	42.0	+0.009	-0.82	2.96	0.00	1,059	12	15	99	0
8	Matt Breida	SF	68.8	85	178	+0.59	+0.018	42.4	+0.482	+2.11	2.08	1.12	814	3	27	261	2
9	James Conner	PIT	68.3	83	270	+0.54	-0.020	42.3	+0.180	+2.29	2.10	1.85	973	12	55	497	1
10	Gus Edwards	BAL	67.4	81	133	+0.33	+0.084	47.7	+0.911	+6.05	2.64	0.00	718	2	2	20	0
11	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	65.5	79	222	+0.95	+0.050	47.1	+0.001	+0.38	1.56	0.00	1,037	9	35	241	1
12	Frank Gore	MIA	64.9	77	159	+0.34	-0.023	40.3	+0.223	+3.63	2.37	0.63	722	0	12	124	1
13	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	64.9	75	318	+0.44	+0.045	43.9	+0.281	+0.95	2.12	1.26	1,098	7	107	867	6
14	Kerryon Johnson	DET	64.4	73	148	+1.29	-0.019	37.3	+0.203	+0.24	2.25	0.68	641	3	32	213	1
15	Aaron Jones	GB	63.6	71	157	+0.65	+0.060	48.9	+0.092	+0.69	1.92	0.64	728	8	26	206	1
16	Chris Carson	SEA	62.0	69	267	+0.45	-0.001	40.1	+0.146	+1.12	2.41	1.12	1,151	9	20	163	0
17	Isaiah Crowell	NYJ	60.1	67	164	+0.94	-0.067	28.7	+0.101	+0.12	2.70	0.00	685	6	21	152	0
18	Alvin Kamara	NO	57.7	65	267	-0.43	+0.064	43.9	+0.144	+1.43	2.16	0.37	883	14	81	709	4
19	Joe Mixon	CIN	57.7	63	272	+0.74	-0.053	39.7	-0.041	+0.04	2.25	0.00	1,168	8	43	296	1
20	Mark Ingram	NO	54.6	60	146	+0.49	-0.048	44.0	-0.223	+0.81	2.69	2.74	645	6	21	170	1
21	Marlon Mack	IND	52.7	58	197	+0.20	+0.044	46.7	-0.484	-0.17	2.14	0.51	908	9	17	103	1
22	James White	NE	51.3	56	174	-0.08	-0.060	36.3	+0.191	+1.37	1.35	0.00	425	5	87	751	7
23	Lamar Miller	HOU	51.2	54	230	+0.62	-0.051	37.1	-0.348	-0.47	2.39	0.43	973	5	25	163	1
24	Adrian Peterson	WAS	50.2	52	268	+0.24	-0.094	38.6	+0.156	+1.24	1.87	0.75	1,042	7	20	208	1
25	Tevin Coleman	ATL	48.7	50	194	-0.15	-0.075	36.6	+0.249	+1.75	1.81	1.03	800	4	32	276	5
26	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	48.7	48	372	+0.44	-0.043	41.1	+0.015	+0.21	1.96	1.61	1,434	6	77	567	3
27	Leonard Fournette	JAX	47.6	46	155	-0.19	-0.134	36.8	+0.305	+2.02	1.70	0.00	439	5	22	185	1
28	Mike Davis	SEA	47.1	44	143	+0.43	-0.014	42.7	-0.049	-0.50	1.66	0.00	514	4	34	214	1
29	Sony Michel	NE	45.5	42	206	-0.29	-0.011	43.2	-0.101	+0.06	2.08	0.49	931	6	7	50	0
30	T.J. Yeldon	JAX	43.7	40	154	+0.03	-0.177	36.9	-0.074	+1.41	1.78	1.30	414	1	55	487	4
31	Dalvin Cook	MIN	41.4	38	171	+0.14	-0.166	34.6	+0.037	+0.67	1.98	1.17	615	2	40	305	2
32	Josh Adams	PHI	41.1	35	124	-0.15	-0.201	39.3	+0.042	+1.52	2.13	0.81	511	3	7	58	0
33	Kenyan Drake	MIA	40.3	33	173	+0.11	-0.128	33.3	+0.137	+0.15	2.04	1.16	535	4	53	477	5
34	Jamaal Williams	GB	40.2	31	144	-0.53	-0.113	43.6	-0.058	+0.83	1.93	0.00	464	3	27	210	0
35	Doug Martin	LV	39.2	29	187	+0.03	-0.082	42.9	+0.003	-0.77	2.02	1.60	723	4	18	116	0
36	Latavius Murray	MIN	39.1	27	145	+0.27	-0.100	33.3	-0.325	-1.18	2.06	0.00	578	6	22	141	0
37	Tarik Cohen	CHI	38.3	25	168	-0.43	-0.099	39.8	+0.158	+0.86	1.44	1.79	444	3	71	725	5
38	Royce Freeman	DEN	34.0	23	144	-0.03	-0.137	35.4	-0.086	-2.39	2.52	0.69	521	5	14	72	0
39	Jordan Howard	CHI	33.3	21	260	-0.45	-0.095	39.2	-0.090	-0.03	1.97	0.77	935	9	20	145	0
40	Alex Collins	BAL	33.0	19	129	-0.35	-0.176	39.5	-0.002	+0.25	1.91	2.33	411	7	15	105	1
41	Alfred Blue	HOU	26.6	17	156	-0.34	-0.206	33.8	-0.289	-0.23	1.28	0.00	499	2	20	154	0
42	David Johnson	ARI	26.4	15	286	-0.16	-0.202	29.6	-0.179	+0.38	1.59	1.05	940	7	50	446	3
43	Dion Lewis	TEN	24.5	13	209	-0.41	-0.237	30.7	+0.004	+0.05	1.66	0.96	517	1	59	400	1
44	Peyton Barber	TB	24.1	10	253	-0.01	-0.181	33.5	-0.058	-2.74	1.91	0.40	871	5	20	92	1
45	Nyheim Hines	IND	21.1	8	141	-0.85	-0.142	35.8	+0.006	-1.48	1.78	0.71	314	2	63	425	2
46	Carlos Hyde	CLE	19.9	6	181	-0.55	-0.227	32.7	-0.465	-3.00	2.10	1.10	571	5	10	33	0
47	LeGarrette Blount	DET	18.9	4	162	-0.98	-0.240	26.3	-0.578	+0.38	1.61	1.23	418	5	10	67	0
48	LeSean McCoy	BUF	17.2	2	188	-1.02	-0.218	28.2	+0.009	-0.47	1.41	0.53	514	3	34	238	0

Low-volume backs (40)

Fewer than 120 touches. Grades still computed on the same 0-100 scale but treat them as noisy.

						FORMULA							CONTEXT
Rank
1	Spencer Ware	KC	68.3	81	63	—	+0.013	41.9	+0.631	+3.87	1.88	0.00	246	2	20	224	0
2	C.J. Anderson	LA	67.3	79	70	—	+0.185	61.5	-0.744	+2.15	3.21	0.00	403	2	5	41	1
3	Cordarrelle Patterson	NE	60.3	67	55	—	+0.285	60.0	+0.350	+0.33	—	0.00	228	1	21	247	3
4	Malcolm Brown	LA	59.1	65	31	—	+0.097	57.7	+0.822	+2.69	2.16	0.00	212	0	5	52	1
5	Zach Zenner	DET	59.1	65	53	—	+0.121	50.0	-0.090	+0.70	2.75	0.00	265	3	7	56	0
6	Corey Clement	PHI	57.8	65	83	—	-0.088	33.3	+0.110	+3.28	2.16	2.41	259	2	22	192	0
7	Darren Sproles	PHI	56.8	60	44	—	+0.010	44.8	+0.503	+2.01	1.14	0.00	120	1	15	160	2
8	Kenneth Dixon	BAL	56.6	60	57	—	+0.015	37.3	+0.459	+1.23	3.57	3.51	333	2	6	51	0
9	Chris Ivory	BUF	56.6	60	105	-0.46	-0.164	34.7	+0.491	+6.54	2.34	0.95	385	1	12	175	0
10	Justin Jackson	LAC	55.8	60	61	—	-0.049	39.1	+0.287	+1.88	1.98	0.00	206	2	15	135	0
11	Rashaad Penny	SEA	55.4	60	85	+0.66	-0.038	33.3	-0.667	+2.40	1.74	0.00	419	2	9	75	0
12	Damien Williams	KC	54.9	60	72	—	-0.033	49.0	+0.404	+1.18	2.02	1.39	256	4	23	160	2
13	Jaylen Samuels	PIT	54.1	58	79	—	-0.022	48.1	+0.540	+0.50	1.93	0.00	256	0	26	199	3
14	Duke Johnson	CLE	53.2	58	85	—	-0.123	43.6	+0.234	+0.96	2.67	1.18	201	0	47	429	3
15	Raheem Mostert	SF	51.9	56	39	—	+0.010	50.0	-0.138	-0.96	3.47	2.56	261	1	6	25	0
16	Marshawn Lynch	LV	51.8	56	102	-0.03	-0.035	44.3	-0.090	-0.40	3.18	0.00	376	3	15	84	0
17	Kapri Bibbs	WAS	48.6	46	32	—	+0.231	61.1	-0.248	+0.09	1.52	3.13	103	3	16	115	1
18	Wendell Smallwood	PHI	47.4	44	109	-0.48	+0.047	48.1	+0.229	+0.57	2.05	1.83	364	3	28	230	2
19	Bilal Powell	NYJ	45.8	42	83	—	-0.090	32.9	-0.623	+2.00	2.00	2.41	343	0	11	110	1
20	Marcus Murphy	BUF	43.8	40	46	—	-0.108	35.0	-0.598	-2.25	2.83	0.00	250	0	11	26	0
21	Jalen Richard	LV	43.0	38	115	—	-0.331	28.0	+0.228	+0.83	2.53	1.74	259	1	68	607	0
22	Devontae Booker	DEN	43.0	38	68	—	+0.070	44.1	-0.139	-0.59	2.65	2.94	183	1	38	275	0
23	Jordan Wilkins	IND	42.3	38	70	—	+0.027	46.3	-0.668	-0.44	2.22	4.29	336	1	16	85	0
24	Trenton Cannon	NYJ	42.3	38	41	—	-0.131	31.0	-0.391	-0.66	2.29	0.00	113	1	17	144	0
25	Jacquizz Rodgers	TB	42.1	38	69	—	-0.108	32.3	-0.080	+0.28	1.58	1.45	106	1	38	304	0
26	Rod Smith	DAL	41.6	38	48	—	-0.169	35.9	-0.116	-0.52	1.55	0.00	127	1	9	60	0
27	Jeff Wilson	SF	41.3	35	71	—	-0.253	34.9	+0.464	+1.58	2.05	4.23	266	0	12	98	0
28	Jay Ajayi	PHI	41.2	35	50	—	-0.131	44.4	-0.073	-2.29	1.80	2.00	184	3	5	20	0
29	Rex Burkhead	NE	40.8	33	68	—	-0.216	25.9	-0.252	+1.75	1.63	2.94	186	0	14	131	1
30	Kalen Ballage	MIA	40.2	31	40	—	-0.180	35.5	-0.831	+0.23	1.61	2.50	191	1	9	56	0
31	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	39.0	25	36	—	-1.295	28.6	+0.247	+0.49	2.00	5.56	30	0	30	324	1
32	Chase Edmonds	ARI	38.5	25	59	—	-0.096	30.0	-0.261	-1.11	1.55	1.69	208	2	20	103	0
33	Alfred Morris	SF	36.0	23	106	-0.52	-0.159	33.7	-0.149	+1.77	1.95	1.89	428	2	8	73	0
34	Elijah McGuire	NYJ	34.5	23	104	-0.48	-0.368	31.4	+0.078	+2.53	1.91	1.92	276	3	19	193	1
35	Giovani Bernard	CIN	34.3	23	90	—	-0.077	30.4	-0.162	-1.18	1.55	0.00	211	3	35	218	0
36	Wayne Gallman	NYG	33.7	21	56	—	-0.151	35.7	-0.280	-1.56	1.80	3.57	176	1	14	89	0
37	Theo Riddick	DET	33.4	21	94	—	-0.155	41.0	-0.197	-1.14	1.98	0.00	171	0	61	384	0
38	Javorius Allen	BAL	30.8	17	74	—	-0.171	30.8	-0.077	-1.50	1.78	1.35	110	3	35	196	2
39	Chris Thompson	WAS	30.4	17	77	—	-0.202	28.6	+0.001	-1.15	1.21	1.30	178	0	41	268	1
40	Ito Smith	ATL	29.0	17	108	-0.52	-0.131	34.1	+0.154	-1.10	1.62	0.93	315	4	27	152	0