RB Grades

46 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	Derrick Henry	TEN	88.8	100	318	+1.07	+0.008	41.3	+0.296	+4.45	3.14	1.26	1,540	16	18	206	2
2	Dalvin Cook	MIN	79.8	98	297	+0.37	+0.012	38.5	+0.447	+2.98	2.38	1.35	1,135	13	53	519	0
3	Josh Jacobs	LV	73.4	96	260	+0.65	-0.041	39.6	+0.171	+1.63	2.82	0.38	1,150	7	20	166	0
4	Nick Chubb	CLE	73.0	93	323	+0.95	-0.070	38.7	-0.045	+0.97	2.96	0.93	1,494	8	36	278	0
5	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	72.3	91	383	+0.74	-0.061	38.2	+0.385	+1.45	1.79	0.26	1,387	15	116	1,005	4
6	Mark Ingram	BAL	72.2	89	221	+0.15	+0.071	46.2	+0.637	+1.41	2.59	1.81	1,018	10	26	247	5
7	Aaron Jones	GB	70.7	87	284	+0.35	-0.005	43.4	+0.115	+1.78	2.18	1.06	1,084	16	49	474	3
8	Raheem Mostert	SF	69.9	85	130	+0.28	+0.031	39.3	+0.229	+3.40	2.17	0.77	772	8	14	180	2
9	Austin Ekeler	LAC	64.1	83	217	-0.62	-0.068	38.3	+0.375	+2.77	2.45	1.38	557	3	92	993	8
10	Saquon Barkley	NYG	62.4	80	262	+0.49	-0.090	37.9	+0.068	+0.79	2.67	0.38	1,003	6	52	438	2
11	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	60.7	78	349	+0.39	-0.024	41.6	+0.061	+0.27	2.26	0.86	1,357	12	54	420	2
12	Joe Mixon	CIN	60.1	76	297	-0.10	-0.069	37.5	+0.158	+2.04	2.27	0.00	1,137	5	35	287	3
13	Kenyan Drake	ARI	58.9	74	210	+0.23	+0.026	43.9	-0.143	+0.53	1.99	0.95	817	8	50	345	0
14	Damien Williams	KC	57.6	72	137	+0.53	-0.113	35.5	+0.151	+0.18	3.22	0.73	498	5	30	213	2
15	Adrian Peterson	WAS	56.9	70	228	+0.48	-0.121	32.2	-0.051	+1.68	2.48	1.32	898	5	17	142	0
16	Jordan Howard	PHI	56.6	67	123	-0.08	+0.015	44.2	+0.062	+0.01	2.37	0.00	525	6	10	69	1
17	Ronald Jones	TB	56.6	65	203	+0.08	-0.144	33.7	+0.053	+2.61	2.41	1.48	724	6	31	309	0
18	Duke Johnson	HOU	56.2	63	121	—	-0.154	33.3	+0.134	+1.77	2.81	0.83	410	2	44	410	3
19	Chris Carson	SEA	55.5	61	313	+0.35	-0.096	40.9	+0.102	+0.59	2.64	2.24	1,230	7	37	266	2
20	Leonard Fournette	JAX	53.6	59	325	+0.38	-0.083	34.0	-0.170	+0.03	2.81	0.31	1,152	3	76	522	0
21	Devin Singletary	BUF	53.1	57	178	+0.39	+0.021	40.9	-0.132	-0.66	2.40	2.25	775	2	29	194	2
22	Marlon Mack	IND	51.6	54	260	+0.02	+0.004	42.3	+0.001	-1.28	2.02	0.00	1,091	8	14	82	0
23	Jamaal Williams	GB	50.9	52	130	-0.08	-0.031	40.2	+0.358	+0.23	1.78	0.00	460	1	39	253	5
24	Kerryon Johnson	DET	49.7	50	123	-0.49	-0.182	38.1	+0.264	+4.99	2.00	0.81	403	3	10	127	1
25	Latavius Murray	NO	48.5	48	171	-0.00	-0.016	39.1	-0.063	+0.05	1.69	0.00	637	5	34	235	1
26	Miles Sanders	PHI	48.2	46	226	-0.31	-0.083	36.3	+0.313	+1.15	2.11	1.33	818	3	50	509	3
27	Tevin Coleman	SF	47.6	43	151	-0.01	-0.119	30.0	-0.147	+2.15	1.39	0.00	544	6	21	180	1
28	Carlos Hyde	HOU	47.0	41	248	+0.44	-0.052	40.2	-1.132	-2.43	2.22	1.21	1,070	6	10	42	0
29	Sony Michel	NE	46.6	39	238	-0.28	-0.063	41.6	+0.013	+1.44	1.58	0.42	912	7	12	94	0
30	James White	NE	45.7	37	130	—	-0.231	35.5	+0.237	+1.13	1.46	0.77	263	1	72	645	5
31	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	45.0	35	257	+0.12	-0.048	40.2	-0.048	-0.79	1.82	0.00	1,011	7	35	196	0
32	Alvin Kamara	NO	43.2	33	245	+0.17	-0.104	42.3	+0.026	-0.31	2.35	1.63	797	5	81	533	1
33	James Conner	PIT	41.9	30	149	-0.30	-0.204	37.4	+0.484	+0.85	2.28	1.34	464	4	34	251	3
34	Matt Breida	SF	40.4	28	141	+0.00	-0.086	37.7	-0.061	-0.54	1.80	1.42	623	1	19	120	1
35	Melvin Gordon	LAC	37.4	26	193	-0.39	-0.105	40.0	-0.050	+0.55	1.85	2.07	612	8	42	296	1
36	LeSean McCoy	KC	36.6	24	127	-0.22	-0.053	40.4	-0.184	-0.81	1.98	2.36	465	4	28	181	1
37	David Johnson	ARI	33.8	22	125	-0.68	-0.175	34.1	+0.005	+0.54	1.81	0.80	345	2	36	370	4
38	DeAndre Washington	LV	33.8	20	133	-0.98	-0.144	34.7	+0.113	+0.54	1.86	0.00	387	3	36	292	0
39	Frank Gore	BUF	33.5	17	171	-0.39	-0.199	34.2	+0.069	+0.05	2.04	0.00	599	2	13	100	0
40	David Montgomery	CHI	27.6	15	266	-0.22	-0.170	33.1	-0.059	-0.58	1.62	0.75	889	6	25	185	1
41	Peyton Barber	TB	26.6	13	170	-0.57	-0.219	30.5	-0.135	+0.34	1.73	0.59	470	6	16	115	1
42	Todd Gurley	LA	25.4	11	237	-0.87	-0.122	43.1	-0.094	-0.38	1.68	1.27	857	12	31	207	2
43	Tarik Cohen	CHI	24.6	9	138	—	-0.129	35.9	-0.153	-1.74	1.23	0.72	213	0	79	456	3
44	Le'Veon Bell	NYJ	24.2	7	296	-0.52	-0.189	33.3	-0.082	-0.40	2.05	0.34	789	3	66	461	1
45	Royce Freeman	DEN	23.1	4	170	-0.95	-0.119	32.6	-0.056	-1.13	1.91	0.00	496	3	43	256	1
46	Devonta Freeman	ATL	13.5	2	238	-1.19	-0.224	30.4	-0.078	-0.44	1.59	1.26	656	2	59	410	4

Low-volume backs (41)

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

						FORMULA							CONTEXT
Rank
1	Rex Burkhead	NE	65.6	83	79	—	+0.058	45.5	-0.159	+2.71	2.23	1.27	302	3	27	279	0
2	Tony Pollard	DAL	64.2	83	69	+1.04	-0.127	47.3	-0.141	+0.70	3.59	1.45	455	2	15	107	1
3	Boston Scott	PHI	63.7	80	66	—	+0.080	48.8	+0.371	+2.19	1.79	1.52	245	5	24	204	0
4	Gus Edwards	BAL	63.7	80	111	+0.55	+0.027	43.3	+0.278	-0.59	2.83	1.80	711	2	7	45	0
5	Jonathan Williams	IND	62.4	80	50	—	+0.010	35.6	+1.130	+4.49	2.71	0.00	235	1	5	59	0
6	Rashaad Penny	SEA	61.6	78	73	—	+0.067	41.5	+0.404	+1.40	2.83	1.37	370	3	8	83	1
7	Derrius Guice	WAS	60.6	76	47	—	+0.083	43.9	-0.052	-1.04	4.60	0.00	245	2	7	79	1
8	Chase Edmonds	ARI	60.0	74	72	—	+0.044	35.0	-0.116	+2.49	2.05	0.00	303	4	12	105	1
9	Darrel Williams	KC	55.0	59	56	—	-0.249	39.0	+0.290	+3.95	1.46	1.79	141	3	15	167	1
10	Benny Snell	PIT	54.7	59	110	+0.48	-0.115	34.6	-0.214	+0.10	2.79	0.91	426	2	3	23	0
11	Alexander Mattison	MIN	54.2	59	93	+0.35	-0.060	34.9	+0.225	+0.64	1.95	0.00	462	1	10	82	0
12	Mike Boone	MIN	53.8	59	43	—	-0.009	32.5	-1.846	-0.10	3.67	0.00	273	3	3	17	0
13	Ryquell Armstead	JAX	52.3	54	42	—	-0.287	24.2	+0.234	+3.96	2.57	0.00	108	0	14	144	2
14	Jordan Wilkins	IND	52.0	54	50	—	-0.003	41.9	-0.235	-1.45	3.27	0.00	307	2	7	43	0
15	Ito Smith	ATL	50.6	50	31	—	+0.118	33.3	-0.112	+0.29	1.59	0.00	106	1	11	87	0
16	Justice Hill	BAL	50.2	50	51	—	-0.108	25.6	+0.177	+2.43	1.72	0.00	225	2	8	70	0
17	Wayne Gallman	NYG	49.7	48	33	—	-0.228	36.0	+0.179	+2.69	1.31	0.00	110	2	11	102	1
18	Nyheim Hines	IND	48.6	48	93	—	+0.032	44.9	-0.046	+0.14	1.56	1.08	199	2	44	320	0
19	Myles Gaskin	MIA	47.8	43	31	—	-0.072	37.0	-0.638	-1.31	2.92	0.00	133	1	7	51	0
20	T.J. Yeldon	BUF	47.3	41	30	—	-0.303	41.2	-0.273	+1.37	2.82	3.33	63	0	13	124	0
21	Justin Jackson	LAC	46.7	39	35	—	+0.125	57.7	-0.369	-3.99	3.48	0.00	200	0	9	22	0
22	Jalen Richard	LV	46.3	37	66	—	-0.189	38.2	+0.271	+0.85	1.41	1.52	145	0	36	323	0
23	Brian Hill	ATL	45.9	37	78	—	-0.086	34.8	+0.243	-0.79	2.13	0.00	323	2	10	69	1
24	Kareem Hunt	CLE	45.1	35	76	—	-0.146	38.1	+0.275	-0.15	2.65	1.32	179	2	37	285	1
25	Chris Thompson	WAS	43.5	33	75	—	-0.156	34.3	-0.049	+0.49	1.73	1.33	138	0	42	378	0
26	Darrell Henderson	LA	43.4	33	36	—	-0.292	31.3	+0.001	+2.06	1.62	0.00	147	0	4	37	0
27	Malcolm Brown	LA	42.2	30	67	—	-0.141	36.9	-2.053	-1.33	2.10	0.00	255	5	2	16	0
28	J.D. McKissic	DET	41.2	28	72	—	-0.078	34.2	-0.153	-0.75	2.45	0.00	205	0	34	233	1
29	Dare Ogunbowale	TB	41.1	28	41	—	-0.069	25.0	-0.261	+0.02	1.09	2.44	17	2	35	286	0
30	Bilal Powell	NYJ	40.9	28	64	—	-0.166	33.3	-0.258	-1.81	2.49	0.00	229	0	7	33	0
31	Bo Scarbrough	DET	40.7	28	90	-0.27	-0.150	36.0	-0.114	-1.89	2.18	1.11	377	1	1	5	0
32	Dion Lewis	TEN	38.0	26	68	—	-0.250	40.9	-0.154	-0.41	2.35	1.47	209	0	25	164	1
33	Ameer Abdullah	MIN	37.4	26	32	—	-0.166	33.3	-0.323	-1.61	1.65	0.00	115	0	15	88	1
34	Mark Walton	MIA	37.0	24	63	—	-0.155	36.7	-0.398	-1.20	2.08	1.59	201	0	15	89	0
35	C.J. Prosise	SEA	36.4	22	33	—	-0.343	34.8	+0.218	-1.12	1.43	3.03	72	1	10	76	0
36	Jaylen Samuels	PIT	35.1	22	112	—	-0.228	25.8	-0.041	+0.08	1.91	0.89	175	1	47	305	1
37	Patrick Laird	MIA	32.8	15	79	—	-0.347	20.0	+0.156	+0.86	1.32	1.27	168	1	23	204	0
38	Giovani Bernard	CIN	32.6	15	71	—	-0.285	26.1	-0.400	+0.41	1.96	4.23	170	0	30	234	0
39	Ty Johnson	DET	30.6	15	85	—	-0.134	34.9	-0.236	-2.93	2.43	0.00	273	0	24	109	0
40	Jon Hilliman	NYG	28.9	15	33	—	-0.341	36.7	-2.272	-6.29	1.53	6.06	91	0	3	1	0
41	Kalen Ballage	MIA	24.4	7	82	—	-0.292	23.9	-0.376	-2.27	1.15	0.00	135	3	14	63	0