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	Nick Chubb	CLE	86.0	100	206	+1.55	+0.089	40.0	+0.270	+1.90	2.69	0.49	1,067	12	16	150	0
2	Gus Edwards	BAL	83.3	98	147	+0.87	+0.124	50.7	+0.453	+4.05	2.70	0.68	723	6	9	129	0
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	78.5	96	265	+0.65	+0.070	46.3	+0.339	+1.76	2.06	0.38	1,169	11	36	299	1
4	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	75.3	93	144	+1.46	+0.204	42.1	+0.008	-0.87	2.94	2.08	805	9	18	120	0
5	Dalvin Cook	MIN	74.2	91	350	+0.55	+0.038	46.8	-0.036	+1.59	2.42	1.43	1,557	16	44	361	1
6	Derrick Henry	TEN	73.9	89	397	+0.97	+0.089	48.1	-0.221	-0.87	2.75	1.01	2,027	17	19	114	0
7	Alvin Kamara	NO	73.2	87	268	+0.41	+0.053	45.7	+0.069	+1.47	2.17	0.75	932	16	83	756	5
8	Aaron Jones	GB	71.5	85	240	+0.64	+0.092	47.2	+0.091	+0.01	2.95	0.83	1,104	9	47	355	2
9	Darrell Henderson	LA	62.2	83	152	+0.01	+0.027	43.4	-0.030	+2.17	2.04	0.00	624	5	16	159	1
10	Myles Gaskin	MIA	62.1	80	170	+0.13	-0.156	43.8	+0.373	+2.26	2.02	1.18	584	3	41	388	2
11	Latavius Murray	NO	59.5	78	161	+0.09	+0.037	43.2	+0.179	+1.17	2.01	0.62	656	4	23	176	1
12	Damien Harris	NE	59.1	76	137	+0.29	+0.039	46.2	-1.317	+3.23	1.91	0.73	691	2	5	52	0
13	David Johnson	HOU	58.6	74	172	+0.41	-0.027	35.9	+0.054	+1.10	1.97	0.58	691	6	33	314	2
14	Chris Carson	SEA	58.6	72	178	+0.17	+0.120	48.9	-0.269	+0.15	2.17	0.56	681	5	37	287	4
15	Jeff Wilson	SF	58.3	70	132	+0.04	-0.069	47.1	+0.102	+3.21	2.17	1.52	600	7	13	133	3
16	David Montgomery	CHI	57.8	67	278	+0.22	-0.043	38.1	-0.020	+0.75	2.39	0.36	1,070	8	54	438	2
17	Ronald Jones	TB	57.7	65	205	+0.99	+0.012	41.8	-0.512	-1.45	2.98	0.98	978	7	28	165	1
18	Kareem Hunt	CLE	55.0	63	229	+0.18	-0.091	39.6	+0.274	+0.78	2.35	0.87	841	6	38	304	5
19	Antonio Gibson	WAS	54.8	61	197	+0.21	+0.041	43.2	-0.145	+0.41	2.05	1.02	795	11	36	247	0
20	Austin Ekeler	LAC	54.8	59	168	+0.10	-0.085	35.7	+0.219	+0.92	2.22	0.60	530	1	54	403	2
21	James Robinson	JAX	52.6	57	284	+0.17	-0.053	35.7	+0.104	+0.24	2.56	0.70	1,070	7	49	344	3
22	Jamaal Williams	GB	51.6	54	144	+0.17	-0.019	44.2	+0.106	+0.05	1.92	0.00	505	2	31	236	1
23	D'Andre Swift	DET	50.0	52	156	+0.10	-0.052	43.4	+0.220	+0.82	1.67	1.92	521	8	46	357	2
24	Devin Singletary	BUF	48.9	50	186	+0.24	-0.114	34.5	+0.010	-0.13	2.88	0.54	687	2	38	269	0
25	Nyheim Hines	IND	47.8	48	147	-0.08	-0.123	41.9	+0.111	+0.60	1.75	0.00	380	3	63	482	4
26	Wayne Gallman	NYG	46.9	46	168	+0.54	+0.016	41.5	-0.066	-2.25	2.46	0.60	682	6	21	114	0
27	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	46.0	43	215	-0.61	-0.050	40.8	+0.040	+1.13	2.12	0.00	803	4	36	297	1
28	Miles Sanders	PHI	45.7	41	191	+0.05	-0.008	47.0	-0.313	+0.05	2.26	2.09	867	6	28	197	0
29	Mike Davis	CAR	42.5	39	221	+0.07	-0.114	39.5	-0.094	-0.17	2.41	0.45	642	6	59	373	2
30	Chase Edmonds	ARI	42.3	37	144	-0.02	-0.079	39.8	+0.110	+0.04	1.93	1.39	448	1	53	402	4
31	Cam Akers	LA	42.1	35	150	-0.27	-0.202	34.5	+0.257	+2.17	2.10	0.67	625	2	11	123	1
32	James Conner	PIT	39.6	33	200	-0.06	+0.008	42.4	-0.075	-0.81	1.99	1.00	721	6	35	215	0
33	Leonard Fournette	TB	39.1	30	128	-0.26	-0.012	38.3	-0.072	-0.66	2.04	0.00	367	6	36	233	0
34	Josh Jacobs	LV	38.4	28	306	-0.03	-0.121	40.3	+0.006	-0.07	1.98	0.65	1,065	12	33	238	0
35	Adrian Peterson	DET	37.8	26	166	-0.50	-0.083	32.5	+0.096	+1.13	1.65	0.00	604	7	12	101	0
36	Malcolm Brown	LA	33.4	24	122	-0.54	-0.108	42.0	-0.105	+0.14	1.47	0.82	419	5	23	162	0
37	Giovani Bernard	CIN	33.2	22	169	-0.79	-0.161	34.4	+0.111	+0.71	1.83	0.59	416	3	47	355	3
38	Joe Mixon	CIN	32.5	20	127	-0.24	-0.176	37.0	+0.027	-0.31	1.70	0.79	428	3	21	138	1
39	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	32.3	17	289	+0.03	-0.106	40.8	-0.181	-0.52	2.14	2.08	979	6	52	338	2
40	J.D. McKissic	WAS	31.5	15	163	-0.61	-0.075	42.2	-0.077	-0.35	2.18	1.84	365	1	80	589	2
41	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	29.1	13	120	+0.08	-0.163	27.2	-0.350	-2.77	1.58	0.83	502	1	7	28	0
42	Kenyan Drake	ARI	25.4	11	249	-0.27	-0.074	37.1	-0.063	-1.46	1.70	1.20	955	10	25	137	0
43	Joshua Kelley	LAC	23.7	9	132	-0.72	-0.271	31.5	+0.354	+0.13	1.53	1.52	354	2	23	148	0
44	Frank Gore	NYJ	22.1	7	190	-0.49	-0.228	33.3	+0.033	-1.61	2.00	0.53	653	2	16	89	0
45	Melvin Gordon	DEN	22.1	4	233	+0.03	-0.098	39.6	-0.434	-2.53	2.12	1.72	986	9	32	158	1
46	Todd Gurley	ATL	20.5	2	214	-0.53	-0.095	35.3	+0.059	-2.09	1.79	0.93	678	9	25	164	0

Low-volume backs (49)

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

						FORMULA							CONTEXT
Rank
1	Sony Michel	NE	81.8	96	75	—	+0.151	47.8	+1.071	+7.93	3.61	0.00	449	1	7	114	1
2	Alexander Mattison	MIN	66.4	83	103	+0.54	-0.077	39.4	+0.596	+3.10	2.40	0.00	434	2	13	125	1
3	AJ Dillon	GB	64.6	83	37	—	+0.239	54.3	+0.909	+3.10	3.09	0.00	242	2	2	21	0
4	Justin Jackson	LAC	61.2	78	76	—	-0.056	35.1	+0.168	+2.75	1.63	0.00	270	0	19	173	0
5	Raheem Mostert	SF	60.6	78	118	+0.50	-0.087	44.7	+0.270	+2.19	1.68	0.85	521	2	16	156	1
6	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	56.9	63	76	—	+0.067	42.4	+0.469	+0.31	2.17	0.00	225	5	17	149	1
7	Tony Pollard	DAL	55.6	63	113	+0.13	-0.015	36.7	-0.257	+0.92	2.47	0.00	435	4	28	193	1
8	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	53.7	57	35	—	+0.305	68.8	-0.027	+0.48	1.71	2.86	64	2	19	202	4
9	Matt Breida	MIA	52.8	57	62	—	-0.087	39.6	+0.339	+3.21	1.56	3.23	254	0	9	96	0
10	Alfred Morris	NYG	52.6	57	58	—	+0.002	38.2	+0.562	+0.35	2.24	0.00	238	1	3	19	1
11	Ty Johnson	NYJ	50.8	52	63	—	+0.067	46.8	-0.011	-0.17	1.83	0.00	254	1	16	99	1
12	Rex Burkhead	NE	50.4	52	88	—	+0.068	53.0	-0.025	-0.20	1.43	0.00	274	3	25	192	3
13	Kerryon Johnson	DET	50.3	52	69	—	-0.187	38.5	+0.009	+2.27	1.25	1.45	181	2	19	187	1
14	Boston Scott	PHI	49.9	50	104	—	-0.058	33.8	+0.013	+0.86	1.93	0.96	374	1	25	212	1
15	Samaje Perine	CIN	49.5	50	67	—	-0.057	39.3	+0.050	-0.22	2.41	0.00	301	3	11	66	0
16	Darwin Thompson	KC	48.4	48	30	—	-0.294	43.5	+0.341	+3.11	1.59	6.67	97	1	7	65	1
17	Jordan Wilkins	IND	48.1	48	81	—	-0.267	31.4	-0.082	+2.58	1.90	0.00	308	1	12	105	0
18	Mark Ingram	BAL	47.6	46	70	—	-0.076	40.6	+0.005	+1.19	1.75	1.43	299	2	6	50	0
19	Anthony McFarland	PIT	47.6	46	35	—	-0.120	33.3	-0.159	+1.82	1.30	0.00	113	0	6	54	0
20	Devonta Freeman	NYG	47.6	46	61	—	-0.168	29.6	+0.128	+2.65	1.26	0.00	172	1	7	58	0
21	Darrel Williams	KC	46.9	46	53	—	+0.042	41.7	-0.016	-0.43	1.67	0.00	169	1	18	116	0
22	DeeJay Dallas	SEA	46.7	43	49	—	-0.078	37.5	+0.122	-0.08	1.79	0.00	108	2	17	111	1
23	Royce Freeman	DEN	46.6	43	36	—	-0.011	33.3	+0.322	-0.99	2.17	0.00	170	0	12	81	0
24	Jalen Richard	LV	45.8	41	31	—	+0.348	53.8	-0.422	-0.50	2.14	3.23	123	1	19	138	0
25	Zack Moss	BUF	45.7	41	115	+0.01	-0.097	40.6	+0.026	-0.56	2.45	0.00	481	4	14	95	1
26	Le'Veon Bell	KC	45.7	39	98	—	-0.193	39.0	+0.186	+0.78	2.01	1.02	328	2	16	138	0
27	Brian Hill	ATL	45.0	39	117	-0.11	-0.153	33.0	+0.125	+0.78	2.57	1.71	465	1	25	199	0
28	D'Ernest Johnson	CLE	45.0	39	34	—	+0.037	38.7	-0.235	-2.24	1.97	2.94	166	0	3	14	0
29	Rodney Smith	CAR	44.8	39	47	—	+0.042	47.4	-0.160	-1.12	1.85	2.13	156	1	9	59	0
30	James White	NE	43.8	39	81	—	-0.208	26.5	-0.015	+0.68	1.23	1.23	121	2	49	375	1
31	Carlos Hyde	SEA	43.5	39	92	—	-0.017	39.5	-0.047	-1.11	2.27	1.09	356	4	16	93	0
32	Devontae Booker	LV	42.0	33	96	+0.50	-0.003	37.8	-0.786	-1.54	2.01	1.04	423	3	17	84	0
33	La'Mical Perine	NYJ	40.6	33	67	—	-0.148	32.8	+0.114	-0.60	1.56	0.00	232	2	11	63	0
34	Jeremy McNichols	TEN	40.2	33	46	—	-0.079	40.5	-0.484	-1.98	2.15	0.00	204	1	12	55	0
35	Tevin Coleman	SF	39.4	30	30	—	-0.287	38.5	+0.196	-1.33	1.68	3.33	53	0	4	34	0
36	Dare Ogunbowale	JAX	39.3	30	38	—	-0.146	31.0	-0.706	-1.24	2.28	0.00	145	0	10	54	0
37	DeAndre Washington	MIA	38.8	28	31	—	-0.281	22.2	-0.004	-0.77	1.10	0.00	91	0	5	30	0
38	JaMycal Hasty	SF	38.3	26	41	—	+0.022	40.0	-0.325	-2.52	1.10	2.44	148	1	7	33	0
39	Duke Johnson	HOU	37.1	24	105	—	-0.332	29.9	+0.127	+1.25	1.51	2.86	235	1	28	249	1
40	Ito Smith	ATL	36.9	24	69	—	-0.085	42.9	-0.376	-0.95	1.37	1.45	268	1	17	75	0
41	Travis Homer	SEA	36.3	24	31	—	-0.396	36.0	-0.007	-2.18	1.28	0.00	88	0	9	90	1
42	Salvon Ahmed	MIA	36.0	24	80	—	-0.067	36.1	-0.305	-1.79	0.99	0.00	319	3	11	61	0
43	Dion Lewis	NYG	35.5	24	46	—	-0.129	44.8	-0.030	-1.75	1.66	2.17	115	2	19	127	1
44	Cordarrelle Patterson	CHI	35.4	24	83	—	-0.143	37.1	-0.027	-1.45	—	1.20	232	1	21	132	0
45	Jordan Howard	MIA	34.3	24	36	—	-0.198	25.7	-1.024	-11.10	1.26	2.78	60	4	1	-3	0
46	Jerick McKinnon	SF	31.9	15	103	—	-0.158	34.7	-0.315	-1.03	1.58	0.00	319	5	33	253	1
47	Kalen Ballage	LAC	31.4	13	108	-0.56	-0.065	39.8	-0.067	-0.66	1.60	0.93	303	3	29	166	0
48	Benny Snell	PIT	27.3	11	111	-0.39	-0.287	34.7	-0.358	+0.19	1.87	1.80	368	4	10	61	0
49	Peyton Barber	WAS	27.2	11	90	-0.79	-0.031	36.0	-0.397	-4.20	1.21	0.00	258	4	4	12	0