RB Grades

47 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	Rashaad Penny	SEA	88.1	100	122	+1.83	+0.121	37.9	+0.091	+1.58	3.13	0.00	749	6	6	48	0
2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	80.4	98	357	—	+0.111	44.8	+0.117	+2.44	2.83	0.84	1,811	18	40	360	2
3	Tony Pollard	DAL	77.4	96	163	+0.79	+0.122	46.8	+0.114	+0.91	2.47	1.23	719	2	39	337	0
4	AJ Dillon	GB	76.1	94	219	+0.25	+0.035	48.4	+0.494	+2.32	2.18	0.91	803	5	34	313	2
5	James Conner	ARI	71.2	91	224	—	-0.030	42.0	+0.699	+2.91	2.08	0.89	752	15	37	375	3
6	Damien Harris	NE	70.4	89	212	+0.55	+0.011	45.6	+0.252	+0.87	2.28	0.94	929	15	18	132	0
7	Nick Chubb	CLE	68.4	87	247	—	+0.048	40.1	+0.325	+1.04	3.04	0.81	1,259	8	20	174	1
8	Michael Carter	NYJ	68.3	85	168	+0.48	-0.037	38.4	-0.103	+1.61	2.35	0.00	639	4	36	325	0
9	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	67.9	83	135	+0.51	+0.007	45.5	-0.122	+1.25	2.68	1.48	606	5	14	123	0
10	Aaron Jones	GB	67.1	81	223	+0.28	+0.009	43.9	+0.140	+1.05	2.28	0.90	799	4	52	391	6
11	Austin Ekeler	LAC	65.6	79	271	-0.06	+0.004	45.3	-0.024	+2.03	2.11	1.48	911	12	70	647	8
12	D'Onta Foreman	TEN	65.5	77	137	+0.08	-0.114	34.4	+0.816	+6.56	2.25	1.46	566	3	9	123	0
13	Leonard Fournette	TB	63.5	74	246	+0.27	+0.074	48.6	+0.013	-0.19	2.31	0.41	812	8	69	454	2
14	Derrick Henry	TEN	63.4	72	229	+0.11	-0.013	36.2	+0.507	+1.65	2.22	0.44	937	10	18	154	0
15	Darrel Williams	KC	62.3	70	184	-0.57	+0.065	48.2	+0.364	+2.22	1.50	0.00	558	6	47	452	2
16	Elijah Mitchell	SF	61.8	68	215	+0.28	-0.055	41.3	+0.206	+0.35	2.49	0.00	963	5	19	137	1
17	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	61.7	66	133	-0.06	+0.025	43.8	+0.514	+0.99	2.26	0.75	442	1	37	343	1
18	Miles Sanders	PHI	57.0	64	163	+0.27	+0.003	46.0	-0.199	+0.09	2.07	0.61	754	0	26	158	0
19	Melvin Gordon	DEN	54.2	62	213	+0.36	-0.094	44.3	-0.069	+0.23	2.25	1.41	918	8	28	213	2
20	Chase Edmonds	ARI	54.1	60	151	+0.07	+0.107	41.7	-0.081	+0.15	1.53	0.66	592	2	43	311	0
21	Javonte Williams	DEN	54.0	57	233	+0.06	-0.038	39.8	+0.137	+0.18	2.27	0.43	903	4	43	316	3
22	Alvin Kamara	NO	53.1	55	285	—	-0.169	36.6	+0.180	+2.45	1.45	0.35	898	4	47	439	5
23	Latavius Murray	BAL	52.5	53	129	+0.07	-0.058	48.7	-0.041	+0.42	1.76	0.00	501	6	10	75	0
24	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	49.2	51	205	-0.06	-0.101	29.4	+0.405	+1.01	1.92	0.98	618	6	52	548	5
25	Joe Mixon	CIN	45.1	49	326	—	-0.080	40.7	+0.099	+0.08	1.86	0.61	1,205	13	42	314	3
26	Dalvin Cook	MIN	44.4	47	283	—	-0.040	40.2	-0.099	-0.17	1.93	1.06	1,159	6	34	224	0
27	Antonio Gibson	WAS	43.8	45	295	+0.01	-0.094	45.1	+0.043	+0.29	1.95	2.03	1,037	7	42	294	3
28	Najee Harris	PIT	42.0	43	373	—	-0.074	36.5	-0.051	-0.49	2.16	0.00	1,200	7	74	467	3
29	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	41.8	40	138	-0.33	-0.074	42.9	-0.042	+0.72	1.75	1.45	517	4	19	129	2
30	James Robinson	JAX	41.8	38	187	-0.10	-0.076	43.9	-0.046	-0.06	1.93	1.60	767	8	31	222	0
31	Devin Singletary	BUF	41.7	36	214	+0.09	-0.020	36.2	-0.033	-0.94	2.35	2.34	870	7	40	228	1
32	Devontae Booker	NYG	39.5	34	159	-0.24	-0.141	36.2	+0.052	+0.56	1.58	0.00	593	2	40	268	1
33	Darrell Henderson	LA	37.3	32	168	-0.31	-0.014	45.4	-0.210	-1.45	1.92	0.00	688	5	29	176	3
34	Rex Burkhead	HOU	37.2	30	139	-0.22	-0.063	38.1	+0.075	-0.99	1.78	0.72	427	3	25	186	0
35	Josh Jacobs	LV	36.7	28	267	-0.06	-0.148	41.9	-0.087	-0.33	2.04	0.75	872	9	54	348	0
36	David Montgomery	CHI	35.2	26	253	-0.35	-0.080	37.3	+0.105	-0.23	1.85	0.79	849	7	42	301	0
37	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	34.7	23	281	-0.19	-0.089	41.3	-0.025	-0.67	1.73	0.36	1,002	10	47	287	2
38	Sony Michel	LA	34.1	21	210	-0.26	-0.119	39.4	-0.362	-0.62	1.92	0.48	845	4	21	128	1
39	Jamaal Williams	DET	32.9	19	173	-0.32	-0.032	41.3	+0.009	-1.40	1.43	0.58	601	3	26	157	0
40	Alexander Mattison	MIN	31.7	17	163	-0.55	-0.187	32.1	-0.014	+0.53	1.98	0.61	491	3	32	228	1
41	Devonta Freeman	BAL	30.8	15	165	-0.49	-0.022	42.9	+0.008	-1.56	1.54	0.00	576	5	34	190	1
42	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	28.4	13	186	-0.59	-0.129	37.4	-0.308	-0.37	1.89	0.54	612	5	25	174	1
43	Mark Ingram	HOU	26.7	11	177	-0.35	-0.179	29.9	-0.035	-1.12	1.98	0.56	554	2	27	162	0
44	D'Andre Swift	DET	26.5	9	199	-0.39	-0.188	26.5	-0.168	+0.30	1.54	1.01	617	5	62	452	2
45	Saquon Barkley	NYG	26.4	6	195	-0.28	-0.134	36.5	-0.076	-1.17	1.72	1.03	593	2	41	263	2
46	Mike Davis	ATL	19.3	4	180	-0.61	-0.135	34.6	-0.400	-0.90	1.67	2.22	503	3	44	259	1
47	Myles Gaskin	MIA	14.1	2	215	-0.67	-0.154	31.7	-0.103	-1.96	1.43	0.93	612	3	49	234	4

Low-volume backs (48)

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

						FORMULA							CONTEXT
Rank
1	D'Ernest Johnson	CLE	70.5	89	101	+1.40	+0.105	48.2	-0.115	-1.40	2.35	0.99	534	3	19	137	0
2	Brandon Bolden	NE	68.2	83	79	—	-0.065	42.9	+0.403	+2.68	2.75	1.27	226	1	41	405	2
3	J.D. McKissic	WAS	66.3	79	88	—	+0.082	41.7	+0.347	+1.89	1.85	0.00	212	2	43	397	2
4	Duke Johnson	MIA	62.4	70	73	—	-0.009	40.6	+0.392	+4.33	2.85	0.00	330	3	4	41	0
5	Kareem Hunt	CLE	62.0	68	99	—	+0.075	42.9	+0.105	+0.55	2.83	0.00	386	5	22	174	0
6	Derrick Gore	KC	60.2	64	45	—	+0.043	53.8	+0.502	+2.08	2.39	0.00	256	2	8	105	0
7	Jordan Howard	PHI	57.4	64	88	—	-0.007	51.2	-0.165	+1.72	2.30	0.00	406	3	2	19	0
8	Ty Johnson	NYJ	56.3	62	83	—	-0.208	32.8	+0.112	+3.78	1.05	1.20	238	2	34	372	2
9	Ty'Son Williams	BAL	55.9	62	43	—	+0.016	38.2	+0.097	+2.09	2.49	2.33	185	1	9	84	0
10	Kenyan Drake	LV	54.2	60	89	—	-0.137	37.7	+0.132	+1.82	1.70	0.00	254	2	30	291	1
11	Tevin Coleman	NYJ	52.6	53	94	—	-0.070	47.6	-0.037	+0.43	2.26	0.00	356	0	11	49	0
12	Samaje Perine	CIN	52.5	51	67	—	-0.011	43.9	+0.179	+0.11	2.36	0.00	246	1	27	196	1
13	Nyheim Hines	IND	52.2	51	90	—	+0.029	35.3	+0.084	+0.35	2.34	1.11	276	2	40	310	1
14	Trey Sermon	SF	51.7	51	40	—	-0.013	48.6	+0.397	-0.02	1.93	0.00	167	1	3	26	0
15	Justin Jackson	LAC	51.6	51	76	—	-0.002	42.9	+0.206	+0.83	1.57	1.32	364	2	22	178	0
16	Boston Scott	PHI	50.8	51	87	—	+0.075	40.8	-0.239	+0.27	1.89	2.30	373	7	13	83	0
17	Craig Reynolds	DET	50.4	51	56	—	-0.101	40.4	+0.061	+0.17	2.49	0.00	230	0	7	52	0
18	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	TB	50.4	51	31	—	-0.094	29.6	-0.030	-0.96	3.39	0.00	180	2	4	26	0
19	Jeremy McNichols	TEN	50.0	51	64	—	-0.202	29.7	+0.166	+1.53	1.46	0.00	156	0	28	240	1
20	Salvon Ahmed	MIA	49.5	51	63	—	-0.208	25.5	+0.306	+2.91	1.35	0.00	149	0	12	117	0
21	Khalil Herbert	CHI	48.3	49	112	-0.14	-0.029	39.0	+0.010	+0.30	1.81	0.00	433	2	14	96	0
22	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	48.3	49	74	—	+0.054	52.3	+0.013	+0.04	1.44	1.35	291	5	33	253	1
23	Jaret Patterson	WAS	48.2	49	70	—	-0.025	43.3	+0.270	-0.10	1.81	1.43	266	2	10	73	0
24	Chris Carson	SEA	47.3	49	60	—	-0.033	46.3	-0.081	-1.61	2.37	1.67	232	3	6	29	0
25	Le'Veon Bell	BAL	47.2	49	38	—	-0.158	35.3	+0.983	+2.12	1.10	0.00	101	2	5	30	1
26	Eno Benjamin	ARI	46.4	49	35	—	-0.188	34.5	+0.685	+0.17	1.91	0.00	118	1	6	42	0
27	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	46.1	49	36	—	-0.232	37.5	+0.356	-0.09	1.00	0.00	22	1	30	296	1
28	Ameer Abdullah	CAR	45.8	49	77	—	-0.154	28.3	-0.126	+0.96	1.57	0.00	166	0	38	289	1
29	Ronald Jones	TB	45.2	49	107	-0.18	-0.026	47.4	+0.021	-0.22	1.84	1.87	428	4	10	64	0
30	JaMycal Hasty	SF	44.2	45	39	—	+0.167	43.8	-0.081	-0.54	1.38	2.56	68	1	23	157	0
31	Royce Freeman	HOU	43.1	43	61	—	-0.215	35.2	-0.122	+1.21	1.55	0.00	169	0	10	77	0
32	Damien Williams	CHI	42.2	43	53	—	-0.012	47.4	-0.231	-0.93	1.07	0.00	164	2	16	103	1
33	Dontrell Hilliard	TEN	41.3	34	72	—	+0.067	41.5	-0.228	-1.81	2.43	2.78	350	2	19	87	0
34	DeeJay Dallas	SEA	40.0	34	54	—	+0.057	54.5	-0.233	-1.97	2.18	1.85	138	2	21	133	0
35	Phillip Lindsay	HOU	39.3	32	85	—	-0.281	24.4	+0.955	+6.86	0.92	0.00	249	1	4	45	1
36	Peyton Barber	LV	38.5	32	62	—	-0.190	40.7	+0.043	-0.19	1.58	3.23	212	2	10	67	0
37	Dare Ogunbowale	JAX	38.3	32	47	—	-0.199	30.8	-0.175	-1.17	1.53	0.00	137	1	13	114	1
38	Zack Moss	BUF	38.1	32	104	-0.78	-0.122	34.6	-0.085	+1.42	2.10	1.92	345	4	23	197	1
39	Benny Snell	PIT	37.8	32	33	—	-0.356	28.1	-0.826	+0.47	1.17	0.00	98	0	2	13	0
40	Alex Collins	SEA	37.4	32	113	-0.83	-0.106	37.5	-0.143	+2.87	1.60	0.88	411	2	9	87	0
41	Jeff Wilson	SF	37.0	28	80	—	-0.112	39.7	-0.149	-1.80	1.25	1.25	294	2	7	31	0
42	Joshua Kelley	LAC	36.7	28	32	—	-0.451	33.3	+0.506	+0.16	1.30	3.13	102	0	5	38	0
43	Larry Rountree III	LAC	35.7	26	37	—	-0.283	25.0	-0.635	-8.15	1.14	0.00	87	1	1	-1	0
44	Adrian Peterson	TEN	35.4	26	42	—	-0.260	34.2	-0.319	-2.74	1.55	2.38	98	2	4	8	0
45	Malcolm Brown	MIA	34.9	23	31	—	-0.321	25.0	-0.451	-3.23	1.67	3.23	125	1	3	10	0
46	Tony Jones	NO	34.5	21	47	—	-0.338	31.0	-0.193	-0.88	1.19	0.00	142	0	5	29	0
47	David Johnson	HOU	24.6	4	92	—	-0.325	18.8	-0.304	-0.85	1.78	2.17	228	0	32	225	1
48	Carlos Hyde	JAX	24.3	4	70	—	-0.410	34.9	-0.318	-2.57	1.60	2.86	253	1	12	65	0