Razor's 2013 RB Rankings

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Another topic, another explanation. Rather than just looking at pure efficiency stats like I do with QB's, I incorporate volume numbers as well. What I do is basically get an advanced number for yards per carry, I treat TD's like 6 yards, and fumbles like -5 yards. Once that number is reached, divide that new yardage total by the number if carries, subtract 2, and the multiply by the number of carries to get this number, which I am simply calling grade. It's a basic way of saying high YPC and TD's = good, low YPC and fumbles = bad. Naturally the more carries you have, the higher you will go on this list, but there have been notable exceptions. In any case, here's the spreadsheet, and the current numbers for week 1.

 

Note: This a purely a measure of running ability, this does not take into account blocking or receiving.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing

 

WEEK 1 NUMBERS:

1. LeSean McCoy 128
2. Shane Vereen 73
3. Adrian Peterson 69
4. Steven Jackson 55
5. Jamaal Charles 51
Reggie Bush 48
DeAngelo Williams 47
DeMarco Murray 46
Fred Jackson 41
10. Vick Ballard 37
Ben Tate 37
Rashard Menden 28
Pierre Thomas 25
Daryl Richardson 23
15. Alfred Morris 22
Trent Richardson 21
Arian Foster 21
Chris Johnson 20
Darren McFadden 20
20. Doug Martin 18
Matt Forte 18
Ray Rice 18
MJD 15
Eddie Lacy 14
25. Jackie Battle 11
Knowshon Moreno 10
Marshawn Lynch 9
Frank Gore 8
Montee Ball 8
30. Ryan Mathews 7
Bryce Brown 7
Darren Sproles 6
Bernard Pierce 4
Daniel Thomas 4
35. BJGE 3
C.J. Spiller 2
Alfonso Smith 1
Bilal Powell 0
Chris Ivory -5
40. Mark Ingram -7
41. Lamar Miller -17
42. Isaac Redman -17

Edited September 17, 2013 by RazorStar

[Eefluxx 113]

Razor looks like you forgot a couple of ones in front of Ingram's -7

[housemd 338]

rofl Redman

[SteVo+ 3,702]

Thanks for doing this again this season, Razor. Always great to see your mathematical spin on the sport.

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Another week down, and new numbers to add to the books. LeSean McCoy still holds a lead on this list, but other competitors are making it close with big performances in week 2.

 

Your top 5 days for week 2 are:

1. James Starks 98

2t. Darren McFadden 86

2t. Doug Martin 86

4. Alfred Morris 81

5. Knowshon Moreno 79

 

and the complete list of qualifying players this week is as follows (8 carries a game minimum).

 

1. LeSean McCoy 159
2. Ben Tate 112
3. Adrian Peterson 112
4. Darren McFadden 106
5. Doug Martin 104
Alfred Morris 103
James Starks 98
Knowshon Moreno 89
DeAngelo Williams 88
10. Jamaal Charles 74
C.J. Spiller 73
Rashard Menden 70
Arian Foster 68
Chris Johnson 66
15. Matt Forte 65
Ahmad Bradshaw 63
Marshawn Lynch 63
Reggie Bush 55
Fred Jackson 53
20. DeMarco Murray 47
Ryan Mathews 43
Trent Richardson 43
Daryl Richardson 38
BJGE 34
25. Stevan Ridley 31
Lamar Miller 30
Bernard Pierce 29
Bilal Powell 28
Ray Rice 23
30. MJD 22
31. Daniel Thomas 18
32. Chris Ivory 18
33. Frank Gore 6
34. Mark Ingram -3
35. Montee Ball -5

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing

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Week 3 Rankings

 

LeSean McCoy is making it difficult for anybody to catch up to him, but I'm sure the Eagles would rather take a couple of wins if it meant McCoy was less dominant. Just makes you wonder what he would have done if Andy didn't squander the start of his career.

 

The top 5 performances of week 3:

1. DeMarco Murray 129

2. LeSean McCoy 124

3. Bilal Powell 95

4. Johnathan Franklin 78

5. DeAngelo Williams 74

 

And the board heading into week 4 (RB's with 24+ carries)

 

1. LeSean McCoy 283
2. DeMarco Murray 176
3. DeAngelo Williams 162
4t. Alfred Morris 152
4t. Doug Martin 152
Adrian Peterson 151
Jamaal Charles 132
Ben Tate 130
Ahmad Bradshaw 126
10. Matt Forte 126
James Starks 125
Bilal Powell 123
Chris Johnson 118
Fred Jackson 111
15. Knowshon Moreno 104
Arian Foster 98
Darren McFadden 97
Marshawn Lynch 94
Rashard Menden 81
20. Lamar Miller 76
Joique Bell 69
Ryan Mathews 69
Frank Gore 66
Trent Richardson 58
25. Reggie Bush 55
C.J. Spiller 52
Bernard Pierce 52
Pierre Thomas 50
Stevan Ridley 44
30. BJGE 44
LeGarrette Blount 41
Jacquizz Rodgers 40
Daryl Richardson 38
MJD 33
35. Montee Ball 29
36. Ray Rice 23
37. David Wilson 15
38. Chris Ivory 15

Edited September 24, 2013 by RazorStar

[Thanatos 2,847]

I am very surprised by D-Will. He's been it really well, just had the bad fumble in the Hawks game.

[Bay 2,003]

Gore went from Linkin Park to Smashing Pumpkins. Me gusta.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Week 4 is now in the books, from 32 winless to 4, runningbacks have made a bit of headway, but the one man leading the pack keeps a strong hold on his lead.

 

The 5 best performances of week 4 are as follows:

 

1. Francis Gore 114

2. Adrian Peterson 106

3. Reggie Bush 104

4. Matt Forte 73

5. Marshawn Lynch 65

 

Week 4 Rankings

 

1. LeSean McCoy 324
2. Adrian Peterson 257
3. DeMarco Murray 213
4. Matt Forte 199
5. Alfred Morris 191
Frank Gore 180
Knowshon Moreno 164
Fred Jackson 162
DeAngelo Williams 162
10t. Bilal Powell 161
10t. Jamaal Charles 161
Reggie Bush 159
Marshawn Lynch 159
Ben Tate 155
15. Arian Foster 146
Doug Martin 143
Ahmad Bradshaw 126
James Starks 125
Lamar Miller 122
20. Darren McFadden 116
Chris Johnson 109
Gio Bernard 95
LeGarrette Blount 93
Ryan Mathews 93
25. Trent Richardson 84
C.J. Spiller 83
Stevan Ridley 75
Rashard Menden 68
Joique Bell 62
30. Jacquizz Rodgers 58
Bernard Pierce 51
BJGE 45
David Wilson 44
Pierre Thomas 43
35. Montee Ball 37
36. Daryl Richardson 30
37. MJD 30

Edited October 22, 2013 by BringBackTebow

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing

 

Shady still holds a large lead on the rest of the pack, given no spectacular games this week. However, many players have attempted to close the gap this week with strong performances, Lynch, Charles, Moreno, Foster and Gore all have caught up to the number 2 guy, which is a much tighter race.

 

The top 5 performances of Week 5 are:

1. Marshawn Lynch, 17 carries, 102 yards. (68)

2. Jamaal Charles, 22 carries 108 yards, 1 TD (65)

3. Knowshon Moreno 19 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD (61)

4t. Arian Foster 21 carries, 98 yards (56)

4t. C.J. Spiller, 8 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD (56)

 

Cumulative Rankings

1. LeSean McCoy 336
2. Adrian Peterson 257
3. DeMarco Murray 238
4. Frank Gore 233
5. Matt Forte 230
Marshawn Lynch 227
Jamaal Charles 226
Knowshon Moreno 225
Arian Foster 202
10. Fred Jackson 193
Alfred Morris 191
Reggie Bush 177
DeAngelo Williams 177
Bilal Powell 175
15. Ben Tate 169
Doug Martin 143
C.J. Spiller 139
Ahmad Bradshaw 126
Gio Bernard 126
20. James Starks 125
Lamar Miller 123
Darren McFadden 116
LeGarrette Blount 115
Chris Johnson 106
25. Trent Richardson 104
Ryan Mathews 95
Jacquizz Rodgers 85
Rashard Menden 83
BJGE 80
30. Stevan Ridley 75
Eddie Lacy 75
Bernard Pierce 75
Joique Bell 73
MJD 66
35. Jackie Battle 62
36. Ray Rice 57
37. David Wilson 54
38. Daryl Richardson 52
39. Pierre Thomas 41
40. Montee Ball 36
41. Willis McGahee 35

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Shady is doing all he can to pull away from these fools who call themselves elite RB's. Arian Foster's brilliant game against the Rams has catapulted him into the second spot, and from there it's a dog fight all the way to the tenth spot.

 

Top 5 performances of week 6:

1. Arian Foster (101)

2t. Eddie Lacy (74)

2t. Brandon Jacobs (74)

4. Stevan Ridley (68)

5. LeSean McCoy (61)

 

 

Cumulative Grade

 

1. LeSean McCoy 397
2. Arian Foster 303
3. Adrian Peterson 294
4. Frank Gore 284
5. Marshawn Lynch 274

Jamaal Charles 267
DeMarco Murray 259
Matt Forte 259
Knowshon Moreno 255
10. Alfred Morris 246

Reggie Bush 221
Fred Jackson 208
DeAngelo Williams 207
Bilal Powell 187
15. Doug Martin 178

C.J. Spiller 174
Ben Tate 167
Ryan Mathews 153
Eddie Lacy 149
20. Stevan Ridley 143

Darren McFadden 136
BJGE 130
Gio Bernard 124
Trent Richardson 124
25. Lamar Miller 123

Chris Johnson 115
LeGarrette Blount 110
Rashard Menden 103
MJD 101
30. Jacquizz Rodgers 85

Joique Bell 84
Brandon Jacobs 79
Bernard Pierce 72
Pierre Thomas 70
35. Ray Rice 63

36. David Wilson 54
37. Willis McGahee 52
38. Daryl Richardson 51
39. Montee Ball 45

[seanbrock 1,684]

Shady's coming for that ass Dallas.

[OSUViking 505]

Shady's playing like the best RB this year, for sure.

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The progress towards first place inches closer, and we have another new second place runner, but Shady still holds the lead by a wide margin. This could be the year of Forte!

 

The top performances of Week 7:

1. Matt Forte 77

2. Ryan Matthews 74

3. Alfred Morris 57

4t. Marshawn Lynch 55

4t. Le'Veon Bell 55

 

 

Week 7 Cumulative Rankings

 

1. LeSean McCoy 416
2. Matt Forte 336
3. Marshawn Lynch 329
4. Frank Gore 318
5. Jamaal Charles 312
Arian Foster 306
Alfred Morris 303
Adrian Peterson 296
Knowshon Moreno 271
10. DeMarco Murray 259
Reggie Bush 231
Fred Jackson 228
Ryan Mathews 227
DeAngelo Williams 217
15. Doug Martin 203
Eddie Lacy 193
Bilal Powell 187
Ben Tate 187
Stevan Ridley 177
20. C.J. Spiller 173
Lamar Miller 148
Gio Bernard 137
Darren McFadden 136
Chris Johnson 136
25. BJGE 134
Trent Richardson 128
MJD 120
Zac Stacy 114
LeGarrette Blount 112
30. Rashard Menden 105
Joique Bell 101
Leveon Bell 94
Jacquizz Rodgers 85
34t. Chris Ivory 78
34t. Ray Rice 78
36. Bernard Pierce 73
37. Pierre Thomas 70
38. Willis McGahee 69
39. Daryl Richardson 54

[seanbrock 1,684]

Anytime McCoy has a poor game rushing he catches 5-6 passes. I'd really like to see us run more with the other backs and have McCoy get like 18 carries and like 5-6 catches a game. I think that's how we get the most use of him. I think we should give Bryce Brown and the other backs like 10-12 carries a game ideally as well so we can give LeSean the breathers he needs to stay fresh and avoid injury. If we need McCoy more in some games then you do what you have to but ideally this is how I would use our personnel. I'd be using all those TE's to block and catch passes too.

[BJORN 679]

Lol at Ryan Mathews

[KempBolt 498]

Mathews is a middling running back, and yet so important to our offense. We really count on him to establish at least the threat of a ground game. And one thing I'll give him is the ability to create 2-3 yard runs out of what well could be negative plays. Those runs are vital in keeping defenses honest. The consequence of losing him became pretty clear when he went down against Oakland. But I'm certainly not going to start celebrating because he had a nice outing against the Jaguars.

[BJORN 679]

He had a good outing against the Colts as well. Worth celebrating now seeing how he hadn't had a 100 yard game in two years.

[KempBolt 498]

He had a good outing against the Colts as well. Worth celebrating now seeing how he hadn't had a 100 yard game in two years.

 

Another bad run defense, at least up until this past week.

 

But I'm not saying I'm down on the kid. I guess I just mean I'm not going to gloat over good outings versus a really bad team.

[CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025]

The Jags aren't a bad team, they're just win challenged.

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The progress towards first place inches closer, and we have another new second place runner, but Shady still holds the lead by a wide margin. This could be the year of Forte!

 

The top performances of Week 7:

1. Matt Forte 77

2. Ryan Matthews 74

3. Alfred Morris 57

4t. Marshawn Lynch 55

4t. Le'Veon Bell 55

 

 

Week 7 Cumulative Rankings

 

1. LeSean McCoy 416

2. Matt Forte 336

3. Marshawn Lynch 329

4. Frank Gore 318

5. Jamaal Charles 312

Arian Foster 306

Alfred Morris 303

Adrian Peterson 296

Knowshon Moreno 271

10. DeMarco Murray 259

Reggie Bush 231

Fred Jackson 228

Ryan Mathews 227

DeAngelo Williams 217

15. Doug Martin 203

Eddie Lacy 193

Bilal Powell 187

Ben Tate 187

Stevan Ridley 177

20. C.J. Spiller 173

Lamar Miller 148

Gio Bernard 137

Darren McFadden 136

Chris Johnson 136

25. BJGE 134

Trent Richardson 128

MJD 120

Zac Stacy 114

LeGarrette Blount 112

30. Rashard Menden 105

Joique Bell 101

Leveon Bell 94

Jacquizz Rodgers 85

34t. Chris Ivory 78

34t. Ray Rice 78

36. Bernard Pierce 73

37. Pierre Thomas 70

38. Willis McGahee 69

39. Daryl Richardson 54

 

Would it be a huge undertaking for you if I asked you how Joseph Randle graded out in his first start? I thought he was exceptionally solid, and had some nice yardage catching the ball, too.

[RazorStar 4,025]

These grades only cover skill runnng the ball, so Randle had a modest day, with a 27 grade. 19 carries for 65 yards.

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Hey, week 8 is in the books, and we have three great performances from NFC West backs taking the top spots for performances of the week. Here's the kicker though, none of those backs are named Frank Gore or Marshawn Lynch. Surprised? Yeah, I know I am. Shady keeps his hold of the top spot as the backs below him shuffle around every single week.

 

Week 8's top performances:

1. Andre Ellington 15 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD, 130 grade

2. Zac Stacy, 26 carries, 134 yards, 82 grade

3. Kendall Hunter, 9 carries, 84 yards, 66 grade

4. Alfred Morris 17 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD, 65 grade

5. Stevan Ridley 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD, 57 grade

 

 

Cumulative Rankings up to Week 8

1. LeSean McCoy 434
2. Alfred Morris 363
3. Frank Gore 358
4. Jamaal Charles 350
5t. Matt Forte 336
5t. Adrian Peterson 336
Marshawn Lynch 336
Arian Foster 306
Knowshon Moreno 287
10. Reggie Bush 282
DeMarco Murray 259
DeAngelo Williams 250
Fred Jackson 249
Eddie Lacy 235
15. Stevan Ridley 234
Ryan Mathews 227
Doug Martin 203
Lamar Miller 201
Zac Stacy 196
20. Ben Tate 187
Bilal Powell 186
C.J. Spiller 173
Darren McFadden 173
MJD 157
25. Gio Bernard 145
BJGE 145
Chris Johnson 136
LeGarrette Blount 136
Joique Bell 131
30. Trent Richardson 128
Pierre Thomas 107
Rashard Menden 105
Leveon Bell 98
Jacquizz Rodgers 89
35. Willis McGahee 79
36. Ray Rice 78
37t. Chris Ivory 77
37t. Daryl Richardson 77
39. Bernard Pierce 73

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Well this week just blew the blocks off for runningback performances. Before we were lucky to get one 100 performance per week, this week our top 5 is filled with them. So here are all the spectacular performances of the week.

 

1. Chris Johnson 116; 23 carries, 150 yards, 2 TDs

2. Eddie Lacy 112; 22 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD

3. Chris Ivory 109; 18 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD

4. Mike James 102; 28 carries; 158 yards

5. Adrian Peterson 96; 25 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD

 

Also of mention, CJ Spiller, Zac Stacy, Matt Forte, Marshawn Lynch, Alfred Morris, Gio Bernard and Stevan Ridley all had grades of 70 or higher. What a week for runningbacks. With McCoy's merely average performance this week, the gap is nearly invisible now. Freddy Morris, Adrian Peterson, Forte, and Lynch are all right on McCoy's tail for the top spot.

 

Cumulative Rankings up to Week 9

1. LeSean McCoy 454
2. Alfred Morris 440
3. Adrian Peterson 432
4t. Matt Forte 419
4t. Marshawn Lynch 419
Jamaal Charles 406
Frank Gore 358
Eddie Lacy 347
Arian Foster 306
10. Stevan Ridley 304
Fred Jackson 294
Knowshon Moreno 287
DeMarco Murray 282
Reggie Bush 282
15. Zac Stacy 281
Lamar Miller 269
DeAngelo Williams 266
C.J. Spiller 265
Chris Johnson 252
20. Ryan Mathews 247
Ben Tate 224
Gio Bernard 218
Doug Martin 203
Bilal Powell 197
25. Chris Ivory 186
LeGarrette Blount 179
Darren McFadden 175
BJGE 175
MJD 157
30. Mike James 144
Leveon Bell 140
Trent Richardson 132
Joique Bell 131
Pierre Thomas 119
35. Mike Tolbert 116
Daniel Thomas 108
Rashard Menden 105
Jacquizz Rodgers 93
Danny Woodhead 79
40. Daryl Richardson 77
41. Ray Rice 73
42. Bernard Pierce 72
43. Montee Ball 66
44. Willis McGahee 63

[RazorStar 4,025]

Week 10 is in the books. And after Thursday's game I had hope that we'd have a new number 1 back this week. Then I realized the Eagles were playing the Packers, and the Packers cannot play defense. Soooo, let's take a look at the top five performances of the week, before we hit the rankings. At the moment the number of carries a back needs to qualify is 59. Oh... and the Cowboys must be proud, a first round bust ran for 100 yards for the first time in his career.

 

1. Mark Ingram 14 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD (123 grade)

2. LeSean McCoy 25 carries, 155 yards (105 grade)

3. Marshawn Lynch 24 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD (103 grade)

4. Alfred Morris 26 carries, 139 yards (87 grade)

5. Reggie Bush 14 carries, 105 yards (77 grade)

 

Cumulative Rankings up to Week 10:

1. LeSean McCoy 559
2. Alfred Morris 527
3. Marshawn Lynch 522
4. Adrian Peterson 479
5. Matt Forte 418
Frank Gore 408
Jamaal Charles 406
Eddie Lacy 372
Reggie Bush 359
10. DeMarco Murray 345
Fred Jackson 325
Knowshon Moreno 322
Arian Foster 306
Stevan Ridley 304
15. DeAngelo Williams 302
Zac Stacy 297
Ryan Mathews 284
C.J. Spiller 272
Lamar Miller 257
20. Chris Johnson 253
Ben Tate 250
Gio Bernard 248
Doug Martin 203
Bilal Powell 197
25. BJGE 193
Rashad Jennings 192
Chris Ivory 186
LeGarrette Blount 179
Pierre Thomas 178
30. Mike James 175
Darren McFadden 175
MJD 162
Leveon Bell 159
Joique Bell 152
35. Trent Richardson 124
Rashard Menden 121
Mike Tolbert 119
Jacquizz Rodgers 118
Daniel Thomas 98
40. Danny Woodhead 94
41. Bernard Pierce 87
42. Daryl Richardson 77
43. Montee Ball 76
44. Ray Rice 67
45. Willis McGahee 63