Next Gen Stats Leaders

Tracking-derived leaderboards from the NFL's Next Gen Stats. Filter by position group, season, and minimum volume.

RBs ranked by Next Gen Stats tracking metrics. RYOE strips out blocking quality vs. defensive box, efficiency reveals how directly a runner moves, time behind the LOS flags hesitation.

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Min rush attempts:

50+100+200+

Rushing Leaders: 2017

50 qualifying players (50+ rush attempts) · sorted by RYOE/A

#	Player	Tm	RUS	RYOE/A↓	RYOE	Eff	8+ Box %	TLOS	YPC
1	Adrian PetersonRB	ARI	156	—	—	4.81	39.7%	2.78s	3.39
2	Kerwynn WilliamsRB	ARI	120	—	—	4.12	35.8%	2.68s	3.54
3	Tevin ColemanRB	ATL	156	—	—	4.28	24.4%	2.77s	4.03
4	Devonta FreemanRB	ATL	196	—	—	4.10	27.6%	2.86s	4.41
5	Alex CollinsRB	BAL	212	—	—	4.23	32.5%	3.02s	4.59
6	Javorius AllenRB	BAL	153	—	—	3.77	41.8%	2.41s	3.86
7	LeSean McCoyRB	BUF	287	—	—	4.30	35.9%	2.95s	3.97
8	Christian McCaffreyRB	CAR	117	—	—	4.63	21.4%	2.82s	3.72
9	Jonathan StewartRB	CAR	198	—	—	4.63	51.0%	2.84s	3.43
10	Jordan HowardRB	CHI	276	—	—	4.65	43.1%	3.00s	4.07
11	Tarik CohenRB	CHI	87	—	—	5.30	24.1%	3.33s	4.25
12	Giovani BernardRB	CIN	105	—	—	3.76	12.4%	2.73s	4.36
13	Joe MixonRB	CIN	178	—	—	4.48	24.7%	2.88s	3.52
14	Isaiah CrowellRB	CLE	206	—	—	3.73	29.1%	2.74s	4.14
15	Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	242	—	—	4.00	35.1%	2.90s	4.06
16	Alfred MorrisRB	DAL	115	—	—	3.51	38.3%	2.81s	4.76
17	C.J. AndersonRB	DEN	245	—	—	3.64	22.0%	2.55s	4.11
18	Ameer AbdullahRB	DET	165	—	—	5.10	18.8%	3.04s	3.35
19	Jamaal WilliamsRB	GB	153	—	—	3.62	21.6%	2.72s	3.63
20	Lamar MillerRB	HOU	238	—	—	3.73	24.4%	2.59s	3.73
21	Frank GoreRB	IND	261	—	—	3.73	26.1%	2.55s	3.68
22	Marlon MackRB	IND	93	—	—	4.64	21.5%	3.06s	3.85
23	Chris IvoryRB	JAX	112	—	—	4.50	50.9%	2.66s	3.41
24	Leonard FournetteRB	JAX	268	—	—	4.01	48.5%	2.52s	3.88
25	Kareem HuntRB	KC	272	—	—	3.58	23.2%	2.89s	4.88
26	Melvin GordonRB	LAC	284	—	—	4.15	29.6%	2.70s	3.89
27	Todd GurleyRB	LAR	279	—	—	3.86	16.8%	2.78s	4.68
28	Marshawn LynchRB	LV	207	—	—	3.81	33.8%	2.72s	4.29
29	Kenyan DrakeRB	MIA	133	—	—	3.61	20.3%	2.90s	4.84
30	Latavius MurrayRB	MIN	216	—	—	3.86	38.9%	2.68s	3.90
31	Jerick McKinnonRB	MIN	150	—	—	4.82	22.7%	3.01s	3.80
32	Mike GillisleeRB	NE	104	—	—	4.21	51.0%	2.58s	3.68
33	Dion LewisRB	NE	180	—	—	3.30	28.3%	2.69s	4.98
34	Alvin KamaraRB	NO	120	—	—	3.23	16.7%	2.76s	6.07
35	Mark IngramRB	NO	230	—	—	3.41	42.2%	2.66s	4.88
36	Orleans DarkwaRB	NYG	171	—	—	3.34	44.4%	2.59s	4.41
37	Wayne GallmanRB	NYG	111	—	—	3.65	18.0%	2.63s	4.29
38	Bilal PowellRB	NYJ	178	—	—	3.99	33.7%	2.97s	4.34
39	Matt ForteRB	NYJ	103	—	—	3.93	18.4%	2.72s	3.69
40	Elijah McGuireRB	NYJ	88	—	—	5.19	25.0%	3.20s	3.58
41	LeGarrette BlountRB	PHI	173	—	—	3.58	26.0%	2.64s	4.43
42	Jay AjayiRB	PHI	208	—	—	4.26	22.1%	2.76s	4.20
43	Le'Veon BellRB	PIT	321	—	—	4.17	19.9%	3.09s	4.02
44	Matt BreidaRB	SF	105	—	—	4.31	27.6%	2.69s	4.43
45	Carlos HydeRB	SF	240	—	—	4.49	37.9%	2.81s	3.93
46	Doug MartinRB	TB	138	—	—	5.11	33.3%	2.92s	2.94
47	Peyton BarberRB	TB	108	—	—	3.90	33.3%	2.87s	3.92
48	Derrick HenryRB	TEN	176	—	—	4.33	50.0%	2.99s	4.23
49	DeMarco MurrayRB	TEN	184	—	—	4.35	35.3%	2.79s	3.58
50	Samaje PerineRB	WAS	175	—	—	4.46	38.3%	2.79s	3.45

Source: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse. Regular season only. Coverage starts 2016. Color tone reflects percentile rank within the qualified player pool: top 10%, top 25%, middle 50%, 25-50, bottom 25%.

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