PFR Advanced Stats Leaders

Pro Football Reference charting-derived leaderboards. Pressures, broken tackles, drops, YBC/YAC, coverage stats, filterable by position group, season, and minimum volume.

RBs ranked by PFR charting. Yards before/after contact split out blocking quality from runner skill; broken tackles per attempt rewards elusiveness.

Season:2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Min rush attempts:

50+100+200+

Rushing Leaders: 2018

49 qualifying players (100+ rush attempts) · sorted by YBC/A

#	Player	Tm	RUS	YBC/A↓	YAC/A	BTk/A	BTk	Yds	TD
1	Phillip LindsayRB	DEN	192	3.80	1.60	0.052	10	1037	9
2	Aaron JonesRB	GB	133	3.50	1.90	0.045	6	728	8
3	Lamar JacksonQB	BAL	147	3.40	1.30	0.020	3	695	5
4	Kerryon JohnsonRB	DET	118	3.20	2.20	0.119	14	641	3
5	Matt BreidaRB	SF	153	3.20	2.10	0.078	12	814	3
6	Tevin ColemanRB	ATL	167	3.00	1.80	0.036	6	800	4
7	Christian McCaffreyRB	CAR	219	2.90	2.10	0.068	15	1098	7
8	Mike DavisWR	SEA	112	2.90	1.70	0.063	7	514	4
9	Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	304	2.80	2.00	0.063	19	1434	6
10	Cam NewtonQB	CAR	101	2.70	2.20	0.069	7	488	4
11	Joe MixonRB	CIN	237	2.70	2.30	0.025	6	1168	8
12	Gus EdwardsRB	BAL	137	2.60	2.60	0.051	7	718	2
13	Dalvin CookRB	MIN	133	2.60	2.00	0.075	10	615	2
14	Marlon MackRB	IND	195	2.50	2.10	0.051	10	908	9
15	Todd GurleyRB	LA	256	2.50	2.40	0.066	17	1251	17
16	Kenyan DrakeRB	MIA	120	2.40	2.00	0.075	9	535	4
17	Sony MichelRB	NE	209	2.40	2.10	0.053	11	931	6
18	Alvin KamaraRB	NO	194	2.40	2.20	0.108	21	883	14
19	James ConnerRB	PIT	215	2.40	2.10	0.093	20	973	12
20	Melvin GordonRB	LAC	175	2.30	2.70	0.120	21	885	10
21	Frank GoreRB	MIA	156	2.30	2.40	0.071	11	722	0
22	Chris CarsonRB	SEA	247	2.30	2.40	0.093	23	1151	9
23	Adrian PetersonRB	WAS	251	2.30	1.90	0.080	20	1042	7
24	Lamar MillerRB	HOU	210	2.20	2.40	0.052	11	973	5
25	TJ YeldonRB	JAX	104	2.20	1.80	0.048	5	414	1
26	Doug MartinRB	LV	172	2.20	2.00	0.058	10	723	4
27	Saquon BarkleyRB	NYG	261	2.20	2.80	0.115	30	1307	11
28	David JohnsonRB	ARI	258	2.10	1.60	0.035	9	940	7
29	Nick ChubbRB	CLE	192	2.10	3.10	0.115	22	996	8
30	Kareem HuntRB	KC	181	2.10	2.40	0.099	18	824	7
31	Latavius MurrayRB	MIN	140	2.10	2.10	0.057	8	578	6
32	Isaiah CrowellRB	NYJ	143	2.10	2.70	0.084	12	685	6
33	Josh AdamsRB	PHI	120	2.10	2.10	0.067	8	511	3
34	Alfred BlueRB	HOU	150	2.00	1.30	0.047	7	499	2
35	Mark IngramRB	NO	138	2.00	2.70	0.130	18	645	6
36	Jamaal WilliamsRB	GB	121	1.90	1.90	0.041	5	464	3
37	Austin EkelerRB	LAC	106	1.90	3.30	0.085	9	554	3
38	Alfred MorrisRB	SF	111	1.90	2.00	0.081	9	428	2
39	Derrick HenryRB	TEN	215	1.90	3.10	0.158	34	1059	12
40	LeSean McCoyRB	BUF	161	1.80	1.40	0.012	2	514	3
41	Jordan HowardRB	CHI	250	1.80	2.00	0.032	8	935	9
42	Peyton BarberRB	TB	234	1.80	1.90	0.085	20	871	5
43	Alex CollinsRB	BAL	114	1.70	1.90	0.088	10	411	7
44	Dion LewisRB	TEN	155	1.70	1.70	0.103	16	517	1
45	Leonard FournetteRB	JAX	133	1.60	1.70	0.023	3	439	5
46	Royce FreemanRB	DEN	130	1.50	2.50	0.123	16	521	5
47	Carlos HydeRB	2TM	172	1.20	2.10	0.116	20	571	5
48	LeGarrette BlountRB	DET	154	1.10	1.60	0.045	7	418	5
49	Chris IvoryRB	BUF	115	1.00	2.30	0.070	8	385	1

Source: Pro Football Reference via nflverse. Regular season only. Advanced stats coverage starts 2018. Color tone reflects percentile rank within the qualified player pool (green = strongest for that stat, whether higher or lower is better): top 10%, top 25%, middle 50%, 25-50, bottom 25%.

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