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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.

Rushing Leaders: 2018

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

#PlayerTmRUSYBC/AYAC/ABTk/ABTkYdsTD
1Blake BortlesQBJAX585.001.300.03423651
2Deshaun WatsonQBHOU994.601.000.05155515
3Russell WilsonQBSEA674.601.100.04533760
4Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI684.501.700.01514213
5Josh AllenQBBUF893.903.100.02226318
6Marcus MariotaQBTEN643.901.600.10973572
7Phillip LindsayRBDEN1923.801.600.0521010379
8Patrick MahomesQBKC603.700.800.00002722
9Aaron JonesRBGB1333.501.900.04567288
10Lamar JacksonQBBAL1473.401.300.02036955
11Jordan WilkinsRBIND603.402.200.03323361
12Kerryon JohnsonRBDET1183.202.200.119146413
13James WhiteRBNE943.201.400.03234255
14Rashaad PennyRBSEA853.201.700.08274192
15Matt BreidaRBSF1533.202.100.078128143
16Damien WilliamsRBKC503.102.000.02012564
17Tevin ColemanRBATL1673.001.800.03668004
18Tarik CohenRBCHI993.001.400.09194443
19Christian McCaffreyRBCAR2192.902.100.0681510987
20Spencer WareRBKC512.901.900.05932462
21Mike DavisWRSEA1122.901.700.06375144
22CJ AndersonRB2TM672.803.200.01514032
23Ezekiel ElliottRBDAL3042.802.000.0631914346
24Cam NewtonQBCAR1012.702.200.06974884
25Joe MixonRBCIN2372.702.300.025611688
26Gus EdwardsRBBAL1372.602.600.05177182
27Dalvin CookRBMIN1332.602.000.075106152
28Jaylen SamuelsRBPIT562.601.900.03622560
29Dak PrescottQBDAL752.501.600.02723056
30Marlon MackRBIND1952.502.100.051109089
31Todd GurleyRBLA2562.502.400.06617125117
32Kenyan DrakeRBMIA1202.402.000.07595354
33Sony MichelRBNE2092.402.100.053119316
34Alvin KamaraRBNO1942.402.200.1082188314
35James ConnerRBPIT2152.402.100.0932097312
36Melvin GordonRBLAC1752.302.700.1202188510
37Frank GoreRBMIA1562.302.400.071117220
38Bilal PowellRBNYJ802.302.000.05043430
39Chris CarsonRBSEA2472.302.400.0932311519
40Adrian PetersonRBWAS2512.301.900.0802010427
41Giovani BernardRBCIN562.201.600.01812113
42Lamar MillerRBHOU2102.202.400.052119735
43TJ YeldonRBJAX1042.201.800.04854141
44Doug MartinRBLV1722.202.000.058107234
45Jalen RichardRBLV552.202.500.14582591
46Saquon BarkleyRBNYG2612.202.800.11530130711
47David JohnsonRBARI2582.101.600.03599407
48Nick ChubbRBCLE1922.103.100.115229968
49Zach ZennerRBDET552.102.700.03622653
50Kareem HuntRBKC1812.102.400.099188247
51Justin JacksonRBLAC502.102.000.10052062
52Latavius MurrayRBMIN1402.102.100.05785786
53Isaiah CrowellRBNYJ1432.102.700.084126856
54Josh AdamsRBPHI1202.102.100.06785113
55Wendell SmallwoodRBPHI872.102.000.05753643
56Kenneth DixonRBBAL602.003.600.167103332
57Marcus MurphyRBBUF522.002.800.212112500
58Alfred BlueRBHOU1502.001.300.04774992
59Mark IngramRBNO1382.002.700.130186456
60Jeff WilsonRBSF662.002.000.06142660
61Chase EdmondsRBARI601.901.600.06742082
62Ito SmithRBATL901.901.600.08983154
63Jamaal WilliamsRBGB1211.901.900.04154643
64Nyheim HinesRBIND851.901.800.03533142
65Austin EkelerRBLAC1061.903.300.08595543
66Alfred MorrisRBSF1111.902.000.08194282
67Derrick HenryRBTEN2151.903.100.15834105912
68LeSean McCoyRBBUF1611.801.400.01225143
69Jordan HowardRBCHI2501.802.000.03289359
70Peyton BarberRBTB2341.801.900.085208715
71Alex CollinsRBBAL1141.701.900.088104117
72Dion LewisRBTEN1551.701.700.103165171
73Leonard FournetteRBJAX1331.601.700.02334395
74Rex BurkheadRBNE571.601.600.03521860
75Wayne GallmanRBNYG511.601.800.07841761
76Corey ClementRBPHI681.602.200.02922592
77Royce FreemanRBDEN1301.502.500.123165215
78Carlos HydeRB2TM1721.202.100.116205715
79LeGarrette BlountRBDET1541.101.600.04574185
80Elijah McGuireRBNYJ921.101.900.05452763
81Chris IvoryRBBUF1151.002.300.07083851
82Marshawn LynchRBLV901.003.200.06763763

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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