FINAL Running Back Rankings for 2008

Running Backs Ranked in terms of Net Points per game and Rushing Yards per game

minimum 10 rushing attempts per game (160 attempts for the season)

Net Points = Points Created by Yards, Plays, and Fumbles Lost

in 2007, running backs with at least 160 attempts averaged 0.133 Net Points per game

Wins Produced = Wins Produced by Yards, Plays, and Fumbles Lost

RB Score = All Yards – 3*All Plays – 30*Fumbles Lost

All Yards = Rushing Yards + Receiving Yards

All Plays = Rushing Attempts + Receptions

Data taken from Yahoo.com

Running Backs

Rank

Net Points

per Play

Rank

Rush Yards

per Attempt

Rushing

Yards

Rushing

Attempts

Rushing

Average

Rushing

Yards

per Game

All

Yards

All

Plays

Fumbles

Lost

Net

Points

per game

Net Points

per play

RB

Score

Wins

Produced

Derrick Ward

1

1

1,025

182

5.6

64.1

1,409

223

0

4.02

0.289

740

1.713

DeAngelo Williams

2

2

1,515

273

5.5

94.7

1,636

295

0

4.19

0.227

751

1.783

Maurice Jones-Drew

3

15

824

197

4.2

51.5

1,389

259

2

3.08

0.190

552

1.302

Steve Slaton

4

6

1,282

268

4.8

80.1

1,659

318

2

3.63

0.183

645

1.537

Chris Johnson

5

4

1,228

251

4.9

81.9

1,488

294

1

3.50

0.179

576

1.394

Brandon Jacobs

6

3

1,089

219

5.0

83.8

1,125

225

1

2.96

0.171

420

1.018

Warrick Dunn

7

14

786

186

4.2

52.4

1,116

233

0

2.60

0.167

417

1.035

Frank Gore

8

12

1,036

240

4.3

74.0

1,409

283

3

3.06

0.151

470

1.125

Ronnie Brown

9

13

916

214

4.3

57.3

1,170

247

1

2.33

0.151

399

0.988

Thomas Jones

10

9

1,312

290

4.5

82.0

1,519

326

1

3.01

0.148

511

1.277

Brian Westbrook

11

20

936

233

4.0

66.9

1,338

287

1

3.01

0.147

447

1.116

Adrian Peterson

12

5

1,760

363

4.8

110.0

1,885

384

4

3.51

0.146

613

1.476

Steven Jackson

13

18

1,042

253

4.1

86.8

1,421

293

3

3.47

0.142

452

1.094

LaDainian Tomlinson

14

27

1,110

292

3.8

69.4

1,536

344

0

3.04

0.141

504

1.292

Larry Johnson

15

8

874

193

4.5

72.8

948

205

1

2.39

0.140

303

0.757

Matt Forte

16

22

1,238

316

3.9

77.4

1,715

379

1

3.28

0.138

548

1.390

Kevin Smith

17

19

976

238

4.1

61.0

1,262

277

1

2.39

0.138

401

1.012

Jonathan Stewart

18

7

836

184

4.5

52.3

883

192

1

1.64

0.137

277

0.694

Marshawn Lynch

19

16

1,036

250

4.1

69.1

1,336

297

1

2.66

0.134

415

1.055

Michael Turner

20

10

1,699

376

4.5

106.2

1,740

382

2

3.18

0.133

534

1.344

Clinton Portis

21

11

1,487

342

4.3

92.9

1,705

370

3

2.99

0.129

505

1.257

Ricky Williams

22

17

659

160

4.1

41.2

878

189

2

1.48

0.125

251

0.619

Marion Barber

23

29

885

238

3.7

59.0

1,302

290

3

2.19

0.113

342

0.859

Le'Ron McClain

24

24

902

232

3.9

56.4

1,025

251

1

1.56

0.099

242

0.659

Cedric Benson

25

31

747

214

3.5

62.3

932

234

1

1.76

0.090

200

0.558

Justin Fargas

26

23

853

218

3.9

60.9

905

228

1

1.45

0.089

191

0.535

Willis McGahee

27

21

671

170

3.9

51.6

844

194

3

1.30

0.087

172

0.436

Jamal Lewis

28

30

1,002

279

3.6

62.6

1,180

302

1

1.65

0.087

244

0.696

Willie Parker

29

28

791

210

3.8

71.9

804

213

0

1.67

0.086

165

0.489

LenDale White

30

25

773

200

3.9

48.3

789

205

1

1.00

0.078

144

0.421

Ryan Grant

31

26

1,203

312

3.9

75.2

1,319

330

3

1.60

0.078

239

0.667