Players 2021 final

1

Derrick Henry

TEN· 8 G

136.4 Scrimmage yds/gm

2

Jonathan Taylor

IND· 17 G

127.7 Scrimmage yds/gm

3

Christian McCaffrey

CAR· 7 G

112.1 Scrimmage yds/gm

4

Dalvin Cook

MIN· 13 G

106.4 Scrimmage yds/gm

5

Alvin Kamara

NO· 13 G

102.8 Scrimmage yds/gm

Running backs — 2021 · ranked by Scrimmage yds/gm

#	Player	Tm	G	Grade	Scrim/gm	Rush/gm	Car/gm	Rec/gm	Rush yds	YPC	Rush TD	Rec yds	Rec TD
1	Derrick Henry	TEN	8	80	136.4	117.1	27.4	2.2	937	4.3	10	154	0
2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	17	89	127.7	106.5	19.5	2.4	1811	5.5	18	360	2
3	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	7	67	112.1	63.1	14.1	5.3	442	4.5	1	343	1
4	Dalvin Cook	MIN	13	71	106.4	89.2	19.2	2.6	1159	4.7	6	224	0
5	Alvin Kamara	NO	13	73	102.8	69.1	18.5	3.6	898	3.7	4	439	5
6	Nick Chubb	CLE	14	70	102.4	89.9	16.3	1.4	1259	5.5	8	174	1
7	Elijah Mitchell	SF	11	64	100.0	87.5	18.8	1.7	963	4.7	5	137	1
8	Najee Harris	PIT	17	75	98.1	70.6	18.1	4.4	1200	3.9	7	467	3
9	Austin Ekeler	LAC	16	83	97.4	56.9	12.9	4.4	911	4.4	12	647	8
10	Joe Mixon	CIN	16	76	94.9	75.3	18.2	2.6	1205	4.1	13	314	3
11	Leonard Fournette	TB	14	74	90.4	58.0	12.9	4.9	812	4.5	8	454	2
12	David Montgomery	CHI	13	65	88.5	65.3	17.3	3.2	849	3.8	7	301	0
13	Antonio Gibson	WAS	16	69	83.2	64.8	16.1	2.6	1037	4.0	7	294	3
14	D'Andre Swift	DET	13	72	82.2	47.5	11.6	4.8	617	4.1	5	452	2
15	Josh Jacobs	LV	15	68	81.3	58.1	14.5	3.6	872	4.0	9	348	0
16	Rashaad Penny	SEA	10	61	79.7	74.9	11.9	0.6	749	6.3	6	48	0
17	Aaron Jones	GB	15	66	79.3	53.3	11.4	3.5	799	4.7	4	391	6
18	D'Onta Foreman	TEN	9	58	76.6	62.9	14.8	1.0	566	4.3	3	123	0
19	Miles Sanders	PHI	12	56	76.0	62.8	11.4	2.2	754	5.5	0	158	0
20	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	17	65	75.8	58.9	13.9	2.8	1002	4.2	10	287	2
21	Chase Edmonds	ARI	12	61	75.2	49.3	9.7	3.6	592	5.1	2	311	0
22	James Conner	ARI	15	78	75.1	50.1	13.5	2.5	752	3.7	15	375	3
23	Duke Johnson	MIA	5	—	74.2	66.0	14.2	0.8	330	4.6	3	41	0
24	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	16	68	72.9	38.6	9.6	3.2	618	4.0	6	548	5
25	Darrell Henderson	LAR	12	63	72.0	57.3	12.4	2.4	688	4.6	5	176	3
26	Javonte Williams	DEN	17	62	71.7	53.1	11.9	2.5	903	4.4	4	316	3
27	Damien Harris	NE	15	66	70.7	61.9	13.5	1.2	929	4.6	15	132	0
28	Melvin Gordon	DEN	16	63	70.7	57.4	12.7	1.8	918	4.5	8	213	2
29	James Robinson	JAX	14	64	70.6	54.8	11.7	2.2	767	4.7	8	222	0
30	Tony Pollard	DAL	15	57	70.4	47.9	8.7	2.6	719	5.5	2	337	0
31	Kareem Hunt	CLE	8	60	70.0	48.2	9.8	2.8	386	4.9	5	174	0
32	Michael Carter	NYJ	14	59	68.9	45.6	10.5	2.6	639	4.3	4	325	0
33	Saquon Barkley	NYG	13	60	65.8	45.6	12.5	3.2	593	3.7	2	263	2
34	AJ Dillon	GB	17	59	65.6	47.2	11.0	2.0	803	4.3	5	313	2
35	Chris Carson	SEA	4	—	65.2	58.0	13.5	1.5	232	4.3	3	29	0
36	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	10	61	64.6	51.7	11.9	1.9	517	4.3	4	129	2
37	Devin Singletary	BUF	17	59	64.6	51.2	11.1	2.4	870	4.6	7	228	1
38	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	12	57	60.8	50.5	11.1	1.2	606	4.6	5	123	0
39	Jordan Howard	PHI	7	55	60.7	58.0	12.3	0.3	406	4.7	3	19	0
40	Darrel Williams	KC	17	62	59.4	32.8	8.5	2.8	558	3.9	6	452	2
41	Jamaal Williams	DET	13	56	58.3	46.2	11.8	2.0	601	3.9	3	157	0
42	Sony Michel	LAR	17	56	57.2	49.7	12.2	1.2	845	4.1	4	128	1
43	Craig Reynolds	DET	5	—	56.4	46.0	11.0	1.4	230	4.2	0	52	0
44	J.D. McKissic	WAS	11	58	55.4	19.3	4.4	3.9	212	4.4	2	397	2
45	Dontrell Hilliard	TEN	8	53	54.6	43.8	7.0	2.4	350	6.2	2	87	0
46	Devontae Booker	NYG	16	54	53.8	37.1	9.1	2.5	593	4.1	2	268	1
47	D'Ernest Johnson	CLE	13	52	51.6	41.1	7.7	1.5	534	5.3	3	137	0
48	Mark Ingram	NO	14	52	51.1	39.6	11.4	1.9	554	3.5	2	162	0
49	Myles Gaskin	MIA	17	57	49.8	36.0	10.2	2.9	612	3.5	3	234	4
50	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	16	55	49.1	38.2	10.8	1.6	612	3.6	5	174	1
51	Devonta Freeman	BAL	16	54	47.9	36.0	8.3	2.1	576	4.3	5	190	1
52	Kenyan Drake	LV	12	53	45.4	21.2	5.2	2.5	254	4.0	2	291	1
53	Alex Collins	SEA	11	49	45.3	37.4	9.8	0.8	411	3.8	2	87	0
54	Derrick Gore	KC	8	50	45.1	32.0	6.4	1.0	256	5.0	2	105	0
55	Alexander Mattison	MIN	16	51	44.9	30.7	8.4	2.0	491	3.7	3	228	1
56	Mike Davis	ATL	17	53	44.8	29.6	8.1	2.6	503	3.6	3	259	1
57	Zack Moss	BUF	13	52	41.7	26.5	7.4	1.8	345	3.6	4	197	1
58	Boston Scott	PHI	11	55	41.5	33.9	7.9	1.2	373	4.3	7	83	0
59	Latavius Murray	BAL	14	51	41.1	35.8	8.5	0.7	501	4.2	6	75	0
60	Rex Burkhead	HOU	15	48	40.9	28.5	8.1	1.7	427	3.5	3	186	0

What this is. Finished box-score production from 2021, ranked by Scrimmage yds/gm. Per-game columns divide by games played, not games on the schedule, so a player who missed time is measured on the games he was in — and his season totals still show the games he missed. Minimum 4 games to be ranked, otherwise one big afternoon tops every list.

What it isn’t. None of this is a projection, a pick, or a prop recommendation — it is what already happened. Last season’s rate is a starting point for what a player does in a game, not a forecast of the next one: offense, role, and health all move underneath it. Target share and WOPR describe a player’s share of his own team’s passing game, so they compare roles, not players across teams.

About the grade. 0–100, where 50 is average for the position and 85+ is elite. It is box production, scaled by the defense it came against, pulled toward the positional average when a player has few games, then ranked within position — so a 90 quarterback and a 90 kicker are each elite for their own spot and are not comparable to each other in any other way. It needs 6 games, so players below that show — rather than a number built on a hot month.

What the grade can’t see. There is no charting behind it, so it rewards production over technique: the receiver who ran the route that freed someone else, and the back who picked up the blitz, get nothing for it. It is role-dependent by construction — a back on a run-heavy team gets more chances than an equally good back who touches it half as often. Kickers are not opponent-adjusted, because field goals are contested by distance and weather, not by the defense across the ball. And it grades a season already played; it is not a projection of the next one.

Regular season and postseason are kept separate on purpose. Playoff samples are small and the opponents are better; blending them into a season rate quietly flatters the players who got there. The grade is regular-season only, so it is not offered on the postseason split.