![]() It's funny when toying with minimum-carry thresholds, I noticed Ingram's teammate Gus Edwards outperformed him in RYOE per attempt - but on nearly 100 fewer attempts. In fact, I'd venture as far as to call Carson the key to unlocking a backfield jammed up since the departure of Marshawn Lynch (2019 cameo notwithstanding).Ģ019 stats: 5.1 YPC, 4.6 xYPC, +0.51 RYOE per attempt, 903 ERY, 101 RYOE He's one of the lesser-known names who is an important piece of a contending team. The key indicator of a tackle-breaker - yards gained after close - puts Carson in a group occupied only by Henry, Chubb and Jacobs among those on this list: those breaking 4 YGAC (Carson's mark of 4.3 is third-best among those four). The 222-pound running back runs with a speed that matches his 5-11 frame but a power that looks more like it came from someone rumbling around 235 pounds. Anyone who watched Seattle perform down the stretch without him also won't be stunned to see the numbers tell us what we also saw with our own eyes: Carson achieved above expectation in 2019. ![]() No one else has even sniffed that in the last two years.Ģ019 stats: 4.4 YPC, 3.9 xYPC, +0.52 RYOE per attempt, 1,085 ERY, 145 RYOEĬarson joined McCaffrey on our list of most explosive runners with the last but definitely not least position, so it shouldn't be a huge surprise to see him in this group, as well. And if this were 2018, we'd all be picking our jaws up off the floor after viewing his RYOE per attempt of 1.34. The running backs simply exceeded expectations by barreling through defenders on an incredibly consistent basis, with Chubb's 4.9 yards gained after close both illustrating his tackle-breaking propensity and placing him atop this entire group in that category. Those pointing to the strength of Chubb's and Henry's offensive lines as the reason for their success will be disappointed to learn Cleveland and Tennessee ranked alongside each other in the middle of the pack (T-15th) in xYPC (for all ball-carriers) at 4.13. ![]() The Next Gen Stats bear this out in each key rushing metric, seeing Henry and Chubb lead in rushing yards over expectation (RYOE) and RYOE per attempt. Some might point to legends like Jim Brown to argue that this isn't anything new, but at least in 2019, only two players filled out the class of the league: Henry and Chubb. The NFL in 2019 was ruled on the ground by powerful, explosive ball-carriers with throwback-style tackle-breaking ability and new-age downfield sprinting speed. He's the rushing king in more ways than one, and his ROYE per attempt of 1.08 in 2018 proves he's not just a one-hit wonder.Ģ019 stats: 5.0 YPC, 4.1 xYPC, +0.91 RYOE per attempt, 1,224 ERY, 270 RYOE ![]() No, those extra 314 yards between expectation and reality were all Henry's doing. He was really damn good in 2019, running behind an offensive line that was adequate, but not quite 1,521-rushing-yards-in-a-season good. Only 10 running backs in the entire league posted a rate of 0.55 yards or better, and only two were even within 0.25 yards on average of Henry's mark. As you'll see, Henry, who recently signed a well-deserved four-year, $50 million deal with the Titans, was the only running back in the entire league to post a rushing yards over expectation per attempt of more than 1 yard (1.05) in 2019. We shouldn't be surprised, right? All it takes is viewing one Titans game in which Henry almost single-handedly put the opponent away - rumbling right through feeble tackle attempts for first down after first down and, eventually, a will-breaking score or two - to know he's doing more than the average back. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.2019 stats: 5.1 YPC, 4.0 xYPC, +1.05 RYOE per attempt, 1,207 ERY, 314 RYOE ![]() All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. ![]()
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