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Running Back (RB) Snap Counts

By: Sam Shefrin, Updated January 03, 2017

2016 Running back Snap Counts Week 17

Week 17 always gives us some weird numbers for snaps, and that was certainly the case this year. Zach Zenner, Shaun Draughn, Rex Burkhead, and Jacquizz Rodgers were some leaders in snap percentage. Injuries to Carlos Hyde, Jeremy Hill, Doug Martin, and Theo Riddick opened up the door to these plays. DeAngelo Williams served as the workhorse back for a resting Le'Veon Bell. Devonta Freeman, Jay Ajayi, and Mark Ingram didn't get full workloads this week, but Freeman and Ingram stacked the fantasy points regardless. Alex Collins saw 47% of the snaps, in a lackluster game against San Francisco for the Seattle running backs.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Zach Zenner RB DET 64 97% 31% 8% 17.0 0.27
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 56 82% 48% 4% 26.4 0.47
DeAngelo Williams RB PIT 56 79% 41% 7% 21.4 0.38
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 52 67% 37% 8% 14.8 0.28
Shaun Draughn RB SF 52 85% 40% 12% 22.9 0.44
Todd Gurley RB LA 50 83% 28% 10% 7.7 0.15
Corey Grant RB JAX 47 64% 38% 4% 19.7 0.42
Mark Ingram RB NO 45 58% 44% 18% 19.2 0.43
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 44 60% 18% 11% 4.9 0.11
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 43 69% 51% 7% 19.7 0.46
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 43 68% 40% 2% 7.9 0.18
Justin Forsett RB DEN 42 58% 52% 2% 9.0 0.21
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 40 64% 40% 10% 23.0 0.58
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 38 55% 53% 5% 13.2 0.35
Jordan Howard RB CHI 38 63% 61% 0% 13.5 0.36
Charcandrick West RB KC 38 62% 42% 13% 23.6 0.62
Ronnie Hillman RB SD 38 58% 18% 16% 9.1 0.24
Paul Perkins RB NYG 37 51% 57% 5% 10.2 0.28
Robert Turbin RB IND 36 51% 8% 11% 9.3 0.26
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 35 57% 34% 14% 23.7 0.68
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 34 58% 47% 9% 7.9 0.23
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 33 45% 30% 12% 12.3 0.37
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 33 54% 33% 3% 1.9 0.06
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 32 51% 47% 3% 11.0 0.34
Frank Gore RB IND 32 45% 50% 6% 7.6 0.24
Kerwynn Williams RB ARI 31 44% 39% 3% 12.0 0.39
Chris Thompson RB WAS 31 56% 10% 26% 4.2 0.14
Alex Collins RB SEA 30 47% 23% 3% 5.9 0.20
Devontae Booker RB DEN 29 40% 48% 10% 22.9 0.79
Alfred Blue RB HOU 29 39% 38% 14% 4.0 0.14
Darren Sproles RB PHI 29 38% 31% 17% 3.6 0.12
Andre Ellington RB ARI 28 40% 25% 11% 2.6 0.09
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 28 39% 64% 4% 11.7 0.42
Derrick Henry RB TEN 28 46% 54% 4% 12.8 0.46
Dion Lewis RB NE 27 40% 41% 7% 5.2 0.19
Andre Williams RB SD 27 41% 67% 7% 8.7 0.32
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 25 40% 32% 16% 11.9 0.48
Terrance West RB BAL 25 34% 20% 20% 3.5 0.14
Matt Asiata RB MIN 25 40% 32% 12% 4.5 0.18
Rob Kelley RB WAS 24 44% 50% 0% 3.3 0.14
Lance Dunbar RB DAL 23 41% 13% 26% 3.9 0.17
Travaris Cadet RB NO 23 30% 0% 22% 7.8 0.34
George Atkinson RB CLE 22 28% 32% 0% 9.4 0.43
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 22 33% 64% 0% 11.1 0.50
James White RB NE 21 31% 10% 19% 3.0 0.14
Deandre Washington RB OAK 21 39% 33% 10% 5.7 0.27
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 20 33% 50% 15% 4.7 0.24
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 20 31% 40% 0% 7.4 0.37
Peyton Barber RB TB 20 32% 25% 0% 1.9 0.10

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 16

David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell are both top of the list again for percentage of team snaps. Todd Gurley ran extra snaps again with Benny Cunningham out, and DeMarco Murray played 85% of the team snaps. With Jeremy Hill and Lamar Miller out this past week, Alfred Blue played 70% of Houston's snaps, and Rex Burkhead played 78% of the team snaps for Cincinnati. Doug Martin was a surprising inactive this week, and we saw Jacquizz Rodgers pick up 61% of the team snaps. Charles Sims picked up the rest. Carlos Hyde played just 41% of the team snaps, and suffered a season ending injury.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 70 75% 34% 9% 20.5 0.29
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 60 85% 23% 7% 6.0 0.10
David Johnson RB ARI 59 98% 48% 12% 29.6 0.50
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 57 98% 35% 7% 25.7 0.45
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 54 69% 20% 11% 8.5 0.16
Zach Zenner RB DET 54 76% 22% 6% 21.2 0.39
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 52 75% 62% 2% 26.9 0.52
Todd Gurley RB LA 50 85% 46% 6% 14.7 0.29
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 49 78% 25% 8% 6.7 0.14
Mark Ingram RB NO 48 68% 38% 6% 23.3 0.49
Alfred Blue RB HOU 45 70% 47% 9% 15.0 0.33
Alex Collins RB SEA 43 52% 16% 9% 4.7 0.11
Shaun Draughn RB SF 42 56% 24% 17% 6.5 0.15
Chris Ivory RB JAX 42 58% 33% 14% 15.4 0.37
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 41 46% 22% 12% 5.1 0.12
James Develin RB NE 41 55% 0% 2% 0.0 0.00
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 40 58% 28% 5% 5.2 0.13
Jordan Howard RB CHI 39 57% 46% 8% 12.8 0.33
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 38 54% 42% 13% 17.8 0.47
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 37 61% 41% 5% 13.8 0.37
Kenneth Farrow RB SD 37 54% 24% 11% 5.7 0.15
Spencer Ware RB KC 37 49% 35% 8% 8.2 0.22
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 36 43% 22% 3% 0.8 0.02
Rob Kelley RB WAS 34 51% 56% 9% 8.2 0.24
Paul Perkins RB NYG 34 38% 44% 6% 7.7 0.23
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 34 54% 38% 24% 8.8 0.26
Devontae Booker RB DEN 33 55% 15% 30% 5.1 0.15
Duke Johnson RB CLE 33 47% 21% 6% 4.9 0.15
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 32 57% 47% 9% 7.4 0.23
Carlos Hyde RB SF 31 41% 42% 10% 10.2 0.33
Latavius Murray RB OAK 31 41% 48% 7% 5.1 0.16
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 30 40% 67% 0% 17.0 0.57
Charcandrick West RB KC 29 38% 48% 3% 3.8 0.13
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 29 51% 41% 3% 21.2 0.73
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 29 42% 24% 7% 8.3 0.29
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 28 50% 64% 4% 6.2 0.22
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 28 37% 43% 11% 5.8 0.21
Darren Sproles RB PHI 27 48% 26% 7% 12.3 0.46
Dion Lewis RB NE 27 36% 59% 4% 5.7 0.21
Corey Grant RB JAX 27 38% 33% 11% 3.2 0.12
Ronnie Hillman RB SD 26 38% 35% 8% 0.6 0.02
Robert Turbin RB IND 26 47% 23% 8% 8.9 0.34
Frank Gore RB IND 26 47% 50% 8% 6.5 0.25
Deandre Washington RB OAK 25 33% 48% 4% 23.7 0.95
Matt Asiata RB MIN 25 32% 24% 16% 6.4 0.26
Charles Sims RB TB 24 39% 13% 17% 4.2 0.18
Terrance West RB BAL 23 31% 44% 13% 5.5 0.24
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 23 37% 39% 13% 19.5 0.85
Chris Thompson RB WAS 22 33% 14% 5% 15.7 0.71
Darren McFadden RB DAL 21 37% 67% 5% 4.9 0.23
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 20 22% 55% 0% 9.1 0.46

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 15

David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell played 100% of the snaps this week, while Thomas Rawls was just behind at 93%. We saw Bilal Powell play 84% of the team snaps in a plus matchup against Miami. If Matt Forte is limited again, we should expect to see Powell keep playing above Forte. Kenneth Farrow played 75% of the team snaps filling in for the injured Melvin Gordon. Theo Riddick sat out again, and we saw Dwayne Washington play 71% of the snap. Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman pretty much split snaps, although Freeman had the monster day scoring three touchdowns.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 75 100% 31% 11% 13.1 0.17
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 64 84% 25% 19% 16.2 0.25
David Johnson RB ARI 59 100% 20% 9% 22.8 0.39
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 57 93% 37% 4% 3.9 0.07
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 52 79% 35% 12% 14.1 0.27
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 51 70% 49% 4% 14 0.27
Todd Gurley RB LA 51 85% 28% 8% 3.6 0.07
Jordan Howard RB CHI 49 74% 35% 8% 17.3 0.35
Lamar Miller RB HOU 48 57% 46% 4% 14.9 0.31
Dwayne Washington RB DET 44 71% 32% 9% 4 0.09
James Develin RB NE 43 57% 0% 2% 1.3 0.03
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 41 61% 46% 7% 28.9 0.70
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 41 85% 46% 0% 5.1 0.12
Mark Ingram RB NO 41 48% 42% 10% 9.2 0.22
Kenneth Farrow RB SD 41 75% 37% 7% 3.3 0.08
Frank Gore RB IND 39 56% 67% 10% 11.5 0.29
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 39 74% 21% 18% 6.2 0.16
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 37 64% 54% 3% 11.1 0.30
Spencer Ware RB KC 36 62% 50% 8% 9.5 0.26
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 36 41% 56% 3% 21.3 0.59
Chris Thompson RB WAS 35 54% 6% 20% 3.6 0.10
Justin Forsett RB DEN 34 55% 29% 15% 5.3 0.16
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 34 59% 9% 27% 7.1 0.21
Carlos Hyde RB SF 34 62% 38% 9% 5.7 0.17
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 31 46% 45% 7% 6.6 0.21
Latavius Murray RB OAK 31 50% 42% 3% 7.2 0.23
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 30 44% 67% 7% 31.5 1.05
Rob Kelley RB WAS 30 46% 30% 13% 11.5 0.38
Duke Johnson RB CLE 29 50% 17% 24% 9.3 0.32
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 29 50% 28% 7% 2.8 0.10
Devontae Booker RB DEN 28 45% 21% 14% 3.3 0.12
Dion Lewis RB NE 28 37% 64% 11% 10.4 0.37
Tim Hightower RB NO 27 31% 41% 11% 16.8 0.62
Terrance West RB BAL 26 45% 50% 15% 12.2 0.47
Robert Turbin RB IND 25 36% 28% 8% 17.4 0.70
Paul Perkins RB NYG 25 39% 44% 4% 5.6 0.22
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 25 39% 72% 0% 3.8 0.15
James White RB NE 24 32% 13% 33% 3.5 0.15
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 23 27% 4% 13% 1.5 0.07
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 23 31% 74% 0% 9.1 0.40
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 21 36% 33% 14% 5 0.24
Charcandrick West RB KC 21 36% 19% 0% 0.5 0.02
Shaun Draughn RB SF 21 38% 19% 0% 1.5 0.07

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 14

With Benny Cunningham out, Todd Gurley played 89% of the snaps against Atlanta. This is his largest mark in some time. If Cunningham misses more time, this should continue. We saw two major injuries this week, as Matt Forte went down, and Melvin Gordon. Both were early on in the game, leaving Bilal Powell and Kenneth Farrow playing 80% of the snaps. Both backups would get tremendous snaps to finish out the year, which might be the case given their teams are out of the playoff race. Theo Riddick was out this week, which forced Dwayne Washington into a lead role. He played 61% of the snaps.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 73 87% 40% 7% 29.9 0.41
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 72 96% 53% 7% 47.8 0.66
David Johnson RB ARI 70 100% 29% 11% 12.1 0.17
Todd Gurley RB LA 64 89% 25% 6% 14.3 0.22
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 57 83% 42% 4% 12.6 0.22
Kenneth Farrow RB SD 55 85% 29% 11% 7.8 0.14
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 54 81% 39% 4% 15.2 0.28
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 53 80% 32% 17% 9 0.17
Latavius Murray RB OAK 52 69% 42% 2% 16.3 0.31
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 44 67% 55% 5% 10.7 0.24
Dwayne Washington RB DET 44 61% 36% 5% 7.4 0.17
Doug Martin RB TB 44 67% 52% 5% 14.5 0.33
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 43 83% 28% 16% 16.8 0.39
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 42 60% 26% 26% 14.1 0.34
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 42 70% 48% 7% 6.3 0.15
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 41 58% 61% 10% 20.2 0.49
Spencer Ware RB KC 40 73% 50% 5% 6.3 0.16
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 40 61% 35% 15% 6.9 0.17
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 39 50% 39% 3% 6 0.15
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 37 52% 32% 5% 7.4 0.20
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 36 54% 42% 6% 5.7 0.16
Robert Turbin RB IND 35 52% 9% 20% 4.3 0.12
Jordan Howard RB CHI 34 61% 38% 15% 11 0.32
Lamar Miller RB HOU 33 45% 64% 3% 18.2 0.55
Frank Gore RB IND 33 49% 30% 6% 13.4 0.41
Rob Kelley RB WAS 31 65% 52% 7% 14.8 0.48
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 30 42% 30% 7% 5.1 0.17
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 30 56% 33% 7% 11.8 0.39
Darren Sproles RB PHI 30 39% 17% 10% 10 0.33
Carlos Hyde RB SF 30 53% 57% 3% 26 0.87
James White RB NE 29 43% 7% 10% 8.4 0.29
Devontae Booker RB DEN 28 43% 11% 7% 1.1 0.04
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 28 41% 64% 4% 13.9 0.50
Alex Collins RB SEA 28 39% 25% 11% 3.6 0.13
Justin Forsett RB DEN 27 42% 22% 11% 1.5 0.06
Zach Zenner RB DET 27 38% 26% 7% 4.5 0.17
Shaun Draughn RB SF 27 47% 26% 4% 8.7 0.32
Matt Asiata RB MIN 26 39% 42% 8% 9.1 0.35
James Develin RB NE 25 37% 0% 4% 0 0.00
Paul Perkins RB NYG 25 37% 60% 4% 4.5 0.18
Roosevelt Nix RB PIT 25 33% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Duke Johnson RB CLE 24 44% 17% 8% 4.5 0.19
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 22 38% 27% 14% 1.8 0.08
Alfred Blue RB HOU 22 30% 73% 5% 5.5 0.25
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 21 36% 38% 14% 17.5 0.83
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 20 36% 15% 5% 0.5 0.03

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 13

Once again, no surprises who was up top of the list for snaps this week. Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson, and Melvin Gordon were all playing nearly 90% of the team snaps. We also saw Jordan Howard key in on a great matchup against San Francisco. If you played Latavius Murray this week, 70% of the snaps went his way, and he also found the end zone twice. LeSean McCoy was a bit hindered in snaps, playing just 63%. Mike Gillislee played the rest. Jeremy Hill played just 58% of the snaps, and rushed for under two yards per carry. Safe to say he isn't taking advantage of any extra snaps.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 72 99% 40% 10% 16.2 0.31
David Johnson RB ARI 68 90% 27% 18% 29.5 0.64
Jordan Howard RB CHI 53 84% 60% 2% 29.7 1.06
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 53 63% 26% 13% 8.2 0.29
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 51 69% 18% 12% 11.5 0.44
Latavius Murray RB OAK 50 70% 40% 10% 22.5 0.90
Melvin Gordon RB SD 49 89% 35% 12% 19.8 0.82
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 45 63% 38% 16% 19.1 0.94
Frank Gore RB IND 45 62% 44% 2% 7.9 0.39
Darren Sproles RB PHI 44 55% 16% 14% 10.9 0.56
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 43 58% 35% 12% 22.5 1.22
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 43 83% 47% 12% 16.5 0.89
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 42 72% 26% 2% 3.3 0.19
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 40 65% 30% 18% 8.7 0.55
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 39 55% 39% 3% 23.8 1.56
Spencer Ware RB KC 38 78% 37% 11% 17.2 1.19
Terrance West RB BAL 37 51% 27% 8% 18.8 1.37
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 37 58% 62% 8% 10.5 0.77
Devontae Booker RB DEN 37 67% 49% 3% 9.7 0.71
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 36 46% 50% 0% 14.8 1.14
Doug Martin RB TB 36 55% 47% 3% 12.8 0.99
Todd Gurley RB LA 35 67% 31% 9% 4.7 0.38
Rob Kelley RB WAS 34 57% 41% 3% 6.3 0.54
Theo Riddick RB DET 33 47% 12% 18% 7.7 0.71
Carlos Hyde RB SF 33 57% 61% 6% 9.8 0.90
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 32 43% 38% 6% 4.9 0.48
Lamar Miller RB HOU 31 47% 45% 3% 1.8 0.19
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 30 50% 20% 20% 11.3 1.26
James White RB NE 29 37% 10% 17% 3.5 0.42
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 28 54% 4% 4% 0.3 0.04
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 27 42% 30% 19% 4.6 0.63
James Develin RB NE 26 33% 0% 4% 0 0.00
Chris Thompson RB WAS 26 43% 8% 8% 4.5 0.67
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 25 38% 20% 4% 5.8 0.93
Denard Robinson RB JAX 25 30% 68% 4% 6.4 1.02
Shaun Draughn RB SF 25 43% 20% 8% 2 0.32
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 24 33% 25% 17% 7.7 1.34
Travaris Cadet RB NO 24 39% 0% 25% 5.3 0.92
Matt Forte RB NYJ 24 46% 38% 17% 7.9 1.37
Wendell Smallwood RB PHI 24 30% 33% 13% 1.9 0.33
Dwayne Washington RB DET 23 33% 30% 9% 4 0.76
Paul Perkins RB NYG 23 38% 30% 0% 3.8 0.72
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 22 34% 32% 5% 5 1.03
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 21 29% 38% 0% 16.9 3.83
Matt Asiata RB MIN 21 28% 29% 5% 2.7 0.61
Mack Brown RB WAS 21 35% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Dion Lewis RB NE 20 25% 25% 25% 3.8 0.95
Mark Ingram RB NO 20 33% 35% 25% 5.3 1.33
Troymaine Pope RB SEA 20 28% 40% 5% 3.3 0.83

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 12

No surprises up top, David Johnson, DeMarco Murray, Le'Veon Bell, and Ezekiel Elliot were the leaders in snap percentage. Jay Ajayi was also the other one over 80%. We saw Doug Martin return to his normal usage, in a surprising win over Seattle. While he didn't accumulate many fantasy points, he did look good. Devontae Booker had a small edge over Kapri Bibbs, so we assume he still holds the larger role. Jeremy Hill saw just 50% of the carries against Baltimore, but should be in line for more in better matchups. LeGarrette Blount also took a back seat to the two receiving backs.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
David Johnson RB ARI 57 88% 22% 22.1 0.39
James Starks RB GB 53 76% 32% 6.8 0.13
Jordan Howard RB CHI 52 66% 34% 12.7 0.24
Melvin Gordon RB SD 52 90% 32% 8.9 0.17
Doug Martin RB TB 52 79% 43% 7 0.13
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 50 88% 33% 8.4 0.17
Devontae Booker RB DEN 48 58% 49% 10.1 0.21
Lamar Miller RB HOU 48 70% 39% 5.5 0.11
Latavius Murray RB OAK 48 66% 39% 14.8 0.31
Carlos Hyde RB SF 48 63% 27% 15.5 0.32
Theo Riddick RB DET 47 79% 19% 5.8 0.12
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 46 80% 38% 11.6 0.25
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 46 87% 49% 20.2 0.44
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 45 82% 44% 24 0.53
Chris Thompson RB WAS 42 57% 9% 3.4 0.08
Spencer Ware RB KC 41 48% 41% 9.6 0.23
Mark Ingram RB NO 41 57% 33% 28.7 0.70
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 39 73% 48% 27.4 0.70
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 39 53% 40% 7.1 0.18
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 38 56% 41% 19.7 0.52
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 37 59% 45% 21.6 0.58
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 37 51% 13% 4.8 0.13
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 36 49% 32% 8.2 0.23
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 36 63% 24% 7.6 0.21
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 36 55% 32% 3.8 0.11
Duke Johnson RB CLE 34 47% 14% 4 0.12
Frank Gore RB IND 34 56% 43% 3.1 0.09
Todd Gurley RB LA 33 64% 38% 8.9 0.27
Charcandrick West RB KC 32 38% 9% 0.8 0.03
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 31 46% 25% 7.3 0.24
Rob Kelley RB WAS 31 43% 44% 4.2 0.14
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 30 46% 42% 8 0.27
Kapri Bibbs RB DEN 30 37% 29% 2.2 0.07
Denard Robinson RB JAX 30 46% 42% 3.9 0.13
Matt Forte RB NYJ 30 54% 42% 5 0.17
Darren Sproles RB PHI 30 53% 10% 5.4 0.18
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 27 50% 54% 5.9 0.22
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 27 49% 29% 4.3 0.16
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 26 37% 41% 6.7 0.26
Robert Turbin RB IND 25 41% 8% 1.8 0.07
James White RB NE 25 36% 0% 2.2 0.09
James Develin RB NE 24 34% 0% 0.5 0.02
Tim Hightower RB NO 24 34% 60% 16.5 0.69
Shaun Draughn RB SF 23 31% 0% 4.9 0.21
Terrance West RB BAL 22 34% 57% 6.4 0.29
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 22 29% 4% 0.5 0.02
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 22 34% 26% 2 0.09
Matt Asiata RB MIN 22 39% 22% 10.1 0.46
Dion Lewis RB NE 22 32% 26% 5.8 0.26
Paul Perkins RB NYG 21 39% 41% 4.3 0.20
Wendell Smallwood RB PHI 21 37% 41% 4.7 0.22

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 11

DeMarco Murray, David Johnson, and Le'Veon Bell led the this week in snaps, playing above 60. Doug Martin was right at 60, which was a plus given his injury for the last few weeks. Ezekiel Elliot continues to be a workhorse, and saw 50 snaps this week, rushing on 25 of them. Jay Ajayi continues the solid workload, playing 80% of the team snaps this week in a tough matchup against Los Angeles. He will now face San Francisco at home. Rob Kelley and Tim Hightower were two backup running backs who got a chance to fill in. Kelley had a monster night against Green Bay.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 69 99% 30% 4% 13.9 0.29
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 68 100% 41% 13% 26.1 0.56
David Johnson RB ARI 62 85% 35% 18% 28 0.72
Doug Martin RB TB 59 78% 40% 7% 10.5 0.30
Lamar Miller RB HOU 56 75% 42% 5% 17.3 0.54
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 49 70% 50% 10% 12.7 0.52
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 48 79% 37% 8% 9.9 0.42
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 47 80% 33% 8% 8.4 0.37
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 46 70% 45% 13% 18.9 0.87
Jordan Howard RB CHI 45 72% 37% 17% 9.9 0.48
Frank Gore RB IND 43 73% 41% 9% 12.1 0.64
Todd Gurley RB LA 42 69% 47% 5% 13.6 0.75
Tim Hightower RB NO 42 57% 28% 21% 12.6 0.70
Spencer Ware RB KC 40 77% 42% 5% 8.5 0.52
Rob Kelley RB WAS 40 60% 59% 5% 31.7 1.93
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 39 55% 18% 20% 6.1 0.39
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 39 60% 35% 10% 8.8 0.56
Carlos Hyde RB SF 39 65% 48% 8% 11 0.71
Chris Ivory RB JAX 38 59% 44% 15% 9.4 0.63
Wendell Smallwood RB PHI 37 48% 34% 13% 7.9 0.56
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 34 53% 23% 14% 2.3 0.19
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 33 45% 56% 0% 12.4 1.11
James Develin RB NE 33 45% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Theo Riddick RB DET 32 58% 12% 30% 8.3 0.79
James Starks RB GB 32 47% 27% 18% 13.1 1.24
Duke Johnson RB CLE 31 49% 6% 13% 5.6 0.56
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 30 53% 52% 3% 4.1 0.44
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 28 45% 48% 3% 7.2 0.89
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 28 40% 55% 7% 6.3 0.78
Latavius Murray RB OAK 28 55% 41% 17% 9.2 1.13
Mark Ingram RB NO 24 33% 28% 16% 7.5 1.25
Chris Thompson RB WAS 24 37% 8% 12% 1.9 0.32
Dwayne Washington RB DET 23 42% 54% 8% 2.1 0.38
James White RB NE 23 32% 0% 25% 12.3 2.23
Terrance West RB BAL 22 42% 35% 9% 11.3 2.23
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 20 38% 29% 5% 4 0.95
Matt Asiata RB MIN 20 36% 24% 5% 8.7 2.07
Dion Lewis RB NE 20 28% 24% 24% 4.9 1.17
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 19 31% 25% 15% 10.5 2.76
Paul Perkins RB NYG 19 30% 20% 10% 3.5 0.92

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 10

When you have a running back that can be a WR1 on another team, you are going to see him play 100% of the snaps, or very close to it. That was the case with Le'Veon Bell, who touched the ball on 35% of his snaps. Melvin Gordon and David Johnson were also near that range. Se-attle has been fluctuating backs this season, mainly to injury, but CJ Prosise was their lead back this week, playing 77% of the snaps. While we believe this should be the case at least for next week, keep an eye on this situation. We shouldn't believe head coaches, as Darren Sproles was somewhat announced Philly's number one, yet him and Ryan Mathews played about 33% of the snaps each.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 73 100% 23% 14% 25.4 0.35
David Johnson RB ARI 69 89% 27% 10% 22.1 0.32
Melvin Gordon RB SD 69 91% 34% 11% 13.2 0.19
Devontae Booker RB DEN 59 71% 40% 3% 8.8 0.15
James Starks RB GB 54 71% 13% 7% 10.4 0.19
CJ Prosise RB SEA 53 77% 32% 13% 15.3 0.29
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 52 74% 25% 2% 3.9 0.08
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 45 77% 37% 7% 26 0.58
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 44 60% 33% 13% 10.9 0.25
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 42 86% 28% 7% 8.1 0.19
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 42 66% 49% 5% 38.9 0.93
Carlos Hyde RB SF 41 67% 31% 2% 1.4 0.03
Rob Kelley RB WAS 41 67% 52% 2% 9.5 0.23
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 40 53% 22% 7% 5.9 0.15
Spencer Ware RB KC 40 64% 32% 7% 7.2 0.18
Todd Gurley RB LA 40 60% 51% 2% 7.2 0.18
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 37 75% 50% 3% 8 0.22
Chris Ivory RB JAX 36 47% 24% 8% 4.1 0.11
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 36 55% 57% 0% 24.9 0.69
Terrance West RB BAL 33 42% 62% 6% 7.7 0.23
Matt Forte RB NYJ 33 57% 59% 9% 10.9 0.33
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 31 48% 19% 13% 3.3 0.11
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 31 53% 13% 22% 14.9 0.48
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 30 53% 23% 16% 3.6 0.12
Darren Sproles RB PHI 30 39% 7% 32% 7.6 0.25
Doug Martin RB TB 30 41% 52% 7% 10.6 0.35
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 29 60% 30% 17% 5.3 0.18
Paul Perkins RB NYG 29 40% 30% 10% 3.1 0.11
Jordan Howard RB CHI 28 52% 52% 0% 8 0.29
James White RB NE 28 43% 7% 14% 3.7 0.13
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 26 47% 56% 0% 10.6 0.41
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 25 32% 23% 27% 8 0.32
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 25 38% 23% 19% 4.7 0.19
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 25 33% 73% 8% 27.9 1.12
Lamar Miller RB HOU 23 38% 63% 0% 8.3 0.36
Matt Asiata RB MIN 22 34% 39% 4% 7.5 0.34
Mike James RB TB 22 31% 9% 4% 1.2 0.05
James Develin RB NE 21 33% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Mark Ingram RB NO 21 43% 50% 9% 6.3 0.30
Duke Johnson RB CLE 20 42% 10% 24% 3.1 0.16
DuJuan Harris RB SF 20 33% 24% 0% 1.4 0.07
Peyton Barber RB TB 20 28% 57% 0% 3.8 0.19
Chris Thompson RB WAS 20 33% 19% 14% 1.6 0.08
Alfred Blue RB HOU 19 32% 35% 0% 2.3 0.12
Charcandrick West RB KC 19 31% 10% 15% 1 0.05

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 9

Have a week Melvin Gordon, who was tied with Le'Veon Bell for most snaps of Week 9. De-Marco Murray was right behind then. We saw a couple of injury replacements play big weeks, as DuJuan Harris played 88% of the snaps. Charcandrick West played 78% of the snaps. Carlos Hyde and Spencer Ware could be back this week, which would hinder those snaps. Darren Sproles has seemed to earn himself the top back role in Philly. He played 80% of the snaps. Tim Hightower played 43% of the snaps over Mark Ingram's 38%. Ingram had the big breakout run, but both were successful against a weak San Francisco defense.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Melvin Gordon RB SD 64 81% 49% 6% 32.1 0.50
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 64 94% 22% 14% 7 0.11
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 63 74% 33% 8% 12 0.19
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 61 95% 23% 11% 14 0.23
Darren Sproles RB PHI 59 80% 22% 15% 7.1 0.12
DuJuan Harris RB SF 52 88% 19% 11% 18.2 0.35
Frank Gore RB IND 46 69% 40% 4% 19.1 0.42
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 45 73% 52% 9% 19 0.42
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 45 63% 37% 4% 10.5 0.23
Theo Riddick RB DET 45 70% 30% 7% 7.6 0.17
Devontae Booker RB DEN 45 82% 22% 7% 3 0.07
Charcandrick West RB KC 44 78% 29% 9% 7.4 0.17
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 43 60% 41% 2% 21.7 0.50
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 43 69% 34% 0% 4.2 0.10
Latavius Murray RB OAK 42 49% 47% 2% 30.7 0.73
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 42 56% 16% 14% 10.5 0.25
Todd Gurley RB LA 42 63% 28% 12% 7.4 0.18
Tim Hightower RB NO 36 43% 62% 3% 16.2 0.45
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 36 58% 30% 8% 3.9 0.11
Peyton Barber RB TB 35 45% 31% 14% 5.5 0.16
Chris Ivory RB JAX 33 44% 53% 6% 8.7 0.26
Mark Ingram RB NO 32 38% 46% 6% 29.1 0.91
Matt Forte RB NYJ 31 55% 38% 6% 15.7 0.51
Terrance West RB BAL 28 41% 52% 10% 2.7 0.10
Matt Asiata RB MIN 27 40% 32% 7% 4.1 0.15
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 25 45% 23% 15% 5.1 0.20
CJ Prosise RB SEA 25 55% 12% 4% 1.5 0.06
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 25 37% 27% 0% 0.8 0.03
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 24 37% 12% 24% 4.2 0.18
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 23 28% 33% 8% 9.6 0.42
Alfred Morris RB DAL 23 33% 71% 0% 5.6 0.24
Antone Smith RB TB 23 30% 21% 17% 3.2 0.14
Terron Ward RB ATL 22 32% 35% 0% 3 0.14
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 21 50% 27% 18% 6.7 0.32
Paul Perkins RB NYG 21 34% 50% 14% 4.7 0.22
Duke Johnson RB CLE 21 50% 23% 9% 4.6 0.22
Jalen Richard RB OAK 20 24% 38% 14% 7.2 0.36
Dwayne Washington RB DET 20 32% 48% 5% 2.6 0.13
Mike James RB TB 19 25% 5% 15% 2 0.11
Kenneth Dixon RB BAL 19 29% 45% 10% 1.3 0.07

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 8

Melvin Gordon and Ezekiel Elliot both had 65 snaps this week, as they continue to force them the ball. The more noticeable plays this week which caught our eye were Darren Sproles and Jordan Howard playing over 80% of the snaps. Sproles locked up a ton of snaps over Ryan Mathews, and Jordan Howard was back to his usual workhorse type self. Mark Ingram was benched early on this week, which led to Tim Hightower playing 62% of the snaps. Going for-ward the news is that Hightower earned himself more carries. Both will have a plus matchup heading into Week 9 against San Francisco.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 64 83% 34% 6% 14.80 0.23
Melvin Gordon RB SD 64 80% 35% 11% 15.50 0.24
Darren Sproles RB PHI 62 81% 24% 11% 10.30 0.17
David Johnson RB ARI 60 86% 16% 15% 10.80 0.18
Devontae Booker RB DEN 53 83% 35% 11% 12.40 0.23
Theo Riddick RB DET 51 85% 21% 21% 19.30 0.38
Jordan Howard RB CHI 49 82% 52% 8% 26.20 0.53
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 47 55% 23% 2% 12.60 0.27
Chris Thompson RB WAS 47 53% 15% 10% 4.10 0.09
Tim Hightower RB NO 46 62% 55% 6% 10.20 0.22
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 45 73% 24% 13% 17.80 0.40
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 45 69% 54% 4% 22.00 0.49
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 44 64% 42% 2% 13.80 0.31
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 42 55% 28% 7% 15.40 0.37
Matt Asiata RB MIN 42 71% 33% 12% 7.80 0.19
Matt Forte RB NYJ 42 59% 58% 7% 21.80 0.52
Rob Kelley RB WAS 42 47% 49% 5% 14.70 0.35
Charcandrick West RB KC 41 57% 33% 7% 6.00 0.15
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 40 57% 27% 5% 12.30 0.31
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 40 57% 7% 10% 5.60 0.14
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 38 44% 51% 3% 13.30 0.35
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 38 58% 54% 5% 18.80 0.49
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 35 52% 50% 0% 10.30 0.29
Latavius Murray RB OAK 35 38% 31% 19% 7.10 0.20
Lamar Miller RB HOU 32 49% 52% 9% 12.30 0.38
James White RB NE 32 48% 6% 15% 2.90 0.09
Frank Gore RB IND 31 49% 28% 9% 12.20 0.39
Derrick Henry RB TEN 31 48% 50% 16% 15.70 0.51
Duke Johnson RB CLE 30 43% 13% 26% 11.60 0.39
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 30 43% 19% 10% 13.90 0.46
Robert Turbin RB IND 28 44% 7% 10% 3.40 0.12
Chris Ivory RB JAX 28 40% 14% 3% 1.20 0.04
Deandre Washington RB OAK 27 30% 18% 0% 3.20 0.12
Christine Michael RB SEA 27 52% 36% 7% 10.20 0.38
Reggie Bush RB BUF 25 33% 8% 12% 2.60 0.10
Spencer Ware RB KC 25 35% 27% 8% 4.70 0.19
CJ Prosise RB SEA 22 43% 17% 17% 10.30 0.47
Antone Smith RB TB 21 31% 18% 9% 2.50 0.12

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 7

On a per snap basis, Jeremy Hill was one of the most efficient we have seen. He scored 25 fantasy points, yet played just 21 snaps due to injury. Giovani Bernard played 33 snaps, and would be in for a bigger role because of Hill's injury. David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell led this week in snaps, but Johnson playing 87 was just a monster number, even in overtime. DeMarco Murray and Melvin Gordon continue to log heavy snaps, and that Gordon touchdown count is climbing higher and higher. He is up to three, and Dexter McCluster's arrival has yet to cut into Gordon's snap count. Frank Gore turned back the clock this week for a big one, playing 83% of the team snaps. Gore has been quietly productive in whatever amount of snap count he has had this season. Arian Foster announced his retirement, and this comes after the second straight week of Jay Ajayi rushes for over 200 yards. Ajayi played 64% of the snaps, and that should be the case again. Matt Jones had some fumbling issues for Washington this week, which led to Chris Thompson playing 59% of the snaps. Now it seems like Washington will stick with Jones for the time being, but keep a close eye on this situation. Jamaal Charles continues to take a backseat, as Spencer Ware saw 69% of the snaps.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
David Johnson RB ARI 86 92% 38% 15% 17.1 0.20
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 71 99% 29% 18% 14.9 0.21
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 69 96% 36% 7% 18.7 0.27
Melvin Gordon RB SD 64 87% 34% 11% 30.1 0.47
Matt Forte RB NYJ 56 84% 53% 7% 25.4 0.45
Frank Gore RB IND 56 83% 30% 9% 14.3 0.26
Matt Asiata RB MIN 56 75% 21% 14% 8 0.14
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 50 68% 51% 2% 16.3 0.33
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 48 75% 31% 12% 10 0.21
Todd Gurley RB LA 48 63% 31% 14% 9.2 0.19
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 46 64% 60% 2% 27.6 0.60
Christine Michael RB SEA 45 73% 35% 7% 5.5 0.12
Chris Thompson RB WAS 42 59% 28% 16% 11.3 0.27
Latavius Murray RB OAK 41 58% 43% 12% 18.3 0.45
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 37 59% 32% 11% 13.9 0.38
Mark Ingram RB NO 37 51% 42% 11% 12.2 0.33
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 37 57% 16% 5% 2.8 0.08
Spencer Ware RB KC 35 69% 47% 6% 19.1 0.55
Alfred Blue RB HOU 35 51% 31% 8% 4.3 0.12
Devontae Booker RB DEN 34 55% 49% 6% 14.7 0.43
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 32 54% 52% 6% 14.7 0.46
Zach Zenner RB DET 31 60% 28% 6% 8.9 0.29
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 30 54% 77% 3% 25.4 0.85
Lamar Miller RB HOU 30 44% 36% 13% 6.7 0.22
Duke Johnson RB CLE 29 47% 20% 17% 3.3 0.11
CJ Anderson RB DEN 28 45% 55% 0% 16.7 0.60
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 27 50% 46% 11% 10.9 0.40
Chris Ivory RB JAX 26 40% 19% 15% 5.1 0.20
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 25 45% 54% 4% 6.3 0.25
Ka'Deem Carey RB CHI 25 54% 39% 4% 5.7 0.23
DuJuan Harris RB SF 25 37% 42% 8% 5.7 0.23
Darren Sproles RB PHI 25 45% 12% 12% 4.9 0.20
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 25 33% 12% 4% 0.9 0.04
James White RB NE 24 44% 0% 20% 9.2 0.38
Shaun Draughn RB SF 22 33% 4% 30% 11.3 0.51
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 22 40% 35% 0% 1.1 0.05
Jordan Howard RB CHI 21 46% 32% 5% 2.2 0.10
Matt Jones RB WAS 21 30% 46% 0% 0.7 0.03
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 20 34% 43% 10% 25.2 1.26
Mike Davis RB SF 20 30% 33% 0% 8.1 0.41
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 20 37% 24% 0% 2 0.10
Terrance West RB BAL 20 36% 38% 0% 1 0.05
Travaris Cadet RB NO 19 27% 0% 20% 0.7 0.04
Reggie Bush RB BUF 17 32% 6% 11% 9.4 0.55
Arian Foster RB MIA 17 25% 17% 17% 0.9 0.05
Peyton Barber RB TB 16 23% 71% 0% 14.4 0.90
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 15 21% 69% 6% 4.8 0.32
Justin Forsett RB DET 15 30% 50% 13% 4.8 0.32
CJ Prosise RB SEA 15 25% 6% 19% 1.7 0.11
Paul Perkins RB NYG 14 27% 27% 7% 1.6 0.11

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 6

The usual big name backs were up there in snap percentage this week. Le'Veon Bell, DeMarco Murray, and Ezekiel Elliot all played over 90% of the team snaps. Lamar Miller, Melvin Gordon, and CJ Anderson were in the 75%+ range. With Theo Riddick out this week, we saw Zach Zenner pick up 77% of the snaps in Detroit. Justin Forsett was signed by them, although we didn't see much of him. This might even out once he becomes a bit more acquainted with the team. The Dolphins-Steelers game did not go as planned, especially when it came to Jay Ajayi rushing for over 200 yards. He played 69% of the snaps, and rushed on 52% of them. We probably won't be banking on this type of performance too often. Cincinnati used Giovani Bernard quite a bit this week, which had a lot to do with the game-flow. James White is also being used a ton since Tom Brady's return. Given the passing attack is back in full force, I would expect this to continue. Spencer Ware continues to out-snap Jamaal Charles who is healthy, but it might be closing soon. Mark Ingram had a bit of a surprise snap count this week, playing 53% of the snaps in a game where the Saints where up quite a bit.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
David Johnson RB ARI 66 87% 33% 9% 31.8 0.48
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 58 91% 48% 7% 17.4 0.30
Lamar Miller RB HOU 58 83% 41% 7% 29.8 0.51
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 58 95% 36% 3% 12.5 0.22
CJ Anderson RB DEN 56 78% 18% 9% 7.1 0.13
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 54 67% 35% 2% 20.5 0.38
Jordan Howard RB CHI 54 69% 27% 7% 10 0.19
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 52 96% 19% 13% 12.8 0.25
Melvin Gordon RB SD 51 79% 52% 4% 9.4 0.18
Terrance West RB BAL 49 60% 46% 12% 24.3 0.50
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 48 62% 39% 6% 32.2 0.67
Zach Zenner RB DET 47 77% 29% 4% 7.7 0.16
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 47 69% 52% 4% 32.7 0.70
Christine Michael RB SEA 47 73% 38% 6% 20.3 0.43
Frank Gore RB IND 46 64% 47% 2% 10.8 0.23
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 44 66% 33% 11% 9.4 0.21
Todd Gurley RB LA 41 72% 33% 10% 9.7 0.24
Spencer Ware RB KC 39 63% 60% 5% 22.3 0.57
James White RB NE 38 61% 18% 23% 18.6 0.49
Mark Ingram RB NO 38 53% 41% 8% 6 0.16
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 38 72% 8% 10% 2.2 0.06
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 37 57% 24% 5% 3.6 0.10
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 36 62% 16% 5% 2.6 0.07
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 35 54% 33% 14% 5 0.14
Chris Thompson RB WAS 35 49% 25% 8% 6.6 0.19
Duke Johnson RB CLE 31 48% 13% 19% 13.4 0.43
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 31 48% 28% 13% 3.5 0.11
Deandre Washington RB OAK 31 58% 31% 3% 4.9 0.16
Carlos Hyde RB SF 31 53% 44% 0% 5.2 0.17
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 30 46% 16% 7% 1.7 0.06
Eddie Lacy RB GB 30 44% 55% 3% 7.1 0.24
Matt Jones RB WAS 29 41% 53% 0% 19.5 0.67
Travaris Cadet RB NO 26 37% 4% 19% 3 0.12
Bobby Rainey RB NYG 26 40% 22% 11% 2.9 0.11
Ka'Deem Carey RB CHI 24 31% 36% 4% 5 0.21
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 24 39% 52% 8% 13 0.54
Chris Ivory RB JAX 23 40% 46% 8% 9.5 0.41
Mike Davis RB SF 23 39% 21% 13% 1.9 0.08
Darren Sproles RB PHI 22 44% 17% 4% 2.4 0.11
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 20 31% 62% 5% 4.1 0.21
Matt Forte RB NYJ 20 39% 43% 14% 2.2 0.11
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 17 23% 33% 0% 12 0.71
Fozzy Whittaker RB CAR 17 22% 6% 11% 0.3 0.02
Robert Turbin RB IND 17 24% 17% 22% 2.4 0.14
Devontae Booker RB DEN 14 21% 33% 13% 5.3 0.38
Jamaal Charles RB KC 14 23% 60% 13% 10.7 0.76
CJ Spiller RB SEA 14 23% 7% 40% 3.5 0.25

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 5

We are seeing some workhorses this year, and it seems to be more than any recent year I can remember. Le'Veon Bell as we know is always the high usage guy we can count on when healthy. He played 96% of the snaps this week, but he wasn't the only one. Jordan Howard played the same amount as well. Melvin Gordon was also in the 90% club, but had a costly fumble again. He might be a guy to start trending downwards if he keeps fumbling. Carlos Hyde, Todd Gurley, LeSean McCoy all played 80% of the snaps. Gurley and Hyde are the clear cut workhorses. After injuries and overall lack of solid play, McCoy has been a guy working heavy snaps, and also producing. No reason for that to not continue. There were a few odd names up over 50% this week — Giovani Bernard, Jay Ajayi, and James Starks. Bernard was a game flow thing, while Ajayi was simply just a coaching choice. Eddie Lacy had an ankle issue, but it isn't believed to be serious. Starks we always know is lurking for playing time. Oakland was without their lead back, Latavius Murray. DeAndre Washington led the way, playing 37 snaps.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 72 96% 27% 15% 15.4 0.21
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 67 93% 44% 9% 12.9 0.19
Carlos Hyde RB SF 63 82% 34% 9% 17.4 0.28
Jordan Howard RB CHI 62 96% 25% 5% 22.3 0.36
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 59 81% 45% 10% 13.7 0.23
Todd Gurley RB LA 54 82% 42% 9% 14.8 0.27
Frank Gore RB IND 53 79% 26% 4% 7.9 0.15
David Johnson RB ARI 52 78% 51% 11% 30.5 0.59
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 52 76% 17% 11% 9.6 0.18
James Starks RB GB 48 61% 25% 12% 5.2 0.11
Melvin Gordon RB SD 45 90% 35% 2% 12.7 0.28
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 44 79% 33% 9% 29.1 0.66
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 43 80% 41% 5% 15.8 0.37
Lamar Miller RB HOU 41 66% 19% 7% 2.4 0.06
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 40 55% 49% 7% 4.6 0.12
Theo Riddick RB DET 39 66% 28% 15% 20.2 0.52
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 39 60% 58% 13% 18.3 0.47
James White RB NE 37 48% 13% 16% 8.9 0.24
Matt Forte RB NYJ 36 64% 32% 5% 6 0.17
Deandre Washington RB OAK 36 51% 24% 16% 5.2 0.14
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 36 59% 35% 8% 4 0.11
Matt Jones RB WAS 36 56% 38% 5% 3.6 0.10
CJ Anderson RB DEN 35 51% 31% 11% 6.2 0.18
Cameron Artis-Payne RB CAR 33 63% 53% 0% 20.5 0.62
Matt Asiata RB MIN 33 46% 41% 9% 16.1 0.49
Darren Sproles RB PHI 33 56% 15% 12% 6.8 0.21
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 30 39% 58% 0% 9.7 0.32
Terrance West RB BAL 30 44% 36% 10% 8.9 0.30
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 29 68% 43% 3% 10.2 0.35
Devontae Booker RB DEN 28 41% 21% 21% 5.9 0.21
Bobby Rainey RB NYG 27 50% 18% 21% 7.4 0.27
Duke Johnson RB CLE 27 44% 14% 11% 2.2 0.08
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 26 47% 15% 30% 5.1 0.20
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 25 39% 23% 23% 22.3 0.89
Eddie Lacy RB GB 25 33% 42% 4% 8.4 0.34
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 24 41% 44% 20% 11.5 0.48
Jalen Richard RB OAK 22 32% 35% 30% 9.7 0.44
Derrick Henry RB TEN 21 30% 32% 0% 5.4 0.26
James Develin RB NE 21 28% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Chris Thompson RB WAS 20 32% 10% 19% 4.5 0.23
Alfred Blue RB HOU 20 33% 29% 0% 3.9 0.20
Zach Zenner RB DET 20 34% 33% 10% 3.2 0.16

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 4

If you were a Mark Ingram owner this week, you might want to skip this part. John Kuhn saw 25 snaps this week, which resulted in three touchdowns. I wouldn't expect this going forward, but we know Kuhn can be a vulture. Demarco Murray was already efficient this season, but took a monster leap in snap%. He was the top scorer this week. With Jeremy Langford out, Jordan Howard played 63 snaps, which was 91% of the Chicago backfield. This is encouraging for him filling in over the next few weeks. Melvin Gordon continues to lock in big snap counts with Danny Woodhead out. He played 89% of the team's snaps, and was even targeted in 12% of them through the passing game. But… Le'Veon Bell is back in action, and he did not miss a beat. He played 52 snaps, and even lined up at wide receiver. Christine Michael, Fizzy Whittaker, Matt Jones, and TJ Yeldon were a couple of other names that played over 55% of the team snaps. Keep an eye on them moving forward for a more consistent role. This week Matt Forte and Bilal Powell were nearly 50-50 in snaps this week. Forte had a huge workload the first two weeks, but things have now drifted towards a balanced workload.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 62 96% 40% 3% 23.9 0.39
Jordan Howard RB CHI 62 91% 37% 6% 13.2 0.21
Melvin Gordon RB SD 61 89% 31% 11% 17.9 0.29
David Johnson RB ARI 55 73% 30% 7% 10.4 0.19
Spencer Ware RB KC 53 72% 24% 9% 7.6 0.14
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 53 75% 26% 9% 11.7 0.22
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 52 70% 36% 11% 16.8 0.32
Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 51 88% 35% 12% 17.8 0.35
Lamar Miller RB HOU 50 80% 37% 6% 10.8 0.22
Theo Riddick RB DET 50 81% 22% 14% 5.8 0.12
Todd Gurley RB LA 50 86% 37% 10% 8.2 0.16
CJ Anderson RB DEN 47 67% 40% 2% 11.2 0.24
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 47 63% 48% 2% 21.7 0.46
Mark Ingram RB NO 47 66% 38% 15% 16.5 0.35
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 45 62% 39% 11% 15.5 0.34
Carlos Hyde RB SF 43 83% 34% 2% 13.9 0.32
Christine Michael RB SEA 43 73% 41% 14% 15 0.35
Charles Sims RB TB 40 58% 37% 7% 1.5 0.04
Duke Johnson RB CLE 40 57% 20% 20% 5.6 0.14
Fozzy Whittaker RB CAR 40 58% 7% 22% 9.2 0.23
Matt Jones RB WAS 40 66% 54% 5% 19.8 0.50
Terrance West RB BAL 38 44% 54% 0% 17.3 0.46
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 36 52% 11% 24% 8 0.22
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 35 51% 58% 3% 7.1 0.20
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 33 51% 38% 9% 12.4 0.38
Frank Gore RB IND 33 44% 47% 18% 15.5 0.47
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 33 49% 29% 12% 4.2 0.13
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 33 47% 47% 12% 20.2 0.61
Latavius Murray RB OAK 33 57% 24% 6% 2.4 0.07
Matt Forte RB NYJ 33 48% 41% 9% 4.3 0.13
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 29 42% 20% 7% 2.9 0.10
Josh Ferguson RB IND 29 39% 10% 33% 3.1 0.11
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 29 54% 43% 10% 5.8 0.20
Matt Asiata RB MIN 28 39% 21% 7% 7.8 0.28
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 28 43% 28% 14% 3.3 0.12
Bobby Rainey RB NYG 27 42% 14% 32% 6.5 0.24
Javorius Allen RB BAL 23 27% 13% 13% 2.8 0.12
Orleans Darkwa RB NYG 22 35% 52% 9% 10.8 0.49
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 21 29% 27% 9% 4.3 0.20
James White RB NE 20 38% 19% 24% 6.2 0.31
Chris Thompson RB WAS 19 32% 15% 20% 10 0.53
Jalston Fowler RB TEN 19 30% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Cameron Artis-Payne RB CAR 18 27% 32% 0% 1.2 0.07
Chris Ivory RB JAX 17 25% 44% 6% 2.9 0.17
Devontae Booker RB DEN 17 25% 39% 6% 3 0.18
DeAngelo Williams RB PIT 16 29% 24% 6% 6.9 0.43
Lance Dunbar RB DAL 16 22% 6% 12% 1.6 0.10
Shaun Draughn RB SF 16 32% 12% 6% 0.8 0.05
Chris Johnson RB ARI 15 21% 38% 6% 3.4 0.23
Jalen Richard RB OAK 14 25% 13% 20% 2 0.14
Paul Perkins RB NYG 14 23% 13% 20% 8 0.57

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 3

You want to talk about workhorse, David Johnson played 70 snaps this weekend. We know DeAngelo Williams is a heavy snap guy right now, but Johnson will be that tremendous work rate back when Le'Veon Bell is back next week. Charles Sims also playing 76% of the snaps was encouraging for Tampa Bay. He isn't a terrific running back, but is certainly serviceable with that type of workload. He will continue to be an excellent replacement while Doug Martin is out. The first full week without Danny Woodhead is here, and Melvin Gordon played 87% of the snaps. Dexter McCluster played just 15 snaps this weekend, who is supposed to fill in the passing game. This is sure to increase. Jerrick McKinnon saw the 65-35 workload that every fantasy expert predicted with Matt Asiata. This is good news for McKinnon in plus matchups. Carolina just wasn't a good matchup in week 3. Jordan Howard was a big part of the offense for Chicago, and with Jeremy Langford's injury slash inefficiency, Howard might be in a bigger role for offense. Kenyan Drake also played more snaps than Jay Ajayi this weekend, but neither were tremendous weapons. Expect them to keep throwing with Arian Foster out.


Player Pos Team Snaps Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
David Johnson RB ARI 78 96% 24% 8% 23.1 0.30
Charles Sims RB TB 67 76% 19% 12% 18.4 0.27
Lamar Miller RB HOU 53 76% 39% 9% 10.7 0.20
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 51 75% 58% 4% 16 0.31
Todd Gurley RB LA 51 80% 52% 4% 20 0.39
DeAngelo Williams RB PIT 51 87% 15% 14% 4.4 0.09
Melvin Gordon RB SD 51 87% 31% 14% 13.8 0.27
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 50 75% 31% 10% 21.5 0.43
Jordan Howard RB CHI 48 75% 18% 12% 9.2 0.19
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 47 75% 35% 8% 23.6 0.50
CJ Anderson RB DEN 47 72% 29% 8% 4.1 0.09
Kenyan Drake RB MIA 47 40% 19% 4% 4.8 0.10
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 45 72% 52% 0% 22.5 0.50
Travaris Cadet RB NO 45 41% 0% 13% 3.2 0.07
Andy Janovich RB DEN 44 40% 2% 2% 1.5 0.03
Theo Riddick RB DET 44 66% 22% 20% 4.8 0.11
Spencer Ware RB KC 44 71% 44% 2% 6.3 0.14
Christine Michael RB SEA 44 64% 44% 7% 23.1 0.53
Christine Michael RB SEA 44 64% 44% 7% 23.1 0.53
Justin Forsett RB BAL 42 64% 16% 16% 3.2 0.08
Frank Gore RB IND 42 61% 49% 7% 14.3 0.34
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 41 51% 36% 2% 7.9 0.19
Jamize Olawale RB OAK 40 34% 2% 2% 0 0.00
Duke Johnson RB CLE 40 50% 24% 17% 8.1 0.20
Matt Forte RB NYJ 40 60% 37% 10% 6.4 0.16
Kyle Juszczyk RB BAL 39 28% 0% 3% 0.2 0.01
Mark Ingram RB NO 39 49% 38% 15% 18.7 0.48
Carlos Hyde RB SF 39 70% 53% 3% 24.5 0.63
Chris Thompson RB WAS 39 48% 15% 5% 1.6 0.04
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 37 59% 37% 13% 26.7 0.72
Eddie Lacy RB GB 37 70% 45% 5% 10.5 0.28
Shane Vereen RB NYG 35 54% 31% 14% 13.5 0.39
Fozzy Whittaker RB CAR 34 46% 14% 17% 5.6 0.16
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 34 52% 14% 14% 4.4 0.13
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 34 65% 46% 6% 6.7 0.20
Dwayne Washington RB DET 33 37% 29% 3% 3.5 0.11
Malcolm Johnson RB CLE 32 28% 0% 3% 0.3 0.01
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 32 16% 9% 0% 2 0.06
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 32 50% 18% 9% 2.8 0.09
Damien Williams RB MIA 32 16% 3% 9% 8.5 0.27
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 32 41% 12% 21% 5.1 0.16
Matt Jones RB WAS 32 47% 52% 6% 7.9 0.25
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 31 48% 53% 0% 21.7 0.70
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 31 21% 9% 13% 1.9 0.06
Chris Ivory RB JAX 31 49% 38% 3% 2.3 0.07
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 31 23% 16% 3% 2.3 0.07
Cameron Artis-Payne RB CAR 30 40% 39% 3% 5.8 0.19
Josh Ferguson RB IND 30 24% 3% 13% 3.1 0.10
Latavius Murray RB OAK 30 48% 32% 3% 9.8 0.33
Wendell Smallwood RB PHI 29 37% 57% 0% 13.9 0.48
Shaun Draughn RB SF 29 30% 17% 7% 1.2 0.04
Darren Sproles RB PHI 27 37% 7% 21% 18.7 0.69
Anthony Sherman RB KC 26 16% 0% 4% 0.3 0.01
Zach Line RB MIN 26 30% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 26 42% 44% 11% 26.9 1.03
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 26 20% 7% 4% 3.9 0.15
Patrick DiMarco RB ATL 25 30% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Chase Reynolds RB LA 25 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Orleans Darkwa RB NYG 25 31% 39% 4% 12.2 0.49
Derek Watt RB SD 24 13% 0% 4% 0.6 0.03
James Develin RB NE 24 38% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Keith Smith RB DAL 23 12% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Derrick Henry RB TEN 23 35% 42% 0% 4.5 0.20
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 22 27% 30% 0% 8.8 0.40
Matt Asiata RB MIN 22 35% 26% 4% 1.9 0.09
Mike Tolbert RB CAR 21 22% 9% 14% 1.9 0.09
Brandon Bolden RB NE 21 3% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Corey Grant RB JAX 20 2% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Jalen Richard RB OAK 20 20% 29% 5% 4.1 0.21
Jerome Felton RB BUF 19 25% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 19 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Bobby Rainey RB NYG 19 12% 0% 10% 2.4 0.13
John Kuhn RB NO 18 14% 5% 0% 6.3 0.35
Stepfan Taylor RB ARI 18 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Daniel Lasco RB NO 18 1% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Taiwan Jones RB OAK 18 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Aaron Ripkowski RB GB 17 20% 0% 0% 0 0.00
George Atkinson RB CLE 17 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Kapri Bibbs RB DEN 17 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
James Starks RB GB 17 22% 6% 11% 0.8 0.05
Tyler Ervin RB HOU 17 0% 0% 0% -2 -0.12
Robert Turbin RB IND 17 17% 22% 0% 6.9 0.41
Charcandrick West RB KC 17 22% 17% 17% 1.1 0.06
Deandre Washington RB OAK 17 28% 33% 6% 6.2 0.36
Alex Collins RB SEA 17 26% 22% 11% 3.1 0.18
Alex Collins RB SEA 17 26% 22% 11% 3.1 0.18
Terrance West RB BAL 16 25% 59% 6% 5.3 0.33
Alfred Blue RB HOU 16 3% 12% 0% 1.2 0.08
Jordan Todman RB IND 16 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Kenjon Barner RB PHI 16 19% 47% 0% 10.2 0.64
Jalston Fowler RB TEN 16 16% 0% 6% 1.4 0.09
Devontae Booker RB DEN 15 24% 25% 6% 2.5 0.17
James White RB NE 15 25% 19% 13% 1.4 0.09
Paul Perkins RB NYG 15 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Michael Burton RB DET 14 12% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Alan Cross RB TB 14 12% 0% 7% 0 0.00
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 14 23% 20% 20% 4.6 0.33
Fitzgerald Toussaint RB PIT 14 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Dexter McCluster RB SD 14 15% 0% 20% 0.9 0.06

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 2

Once again DeAngelo Williams dominated snaps for Pittsburgh this week, which led to another big outing. He has one week left before Le'Veon Bell comes back, so they should be feeding him the rock yet again. Matt Forte continues the trend of a heavy workload in New York, which wasn't really expected. Bilal Powell continues to take a seat on the sideline. There isn't much guessing, but I can't imagine this workload continues for Forte at his age. Lamar Miller, LeSean McCoy, and LeGarrette Blount were some other big workload backs from Week 2. This trend should certainly continue for them. Injuries were huge in week 2, and we will be seeing a lot of backups in play for week 3 and the foreseeable future. Doug Martin, Ameer Abdullah, Danny Woodhead, Adrian Peterson, Jonathan Stewart, and Rashad Jennings all left Week 2 with some type of injury — some worse than others. We saw Fozzy Whittaker play 57 snaps, but this was more because of their game-flow than anything else. Charles Sims, Theo Riddick, and Melvin Gordon can be relied upon when it comes to choosing backups. The rest isn't as safe as others, you'd be better off going elsewhere for your plays.


Player Pos Team Total
Snaps 		Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
DeAngelo Williams RB PIT 65 89% 49% 8% 19.2 0.30
Matt Forte RB NYJ 60 81% 49% 5% 28.9 0.48
Fozzy Whittaker RB CAR 56 59% 28% 7% 11.1 0.20
Lamar Miller RB HOU 51 72% 48% 4% 9.7 0.19
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 50 64% 57% 0% 18.3 0.37
Melvin Gordon RB SD 50 75% 47% 6% 18 0.36
Theo Riddick RB DET 50 65% 22% 10% 6.5 0.13
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 48 93% 31% 10% 9 0.19
Charles Sims RB TB 48 62% 18% 10% 2.8 0.06
Christine Michael RB SEA 47 72% 21% 8% 6.6 0.14
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 46 62% 11% 23% 15.7 0.34
CJ Anderson RB DEN 46 66% 43% 11% 15.3 0.33
Jay Ajayi RB MIA 45 57% 11% 9% 2.5 0.06
Todd Gurley RB LA 43 71% 43% 2% 7 0.16
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 43 67% 16% 21% 3.8 0.09
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 42 63% 49% 5% 12.7 0.30
Shane Vereen RB NYG 42 51% 33% 7% 4.6 0.11
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 40 61% 29% 17% 14.5 0.36
David Johnson RB ARI 40 62% 29% 12% 14.3 0.36
Justin Forsett RB BAL 40 55% 34% 12% 4.6 0.12
Josh Ferguson RB IND 40 37% 5% 12% 3.6 0.09
Matt Jones RB WAS 38 58% 33% 3% 12.5 0.33
Carlos Hyde RB SF 38 60% 36% 8% 3.2 0.08
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 36 43% 35% 5% 4 0.11
Shaun Draughn RB SF 36 34% 24% 3% 2.1 0.06
Latavius Murray RB OAK 35 48% 22% 17% 16.1 0.46
Spencer Ware RB KC 35 56% 28% 8% 8.5 0.24
Duke Johnson RB CLE 35 50% 8% 14% 5.6 0.16
Mark Ingram RB NO 35 58% 25% 11% 4.7 0.13
Kenyan Drake RB MIA 34 28% 6% 6% 7.8 0.23
Eddie Lacy RB GB 34 49% 34% 3% 5 0.15
Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 34 22% 6% 3% 2.9 0.09
Travaris Cadet RB NO 34 31% 0% 9% 1.7 0.05
Frank Gore RB IND 33 47% 38% 9% 12.3 0.37
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 33 53% 50% 0% 9.3 0.28
Chris Thompson RB WAS 33 42% 6% 12% 5.8 0.18
Adrian Peterson RB MIN 33 59% 35% 9% 2.6 0.08
James Starks RB GB 33 42% 21% 3% 1.9 0.06
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 31 52% 56% 3% 20.8 0.67
Charcandrick West RB KC 30 41% 19% 7% 6.3 0.21
Derrick Henry RB TEN 30 46% 29% 3% 4.9 0.16
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 29 47% 40% 7% 13.1 0.45
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 29 14% 3% 10% 2.1 0.07
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 28 38% 38% 17% 5.9 0.21
James White RB NE 27 35% 14% 14% 2.9 0.11
Kapri Bibbs RB DEN 27 14% 4% 4% 0.7 0.03
James Develin RB NE 27 30% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Alfred Blue RB HOU 26 13% 19% 0% 1.1 0.04
Dwayne Washington RB DET 25 14% 15% 0% 3.1 0.12
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 25 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Jalen Richard RB OAK 24 21% 28% 4% 2.7 0.11
Corey Grant RB JAX 23 11% 0% 4% 7.5 0.33
Matt Asiata RB MIN 23 21% 25% 4% 2.5 0.11
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 23 21% 4% 8% 0.9 0.04
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 22 8% 0% 4% 7.8 0.35
Orleans Darkwa RB NYG 22 6% 4% 4% 0.2 0.01
Chris Johnson RB ARI 20 32% 76% 0% 11.4 0.57
Robert Turbin RB IND 20 16% 14% 5% 7 0.35
Terrance West RB BAL 20 28% 52% 14% 5.7 0.29
Fitzgerald Toussaint RB PIT 19 10% 5% 5% 1.3 0.07
Tyler Ervin RB HOU 19 1% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Chase Reynolds RB LA 19 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 18 23% 5% 11% 0.3 0.02
Julian Howsare RB NYJ 17 3% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Daniel Lasco RB NO 17 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Stepfan Taylor RB ARI 17 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Ameer Abdullah RB DET 16 22% 35% 0% 3.8 0.24
Mike Davis RB SF 16 6% 0% 6% 1 0.06
Brandon Bolden RB NE 16 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Deandre Washington RB OAK 15 20% 38% 6% 5.2 0.35
Rod Smith RB DAL 15 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 14 22% 47% 20% 0.8 0.06
Devontae Booker RB DEN 13 20% 64% 7% 5.1 0.39
Doug Martin RB TB 12 17% 54% 0% 2.3 0.19
Denard Robinson RB JAX 12 18% 8% 15% 1.4 0.12
Kenneth Farrow RB SD 12 19% 31% 8% 1.3 0.11
Jalston Fowler RB TEN 12 15% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 11 21% 17% 8% 0.1 0.01
George Atkinson RB CLE 10 0% 0% 0% 0 0.00
Alfred Morris RB DAL 9 15% 50% 0% 6.7 0.74
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 9 12% 50% 20% 1.6 0.18
Arian Foster RB MIA 9 15% 30% 0% 0.9 0.10

2016 Running Back Snap Counts Week 1

A few big notes to take away from week 1 with running backs — we saw Lamar Miller play 59 snaps, which bodes well for his 2016 success. This is going to be a notable difference from his time in Miami. There is certainly a reason to worry with the Tevin Coleman and Devonta Free-man battle. Coleman played 31 snaps, to Freeman's 35. Coleman was the more efficient back, and Atlanta has talked about riding the hit hand. Be sure to keep an eye on that situation. Theo Riddick might draw closer to Ameer Abdullah in week 2 for snaps, due to Riddick missing a quarter with concussion protocol. Both will be a big part in the passing game.


Player Pos Team Total
Snaps 		Snaps/
Gm 		Snap
Pct 		Rush
Pct 		Tgt
Pct 		Fantasy
Points 		Points/
Snap
TJ Yeldon RB JAX 62 62 88 33 10 12.9 0.21
Lamar Miller RB HOU 59 59 80 47 7 11.7 0.20
David Johnson RB ARI 57 57 95 28 10 19.2 0.34
Carlos Hyde RB SF 56 56 70 40 5 21.3 0.38
DeAngelo Williams RB PIT 55 55 82 46 16 29.1 0.53
Jeremy Langford RB CHI 53 53 96 32 7 12.3 0.23
Matt Forte RB NYJ 53 53 76 41 13 15.5 0.29
Danny Woodhead RB SD 52 52 69 30 13 18.0 0.35
Christine Michael RB SEA 51 51 63 29 8 7.1 0.14
DeMarco Murray RB TEN 49 49 75 26 14 17.7 0.36
Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 47 47 62 42 4 11.2 0.24
CJ Anderson RB DEN 47 47 83 42 10 25.9 0.55
Frank Gore RB IND 47 47 69 29 13 7.8 0.17
Arian Foster RB MIA 45 45 87 28 11 10.0 0.22
Chris Thompson RB WAS 45 45 67 9 4 9.9 0.22
Latavius Murray RB OAK 44 44 62 31 4 13.2 0.30
Darren Sproles RB PHI 44 44 49 11 11 3.6 0.08
Doug Martin RB TB 43 43 69 41 11 9.6 0.22
Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 42 42 59 35 2 6.4 0.15
LeSean McCoy RB BUF 41 41 86 38 10 13.0 0.32
Andy Janovich FB DEN 41 41 47 2 0 8.8 0.21
LeGarrette Blount RB NE 41 41 59 52 0 11.0 0.27
Travaris Cadet RB NO 41 41 38 2 17 7.5 0.18
Ameer Abdullah RB DET 40 40 62 29 12 18.0 0.45
Charcandrick West RB KC 37 37 48 8 16 2.3 0.06
Adrian Peterson RB MIN 37 37 60 50 5 3.1 0.08
Kyle Juszczyk FB BAL 36 36 31 3 8 2.3 0.06
Ryan Mathews RB PHI 36 36 48 60 0 13.7 0.38
Shaun Draughn RB SF 36 36 26 19 5 7.6 0.21
Todd Gurley RB LA 36 36 61 46 8 4.2 0.12
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 35 35 55 31 11 4.0 0.11
Eddie Lacy RB GB 35 35 56 39 6 7.8 0.22
Spencer Ware RB KC 34 34 48 31 23 25.9 0.76
Justin Forsett RB BAL 33 33 50 29 9 5.6 0.17
Rashad Jennings RB NYG 33 33 57 53 6 7.8 0.24
Tevin Coleman RB ATL 31 31 49 25 19 11.7 0.38
Mike Tolbert FB CAR 31 31 38 6 3 0.7 0.02
Jamize Olawale FB OAK 31 31 16 3 0 6.2 0.20
Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 30 30 58 39 7 13.8 0.46
Terrance West RB BAL 29 29 44 40 7 3.8 0.13
Derek Watt FB SD 29 29 15 0 0 0.0 0.00
Jeremy Hill RB CIN 28 28 51 31 0 9.1 0.33
Robert Turbin RB IND 28 28 17 3 7 1.9 0.07
Mark Ingram RB NO 28 28 42 41 7 8.7 0.31
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 27 27 49 18 14 3.0 0.11
John Kuhn FB NO 26 26 29 7 4 0.4 0.02
Benjamin Cunningham RB LA 26 26 18 4 4 0.8 0.03
Chase Reynolds RB LA 26 26 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Aaron Ripkowski FB GB 25 25 13 0 0 0.0 0.00
James White RB NE 25 25 37 4 27 4.4 0.18
Taiwan Jones RB OAK 25 25 8 4 8 0.9 0.04
Fozzy Whittaker RB CAR 24 24 18 12 4 1.7 0.07
Malcolm Johnson FB CLE 24 24 19 0 8 0.9 0.04
Damien Williams RB MIA 24 24 11 8 8 3.8 0.16
Patrick DiMarco FB ATL 23 23 20 0 4 0.8 0.03
Duke Johnson RB CLE 23 23 44 13 21 5.0 0.22
Theo Riddick RB DET 23 23 37 29 21 22.8 0.99
James Starks RB GB 23 23 28 17 4 1.3 0.06
Anthony Sherman FB KC 23 23 1 0 0 0.0 0.00
Shane Vereen RB NYG 23 23 43 25 21 6.1 0.27
Jay Prosch FB HOU 22 22 13 4 0 0.2 0.01
Josh Ferguson RB IND 22 22 17 4 9 2.4 0.11
Melvin Gordon RB SD 22 22 32 61 0 17.7 0.80
Matt Asiata RB MIN 21 21 14 18 0 1.3 0.06
Zach Line FB MIN 21 21 25 0 0 0.0 0.00
Thomas Rawls RB SEA 21 21 27 55 14 5.8 0.28
Ka'Deem Carey RB CHI 20 20 4 5 0 0.4 0.02
Tyler Ervin RB HOU 20 20 15 5 10 0.8 0.04
Alfred Blue RB HOU 20 20 4 5 0 0.4 0.02
Jonathan Grimes RB HOU 20 20 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
James Develin RB NE 20 20 24 0 0 0.0 0.00
Derrick Henry RB TEN 20 20 31 24 10 4.4 0.22
Paul Lasike RB CHI 19 19 25 0 0 0.0 0.00
Jerick McKinnon RB MIN 19 19 25 5 10 0.9 0.05
Daniel Lasco RB NO 19 19 1 0 0 0.0 0.00
Charles Sims RB TB 19 19 31 20 15 10.1 0.53
Dwayne Washington RB DET 18 18 3 11 0 6.1 0.34
Matt Jones RB WAS 18 18 33 37 5 3.3 0.18
Lance Dunbar RB DAL 17 17 22 0 11 1.6 0.09
Rod Smith RB DAL 17 17 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Brandon Bolden RB NE 17 17 4 6 0 0.4 0.02
Orleans Darkwa RB NYG 17 17 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Jalen Richard RB OAK 17 17 14 17 11 15.5 0.91
Rex Burkhead RB CIN 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Keith Smith FB DAL 16 16 5 6 0 0.3 0.02
Kapri Bibbs RB DEN 16 16 3 0 6 0.6 0.04
Michael Burton FB DET 16 16 15 0 0 0.0 0.00
Corey Grant RB JAX 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Bilal Powell RB NYJ 16 16 24 24 24 4.8 0.30
Jalston Fowler RB TEN 16 16 16 0 0 0.0 0.00
Jordan Todman RB IND 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Andre Ellington RB ARI 14 14 15 0 13 0.8 0.06
Mike Gillislee RB BUF 14 14 6 0 7 -0.4 -0.03
Julian Howsare RB NYJ 14 14 1 0 0 0.0 0.00
Alfred Morris RB DAL 13 13 18 50 7 3.5 0.27
Kenyan Drake RB MIA 13 13 2 0 0 0.0 0.00
Antonio Andrews RB TEN 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Fitzgerald Toussaint RB PIT 13 13 12 21 0 0.6 0.05
George Atkinson RB CLE 12 12 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Tim Hightower RB NO 12 12 15 31 8 1.0 0.08
Bobby Rainey RB NYG 12 12 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Kenjon Barner RB PHI 12 12 8 31 0 4.2 0.35
Peyton Barber RB TB 12 12 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Malcolm Brown RB LA 12 12 18 8 8 1.3 0.11
Reggie Bush RB BUF 9 9 8 30 10 -0.4 -0.04
Knile Davis RB KC 9 9 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Marcus Murphy RB NO 9 9 0 0 0 0.0 0.00
Taniela Tupou FB SEA 9 9 9 0 0 0.0 0.00
CJ Prosise RB SEA 8 8 11 11 11 1.1 0.14
Glenn Gronkowski FB BUF 7 7 16 0 0 0.0 0.00
Denard Robinson RB JAX 7 7 11 38 0 0.7 0.10
Deandre Washington RB OAK 7 7 11 63 13 2.4 0.34
Devontae Booker RB DEN 5 5 10 50 0 -1.2 -0.24
Wendell Smallwood RB PHI 4 4 3 20 0 0.1 0.03
Mike Davis RB SF 2 2 4 100 0 0.1 0.05

2015 Running Back Snap Counts

Player Team Games Snaps/
Game 		Total
Snaps 		Offense
Snaps 		Offense
Snaps % 		Rush % Targets/
100 Snaps 		Touches/
100 Snaps 		FPTS FPTS/Snap
Devonta Freeman ATL 15 51.2 768 768 67% 34% 13 44 243.9 0.32
DeAngelo Williams PIT 16 44.0 704 701 65% 28% 7 34 191.4 0.27
Frank Gore IND 16 43.1 690 690 62% 38% 8 43 159.4 0.23
Latavius Murray OAK 16 42.5 680 680 64% 39% 8 45 163.8 0.24
Adrian Peterson MIN 16 41.6 665 665 65% 49% 5 54 230.7 0.35
Lamar Miller MIA 16 39.4 631 631 61% 31% 9 38 184.9 0.29
Doug Martin TB 16 38.9 622 622 57% 46% 7 51 199.3 0.32
TJ Yeldon JAX 12 51.7 620 620 59% 29% 7 35 119.9 0.19
Darren McFadden DAL 16 38.7 619 614 60% 39% 9 45 155.7 0.25
Jonathan Stewart CAR 13 46.7 607 607 55% 40% 4 43 146.8 0.24
Matt Forte CHI 13 46.2 600 600 55% 36% 10 43 170.7 0.28
LeSean McCoy BUF 12 49.8 598 598 56% 34% 8 39 146.7 0.25
Danny Woodhead SD 16 41.9 670 597 51% 14% 16 26 163.1 0.24
Giovani Bernard CIN 16 36.4 582 580 55% 26% 11 35 132.2 0.23
Duke Johnson CLE 16 35.4 566 561 51% 18% 13 29 103.3 0.18
Chris Ivory NYJ 16 33.6 537 537 48% 46% 7 52 172.7 0.32
Mark Ingram NO 12 44.5 534 534 46% 31% 11 40 153.4 0.29
James Starks GB 16 34.4 551 528 46% 27% 10 35 123.3 0.22
Ronnie Hillman DEN 16 32.9 526 524 47% 39% 7 44 137.4 0.26
CJ Anderson DEN 16 31.4 502 500 45% 30% 7 35 116.3 0.23
Charcandrick West KC 15 39.1 587 497 50% 27% 6 31 112.8 0.19
DeMarco Murray PHI 15 32.1 482 482 42% 40% 11 49 140.4 0.29
Justin Forsett BAL 10 47.7 477 477 42% 32% 9 38 91.4 0.19
Isaiah Crowell CLE 16 30.5 488 476 43% 38% 5 42 118.8 0.24
Eddie Lacy GB 15 31.4 471 471 41% 40% 6 44 120.6 0.26
Theo Riddick DET 16 36.1 577 470 44% 7% 17 21 99 0.17
Jeremy Hill CIN 16 28.6 458 458 43% 49% 4 52 155.3 0.34
Charles Sims TB 16 28.6 458 457 42% 23% 15 35 129 0.28
Todd Gurley LA 13 35.1 456 456 48% 50% 6 55 187.4 0.41
Shane Vereen NYG 16 29.3 468 431 39% 13% 17 26 99.5 0.21
Rashad Jennings NYG 16 30.7 491 425 38% 40% 8 46 135.9 0.28
Antonio Andrews TEN 14 37.6 527 422 41% 27% 6 31 91.04 0.17
David Johnson ARI 16 32.8 525 412 37% 24% 11 31 173.8 0.33
Melvin Gordon SD 14 28.3 396 396 34% 47% 9 55 75.3 0.19
Javorius Allen BAL 16 25.8 413 393 35% 33% 15 44 100.7 0.24
Darren Sproles PHI 16 30.3 484 393 34% 17% 17 29 94.5 0.20
Jeremy Langford CHI 16 29.9 479 391 36% 31% 9 36 125.6 0.26
Alfred Morris WAS 16 24.6 394 385 36% 51% 3 54 86.6 0.22
Alfred Blue HOU 16 34.1 545 368 31% 34% 3 36 96.7 0.18
Bilal Powell NYJ 11 37.5 413 367 33% 17% 15 28 88.1 0.21
Chris Johnson ARI 11 33.3 366 366 33% 53% 4 55 101.2 0.28
Ameer Abdullah DET 16 26.7 427 355 33% 33% 9 39 92 0.22
Matt Jones WAS 13 30.1 391 340 32% 37% 6 42 95.4 0.24
Marshawn Lynch SEA 7 44.3 310 310 29% 36% 7 40 69.7 0.22
LeGarrette Blount NE 12 25.7 308 308 28% 53% 2 55 116.6 0.38
Dexter McCluster TEN 12 31.4 377 305 29% 14% 11 22 60.7 0.16
Le'Veon Bell PIT 6 50.2 301 301 28% 38% 9 46 87.2 0.29
Dion Lewis NE 7 43.7 306 298 27% 16% 16 28 84.2 0.28
Carlos Hyde SF 7 42.1 295 295 29% 39% 5 43 70.3 0.24
James White NE 14 20.9 292 290 26% 8% 19 21 82.6 0.28
Thomas Rawls SEA 13 22.2 289 289 27% 51% 4 54 118.6 0.41
Jonathan Grimes HOU 14 35.1 492 282 24% 11% 6 17 59.5 0.12
Benjamin Cunningham LA 16 33.4 534 282 29% 7% 7 12 39 0.07
Chris Thompson WAS 13 28.7 373 274 26% 9% 13 19 57.6 0.15
Chris Polk HOU 15 24.2 363 267 23% 27% 8 32 56.3 0.16
Jamaal Charles KC 5 52.8 264 264 26% 27% 11 35 80.1 0.30
Fred Jackson SEA 16 16.0 256 256 24% 10% 16 22 45.7 0.18
Denard Robinson JAX 13 27.7 360 254 24% 19% 8 24 47 0.13
Ryan Mathews PHI 13 18.8 245 245 21% 43% 11 51 104.5 0.43
Karlos Williams BUF 11 24.0 264 243 23% 35% 5 39 113.3 0.43
Joique Bell DET 13 20.5 266 243 23% 34% 10 42 83.7 0.31
Tevin Coleman ATL 12 20.5 246 226 20% 35% 5 36 40.6 0.17
Andre Ellington ARI 10 21.3 213 213 19% 21% 11 28 59.7 0.28
CJ Spiller NO 13 17.6 229 200 17% 16% 19 30 47.1 0.21
Matt Asiata MIN 16 25.4 407 199 20% 7% 5 12 24.4 0.06
Tim Hightower NO 8 27.6 221 192 17% 43% 6 49 74.4 0.34
Brandon Bolden NE 15 30.3 455 191 17% 14% 7 18 50.7 0.11
Arian Foster HOU 4 47.5 190 190 16% 33% 15 45 55 0.29
Tre Mason LA 13 14.2 184 184 19% 41% 11 50 33.5 0.18
Bishop Sankey TEN 14 14.7 206 179 17% 23% 11 30 43.2 0.21
Jerick McKinnon MIN 16 22.8 365 160 16% 14% 8 20 62.4 0.17
Ahmad Bradshaw IND 6 26.5 159 159 14% 20% 9 26 32.9 0.21
Spencer Ware KC 11 20.6 227 159 16% 37% 3 40 76.8 0.34
Damien Williams MIA 16 29.1 466 159 15% 3% 6 8 24.1 0.05
Jay Ajayi MIA 9 24.2 218 158 15% 23% 5 26 35.7 0.16
Andre Williams NYG 16 21.8 348 157 14% 25% 1 26 34.4 0.10
Fozzy Whittaker CAR 15 24.8 372 155 14% 7% 4 10 23.2 0.06
Joseph Randle DAL 6 24.0 144 144 14% 52% 7 59 64 0.44
Zac Stacy NYJ 8 23.5 188 140 13% 16% 6 21 21.4 0.11
Khiry Robinson NO 8 21.6 173 133 12% 32% 12 42 53.5 0.31
Mike Davis SF 6 20.8 125 125 12% 28% 10 33 9.6 0.08
Donald Brown SD 10 17.1 171 120 10% 34% 7 38 37.7 0.22
David Cobb TEN 7 17.4 122 115 11% 43% 2 44 20.4 0.17
Terron Ward ATL 13 15.8 206 114 10% 14% 6 18 22.8 0.11
Cameron Artis-Payne CAR 9 12.9 116 113 10% 39% 4 43 30.1 0.26
Mike Gillislee BUF 5 25.2 126 112 10% 37% 6 42 45.6 0.36
Terrance West TEN 8 12.1 97 97 9% 47% 4 50 21.2 0.22
Lance Dunbar DAL 4 33.3 133 92 9% 4% 17 20 28.2 0.21
Roy Helu OAK 9 16.0 144 91 9% 12% 11 18 17.4 0.12
Kendall Gaskins SF 9 27.6 248 91 9% 7% 4 10 10.7 0.04
Anthony Dixon BUF 16 23.9 383 90 8% 6% 2 7 14.8 0.04
Branden Oliver SD 8 20.3 162 90 8% 19% 9 27 22 0.14
Toby Gerhart JAX 7 20.7 145 87 8% 14% 3 16 6.7 0.05
Stevan Ridley NYJ 10 8.6 86 86 8% 40% 6 44 8.8 0.10
Orleans Darkwa NYG 16 26.2 419 85 8% 9% 1 9 24.4 0.06
Knile Davis KC 14 11.5 161 79 8% 17% 2 19 15.6 0.10
Kenjon Barner PHI 13 11.9 155 79 7% 18% 8 24 12.6 0.08
Stepfan Taylor ARI 16 21.8 349 77 7% 5% 1 5 6.2 0.02
Ka'Deem Carey CHI 11 12.8 141 77 7% 31% 2 33 33.8 0.24
Rex Burkhead CIN 16 23.3 373 73 7% 1% 4 4 13.8 0.04
Juwan Thompson DEN 15 18.6 279 66 6% 7% 3 9 9.9 0.04
Taiwan Jones OAK 12 24.3 292 65 6% 5% 3 7 22 0.08
Robert Turbin DAL 11 6.4 70 64 6% 32% 6 37 28.2 0.40
Jarryd Hayne SF 8 11.0 88 63 6% 19% 8 26 5.9 0.07
Josh Robinson IND 5 14.8 74 58 5% 23% 8 31 5.2 0.07
Zurlon Tipton IND 10 25.5 255 58 5% 2% 3 4 7.7 0.03
Lorenzo Taliaferro BAL 3 24.3 73 52 5% 18% 7 25 13.6 0.19
Kerwynn Williams ARI 6 17.0 102 51 5% 27% 2 28 19.8 0.19
Akeem Hunt HOU 7 14.0 98 51 4% 17% 10 24 13.5 0.14
Jonas Gray MIA 9 6.1 55 50 5% 27% 5 31 25.2 0.46
Reggie Bush SF 5 10.8 54 48 5% 15% 19 22 4.7 0.09
Fitzgerald Toussaint PIT 5 18.0 90 47 4% 20% 0 20 6.2 0.07
Zach Zenner DET 6 13.8 83 46 4% 21% 4 23 7.1 0.09
Jacquizz Rodgers CHI 5 22.4 112 41 4% 13% 3 13 5.1 0.05
Dan Herron IND 10 5.5 55 36 3% 15% 6 20 12.6 0.23
Tyler Varga IND 3 29.3 88 36 3% 1% 2 2 2 0.02
DuJuan Harris SF 4 9.0 36 36 3% 49% 14 58 26.6 0.74
Steven Jackson NE 2 16.5 33 33 3% 64% 3 67 13 0.39
Bobby Rainey TB 16 18.8 301 33 3% 2% 1 3 1.4 0.00
Bernard Pierce JAX 8 19.5 156 29 3% 4% 3 6 1.8 0.01
Christine Michael SEA 9 2.8 25 25 2% 54% 6 57 25.9 1.04
Joey Iosefa NE 2 20.5 41 23 2% 34% 0 34 5.1 0.12
Joey Iosefa NE 2 20.5 41 23 2% 35% 0 35 5.1 0.12
Rod Smith SEA 11 8.1 89 21 2% 2% 2 3 1.1 0.01
Corey Grant JAX 6 19.2 115 17 2% 5% 3 7 -0.5 0.00
John Crockett GB 3 10.7 32 16 1% 28% 0 28 2.1 0.07
Jordan Todman PIT 11 9.5 105 13 1% 4% 2 4 2.2 0.02
Terrence Magee BAL 4 5.8 23 11 1% 9% 4 13 0.7 0.03
Cierre Wood BUF 2 5.0 10 10 1% 20% 10 30 -0.3 -0.03
Shaun Draughn SF 11 7.8 86 10 1% 23% 10 31 50.9 0.59
Malcolm Brown LA 1 11.0 11 9 1% 36% 9 46 1.5 0.14
Glenn Winston CLE 3 10.3 31 8 1% 3% 0 3 -2.8 -0.09
George Winn DET 7 21.4 150 7 1% 3% 0 3 0.1 0.00
Alonzo Harris GB 6 11.2 67 7 1% 6% 2 6 1.9 0.03
Antone Smith CHI 5 11.0 55 4 0% 2% 0 2 1.1 0.02
Pierre Thomas WAS 5 1.2 6 4 0% 22% 16 35 14.8 2.47
Dri Archer PIT 8 5.1 41 3 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Travaris Cadet SF 8 0.5 4 3 0% 8% 16 21 28.2 7.05
Brandon Wegher CAR 1 16.0 16 2 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Raheem Mostert MIA 11 10.0 110 2 0% 0% 0 0 -2 -0.02
Chase Reynolds LA 12 18.2 218 1 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Kendall Hunter NO 2 3.0 6 1 0% 17% 0 17 0.2 0.03
Marcus Murphy NO 13 10.0 130 1 0% 1% 0 1 -2 -0.02
Patrick DiMarco ATL 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 3 2 23 0
Kyle Juszczyk BAL 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 9 7 56.4 0
Jerome Felton BUF 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 1.4 0
Mike Tolbert CAR 16 0.0 0 0 0 12% 4 15 65 0
Richie Brockel CAR 2 0.0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0
Cedric Peerman CIN 16 17.9 287 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Malcolm Johnson CLE 12 0.0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 1.5 0
Tyler Clutts DAL 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0.4 0
Kapri Bibbs DEN 1 19.0 19 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Michael Burton DET 16 0.0 0 0 0 1% 1 2 10.1 0
John Kuhn GB 16 0.0 0 0 0 2% 2 3 20.4 0
Aaron Ripkowski GB 15 0.0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 1.8 0
Jay Prosch HOU 16 0.0 0 0 0 2% 0 2 3.3 0
Joe Banyard JAX 5 14.0 70 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
De'Anthony Thomas KC 10 0.0 0 0 0 4% 10 11 27.4 0
Anthony Sherman KC 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 3.4 0
Trey Watts LA 1 9.0 9 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Isaiah Pead LA 2 0.0 0 0 0% 5% 0 5 -1.7
LaMichael James MIA 1 3.0 3 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Zach Line MIN 16 0.0 0 0 0 2% 3 3 28.5 0
Trey Williams NE 2 0.0 0 0 0% 33% 0 33 1.2
Austin Johnson NO 10 0.0 0 0 0 1% 3 3 9.9 0
Toben Opurum NO 2 0.0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0
Nikita Whitlock NYG 14 0.0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0
Tommy Bohanon NYJ 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 2 1 5.8 0
Marcel Reece OAK 15 0.0 0 0 0 3% 9 10 48.5 0
Jamize Olawale OAK 14 0.0 0 0 0 5% 2 7 25.4 0
Will Johnson PIT 16 0.0 0 0 0 1% 1 2 10.3 0
Roosevelt Nix PIT 15 0.0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 1.6 0
Dreamius Smith SD 2 6.5 13 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0.00
Bryce Brown SEA 3 0.0 0 0 0% 25% 2 25 13.2
Will Tukuafu SEA 14 0.0 0 0 0 1% 0 2 10.8 0
Derrick Coleman SEA 14 0.0 0 0 0 2% 0 3 3.2 0
Bruce Miller SF 16 0.0 0 0 0 1% 2 3 20.9 0
Jorvorskie Lane TB 16 0.0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 1.3 0
Jalston Fowler TEN 16 0.0 0 0 0 2% 1 3 17.7 0
Darrel Young WAS 16 0.0 0 0 0 1% 1 3 3.2 0

The running back position was on a downward spiral in 2015. There were dozens of injuries and very few players made it through the season alive. Only seven players played 60 percent or more of their team's snaps, and only 16 played more than 50 percent. In both fantasy points and games played, this was a low point for the running back position as a whole, and while it's likely that teams head more deeply towards committee backfields, there's reason to believe 2015 was an odd year for major injuries.

Now, some of the decline in touches is by design.. As mentioned teams are naturally headed towards a more committee approach in terms of splitting up third down carries/receptions with specialist backs and leaving the first and second downs to bigger, between the tackles runners. As the NFL gets safer and shifts towards dealing with injuries much more carefully, there isn't as much leeway for players to stay in games. Medical checks are essential any time a player gets nicked up now, and because of this, being forced to sit out even when things 'appear' minor is something that needs to be accounted for. This is one of the main reasons for this, and something fantasy football players need to be aware of.

Snaps are inherently an indicator of talent. The ability of a player to get and stay on the field is a great thing. Players who didn't 'play well' by efficiency standards like Latavius Murray and Frank Gore are once again in positions to start and get significant snaps. The largest cohort is between 20 and 50 percent. This is the natural habitat that most running backs fall into for the majority of their careers. Most teams employ twos backs are significant contributors, and this is represented here. As mentioned before, injuries were another big factor in this, but at the same time, those aren't going away.

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