2022 stats:8 games | 9 att | 21 rush yds | 2.3 ypc | 0 rush TDs | 5 rec | 29 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. 2022 stats:11 games | 106 att | 462 rush yds | 4.4 ypc | 3 rush TDs | 17 rec | 97 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. He also expanded his game in Year 2 as a reliable pass catcher. And though a high ankle sprain sidelined the third-year back in Week 11, it's no certainty that CEH reclaims the RB1 job in 2023. Mixons first season following his four-year, $48 million extension from Cincinnati in 2020 could be classified as a disappointment. Drake made three of his five total starts during Baltimore's four-game midseason win streak. As the Texans enter another rebuild under newly hired head coach DeMeco Ryans, Pierce should be a mainstay in the offense moving forward. 2021 stats: 171 carries, 799 rushing yards, 4.7 yards per carry, 52 receptions on 65 targets, 391 receiving yards, 10 total TDs. Robinson started the 2022 season by scoring in each of the first three games for the Jaguars, but then lost the starting job to Travis Etienne six weeks into the season. The Miami Dolphins have a lot of questions surrounding their backfield heading into the offseason, as the team only has Myles Gaskin and Gerrid Doaks under contract for 2022. That 0.48 forced missed tackle per attempt rate led all FBS running backs. Expect Penny to be threatened, however, for key touches by rookie Ken Walker. Top 200 Player Rankings,& Auction Values. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 49ers extend lead in NFC West as rest of division loses in Week 12. 2021 stats:207 carries, 963 rushing yards, 4.7 yards per carry, 19 receptions on 20 targets, 137 receiving yards, 6 total TDs. Head coach Kyle Shanahans running scheme is the best in the NFL. See the full pecking order. He also recorded career highs in targets and receptions, taking on a significant role in the aerial attack with Davante Adams no longer in Green Bay. He will be vital all-around in lifting Zach Wilson in Year 2, too. February 28, 2023 2:00 pm ET. After an impressive 2021 campaign, Mixon underperformed in 2022. 2022 stats: 17 games | 340 att | 1,653 rush yds | 4.9 ypc | 12 rush TDs | 53 rec | 400 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 1 fumble lost. His improvement as a runner and receiver should position him to become the Patriots' full-time starter in 2023 -- especially with Damien Harris being a free agent this offseason. Conner was a beast and will (most probably) remain so in 2022, but to a lesser extent if we bake some (realistic) regression back to the mean into . After a promising rookie campaign, Mitchell was limited to five games in his sophomore season due to multiple knee injuries. McCaffrey, now 26, had to be faded on this list given he's played only 10 games over the past two seasons following his transcendent 2019 production. Swift has some good Kamara-like assets and is now helped by strong blocking and a better complementary passing game. Injuries have kept Barkley from being able to build on that impressive rookie campaign, as hes missed time in each of the three seasons and has played through injury for the majority of his time on the field. As a collegiate . Elliott is polarizing in a different way at 27. The result: The NFL has a brand new rushing champ. He ranks in the 76th percentile of all qualifying backs in missed tackles forced per rushing attempt and the 85th percentile in missed tackles forced per reception across his first three NFL seasons. Patterson had two 100-yard rushing performances before the injury, but never looked quite the same after his stint on IR. The talent is still there, but Barkley is now in a position where he has to prove he can stay on the field as he plays the 2022 season on his fifth-year option. 2022 stats:11 games | 110 att | 425 rush yds | 3.9 ypc | 3 rush TDs | 11 rec | 51 rec yds | 2 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. Ekeler had been under-appreciated for his unique receiving-forward role for Philip Rivers and Justin Herbert. At 28, Henry is facing an important rebound year as the massive workload from 2019 and 2020 caught up to him last season. midseason injury paved the way for Taylor to stake his claim as the NFLs most valuable running back last season. 2022 stats:14 games | 99 att | 542 rush yds | 5.5 ypc | 5 rush TDs | 48 rec | 389 rec yds | 3 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. First, he's missed 10 games in his first two seasons. No would be surprised if he boosted his Hall of Fame credentials with another massive campaign as the centerpiece of his team's offense. As Joe Mixon's backup, Perine made his impact in the pass game, catching three TD passes in Week 11 alone. They could choose to re-sign him for more than he's probably worth, or they could use one of their many draft picks to grab someone who will play on a . Hall is in the best position to be the rookie rushing leader in 2022, working ahead of Michael Carter. Over the last four seasons, Chubb ranks first among all qualifying running backs in PFF rushing grade (93.1), yards after contact per rushing attempt (4.1) and missed tackles forced per rushing attempt (0.25). That said, he has some freakish physical qualities for his big frame. Jones has been one of the most productive runners in the NFL since Green Bay took him in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. 1 now, but there's a reason why Denver decided late to bring back Gordon as a savvy No. After making a start in Week 1, Williams was place on IR with a neck injury and never made it back onto the field for the Falcons. Both Conner and Williams had more than 1,000 total yards from scrimmage in 2021. Cook just needs to come through with full health for his Age-27 season. 2022 stats:12 games | 205 att | 797 rush yds | 3.9 ypc | 2 rush TDs | 9 rec | 60 rec yds | 1 rec TD| 0 fumbles lost. The second-year running back has recorded 1,000-plus rushing yards in each of his first two seasons. Mixons 886 offensive snaps (postseason included) were second most at the position, and his 82.1 PFF rushing grade in that time on the field marked a career high. One area where Conner has had a lot of success throughout his career has been in short-yardage situations, as his 90.7 PFF rushing grade with two or fewer yards to go since 2017 ranks third among 21 running backs with at least 100 such carries. San Francisco just used a third-round pick on Davis-Price (RB69 ADP), and his value will skyrocket if anything happens . Playing in a career-high 27 percent of Seattle's offensive snaps in 2022, Homer primarily operated as a spell back in 10 games for Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker III. @Jason_Sarney. Every day leading up to the start of training camp, 49ers.com will assess the team . Pollard has been the ideal change-of-pace back to support Elliott with his flashy running and fluid receiving. White, who had the team's highest yard-per-carry average, enjoyed his best outing in Tampa Bay's Munich triumph over the Seahawks with 22 carries for 105 yards -- his lone 100-yard rushing performance of the season. 2020 stats (at Clemson): 168 carries, 914 rushing yards, 5.4 yards per carry, 48 receptions, 588 receiving yards, 16 total TDs. The last two offseasons have been filled with rumors of Buffalo looking to add talent to their running back room, and the Bills did decide to add. He logged five regular-season games with 100-plus rushing yards before adding a sixth in Jacksonville's epic comeback victory on Super Wild Card Weekend. Briana McDonald. This isn't a list that's simply pulled from one person's brain in an effort to give the position some form of a ranking, either. That makes this list of the top-20 running backs entering the 2022 season an interesting mix of the few remaining three-down backs and players who have been efficient in more balanced committees. Murray proved to be a solid midseason pickup for the Broncos after starter Javonte Williams sustained a season-ending injury, averaging 5.1 yards per carry in his seven starts. Mendenhall served his previous five years in Pittsburgh where he did a good job in the lead role. He has a good shot to break the trend and make it two team titles in a row with 1,000-plus yards to boot. Jones is now sharing plenty with powerful A.J. 1. He set career highs in carries, rush yards and total touchdowns in 2022 -- and he once again averaged 5-plus yards per run, something he has done in each of his five NFL campaigns. Kamara proved to once again be a bright spot in a unit working to find consistency from week to week, as he became the only player in NFL history with at least 700 rush yards and 400 receiving yards in each of his first six seasons, per NFL Research. . The Titans once again leaned heavily on Henry, who led the league in rush attempts and finished second in rush yards and touchdowns. Entering the 2022 season, there were legitimate talks of the Raiders moving on from Josh Jacobs. These are my rankings for the top-5 running backs in the NFC South as we head towards the 2022 season. over the last three seasons to go along with a 86.2 PFF rushing grade (11th among running backs with at least 300 carries). Kevin Patra of NFL.com recently reviewed every team's running back situation and said the following regarding the Commanders: Top RBs under contract for 2023: Brian Robinson, Antonio Gibson, J.D. Jess Root. Super Bowl LVII's top 10 game-planning nightmares: How do you cover Travis Kelce? March 5, 2022 11:14 am ET. Gibson was disappointing as he didn't deliver as the complete big back in Year 2 while playing through some injury and fumbling issues. Three different running backs have recorded at least 75 conversions first downs and touchdowns as a rusher and receiver over the last three seasons: Ekeler, McCaffrey and Kamara. NFC West. Leonard Fournette ($5,900) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. PHI 3. Considering those results came at 22 years old with plenty of offensive line shuffling in front of him, theres little reason to expect Taylor to slow down in 2022. The Bengals were far more reliant on their pass catchers and it showed in the veteran back's production. Which player earns the No. Although Elliott is still the lead in the Cowboys' eyes, it's become more of a 1-2 punch with the latter helping the former stay effective with less mid-career wear. Conner should be treated as more of a workhorse with Chase Edmonds now playing for the Dolphins. Among the 2023 free agent class, Josh Jacobs is arguably the best running back available from a fantasy football perspective. I considered leaving Carson off this list completely given the uncertainty surrounding his injury status and 2022 return. Despite playing in just eight games this season, Dobbins climbs all the way up to No. Thats a skill that tends to translate nicely from college to the NFL, and it has for Montgomery. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Jonathan Taylor, Colts (5-10, 226 pounds) Taylor has parlayed his prolific play at Wisconsin into the complete durable package in the NFL. 2022 NFL Schedule Strength of Schedule Matchup Calendar Bye Week Cheat Sheet Bye Weeks by Team Experts In-Season Accuracy Draft Accuracy DFS Accuracy Videos Consensus Sleepers Consensus Busts. Williams' larger-than-life personality and determination were big storylines in HBO's Hard Knocks last preseason, but who could have anticipated that he'd lead the NFL in rushing touchdowns this season? Williams has taken PFFs missed tackles forced statistic and made it his own at the college level and now in the NFL. 2022 stats:15 games | 149 att | 546 rush yds | 3.7 ypc | 3 rush TDs | 46 rec | 353 rec yds | 2 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. Fournette, who battled a foot injury in the second half of the season, failed to recreate the magic he brought to the Bucs' offense in each of the previous two years. Wilson split time in San Francisco and Miami after a midseason trade. 2022 stats:10 games | 71 att | 302 rush yds | 4.3 ypc | 3 rush TDs | 17 rec | 151 rec yds | 3 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. 2022 stats: 15 games | 228 att | 1,050 rush yds | 4.6 ypc | 9 rush TDs | 27 rec | 165 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost. NFC West Cardinals Niners Rams Seahawks Colleges Big Ten Iowa Michigan Michigan St. Nebraska Ohio St. Penn St. Rutgers Wisconsin SEC Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia LSU Tennessee Texas. February 18, 2023 7:48 am ET The Indianapolis Colts are expected to hire New York Giants running backs coach DeAndre Smith to the coaching staff under Shane Steichen. That doesnt mean that the running back rooms in the division are bad. Mixons 886 offensive snaps (postseason included) were second most at the position, and his 82.1 PFF rushing grade in that time on the field marked a career high. He was hands down the best overall back in the NFL this year. Although 2022 is no different with Kenyan Drake and Georgia rookie Zamir White behind him in the new Josh McDaniels' offense, his more steady than spectacular play may turn out to be the best complement for a more dangerous passing game featuring Davante Adams. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. As is always the case with a Kyle Shanahan backfield, though, you never really know which running back could emerge as the guy for stretches during the season. Hubbard looked for a bigger role after the Panthers traded Christian McCaffrey to San Francisco in October. 2022 stats:16 games | 177 att | 819 rush yds | 4.6 ypc | 5 rush TDs | 38 rec | 280 rec yds | 1 rec TD | 3 fumbles lost. Taylor has parlayed his prolific play at Wisconsin into the complete durable package in the NFL. Can Akers pick up his promise as a rookie following a season mostly lost to suffering a torn Achilles' last summer? 2022 NFL Running Back Rankings and Tiers Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) runs the ball for a 69 yard touchdown during the second half against the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium. at campaign marked three straight seasons with at least 800 snaps played and a PFF receiving grade north of 84.0 to begin his NFL career. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify. Jacobs has more than proven himself to be a primary weapon for Josh McDaniels in Las Vegas -- or a starter elsewhere, if the price is right. Maurice Jones-Drew reveals his top five rushing duos in the NFL this season. With Taylor recently undergoing ankle surgery, I'm hopeful he'll return to his 2021 form next season. While Steichen is still. Many consider Hall the best back available in the 2022 NFL draft and likely a second-round pick. 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