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The following table breaks down the percentage of each team’s carries that each RB receives. If a team’s third RB doesn’t get any carries and there’s a player at another position with more (QB or FB), then I used those positions. Four teams have first-string RBs that are receiving less than 36% of the team’s carries (Red), while some teams even have the third-string RB getting more than 30% of the team’s total carries (Blue). A few have been because of injuries (49ers with F.Gore, Pats with F.Taylor, Raiders with McFadden), but the Saints are the prominent exception, with a listed first-string RB of Reggie Bush getting 28% of the team’s carries, a perfect example of a RBBC. A few teams actually have RBs listed as third on the depth chart that get more than 33% of the team’s carries (Cowboys, Patriots, Saints, Raiders), which is another example of a RBBC. Many teams use more of a two-RB situation (Purple) (Cardinals, Browns, Colts, Jets, Eagles, Steelers, Chargers), where two of the team’s RBs have at least 40% of the team’s carries. And yes, there are still a few teams with one main RB, with three teams having one RB receiving 90% of the team’s carries (Yellow) (Bengals, Packers, Rams).
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team | RB1 (% of Carries) | RB2 (% of Carries) | RB3(% of Carries) | RB4 (If Needed) | |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | T. Hightower (57%) |
B.Wells (40%) |
J.Wright (1%) | ||
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | M.Turner(76%) | J.Norwood (15%) | J.Snelling(9%) | ||
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | R.Rice (55%) | W.McGahee (34%) | L.McClain(FB)(11%) | ||
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | F.Jackson (67%) | M.Lynch (30%) | X.Omon (3%) | ||
| 6 | Carolina Panthers | D.Williams (63%) | J.Stewart (35%) | M.Goodson (1%) | ||
| 7 | Chicago Bears | M.Forte (82%) | G.Wolfe (13%) | A.Peterson (5%) | ||
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | C.Benson (90%) |
B.Leonard (7%) | B.Scott (3%) | ||
| 9 | Cleveland Browns | J.Lewis (52%) |
J.Harrison (47%) |
C.Jennings (1%) | ||
| 10 | Dallas Cowboys | M.Barber (47%) | F.Jones (17%) | T.Choice (36%) |
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| 11 | Denver Broncos | C.Buckhalter (28%) | K.Moreno (60%) | L.Jordan (12%) | ||
| 12 | Detroit Lions | K.Smith (81%) | M.Morris (9%) | A.Brown (10%) | ||
| 13 | Green Bay Packers | R.Grant (90%) |
B.Jackson (6%) | J.Kuhn (FB) (4%) | ||
| 14 | Houston Texans | S.Slaton (66%) | C.Brown (23%) | R.Moats (11%) | ||
| 15 | Indianapolis Colts | J.Addai (57%) |
D.Brown (40%) |
C.Simpson (3%) | ||
| 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | M.Jones-Drew (86%) | R.Jennings (12%) | G.Jones (FB) (2%) | ||
| 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | L.Johnson (84%) | J.Charles (14%) | D.Savage (2%) | ||
| 18 | Miami Dolphins | R.Brown (57%) | R.Williams (37%) | L.Polite (FB) (6%) | ||
| 19 | Minnesota Vikings | A.Peterson (75%) | C.Taylor (23%) | N.Tahi (FB) (1%) | ||
| 20 | New England Patriots | S.Morris (22%) |
K.Faulk (16%) | L.Maroney (36%) |
F.Taylor (34%) | |
| 21 | New Orleans Saints | R.Bush (28%) |
P.Thomas (32%) | M.Bell (40%) |
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| 22 | New York Giants | B.Jacobs (58%) | A.Bradshaw (37%) | G.Johnson (6%) | ||
| 23 | New York Jets | T.Jones (55%) |
L.Washington (41%) |
S.Greene (4%) | ||
| 24 | Oakland Raiders | D.McFadden (33%) |
M.Bush (34%) | J.Fargas (33%) |
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| 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | B.Westbrook (44%) |
L.McCoy (52%) |
L.Weaver (FB) (3%) | ||
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | R.Mendenhall (47%) |
W.Parker (41%) |
M.Moore (12%) | ||
| 27 | San Diego Chargers | L.Tomlison (43%) |
D.Sproles (43%) |
M.Bennett (14%) | ||
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | F.Gore (34%) |
G.Coffee (61%) | M.Norris (FB) (5%) | ||
| 29 | Seattle Seahawks | J.Jones (56%) | E.James (30%) | J.Forsett (14%) | ||
| 30 | St. Louis Rams | S.Jackson (90%) |
S.Gado (4%) | K.Darby (6%) | ||
| 31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C.Williams (64%) | D.Ward (33%) | C.Smith (3%) | ||
| 32 | Tennessee Titans | C.Johnson (67%) | L.White (28%) | J.Ringer (5%) | ||
| 33 | Washington Redskins | C.Portis (77%) | L.Betts (8%) | J.Campbell (QB) (15%) | ||
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Great spreadsheet. It really makes you wonder how RBs such as R. Rice, D. Sproles, and P. Thomas would produce if they were given the lion’s share of carries.
thanks
, im thinking of doing maybe percent of receptions a RB gets or something along those lines
it would be better if it reflected percentage of carries RBs are getting when the starters are active….it’s a little misleading this way–the only reason guys like Westbrook and Mc Fadden have so few percentages are they’ve missed a lot of time but this won’t reflect that
I agree with what McCaffrey says in that the percentages are somewhat skewed because of injuries. However, this is still a very useful spreadsheet as it helps figure out who to turn to if one of my main RB’s goes down with an injury.