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2001 Running Back Week 2

35 ranked 2001 · Week 2

NFL running back impact rankings for week 2 of the 2001 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Marshall Faulk · Edgerrin James · Ahman Green

2001 NFL Running Back Leaders

2001 NFL Running Back impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
# Player Team Impact Grade Opp Touches Carries YFS TD Rush EPA Rec EPA
1
Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk LAR · RB
LAR
85.8
— SF 26 18 184 0 2.11 5.08
2
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James IND · RB
IND
84.2
— BUF 27 23 159 1 0.23 4.14
3
Ahman Green
Ahman Green GB · RB
GB
80.0
— WAS 34 25 146 0 2.4 -3.8
4
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin NYJ · RB
NYJ
79.5
— NE 29 24 116 1 0.61 -1.61
5
Olandis Gary
Olandis Gary DEN · RB
DEN
79.2
— ARI 14 14 90 1 5.04 0
6
Jamal Anderson
Jamal Anderson ATL · RB
ATL
78.9
— CAR 26 25 192 1 -7.72 7.04
7
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber NYG · RB
NYG
77.0
— KC 16 11 72 0 -1.7 4.61
8
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith MIA · RB
MIA
76.7
— LV 24 22 112 0 -2.31 1.81
9
Charlie Garner
Charlie Garner LV · RB
LV
76.6
— MIA 16 7 105 0 -1.55 1.96
10
Travis Henry
Travis Henry BUF · RB
BUF
76.4
— IND 15 12 75 1 -1.43 1.99
11
James Jackson
James Jackson CLE · RB
CLE
76.1
— DET 32 31 124 0 -3.15 -0.69
12
Larry Centers
Larry Centers BUF · RB
BUF
76.1
— IND 11 3 70 0 0.01 2.7
13
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith DAL · RB
DAL
74.7
— LAC 17 17 85 0 0.37 0
14
Ricky Watters
Ricky Watters SEA · RB
SEA
74.5
— PHI 24 17 83 0 1.07 -4.17
15
Eddie George
Eddie George TEN · RB
TEN
74.3
— JAX 23 20 96 0 -3.43 0.37
16
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett MIN · RB
MIN
74.3
— CHI 21 16 83 0 -4.48 2
17
Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne NYG · RB
NYG
74.3
— KC 16 16 46 1 -0.66 0
18
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis WAS · RB
WAS
74.1
— GB 17 13 72 0 0.31 -1.13
19
Kevan Barlow
Kevan Barlow SF · RB
SF
74.0
— LA 13 13 49 1 -0.3 0
20
Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon CIN · RB
CIN
73.7
— BAL 22 18 58 1 -3.42 -1.14
21
James Stewart
James Stewart DET · RB
DET
73.6
— CLE 21 17 87 0 -3.25 0
22
Nick Goings
Nick Goings CAR · RB
CAR
73.3
— ATL 17 15 66 0 -1.19 -0.15
23
James Allen
James Allen CHI · RB
CHI
73.0
— MIN 19 15 59 0 -1.18 -1.21
24
Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter PHI · RB
PHI
72.6
— SEA 22 18 102 0 -8.54 5.53
25
Terry Allen
Terry Allen BAL · RB
BAL
72.5
— CIN 23 17 68 0 -2.65 -2.26
26
Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson DEN · RB
DEN
71.9
— ARI 19 19 58 0 -3.02 0
27
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
71.4
— DAL 30 27 117 0 -8.24 1.1
28
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson KC · RB
KC
70.6
— NYG 12 9 43 0 0.38 -3.14
29
Richie Anderson
Richie Anderson NYJ · RB
NYJ
70.1
— NE 8 3 15 0 -2.1 0.35
30
Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes KC · RB
KC
69.9
— NYG 12 8 47 0 -2.22 -1.84
31
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones ARI · RB
ARI
69.8
— DEN 18 17 78 1 -6.35 0.2
32
Tyrone Wheatley
Tyrone Wheatley LV · RB
LV
69.4
— MIA 20 16 49 0 -4.24 -2.91
33
Antowain Smith
Antowain Smith NE · RB
NE
68.7
— NYJ 10 10 20 0 -3.39 0
34
Stacey Mack
Stacey Mack JAX · RB
JAX
67.3
— TEN 21 18 94 1 -13.33 -0.91
35
Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards NE · RB
NE
64.7
— NYJ 13 6 53 0 -2.86 -3.77
What are NFL running back impact rankings?
FantasyHQ running back impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2001 Week 2 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James, Ahman Green.
How often are NFL running back impact rankings updated?
Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.
Are these the same as fantasy football running back rankings?
No. These boards rank running backs by on-field impact score. For fantasy football running back rankings (PPR, Half-PPR, Standard, redraft, and dynasty), open FantasyHQ fantasy rankings at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/rankings/rb.
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