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2001 Running Back Week 8

38 ranked 2001 · Week 8

NFL running back impact rankings for week 8 of the 2001 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Priest Holmes · Anthony Thomas · Stephen Davis

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
Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes KC · RB
KC
89.0
— LAC 31 30 190 1 9.44 0.08
2
Anthony Thomas
Anthony Thomas CHI · RB
CHI
87.0
— CLE 41 31 167 1 -0.76 3.32
3
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis WAS · RB
WAS
84.8
— SEA 34 32 164 1 2.23 1.28
4
Ahman Green
Ahman Green GB · RB
GB
84.3
— TB 30 24 218 1 1.8 2.03
5
Dominic Rhodes
Dominic Rhodes IND · RB
IND
82.3
— BUF 40 34 145 1 -3.54 1.69
6
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson KC · RB
KC
80.1
— LAC 13 8 56 2 4.77 -0.32
7
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander SEA · RB
SEA
79.4
— WAS 18 13 102 1 0.04 2.31
8
Garrison Hearst
Garrison Hearst SF · RB
SF
79.2
— DET 23 21 99 0 1.53 2.13
9
Eddie George
Eddie George TEN · RB
TEN
79.0
— JAX 29 22 115 0 -1.21 1.21
10
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber NYG · RB
NYG
77.3
— DAL 17 7 90 0 0.05 1.41
11
Terrell Davis
Terrell Davis DEN · RB
DEN
75.4
— LV 18 17 86 0 -1.11 1.73
12
Kevan Barlow
Kevan Barlow SF · RB
SF
75.3
— DET 10 8 75 0 1.46 1.59
13
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
74.6
— KC 18 13 51 1 -2.51 0.31
14
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis PIT · RB
PIT
73.8
— BAL 24 23 99 0 -4.05 0.35
15
Antowain Smith
Antowain Smith NE · RB
NE
73.7
— ATL 26 23 145 0 -4.35 0.51
16
James Jackson
James Jackson CLE · RB
CLE
72.8
— CHI 23 22 78 0 -4.09 0.04
17
Mike Alstott
Mike Alstott TB · RB
TB
72.6
— GB 18 17 49 1 -7.14 2.95
18
Duce Staley
Duce Staley PHI · RB
PHI
72.5
— ARI 12 12 49 0 0.1 0
19
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams NO · RB
NO
72.4
— NYJ 25 19 64 1 -5.31 -2.49
20
Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards NE · RB
NE
72.1
— ATL 8 6 38 1 -3.48 4.58
21
Ki-Jana Carter
Ki-Jana Carter WAS · RB
WAS
72.0
— SEA 12 10 68 0 -1.14 -0.55
22
Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith ATL · RB
ATL
71.8
— NE 17 16 84 0 -3.33 -0.54
23
Cory Schlesinger
Cory Schlesinger DET · RB
DET
71.6
— SF 8 4 21 0 0.66 -0.32
24
Richard Huntley
Richard Huntley CAR · RB
CAR
71.6
— MIA 16 12 62 0 -2.15 -1.43
25
Elvis Joseph
Elvis Joseph JAX · RB
JAX
71.2
— TEN 11 6 39 0 -0.07 -1.94
26
Charlie Garner
Charlie Garner LV · RB
LV
71.1
— DEN 14 10 93 0 -4.89 2.6
27
Jason Brookins
Jason Brookins BAL · RB
BAL
71.0
— PIT 17 16 40 0 -2.66 -0.55
28
Travis Henry
Travis Henry BUF · RB
BUF
70.8
— IND 14 13 61 0 -2.05 -1.37
29
Larry Centers
Larry Centers BUF · RB
BUF
70.7
— IND 11 3 46 0 -1.35 -2.19
30
Obafemi Ayanbadejo
Obafemi Ayanbadejo BAL · RB
BAL
70.5
— PIT 9 5 29 0 -1.63 -0.19
31
Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns DET · RB
DET
70.4
— SF 11 10 36 0 -1.48 -0.63
32
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn TB · RB
TB
70.2
— GB 8 3 35 0 -0.97 -1.36
33
Troy Hambrick
Troy Hambrick DAL · RB
DAL
69.9
— NYG 31 30 78 0 -9.82 -0.5
34
Travis Minor
Travis Minor MIA · RB
MIA
69.3
— CAR 8 4 33 0 -0.65 -2.56
35
Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne NYG · RB
NYG
69.1
— DAL 19 17 82 0 -7.67 2.06
36
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith MIA · RB
MIA
68.0
— CAR 20 18 37 0 -6.79 -1.5
37
Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman ARI · RB
ARI
66.8
— PHI 24 18 71 0 -11.15 0.56
38
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin NYJ · RB
NYJ
65.0
— NO 22 21 66 0 -10.49 -0.67
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 8 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Priest Holmes, Anthony Thomas, Stephen Davis.
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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