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2002 Running Back Week 3

36 ranked 2002 · Week 3

NFL running back impact rankings for week 3 of the 2002 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Priest Holmes · Lamar Smith · Ricky Williams

2002 NFL Running Back Leaders

2002 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
91.7
— NE 35 30 198 3 8.74 1.08
2
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith CAR · RB
CAR
87.0
— MIN 32 30 166 2 4.49 1.01
3
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams MIA · RB
MIA
83.6
— NYJ 27 24 174 1 3.46 0.62
4
James Stewart
James Stewart DET · RB
DET
83.1
— GB 17 14 144 1 2.5 4.67
5
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
82.6
— ARI 31 26 116 2 -0.13 1.17
6
Clinton Portis
Clinton Portis DEN · RB
DEN
80.1
— BUF 19 18 107 1 4.43 0.12
7
Kevan Barlow
Kevan Barlow SF · RB
SF
79.0
— WAS 15 15 94 1 5.02 0
8
Antowain Smith
Antowain Smith NE · RB
NE
78.1
— KC 17 17 92 1 3.13 0
9
Eddie George
Eddie George TEN · RB
TEN
77.7
— CLE 30 23 94 1 -3.95 1.12
10
Anthony Thomas
Anthony Thomas CHI · RB
CHI
77.2
— NO 33 27 138 0 -3.18 -0.29
11
Moe Williams
Moe Williams MIN · RB
MIN
76.9
— CAR 8 4 82 0 0.7 4.99
12
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James IND · RB
IND
76.7
— HOU 29 25 117 0 -5.39 3.3
13
Jonathan Wells
Jonathan Wells HOU · RB
HOU
76.5
— IND 16 14 107 0 1.74 0.83
14
Garrison Hearst
Garrison Hearst SF · RB
SF
75.8
— WAS 25 19 122 0 -1.67 -0.79
15
Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon CIN · RB
CIN
75.5
— ATL 22 18 81 0 0.52 -0.42
16
T.J. Duckett
T.J. Duckett ATL · RB
ATL
74.8
— CIN 18 18 67 0 1.54 0
17
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith DAL · RB
DAL
74.4
— PHI 14 11 83 0 -0.73 1.6
18
Duce Staley
Duce Staley PHI · RB
PHI
74.0
— DAL 15 11 65 0 0.15 0.47
19
Lamont Warren
Lamont Warren DET · RB
DET
73.9
— GB 8 1 43 1 -0.62 1.11
20
Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk LAR · RB
LAR
73.8
— TB 8 6 36 1 -0.89 2.46
21
Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman TB · RB
TB
73.8
— LA 20 11 81 0 0.11 -2.73
22
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber NYG · RB
NYG
73.0
— SEA 31 21 109 0 -9.02 0.58
23
Jamel White
Jamel White CLE · RB
CLE
72.6
— TEN 23 9 81 0 -0.72 -5.28
24
Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne NYG · RB
NYG
72.5
— SEA 12 11 56 0 -0.5 0.85
25
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn ATL · RB
ATL
72.2
— CIN 11 8 21 1 0.06 -1.06
26
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin NYJ · RB
NYJ
72.1
— MIA 19 16 63 0 -5.05 1.99
27
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis WAS · RB
WAS
70.4
— SF 18 13 85 0 -4.36 0.89
28
Rondell Mealey
Rondell Mealey GB · RB
GB
70.3
— DET 10 5 31 0 -2.24 0.37
29
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones ARI · RB
ARI
70.1
— LAC 20 17 79 0 -2 -1.65
30
James Allen
James Allen HOU · RB
HOU
69.9
— IND 14 11 52 0 -4.02 -0.02
31
Travis Henry
Travis Henry BUF · RB
BUF
69.6
— DEN 17 12 68 1 -7.1 1.17
32
Deuce McAllister
Deuce McAllister NO · RB
NO
69.5
— CHI 23 17 87 0 -6.66 0.31
33
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett MIN · RB
MIN
68.3
— CAR 12 9 56 1 -2.07 -3.02
34
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander SEA · RB
SEA
68.1
— NYG 17 14 45 0 -5.51 -1.5
35
Trung Canidate
Trung Canidate LAR · RB
LAR
64.6
— TB 9 6 20 0 -1.56 -6.71
36
William Green
William Green CLE · RB
CLE
58.5
— TEN 9 8 31 0 -7.1 -4.01
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 2002 Week 3 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Priest Holmes, Lamar Smith, Ricky Williams.
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.
Where can I find running back sleepers for fantasy drafts?
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