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2005 Running Back Week 2

41 ranked 2005 · Week 2

NFL running back impact rankings for week 2 of the 2005 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Thomas Jones · Shaun Alexander · Edgerrin James

2005 NFL Running Back Leaders

2005 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
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones CHI · RB
CHI
89.9
— DET 22 20 158 2 10.67 2.11
2
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander SEA · RB
SEA
84.2
— ATL 30 28 155 1 5.02 0.22
3
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James IND · RB
IND
83.3
— JAX 31 27 167 0 3.13 2.25
4
Carnell Williams TB · RB
TB
81.5
— BUF 24 24 128 1 4.17 0
5
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber NYG · RB
NYG
81.1
— NO 23 22 89 2 0.1 2.8
6
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis CAR · RB
CAR
80.5
— NE 25 25 77 3 -0.13 0
7
Willie Parker
Willie Parker PIT · RB
PIT
80.3
— HOU 25 25 111 1 2.91 0
8
Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes KC · RB
KC
78.9
— LV 22 19 90 1 2.9 -0.25
9
Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson LAR · RB
LAR
78.8
— ARI 20 18 109 1 2.01 0.27
10
Brian Westbrook
Brian Westbrook PHI · RB
PHI
77.9
— SF 18 15 120 1 -2.03 2.96
11
Domanick Williams
Domanick Williams HOU · RB
HOU
77.7
— PIT 19 15 92 1 -1.22 2.81
12
LaMont Jordan
LaMont Jordan LV · RB
LV
76.9
— KC 21 15 91 1 -0.16 0.27
13
Julius Jones
Julius Jones DAL · RB
DAL
76.7
— WAS 26 22 105 0 -0.96 1.06
14
Ahman Green
Ahman Green GB · RB
GB
76.0
— CLE 21 16 99 0 -1.82 2.5
15
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
75.9
— DEN 19 19 52 2 -1.5 0
16
Fred Taylor
Fred Taylor JAX · RB
JAX
75.3
— IND 19 16 99 0 -0.04 0.42
17
Marcel Shipp
Marcel Shipp ARI · RB
ARI
74.9
— LA 17 12 93 0 0.5 0.1
18
Chris Perry
Chris Perry CIN · RB
CIN
74.4
— MIN 13 9 80 0 -0.99 2.41
19
Deuce McAllister
Deuce McAllister NO · RB
NO
74.3
— NYG 21 15 91 0 -3.03 1.79
20
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson KC · RB
KC
74.1
— LV 9 9 41 1 1.33 0
21
Rudi Johnson
Rudi Johnson CIN · RB
CIN
74.1
— MIN 23 22 93 0 -1.96 -0.18
22
Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns CLE · RB
CLE
74.0
— GB 24 20 79 0 -3.67 1.53
23
Clinton Portis
Clinton Portis WAS · RB
WAS
73.7
— DAL 21 17 77 0 -2.24 0.67
24
Kevan Barlow
Kevan Barlow SF · RB
SF
73.7
— PHI 13 10 65 0 -1.82 2.83
25
Najeh Davenport
Najeh Davenport GB · RB
GB
72.7
— CLE 8 8 36 0 2.14 0
26
DeShaun Foster
DeShaun Foster CAR · RB
CAR
72.3
— NE 8 7 60 0 -2.09 2.6
27
Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman TB · RB
TB
71.9
— BUF 10 7 66 0 -0.09 -0.52
28
Ronnie Brown
Ronnie Brown MIA · RB
MIA
71.7
— NYJ 13 12 40 0 -0.57 -0.17
29
Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne DEN · RB
DEN
71.6
— LAC 8 8 44 0 0.39 0
30
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn ATL · RB
ATL
70.6
— SEA 16 16 54 0 -3.55 0
31
Mewelde Moore
Mewelde Moore MIN · RB
MIN
70.3
— CIN 10 8 36 0 -1.46 -0.22
32
Cedric Benson
Cedric Benson CHI · RB
CHI
70.1
— DET 16 16 49 0 -4.11 0
33
Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson DEN · RB
DEN
70.1
— LAC 18 15 90 0 -4.53 1.15
34
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones DET · RB
DET
69.8
— CHI 9 8 27 0 -1.5 -0.25
35
Curtis Martin
Curtis Martin NYJ · RB
NYJ
69.7
— MIA 33 31 78 0 -9.36 -0.96
36
Travis Henry
Travis Henry TEN · RB
TEN
69.5
— BAL 20 18 66 0 -4.29 -2.18
37
Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon NE · RB
NE
69.1
— CAR 14 14 36 0 -4.49 0
38
Verron Haynes
Verron Haynes PIT · RB
PIT
68.2
— HOU 8 7 32 0 -3.56 -0.29
39
Chris Brown
Chris Brown TEN · RB
TEN
67.8
— BAL 11 8 58 0 -5.85 2.39
40
Willis McGahee
Willis McGahee BUF · RB
BUF
67.5
— TB 14 13 33 0 -5.32 -1.08
41
Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis BAL · RB
BAL
64.3
— TEN 14 10 41 0 -10.1 1.62
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 2005 Week 2 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Thomas Jones, Shaun Alexander, Edgerrin James.
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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