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2008 Running Back Week 1

51 ranked 2008 · Week 1

NFL running back impact rankings for week 1 of the 2008 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Michael Turner · Willie Parker · Matt Forte

2008 NFL Running Back Leaders

2008 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
Michael Turner
Michael Turner ATL · RB
ATL
92.0
— DET 23 22 226 2 12.75 0.21
2
Willie Parker
Willie Parker PIT · RB
PIT
88.3
— HOU 25 25 138 3 8.47 0
3
Matt Forte
Matt Forte CHI · RB
CHI
83.4
— IND 26 23 141 1 3.36 2.3
4
Frank Gore
Frank Gore SF · RB
SF
82.0
— ARI 18 14 151 1 3.37 2.15
5
Marion Barber
Marion Barber DAL · RB
DAL
81.8
— CLE 19 16 101 2 2.87 1.73
6
Brian Westbrook
Brian Westbrook PHI · RB
PHI
81.4
— LA 21 19 92 2 3.31 0.66
7
Reggie Bush
Reggie Bush NO · RB
NO
81.3
— TB 22 14 163 1 -5.1 7.69
8
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson TEN · RB
TEN
80.8
— JAX 18 15 127 1 0.36 4.24
9
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones NYJ · RB
NYJ
79.3
— MIA 25 22 103 1 4.34 -2.27
10
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson MIN · RB
MIN
78.0
— GB 20 19 114 1 -0.27 1.2
11
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
77.5
— CAR 24 21 112 0 1.69 -0.16
12
Jerious Norwood
Jerious Norwood ATL · RB
ATL
77.3
— DET 16 14 99 1 4.14 -2.31
13
Sammy Morris
Sammy Morris NE · RB
NE
77.1
— KC 15 10 87 1 1.15 0.85
14
Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Jacobs NYG · RB
NYG
77.0
— WAS 22 21 124 0 0.28 0.68
15
Felix Jones
Felix Jones DAL · RB
DAL
76.7
— CLE 9 9 62 1 4.01 0
16
Earnest Graham
Earnest Graham TB · RB
TB
76.5
— NO 13 10 118 0 1.39 1.4
17
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith DET · RB
DET
76.1
— ATL 20 16 80 1 -1.49 1.12
18
Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Lynch BUF · RB
BUF
75.8
— SEA 21 18 94 1 -2.16 0.51
19
DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams CAR · RB
CAR
75.6
— LAC 19 18 90 0 1.36 -0.25
20
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James ARI · RB
ARI
74.8
— SF 26 26 100 0 -2.15 0
21
Tim Hightower
Tim Hightower ARI · RB
ARI
74.8
— SF 11 8 34 1 2.3 -0.35
22
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson KC · RB
KC
74.6
— NE 23 22 86 0 -2.62 1.39
23
Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant GB · RB
GB
74.4
— MIN 12 12 92 0 1.14 0
24
Andre Hall
Andre Hall DEN · RB
DEN
74.3
— LV 10 10 61 0 2.73 0
25
Clinton Portis
Clinton Portis WAS · RB
WAS
74.2
— NYG 23 23 84 0 -1.6 0
26
Ronnie Brown
Ronnie Brown MIA · RB
MIA
73.3
— NYJ 9 6 51 0 -0.55 2.39
27
Chester Taylor
Chester Taylor MIN · RB
MIN
73.1
— GB 8 5 40 0 0.71 1.6
28
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas NO · RB
NO
73.1
— TB 12 10 63 0 0.93 -0.42
29
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn TB · RB
TB
73.1
— NO 10 9 65 0 -0.24 1.08
30
Derrick Ward
Derrick Ward NYG · RB
NYG
73.0
— WAS 11 9 60 0 -0.12 0.87
31
Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis CLE · RB
CLE
73.0
— DAL 14 13 76 0 -2.04 1.3
32
Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney NE · RB
NE
73.0
— KC 10 10 51 0 1.38 0
33
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew JAX · RB
JAX
72.9
— TEN 9 5 50 0 -1.8 3.12
34
Justin Fargas
Justin Fargas LV · RB
LV
72.8
— DEN 20 18 109 0 -4.92 1.1
35
Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden LV · RB
LV
72.6
— DEN 10 9 57 0 -0.83 1.31
36
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart CAR · RB
CAR
72.6
— LAC 10 10 53 0 0.69 0
37
Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson LAR · RB
LAR
72.5
— PHI 17 14 74 0 -2.63 0.5
38
LenDale White
LenDale White TEN · RB
TEN
72.4
— JAX 15 15 40 1 -2.61 0
39
Steve Slaton
Steve Slaton HOU · RB
HOU
71.1
— PIT 16 13 49 0 -1.77 -0.97
40
Brandon Jackson
Brandon Jackson GB · RB
GB
71.0
— MIN 10 7 30 0 0.11 -0.7
41
Joseph Addai
Joseph Addai IND · RB
IND
71.0
— CHI 13 12 47 0 -1.06 -0.92
42
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones CHI · RB
CHI
70.8
— IND 13 13 45 0 -2.17 0
43
Julius Jones
Julius Jones SEA · RB
SEA
70.6
— BUF 15 13 62 0 -3.39 -0.28
44
Ahman Green
Ahman Green HOU · RB
HOU
70.5
— PIT 9 5 31 0 0.81 -1.76
45
Rashard Mendenhall
Rashard Mendenhall PIT · RB
PIT
70.4
— HOU 10 10 28 0 -1.28 0
46
Leon Washington
Leon Washington NYJ · RB
NYJ
70.2
— MIA 9 6 26 0 -1.24 -0.05
47
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams MIA · RB
MIA
69.7
— NYJ 14 10 39 0 -2.16 -1.48
48
Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson BUF · RB
BUF
69.1
— SEA 10 10 31 0 -3.23 0
49
Fred Taylor
Fred Taylor JAX · RB
JAX
68.9
— TEN 10 9 27 0 -4.05 0.68
50
Ray Rice
Ray Rice BAL · RB
BAL
65.1
— CIN 25 22 83 0 -12.65 0.71
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 2008 Week 1 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Michael Turner, Willie Parker, Matt Forte.
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?
Use FantasyHQ running back sleepers at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/sleepers/rb for late-round upside, then cross-check this impact board and fantasy rankings before you draft.