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2008 Running Back Week 17

43 ranked 2008 · Week 17

NFL running back impact rankings for week 17 of the 2008 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Steven Jackson · Michael Bush · Darren Sproles

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
Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson LAR · RB
LAR
89.7
— ATL 34 30 215 2 3.02 4.08
2
Michael Bush
Michael Bush LV · RB
LV
86.4
— TB 28 27 183 2 6.26 -0.71
3
Darren Sproles
Darren Sproles LAC · RB
LAC
84.3
— DEN 16 14 132 2 5.82 1.85
4
Tatum Bell
Tatum Bell DEN · RB
DEN
84.1
— LAC 12 8 117 2 7.74 1.34
5
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson LAC · RB
LAC
83.9
— DEN 14 14 96 3 6.9 0
6
Carnell Williams TB · RB
TB
82.2
— LV 17 12 115 2 3.29 1.89
7
DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams CAR · RB
CAR
82.1
— NO 25 25 178 0 5.19 0
8
Cedric Benson
Cedric Benson CIN · RB
CIN
80.5
— KC 27 25 130 1 1.3 0.62
9
DeShawn Wynn
DeShawn Wynn GB · RB
GB
80.3
— DET 8 7 122 1 5.05 1.76
10
Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter PHI · RB
PHI
80.2
— DAL 13 10 122 1 -1.38 6.53
11
Michael Turner
Michael Turner ATL · RB
ATL
79.5
— LA 25 25 208 1 0.94 0
12
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith DET · RB
DET
77.8
— GB 31 28 99 1 0 -1.54
13
Leon Washington
Leon Washington NYJ · RB
NYJ
77.8
— MIA 16 10 89 1 3.58 1.9
14
Willie Parker
Willie Parker PIT · RB
PIT
77.4
— CLE 23 23 116 1 -0.77 0
15
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James ARI · RB
ARI
77.2
— SEA 15 14 106 0 3.94 -0.12
16
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson MIN · RB
MIN
76.7
— NYG 21 21 103 1 -0.7 0
17
Jacob Hester
Jacob Hester LAC · RB
LAC
76.6
— DEN 10 8 56 1 2.54 1.27
18
Lance Ball
Lance Ball IND · RB
IND
76.4
— TEN 14 13 88 0 3.66 -0.11
19
DeShaun Foster
DeShaun Foster SF · RB
SF
76.2
— WAS 12 9 64 1 2.52 0.01
20
Derrick Ward
Derrick Ward NYG · RB
NYG
75.7
— MIN 17 15 91 0 0.84 0.89
21
Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis CLE · RB
CLE
75.6
— PIT 23 23 94 0 -0.12 0
22
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart CAR · RB
CAR
75.5
— NO 17 17 56 1 0.56 0
23
Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson BUF · RB
BUF
75.2
— NE 28 27 136 0 -2.88 -0.6
24
Deuce McAllister
Deuce McAllister NO · RB
NO
75.0
— CAR 13 8 81 0 1.43 0.68
25
Najeh Davenport
Najeh Davenport IND · RB
IND
74.5
— TEN 12 8 80 0 -1.69 3.27
26
Tashard Choice
Tashard Choice DAL · RB
DAL
74.4
— PHI 14 13 64 0 1.05 0.61
27
Ryan Moats
Ryan Moats HOU · RB
HOU
73.7
— CHI 15 12 52 1 -1.16 -0.15
28
Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant GB · RB
GB
73.6
— DET 22 19 129 0 -1.94 0.77
29
Sammy Morris
Sammy Morris NE · RB
NE
73.5
— BUF 24 24 85 0 -2.87 0
30
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams MIA · RB
MIA
73.4
— NYJ 11 10 53 0 1.78 -0.19
31
Frank Gore
Frank Gore SF · RB
SF
73.2
— WAS 12 11 64 0 0.46 0.19
32
LaMont Jordan
LaMont Jordan NE · RB
NE
72.9
— BUF 20 20 64 1 -4.18 0
33
Matt Forte
Matt Forte CHI · RB
CHI
72.9
— HOU 16 13 75 0 -2.49 1.19
34
Ronnie Brown
Ronnie Brown MIA · RB
MIA
72.4
— NYJ 15 11 72 0 -0.03 -1.46
35
Steve Slaton
Steve Slaton HOU · RB
HOU
71.5
— CHI 25 20 128 1 -1.46 -5.27
36
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn TB · RB
TB
71.1
— LV 12 10 41 0 -0.7 -0.69
37
Clinton Portis
Clinton Portis WAS · RB
WAS
70.8
— SF 29 29 80 1 -7.16 0
38
Maurice Morris
Maurice Morris SEA · RB
SEA
69.3
— ARI 18 15 71 0 -5.19 1.37
39
Ahmad Bradshaw
Ahmad Bradshaw NYG · RB
NYG
69.0
— MIN 11 10 26 0 -2.48 -0.96
40
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew JAX · RB
JAX
68.3
— BAL 24 23 88 0 -8 0.6
41
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones NYJ · RB
NYJ
68.3
— MIA 11 10 24 0 -3.85 -0.46
42
Brian Westbrook
Brian Westbrook PHI · RB
PHI
67.3
— DAL 15 13 62 0 -2.48 -2.7
43
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson KC · RB
KC
66.8
— CIN 10 10 18 0 -5.87 0
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 17 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Steven Jackson, Michael Bush, Darren Sproles.
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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