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2012 Running Back Week 5

40 ranked 2012 · Week 5

NFL running back impact rankings for week 5 of the 2012 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Ahmad Bradshaw · Ryan Mathews · Arian Foster

2012 NFL Running Back Leaders

2012 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
Ahmad Bradshaw
Ahmad Bradshaw NYG · RB
NYG
85.6
— CLE 36 30 229 1 4.08 -0.74
2
Ryan Mathews
Ryan Mathews LAC · RB
LAC
84.4
— NO 20 12 139 1 3.35 2.57
3
Arian Foster
Arian Foster HOU · RB
HOU
83.0
— NYJ 33 29 168 1 1.37 -0.55
4
Trent Richardson
Trent Richardson CLE · RB
CLE
82.6
— NYG 24 17 128 1 -0.22 3.25
5
Rashard Mendenhall
Rashard Mendenhall PIT · RB
PIT
81.3
— PHI 17 13 101 1 2.09 3.11
6
LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy PHI · RB
PHI
81.1
— PIT 21 16 80 1 2.4 1.96
7
Stevan Ridley
Stevan Ridley NE · RB
NE
79.4
— DEN 28 28 151 1 1.92 0
8
Jamaal Charles
Jamaal Charles KC · RB
KC
79.3
— BAL 33 31 161 0 -2.95 1.7
9
Matt Forte
Matt Forte CHI · RB
CHI
79.1
— JAX 26 22 127 0 2.69 -1.47
10
Frank Gore
Frank Gore SF · RB
SF
78.6
— BUF 14 14 106 1 3.6 0
11
Alfred Morris
Alfred Morris WAS · RB
WAS
77.4
— ATL 19 18 135 0 0.1 1.19
12
Danny Woodhead
Danny Woodhead NE · RB
NE
77.4
— DEN 8 7 72 0 4.37 2.35
13
Kendall Hunter
Kendall Hunter SF · RB
SF
77.1
— BUF 12 11 81 0 5.67 -0.73
14
Donald Brown
Donald Brown IND · RB
IND
76.6
— GB 20 18 92 0 1.59 -0.3
15
Ray Rice
Ray Rice BAL · RB
BAL
76.4
— KC 20 17 118 0 0.27 -0.47
16
Michael Turner
Michael Turner ATL · RB
ATL
75.3
— WAS 22 17 66 1 -0.14 -2.9
17
Reggie Bush
Reggie Bush MIA · RB
MIA
75.1
— CIN 21 19 72 1 -4.32 1.62
18
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson MIN · RB
MIN
74.8
— TEN 20 17 103 0 -0.53 -1.36
19
Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson LAR · RB
LAR
74.5
— ARI 18 18 76 0 0.22 0
20
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas NO · RB
NO
74.0
— LAC 11 9 70 0 -1.98 2.78
21
Cedric Benson
Cedric Benson GB · RB
GB
73.8
— IND 9 7 41 0 -0.96 3.2
22
Daniel Thomas
Daniel Thomas MIA · RB
MIA
73.5
— CIN 11 10 37 1 -0.05 -0.26
23
Willis McGahee
Willis McGahee DEN · RB
DEN
73.2
— NE 20 14 102 0 -4.49 2.1
24
Alex Green
Alex Green GB · RB
GB
73.1
— IND 10 10 63 0 0.92 0
25
Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene NYJ · RB
NYJ
72.8
— HOU 10 8 45 0 -0.82 1.36
26
Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Lynch SEA · RB
SEA
72.7
— CAR 23 21 94 0 -1.09 -3.72
27
Isaac Redman
Isaac Redman PIT · RB
PIT
71.4
— PHI 13 13 41 0 -1.34 0
28
Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams ARI · RB
ARI
70.7
— LA 15 14 38 0 -4.09 0.98
29
Brandon Bolden
Brandon Bolden NE · RB
NE
70.5
— DEN 15 14 54 0 -3.36 -0.53
30
Darren Sproles
Darren Sproles NO · RB
NO
70.5
— LAC 12 5 37 0 -2.39 -1.95
31
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart CAR · RB
CAR
70.5
— SEA 8 4 31 0 -0.74 -1.29
32
Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson BUF · RB
BUF
70.4
— SF 10 9 34 0 -1.37 -0.56
33
Shaun Draughn
Shaun Draughn KC · RB
KC
70.4
— BAL 13 12 45 0 -3.03 -0.2
34
Daryl Richardson
Daryl Richardson LAR · RB
LAR
70.3
— ARI 11 9 35 0 -1.18 -1.41
35
C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller BUF · RB
BUF
68.5
— SF 8 7 24 0 -1.92 -1.62
36
Bilal Powell
Bilal Powell NYJ · RB
NYJ
68.4
— HOU 8 4 18 0 -0.04 -4.27
37
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
BenJarvus Green-Ellis CIN · RB
CIN
67.7
— MIA 11 9 16 0 -4.25 -1.3
38
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew JAX · RB
JAX
64.6
— CHI 15 12 59 0 -2.16 -10.18
39
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson TEN · RB
TEN
62.2
— MIN 16 15 29 0 -11.97 0.05
40
DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams CAR · RB
CAR
62.0
— SEA 8 6 6 0 -8.19 -1.11
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 2012 Week 5 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Ahmad Bradshaw, Ryan Mathews, Arian Foster.
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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