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2016 Running Back Week 2

48 ranked 2016 · Week 2

NFL running back impact rankings for week 2 of the 2016 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Matt Forte · Latavius Murray · Melvin Gordon

2016 NFL Running Back Leaders

2016 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
Matt Forte
Matt Forte NYJ · RB
NYJ
82.4
— BUF 33 30 109 3 0.15 -0.66
2
Latavius Murray
Latavius Murray LV · RB
LV
80.8
— ATL 14 8 101 1 4.41 0.88
3
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon LAC · RB
LAC
80.5
— JAX 27 24 120 1 1.29 0.81
4
David Johnson
David Johnson ARI · RB
ARI
79.6
— TB 17 12 143 0 -1.59 5.81
5
DeMarco Murray
DeMarco Murray TEN · RB
TEN
79.6
— DET 19 12 145 0 -0.31 3.58
6
Isaiah Crowell
Isaiah Crowell CLE · RB
CLE
78.7
— BAL 19 18 148 1 0.14 0.9
7
Giovani Bernard
Giovani Bernard CIN · RB
CIN
78.6
— PIT 16 5 117 1 -1.26 3.78
8
LeGarrette Blount
LeGarrette Blount NE · RB
NE
78.6
— MIA 29 29 123 1 -0.74 0
9
DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams PIT · RB
PIT
78.2
— CIN 37 32 132 1 -8.58 3.11
10
Ryan Mathews
Ryan Mathews PHI · RB
PHI
77.0
— CHI 10 9 35 2 3.1 -0.49
11
Devonta Freeman
Devonta Freeman ATL · RB
ATL
75.8
— LV 17 17 93 0 1.68 0
12
Frank Gore
Frank Gore IND · RB
IND
75.6
— DEN 16 13 63 1 -2.93 2.63
13
Matt Jones
Matt Jones WAS · RB
WAS
75.6
— DAL 14 13 65 1 0.34 0.38
14
Tevin Coleman
Tevin Coleman ATL · RB
ATL
75.5
— LV 14 12 71 1 0 0.1
15
C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson DEN · RB
DEN
74.9
— IND 25 20 93 1 -3.69 -1.75
16
Duke Johnson
Duke Johnson CLE · RB
CLE
74.6
— BAL 8 3 56 0 -1.19 3.69
17
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson ARI · RB
ARI
74.3
— TB 16 16 54 1 -1.21 0
18
Lamar Miller
Lamar Miller HOU · RB
HOU
74.2
— KC 27 25 97 0 -7.05 2.47
19
Todd Gurley
Todd Gurley LAR · RB
LAR
73.4
— SEA 20 19 70 0 -3.94 1.45
20
Devontae Booker
Devontae Booker DEN · RB
DEN
73.3
— IND 10 9 51 0 1.23 0.15
21
Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry TEN · RB
TEN
73.2
— DET 10 9 49 0 0.51 0.8
22
Eddie Lacy
Eddie Lacy GB · RB
GB
72.8
— MIN 13 12 50 0 0.1 -0.58
23
Christine Michael
Christine Michael GB · RB
GB
72.7
— LA 14 10 86 0 2.01 -2.1
24
Fozzy Whittaker
Fozzy Whittaker CAR · RB
CAR
72.7
— SF 20 16 131 0 -4.1 0.44
25
Terrance West
Terrance West BAL · RB
BAL
72.7
— CLE 14 11 57 0 -1.87 0.16
26
LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy BUF · RB
BUF
72.5
— NYJ 20 15 90 0 -5.93 0.36
27
Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott DAL · RB
DAL
72.3
— WAS 23 21 87 1 -4.26 -1.01
28
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill CIN · RB
CIN
72.3
— PIT 16 11 59 0 -4.65 1.13
29
DeAndre Washington
DeAndre Washington LV · RB
LV
72.2
— ATL 8 7 52 0 0.22 0.17
30
Mark Ingram
Mark Ingram NO · RB
NO
71.7
— NYG 13 9 47 0 -1.44 -0.68
31
Charcandrick West
Charcandrick West KC · RB
KC
71.6
— HOU 8 6 63 0 -0.07 -0.97
32
Rashad Jennings
Rashad Jennings NYG · RB
NYG
71.6
— NO 15 13 40 0 -2.82 -0.09
33
Theo Riddick
Theo Riddick DET · RB
DET
71.6
— TEN 16 11 65 0 -3.15 -1.51
34
Shane Vereen
Shane Vereen NYG · RB
NYG
70.3
— NO 17 14 66 0 -5.96 1.97
35
Darren Sproles
Darren Sproles PHI · RB
PHI
70.2
— CHI 14 12 48 0 -3.95 -1.09
36
Mike Tolbert
Mike Tolbert CAR · RB
CAR
70.0
— SF 10 9 25 0 -1.87 -0.29
37
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson MIN · RB
MIN
69.8
— GB 15 12 26 0 -4.51 -0.8
38
Justin Forsett
Justin Forsett DEN · RB
DEN
69.7
— CLE 19 14 46 0 -6.16 -1.79
39
T.J. Yeldon
T.J. Yeldon JAX · RB
JAX
69.6
— LAC 16 7 38 0 -0.29 -6.1
40
Spencer Ware
Spencer Ware KC · RB
KC
69.4
— HOU 13 10 105 0 -7.55 1.72
41
James White
James White NE · RB
NE
68.6
— MIA 8 4 29 0 -0.7 -3.48
42
Thomas Rawls
Thomas Rawls SEA · RB
SEA
68.5
— LA 10 7 8 0 -4.8 0.75
43
Shaun Draughn
Shaun Draughn SF · RB
SF
68.3
— CAR 10 9 21 0 -3.9 -0.44
44
Jay Ajayi
Jay Ajayi MIA · RB
MIA
68.1
— NE 9 5 45 0 -5.99 2.75
45
Jeremy Langford
Jeremy Langford CHI · RB
CHI
67.4
— PHI 13 11 34 1 -6.59 -1.42
46
Carlos Hyde
Carlos Hyde SF · RB
SF
66.6
— CAR 17 14 52 0 -8.82 -0.47
47
James Starks
James Starks GB · RB
GB
66.3
— MIN 8 7 19 0 -8.13 1.64
48
Charles Sims
Charles Sims TB · RB
TB
61.7
— ARI 14 9 28 0 -2.86 -12.15
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 2016 Week 2 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Matt Forte, Latavius Murray, Melvin Gordon.
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.