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2017 Running Back Week 8

41 ranked 2017 · Week 8

NFL running back impact rankings for week 8 of the 2017 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Ezekiel Elliott · LeSean McCoy · Alex Collins

2017 NFL Running Back Leaders

2017 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
Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott DAL · RB
DAL
83.1
— WAS 35 33 154 2 3.04 -0.78
2
LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy BUF · RB
BUF
83.1
— LV 34 27 173 1 0.55 -0.3
3
Alex Collins
Alex Collins BAL · RB
BAL
82.3
— MIA 20 18 143 0 6.34 1.37
4
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon LAC · RB
LAC
81.3
— NE 16 14 139 1 5.69 -0.3
5
Jerick McKinnon
Jerick McKinnon MIN · RB
MIN
80.7
— CLE 25 15 122 1 0.04 0.67
6
Lamar Miller
Lamar Miller HOU · RB
HOU
79.6
— SEA 24 21 73 2 -2.91 2.93
7
Frank Gore
Frank Gore IND · RB
IND
79.3
— CIN 20 16 101 0 3.43 0.74
8
Alvin Kamara
Alvin Kamara NO · RB
NO
77.7
— CHI 11 8 76 1 -0.19 2.87
9
Jordan Howard
Jordan Howard CHI · RB
CHI
77.6
— NO 28 23 121 0 -0.45 -1.42
10
Rex Burkhead
Rex Burkhead NE · RB
NE
77.2
— LAC 11 4 83 0 -0.42 3.7
11
Devontae Booker
Devontae Booker DEN · RB
DEN
76.4
— KC 9 6 54 1 3.31 -0.63
12
Isaiah Crowell
Isaiah Crowell CLE · RB
CLE
76.4
— MIN 17 11 118 1 -2.34 2.36
13
Marlon Mack
Marlon Mack IND · RB
IND
76.3
— CIN 16 11 63 1 -2.42 2.07
14
C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson DEN · RB
DEN
75.9
— KC 16 15 85 0 0.94 0.35
15
Matt Breida
Matt Breida SF · RB
SF
75.7
— PHI 11 5 56 1 -0.94 1.23
16
Tevin Coleman
Tevin Coleman ATL · RB
ATL
75.6
— NYJ 15 14 104 0 -0.47 0.71
17
LeGarrette Blount
LeGarrette Blount PHI · RB
PHI
75.5
— SF 17 16 52 1 -0.64 -0.03
18
Doug Martin
Doug Martin TB · RB
TB
75.4
— CAR 20 18 75 0 0.04 -0.55
19
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson WAS · RB
WAS
75.2
— DAL 13 4 94 0 -0.84 0.19
20
Corey Clement
Corey Clement PHI · RB
PHI
74.5
— SF 11 10 54 0 2.41 -0.54
21
Matt Forte
Matt Forte NYJ · RB
NYJ
74.2
— ATL 11 4 52 0 -1.83 2.28
22
Duke Johnson
Duke Johnson CLE · RB
CLE
73.9
— MIN 11 6 43 0 1.1 -0.26
23
Devonta Freeman
Devonta Freeman ATL · RB
ATL
73.8
— NYJ 15 12 61 0 -0.69 -0.54
24
Christian McCaffrey
Christian McCaffrey CAR · RB
CAR
73.4
— TB 11 4 52 0 -2.42 1.76
25
Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis NE · RB
NE
73.4
— LAC 17 15 54 0 -2.58 0.59
26
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart CAR · RB
CAR
73.4
— TB 11 11 34 1 -1.27 0
27
Bilal Powell
Bilal Powell NYJ · RB
NYJ
73.2
— ATL 17 14 61 0 -3.87 1.05
28
Jalen Richard
Jalen Richard LV · RB
LV
72.9
— BUF 12 5 56 0 -1.7 -0.01
29
Mike Gillislee
Mike Gillislee NE · RB
NE
72.3
— LAC 11 11 34 0 -0.74 0
30
Latavius Murray
Latavius Murray MIN · RB
MIN
72.1
— CLE 20 19 47 0 -5.15 0.55
31
Rob Kelley
Rob Kelley WAS · RB
WAS
72.0
— DAL 9 8 19 1 -1.38 -0.35
32
Jay Ajayi
Jay Ajayi PHI · RB
PHI
71.7
— BAL 17 13 41 0 -4.85 0.2
33
Ameer Abdullah
Ameer Abdullah DET · RB
DET
71.5
— PIT 14 11 38 0 -3.44 -0.22
34
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon CIN · RB
CIN
71.5
— IND 14 11 109 0 -4.95 1.27
35
Kareem Hunt
Kareem Hunt KC · RB
KC
71.3
— DEN 27 22 68 0 -8.17 -1.33
36
DeAndre Washington
DeAndre Washington LV · RB
LV
71.1
— BUF 16 6 88 1 -1.36 -5.03
37
Javorius Allen
Javorius Allen BAL · RB
BAL
70.5
— MIA 20 17 57 0 -4.83 -2.81
38
Le'Veon Bell
Le'Veon Bell PIT · RB
PIT
70.2
— DET 28 25 81 1 -9.41 -1.77
39
Carlos Hyde
Carlos Hyde SF · RB
SF
69.0
— PHI 21 12 47 0 -5.7 -5.18
40
Mark Ingram
Mark Ingram NO · RB
NO
68.9
— CHI 24 18 99 1 -8.87 -1.41
41
Jamaal Charles
Jamaal Charles DEN · RB
DEN
64.9
— KC 9 8 44 0 -7.7 0.16
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 2017 Week 8 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Ezekiel Elliott, LeSean McCoy, Alex Collins.
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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