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2019 Running Back Week 1

53 ranked 2019 · Week 1

NFL running back impact rankings for week 1 of the 2019 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Christian McCaffrey · Marlon Mack · Austin Ekeler

2019 NFL Running Back Leaders

2019 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
Christian McCaffrey
Christian McCaffrey CAR · RB
CAR
92.8
— LA 30 19 209 2 5.65 3.55
2
Marlon Mack
Marlon Mack IND · RB
IND
88.7
— LAC 26 26 174 1 9.61 0
3
Austin Ekeler
Austin Ekeler LAC · RB
LAC
86.7
— IND 19 12 154 3 1.4 6.56
4
Mark Ingram
Mark Ingram BAL · RB
BAL
84.9
— MIA 14 14 107 2 7.56 0
5
Saquon Barkley
Saquon Barkley NYG · RB
NYG
84.5
— DAL 17 11 139 0 8.04 -1.34
6
Alvin Kamara
Alvin Kamara NO · RB
NO
84.1
— HOU 21 13 169 0 1.57 4.41
7
Dalvin Cook
Dalvin Cook MIN · RB
MIN
82.3
— ATL 23 21 120 2 3.62 -0.29
8
Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry TEN · RB
TEN
82.2
— CLE 21 19 159 2 -0.21 5.18
9
Le'Veon Bell
Le'Veon Bell NYJ · RB
NYJ
81.8
— BUF 27 17 92 1 -0.71 3.48
10
Josh Jacobs
Josh Jacobs LV · RB
LV
81.0
— DEN 24 23 113 2 0.75 1.7
11
David Johnson
David Johnson ARI · RB
ARI
80.5
— DET 25 18 137 1 -1.56 3.15
12
Malcolm Brown
Malcolm Brown LAR · RB
LAR
79.2
— CAR 11 11 53 2 3.84 0
13
LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy KC · RB
KC
78.3
— JAX 11 10 93 0 3.62 1.39
14
Carlos Hyde
Carlos Hyde HOU · RB
HOU
78.0
— NO 11 10 85 0 3.89 -0.42
15
Ronald Jones
Ronald Jones TB · RB
TB
77.8
— SF 14 13 93 0 0.68 2.71
16
Devin Singletary
Devin Singletary BUF · RB
BUF
77.3
— NYJ 10 4 98 0 5.46 -1.14
17
James White
James White NE · RB
NE
76.6
— PIT 11 4 82 0 1.32 1.98
18
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson WAS · RB
WAS
75.8
— PHI 13 3 78 0 -0.91 2.03
19
Todd Gurley
Todd Gurley LAR · RB
LAR
75.8
— CAR 15 14 101 0 1.4 0.4
20
Rex Burkhead
Rex Burkhead NE · RB
NE
75.6
— PIT 16 8 85 0 0.02 0.19
21
Duke Johnson
Duke Johnson HOU · RB
HOU
75.5
— NO 14 9 90 0 -0.79 1.72
22
Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott DAL · RB
DAL
75.4
— NYG 15 13 63 1 -0.24 0.7
23
Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay DEN · RB
DEN
74.2
— LV 17 11 66 0 -0.41 0.13
24
Damien Williams
Damien Williams KC · RB
KC
73.8
— JAX 19 13 65 1 -2.5 0.28
25
Tarik Cohen
Tarik Cohen CHI · RB
CHI
73.7
— — 10 0 49 0 0 0.36
26
Jordan Howard
Jordan Howard PHI · RB
PHI
73.6
— WAS 9 6 55 0 2.53 -0.81
27
Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson LAC · RB
LAC
73.4
— IND 9 6 61 0 2.57 -1.37
28
Royce Freeman
Royce Freeman DEN · RB
DEN
73.2
— LV 11 10 61 0 1.56 0.02
29
James Conner
James Conner PIT · RB
PIT
72.4
— NE 14 10 65 0 -4.44 3.31
30
Chris Carson
Chris Carson SEA · RB
SEA
72.3
— CIN 22 15 80 2 -4.02 -2.61
31
Nick Chubb
Nick Chubb CLE · RB
CLE
71.8
— TEN 21 17 85 0 -5.52 -1.07
32
Gus Edwards
Gus Edwards BAL · RB
BAL
71.6
— MIA 17 17 56 0 -3.66 0
33
Darren Sproles
Darren Sproles PHI · RB
PHI
71.5
— WAS 13 10 63 0 -1.93 -0.82
34
Kerryon Johnson
Kerryon Johnson DET · RB
DET
71.3
— ARI 18 16 62 0 -4.54 1.35
35
Raheem Mostert
Raheem Mostert SF · RB
SF
71.3
— TB 10 9 40 0 -0.39 -0.49
36
Giovani Bernard
Giovani Bernard CIN · RB
CIN
71.1
— SEA 10 7 63 0 -5.81 3.15
37
Mike Davis
Mike Davis CHI · RB
CHI
70.8
— GB 12 5 36 0 -0.5 -2.5
38
Alexander Mattison
Alexander Mattison MIN · RB
MIN
70.7
— ATL 9 9 49 0 -1.57 0
39
Nyheim Hines
Nyheim Hines IND · RB
IND
70.3
— LAC 8 4 17 0 0.09 -1.35
40
Latavius Murray
Latavius Murray NO · RB
NO
70.1
— HOU 9 6 47 1 1.62 -6.35
41
Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones GB · RB
GB
69.5
— CHI 14 13 39 0 -3.14 -0.76
42
Frank Gore
Frank Gore BUF · RB
BUF
69.2
— NYJ 11 11 20 0 -3.21 0
43
Derrius Guice
Derrius Guice WAS · RB
WAS
69.1
— PHI 13 10 38 0 -5.54 1.39
44
Matt Breida
Matt Breida SF · RB
SF
69.1
— TB 16 15 37 0 -4.09 -0.37
45
C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson DET · RB
DET
68.8
— ARI 11 11 35 0 -4.91 0
46
Miles Sanders
Miles Sanders PHI · RB
PHI
68.1
— WAS 13 11 27 0 -5.11 -1.07
47
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon CIN · RB
CIN
67.7
— SEA 9 6 17 0 -2.73 -2.18
48
Leonard Fournette
Leonard Fournette JAX · RB
JAX
67.6
— KC 19 13 94 0 -0.62 -9.87
49
Peyton Barber
Peyton Barber TB · RB
TB
67.5
— SF 12 8 45 0 0.46 -7.48
50
Tony Pollard
Tony Pollard DAL · RB
DAL
67.2
— NYG 13 13 24 0 -7.02 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 2019 Week 1 NFL running back impact rankings?
The current leaders are Christian McCaffrey, Marlon Mack, Austin Ekeler.
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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