It’s playoff time, and we’re back for the Week 15 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us…...

We’re back for the Week 14 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back…...

We’re back for the Week 13 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a…...

We’re back for the Week 11 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a…...

We’re back for the Week 10 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a…...

We’re back for the Week 10 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a…...

We’re back for the Week 9 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back…...

We’re back for the Week 8 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running…...

We’re back for the Week 7 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running…...

We’re back for the Week 6 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running…...

We’re back for the Week 5 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. Is it possible to replace Javonte Williams [insert tears here]? Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back is using his blockers, how effective that blocking is,…...

We’re back for the Week 4 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. We have a heavy one, so let’s dive in.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back is using his blockers, how effective that blocking is, and…...

We’re back for the Week 2 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers.   Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back is using his blockers, how effective that blocking is, and how effective that RB is at making would-be tacklers…...

And we’re back with the weekly installment of running back advanced stats. Last season, I examined the leaders in yards before and after contact, with the top backs in broken plus missed tackle rate. I used the Advanced Stats Explorer to analyze the underlying metrics of notable rushers.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running…...