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2026 NFL Running Back Stats

Rushing yards tell you what a back produced. Workload tells you whether he is likely to keep getting chances. Carry share shows who handles the run game. Target share shows who stays involved when the quarterback drops back, while Backfield Control shows how much of the backfield opportunity belongs to one player.

96RBs with a carry Carry + Target ShareBackfield workload Updated October 6, 2026Through Week 4

Running Back Leaderboard

Overview answers what the back produced. Usage answers how much work he owns. Efficiency shows what he is doing with those chances.
PlayerCarriesCarry ShareTargetsTarget ShareTouchesOpp/GRush YdsRec YdsTDHalf-PPR/GYPCRush EPA/AttRush 1D%Yds/TouchCompare
80 81.6% 28 17.6% 102 27.0 353 187 7 26.3 4.41 -0.018 32.5% 5.29
87 73.7% 19 16.1% 99 26.5 537 84 6 26.0 6.17 0.112 28.7% 6.27
85 61.2% 18 19.4% 99 25.8 494 120 5 24.6 5.81 0.132 30.6% 6.20
78 65.5% 24 17.6% 97 25.5 264 165 2 16.1 3.38 -0.287 15.4% 4.42
86 76.1% 15 12.2% 96 25.3 353 69 6 20.3 4.10 0.065 25.6% 4.40
89 70.1% 7 6.9% 96 24.0 374 44 7 21.8 4.20 -0.050 25.8% 4.35
72 62.1% 15 15.0% 81 21.8 297 68 1 11.8 4.13 -0.079 19.4% 4.51
58 69.9% 24 15.5% 79 20.5 207 103 1 11.9 3.57 -0.115 17.2% 3.92
69 43.4% 11 9.1% 79 20.0 311 84 3 14.6 4.51 -0.114 17.4% 5.00
70 63.6% 10 8.9% 76 20.0 421 24 3 15.9 6.01 0.131 31.4% 5.86
62 66.0% 17 11.8% 77 19.8 231 77 6 18.6 3.73 -0.007 22.6% 4.00
54 51.4% 25 16.0% 75 19.8 294 173 4 19.8 5.44 0.045 29.6% 6.23
68 57.1% 9 8.1% 76 19.3 235 67 1 10.1 3.46 -0.169 19.1% 3.97
55 64.0% 20 13.9% 68 18.8 309 143 0 12.4 5.62 0.028 29.1% 6.65
59 57.8% 16 13.9% 74 18.8 177 96 1 10.2 3.00 -0.289 13.6% 3.69
50 43.5% 22 20.0% 66 18.0 218 122 4 16.5 4.36 -0.015 24.0% 5.15
61 64.2% 11 7.5% 71 18.0 306 84 5 18.5 5.02 0.029 27.9% 5.49
56 57.7% 15 12.4% 69 17.8 241 61 1 10.2 4.30 -0.004 17.9% 4.38
55 52.9% 13 8.8% 66 17.0 223 36 2 10.9 4.05 -0.013 16.4% 3.92
60 53.1% 7 7.1% 67 16.8 277 54 2 12.2 4.62 0.037 25.0% 4.94
60 37.7% 5 4.1% 65 16.3 324 39 3 14.2 5.40 0.097 26.7% 5.58
54 60.0% 11 10.2% 62 16.3 221 24 1 8.6 4.09 -0.075 18.5% 3.95
59 52.2% 5 4.3% 63 16.0 238 29 3 10.7 4.03 -0.215 28.8% 4.24
56 47.5% 7 5.4% 61 15.8 157 40 1 7.1 2.80 -0.179 19.6% 3.23
51 51.5% 10 9.1% 61 15.3 163 102 1 9.4 3.20 -0.173 25.5% 4.34
44 36.7% 16 13.6% 56 15.0 163 90 1 9.3 3.70 -0.064 27.3% 4.52
53 46.9% 5 4.3% 56 14.5 190 39 2 9.1 3.58 -0.168 17.0% 4.09
47 52.2% 7 5.1% 54 13.5 127 67 3 10.2 2.70 -0.341 10.6% 3.59
46 51.1% 4 3.2% 49 12.5 161 16 0 4.8 3.50 -0.165 13.0% 3.61
44 31.7% 3 3.2% 47 11.8 194 21 4 11.8 4.41 0.199 34.1% 4.57
34 35.4% 12 11.8% 41 11.5 127 49 0 5.3 3.74 -0.171 14.7% 4.29
36 35.0% 7 6.6% 40 10.8 182 8 0 5.3 5.06 0.000 16.7% 4.75
30 30.3% 13 7.6% 41 10.8 128 51 0 6.4 4.27 -0.004 23.3% 4.37
32 30.8% 10 6.8% 42 10.5 112 35 1 6.4 3.50 -0.169 18.8% 3.50
30 41.1% 11 7.3% 39 10.3 81 49 1 5.4 2.70 -0.424 16.7% 3.33
38 31.7% 3 2.5% 39 10.3 141 6 1 5.3 3.71 -0.154 13.2% 3.77
33 31.4% 7 4.5% 37 10.0 162 20 0 5.1 4.91 -0.012 21.2% 4.92
33 33.3% 7 6.4% 39 10.0 120 19 1 5.7 3.64 -0.104 24.2% 3.56
25 25.3% 14 8.2% 36 9.8 74 47 2 7.4 2.96 -0.078 24.0% 3.36
27 23.9% 10 8.5% 36 9.3 124 34 1 6.6 4.59 -0.091 11.1% 4.39
28 31.1% 9 6.5% 35 9.3 87 31 2 6.8 3.11 -0.147 28.6% 3.37
28 24.8% 7 6.1% 32 8.8 119 21 0 3.0 4.25 -0.445 28.6% 4.38
29 30.2% 5 4.9% 34 8.5 148 14 2 7.7 5.10 0.041 24.1% 4.76
31 27.0% 2 1.8% 32 8.3 120 5 0 3.3 3.87 -0.065 19.4% 3.91
12 13.3% 21 16.8% 32 8.3 49 132 0 7.0 4.08 -0.042 16.7% 5.66
28 27.2% 4 3.8% 31 8.0 91 10 1 3.9 3.25 -0.171 17.9% 3.26
22 18.6% 9 7.0% 31 7.8 100 51 1 6.4 4.55 -0.035 27.3% 4.87
22 19.5% 8 7.0% 29 7.5 70 52 0 3.9 3.18 -0.193 0.0% 4.21
24 20.2% 3 2.2% 25 6.8 120 -1 1 4.6 5.00 -0.092 20.8% 4.76
26 23.0% 0 0.0% 26 6.5 108 0 2 5.7 4.15 0.071 30.8% 4.15
19 19.2% 6 3.5% 23 6.3 53 15 1 3.2 2.79 -0.401 21.1% 2.96
13 13.4% 12 9.9% 21 6.3 26 44 1 4.3 2.00 -0.299 23.1% 3.33
20 27.4% 3 2.0% 21 5.8 80 10 0 1.9 4.00 -0.464 20.0% 4.29
22 18.5% 0 0.0% 22 5.5 88 0 0 2.2 4.00 -0.272 13.6% 4.00
15 17.4% 7 4.9% 19 5.5 37 28 0 2.1 2.47 -0.377 6.7% 3.42
15 16.7% 7 6.5% 20 5.5 65 40 0 3.3 4.33 -0.036 13.3% 5.25
16 13.6% 5 4.2% 21 5.3 56 74 0 3.9 3.50 -0.013 18.8% 6.19
13 15.7% 8 5.2% 18 5.3 42 51 0 3.0 3.23 -0.294 15.4% 5.17
15 14.6% 6 5.7% 19 5.3 51 24 0 2.4 3.40 -0.218 13.3% 3.95
15 20.5% 5 3.3% 18 5.0 70 24 0 2.7 4.67 -0.064 13.3% 5.22
14 11.0% 6 5.9% 19 5.0 60 44 0 3.2 4.29 -0.010 21.4% 5.47
17 17.9% 2 1.4% 19 4.8 43 3 0 1.4 2.53 -0.559 17.6% 2.42
6 5.9% 11 9.6% 16 4.3 31 73 0 3.9 5.17 -0.043 16.7% 6.50
14 11.7% 1 0.8% 15 3.8 29 9 0 1.1 2.07 -0.281 7.1% 2.53
15 12.9% 0 0.0% 15 3.8 59 0 1 3.0 3.93 -0.198 13.3% 3.93
12 10.6% 3 2.4% 14 3.8 45 7 0 1.6 3.75 0.015 25.0% 3.71
9 7.6% 5 4.5% 13 3.5 25 22 1 3.2 2.78 -0.270 0.0% 3.62
9 9.2% 5 3.1% 13 3.5 40 52 0 2.8 4.44 0.064 22.2% 7.08
10 8.8% 3 3.0% 12 3.3 45 2 0 1.4 4.50 0.057 30.0% 3.92
10 11.1% 3 2.4% 13 3.3 39 19 1 3.3 3.90 -0.021 30.0% 4.46
9 9.5% 3 2.0% 11 3.0 30 43 0 2.1 3.33 -0.274 0.0% 6.64
12 10.2% 0 0.0% 12 3.0 41 0 0 1.0 3.42 -0.319 8.3% 3.42
6 5.3% 6 5.1% 9 3.0 31 25 1 3.3 5.17 0.259 16.7% 6.22
7 7.1% 4 2.3% 10 2.8 29 3 0 1.2 4.14 0.343 57.1% 3.20
9 8.4% 2 1.5% 10 2.8 34 -5 0 0.9 3.78 -0.072 33.3% 2.90
8 8.3% 0 0.0% 8 2.0 17 0 0 0.4 2.13 -0.411 12.5% 2.13
6 5.2% 1 1.0% 7 1.8 13 2 0 0.5 2.17 -0.432 0.0% 2.14
7 7.8% 0 0.0% 7 1.8 12 0 0 0.3 1.71 -0.372 0.0% 1.71
5 4.8% 1 0.6% 6 1.5 19 5 0 0.7 3.80 -0.548 20.0% 4.00
5 5.3% 0 0.0% 5 1.3 15 0 0 0.4 3.00 -0.229 0.0% 3.00
5 5.8% 0 0.0% 5 1.3 15 0 0 0.4 3.00 -0.016 40.0% 3.00

Compare Running Backs

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Who Actually Owns the Backfield?

Carry share is the run-game workload. Target share is the passing-game role. Bubble size follows opportunities per game, so the backs in the upper right are doing the most in both parts of the offense.

Opportunity vs. Fantasy Production

This compares opportunities per game with Half-PPR points per game. A gap is a reason to investigate the role and scoring, not an automatic buy or sell call.

Who Owns Each Backfield?

Choose a team to see how its running back opportunities are split. Backfield Control uses RB carries plus RB targets, while carry share and target share stay tied to the full team offense.

Running Back Metric Guide

A back can lead his team in carries without controlling the whole backfield. Read rushing work, receiving work and efficiency together.

Carry Share

The percentage of team carries handled by the running back. Quarterback and receiver runs remain in the team denominator, so this measures the back's share of the whole rushing offense.

Target Share

The percentage of team pass targets going to the running back. This separates a real receiving role from a back who needs rushing volume to score.

Backfield Control

The percentage of running back opportunities that belong to one player, using RB carries plus RB targets. It answers a different question than carry share: how much of the backfield itself does he own?

Rush EPA per Carry

Rushing EPA divided by carries adds down-and-distance context to rushing efficiency. It works best beside workload because a small sample can move quickly.

Half-PPR

PFM adds 0.5 points per reception to nflverse standard fantasy scoring so the fantasy view matches PFM's Half-PPR rankings format.

Stats source & methodology

Stats come from nflverse. Carry share uses player carries divided by team carries. Target share uses player targets divided by team targets. Backfield Control uses RB carries plus RB targets divided by all RB opportunities for that team. Half-PPR adds 0.5 points per reception to nflverse standard fantasy scoring.