Today we continue looking back at the 2018 season. Up next, the running backs, a position that saw a lot of rotation throughout the year due to the injuries to Dancy and Tucker.
I think coming into the year, most of us expected that the running backs would be used by committee. That’s exactly what we saw for the most part, but it became clear that Dancy was the far and away the best back, with Tucker and McKnight splitting reps behind him.
2018 Season Statistics:
Rush Yards by RBs: 332 carries, 1,548 yards, 4.7 YPC, 19 TDs, 33 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
Dancy: 124 carries, 667 yards, 5.4 YPC, 9 TDs, 16 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
Tucker: 95 carries, 377 yards, 4.0 YPC, 3 TDs, 11 catches, 69 yards, 0 TDs
McKnight: 81 carries, 374 yards, 4.6 YPC, 7 TDS, 5 catches, 33 yards, 0 TDs
Henderson: 28 carries, 113 yards, 4 YPC, 0 TDs, 1 catch, 14 yards, 0 TDs
Marcus: 3 carries, 15 yards, 5 YPC, 0 TDs
Myles: 1 carry, 2 yards, 2 YPC, 0 TDs
PFF Team RB Grade: 74.8
Individual PFF Rushing Grades:
Dancy: 80.7
McKnight: 79
Marcus: 67.1
Henderson: 66.1
Tucker: 60.3
Myles: 59.6
Individual PFF Receiving Grades:
Dancy: 66.7
Tucker: 57.5
McKnight: 43.1
Henderson: 40.1
Marcus: N/A
Myles: N/A
Individual PFF Pass Blocking Grades:
Henderson: 82
McKnight: 78.7
Marcus: 67.8
Tucker: 59.7
Dancy: 57
Myles: N/A
Yards after Contact:
Dancy: 485 (3.88 per carry)
McKnight: 215 (2.65 per carry)
Tucker: 207 (2.20 per carry)
Henderson: 74 (2.64 per carry)
Marcus: 9 (3.00 per carry)
Myles: 2 (2.00 per carry)
10+ Yard Runs (% of carries that resulted in 10+ yard runs):
Dancy: 22 (18%)
McKnight: 9 (11%)
Tucker: 7 (7.4%)
Henderson: 4 (14%)
Marcus: 0 (0%)
Myles: 0 (0%)
Avoided Tackles:
Dancy: 22
McKnight: 15
Tucker: 12
Henderson: 4
Marcus: 0
Myles: 0
Fumbles:
Tucker: 2
Henderson: 1
Dancy, Marcus, McKnight, & Myles: 0
Thoughts? My take away is that maybe McKnight deserved more snaps than he got. Dancy also gets more yards after contact than I expected.
I think coming into the year, most of us expected that the running backs would be used by committee. That’s exactly what we saw for the most part, but it became clear that Dancy was the far and away the best back, with Tucker and McKnight splitting reps behind him.
2018 Season Statistics:
Rush Yards by RBs: 332 carries, 1,548 yards, 4.7 YPC, 19 TDs, 33 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
Dancy: 124 carries, 667 yards, 5.4 YPC, 9 TDs, 16 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
Tucker: 95 carries, 377 yards, 4.0 YPC, 3 TDs, 11 catches, 69 yards, 0 TDs
McKnight: 81 carries, 374 yards, 4.6 YPC, 7 TDS, 5 catches, 33 yards, 0 TDs
Henderson: 28 carries, 113 yards, 4 YPC, 0 TDs, 1 catch, 14 yards, 0 TDs
Marcus: 3 carries, 15 yards, 5 YPC, 0 TDs
Myles: 1 carry, 2 yards, 2 YPC, 0 TDs
PFF Team RB Grade: 74.8
Individual PFF Rushing Grades:
Dancy: 80.7
McKnight: 79
Marcus: 67.1
Henderson: 66.1
Tucker: 60.3
Myles: 59.6
Individual PFF Receiving Grades:
Dancy: 66.7
Tucker: 57.5
McKnight: 43.1
Henderson: 40.1
Marcus: N/A
Myles: N/A
Individual PFF Pass Blocking Grades:
Henderson: 82
McKnight: 78.7
Marcus: 67.8
Tucker: 59.7
Dancy: 57
Myles: N/A
Yards after Contact:
Dancy: 485 (3.88 per carry)
McKnight: 215 (2.65 per carry)
Tucker: 207 (2.20 per carry)
Henderson: 74 (2.64 per carry)
Marcus: 9 (3.00 per carry)
Myles: 2 (2.00 per carry)
10+ Yard Runs (% of carries that resulted in 10+ yard runs):
Dancy: 22 (18%)
McKnight: 9 (11%)
Tucker: 7 (7.4%)
Henderson: 4 (14%)
Marcus: 0 (0%)
Myles: 0 (0%)
Avoided Tackles:
Dancy: 22
McKnight: 15
Tucker: 12
Henderson: 4
Marcus: 0
Myles: 0
Fumbles:
Tucker: 2
Henderson: 1
Dancy, Marcus, McKnight, & Myles: 0
Thoughts? My take away is that maybe McKnight deserved more snaps than he got. Dancy also gets more yards after contact than I expected.
