2017 season · Any player with 5+ inside-10 chances, 155 qualifiers

Goal-Line Usage Leaders

Name: Goal-Line Usage — 2017 NFL Leaders
Creator: Muffed
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Goal-Line Usage — 2017 NFL leaders, updated Aug 13, 2026. Todd Gurley (LAR) took the largest share of his team's inside-10 chances at 48.1% across 155 qualifying players. Based on verified 2017 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through the 2017 season.

Yardage is earned between the 20s; touchdowns are handed out inside the 10. This board counts the chances rather than the results — every carry and every target a player got on a snap from inside the opponent's 10-yard line, and what share of his own team's chances that was. It is the usage number that a yards-per-game column cannot see at all: two backs with the same workload can be forty carries apart down there, and that gap is most of the difference in what they score. Carries and targets add together because both are the same thing from the offense's side, a decision about who gets the ball with the end zone in range.

Goal-Line Usage, 2017 NFL season
#	Player	Share	Chances	Carries	Targets	TD
1	Todd GurleyLAR	48.1%	38	33	5	13
2	Le'Veon BellPIT	40.7%	35	29	6	8
3	Melvin GordonLAC	40.5%	32	27	5	9
4	LeSean McCoyBUF	39.4%	28	21	7	3
5	Kareem HuntKC	38.9%	21	18	3	7
6	Carlos HydeSF	38.5%	30	28	2	8
7	Joe MixonCIN	36.5%	19	18	1	3
8	Jordan HowardCHI	31.7%	19	17	2	5
9	Isaiah CrowellCLE	31.6%	18	15	3	1
10	Latavius MurrayMIN	30.6%	22	22	0	7
11	Jonathan StewartCAR	30.4%	21	20	1	6
12	Mark IngramNO	29.7%	22	19	3	8
13	Bilal PowellNYJ	29.3%	17	13	4	3
14	Devonta FreemanATL	28.9%	22	21	1	6
15	Ezekiel ElliottDAL	28.0%	21	20	1	6
16	Jarvis LandryMIA	28.0%	14	0	14	9
17	Marshawn LynchLV	27.1%	13	13	0	4
18	Michael CrabtreeLV	27.1%	13	0	13	5
19	Javorius AllenBAL	26.9%	21	17	4	6
20	C.J. AndersonDEN	26.2%	16	13	3	2
21	Jimmy GrahamSEA	26.1%	18	0	18	8
22	Leonard FournetteJAX	25.7%	19	18	1	8
23	Derrick HenryTEN	25.5%	14	14	0	2
24	LeGarrette BlountPHI	25.4%	17	16	1	2
25	Lamar MillerHOU	25.0%	14	11	3	6
26	DeMarco MurrayTEN	23.6%	13	12	1	6
27	Orleans DarkwaNYG	22.6%	12	12	0	3
28	Dion LewisNE	22.1%	21	20	1	7
29	Alvin KamaraNO	21.6%	16	14	2	6
30	Jamaal WilliamsGB	21.1%	12	10	2	4
31	Rob KelleyWAS	20.3%	12	12	0	3
32	Samaje PerineWAS	20.3%	12	11	1	2
33	Adrian PetersonARI	19.1%	9	8	1	1
34	Keenan AllenLAC	19.0%	15	0	15	4
35	Cam NewtonCAR	18.8%	13	13	0	5
36	Christian McCaffreyCAR	18.8%	13	5	8	6
37	Tevin ColemanATL	18.4%	14	13	1	5
38	Delanie WalkerTEN	18.2%	10	2	8	3
39	DeAndre HopkinsHOU	17.9%	10	0	10	7
40	Peyton BarberTB	17.8%	13	13	0	3
41	Chris IvoryJAX	17.6%	13	10	3	1
42	Thomas RawlsSEA	17.4%	12	11	1	0
43	Wayne GallmanNYG	17.0%	9	8	1	1
44	Alex CollinsBAL	16.7%	13	12	1	4
45	Amari CooperLV	16.7%	8	0	8	3
46	Demaryius ThomasDEN	16.4%	10	0	10	3
47	Jack DoyleIND	15.9%	7	0	7	3
48	Marlon MackIND	15.9%	7	7	0	2
49	DeShone KizerCLE	15.8%	9	9	0	5
50	Jordy NelsonGB	15.8%	9	0	9	5
51	Matt ForteNYJ	15.5%	9	7	2	2
52	A.J. GreenCIN	15.4%	8	0	8	4
53	Ameer AbdullahDET	15.2%	10	8	2	5
54	Mike EvansTB	15.1%	11	0	11	1
55	Evan EngramNYG	15.1%	8	0	8	5
56	Tarik CohenCHI	15.0%	9	6	3	1
57	Alshon JefferyPHI	14.9%	10	0	10	5
58	Larry FitzgeraldARI	14.9%	7	0	7	0
59	Julio JonesATL	14.5%	11	0	11	1
60	Antonio BrownPIT	14.0%	12	0	12	6
61	Ty MontgomeryGB	14.0%	8	6	2	3
62	DeVante ParkerMIA	14.0%	7	0	7	1
63	Julius ThomasMIA	14.0%	7	0	7	2
64	Kenyan DrakeMIA	14.0%	7	6	1	2
65	Antonio GatesLAC	13.9%	11	0	11	3
66	Jerick McKinnonMIN	13.9%	10	9	1	3
67	Austin Seferian-JenkinsNYJ	13.8%	8	0	8	3
68	Mike GillisleeNE	13.7%	13	13	0	5
69	Marvin JonesDET	13.6%	9	0	9	3
70	Jacoby BrissettIND	13.6%	6	6	0	4
71	Tyler KroftCIN	13.5%	7	0	7	6
72	Nelson AgholorPHI	13.4%	9	0	9	3
73	Dez BryantDAL	13.3%	10	0	10	3
74	Sterling ShepardNYG	13.2%	7	0	7	0
75	Demetrius HarrisKC	13.0%	7	0	7	1
76	Tyrod TaylorBUF	12.7%	9	9	0	4
77	Kyle RudolphMIN	12.5%	9	0	9	4
78	Doug MartinTB	12.3%	9	8	1	3
79	Davante AdamsGB	12.3%	7	0	7	3
80	Duke JohnsonCLE	12.3%	7	5	2	3
81	Michael ThomasNO	12.2%	9	0	9	5
82	Dwayne WashingtonDET	12.1%	8	8	0	0
83	Theo RiddickDET	12.1%	8	5	3	4
84	Robbie ChosenNYJ	12.1%	7	1	6	0
85	Jay AjayiMIA	12.0%	6	6	0	0
86	Josh DoctsonWAS	11.9%	7	0	7	1
87	James WhiteNE	11.6%	11	6	5	3
88	Rex BurkheadNE	11.6%	11	9	2	5
89	Marquise GoodwinSF	11.5%	9	0	9	1
90	Hunter HenryLAC	11.4%	9	0	9	3
91	Frank GoreIND	11.4%	5	5	0	2
92	Marcus MariotaTEN	10.9%	6	6	0	4
93	Marqise LeeJAX	10.8%	8	0	8	3
94	Dak PrescottDAL	10.7%	8	8	0	4
95	Rod SmithDAL	10.7%	8	8	0	3
96	Eric EbronDET	10.6%	7	0	7	2
97	Elijhaa PennyARI	10.6%	5	5	0	2
98	Jermaine GreshamARI	10.6%	5	0	5	0
99	Kerwynn WilliamsARI	10.6%	5	5	0	1
100	Rob GronkowskiNE	10.5%	10	0	10	4
101	Mohamed SanuATL	10.5%	8	1	7	5
102	David NjokuCLE	10.5%	6	0	6	1
103	Corey ClementPHI	10.4%	7	6	1	3
104	Zach ErtzPHI	10.4%	7	0	7	5
105	Benjamin WatsonBAL	10.3%	8	0	8	3
106	Josh McCownNYJ	10.3%	6	6	0	5
107	Chris ThompsonWAS	10.2%	6	2	4	2
108	Kirk CousinsWAS	10.2%	6	6	0	3
109	Dontrelle InmanCHI	10.0%	6	0	6	1
110	Mitchell TrubiskyCHI	10.0%	6	6	0	2
111	Adam ThielenMIN	9.7%	7	0	7	1
112	Stefon DiggsMIN	9.7%	7	0	7	3
113	Jacquizz RodgersTB	9.6%	7	6	1	1
114	Jameis WinstonTB	9.6%	7	7	0	1
115	Jesse JamesPIT	9.3%	8	0	8	3
116	Alfred MorrisDAL	9.3%	7	7	0	1
117	Eric DeckerTEN	9.1%	5	0	5	0
118	George KittleSF	9.0%	7	0	7	2
119	Cooper KuppLAR	8.9%	7	0	7	2
120	Alfred BlueHOU	8.9%	5	4	1	1
121	Stephen AndersonHOU	8.9%	5	0	5	1
122	Aaron JonesGB	8.8%	5	4	1	2
123	Devin FunchessCAR	8.7%	6	0	6	3
124	Doug BaldwinSEA	8.7%	6	0	6	2
125	Paul RichardsonSEA	8.7%	6	0	6	3
126	Elijah McGuireNYJ	8.6%	5	4	1	1
127	Charles ClayBUF	8.5%	6	0	6	2
128	Jamison CrowderWAS	8.5%	5	0	5	1
129	Chris HoganNE	8.4%	8	0	8	3
130	Dalvin CookMIN	8.3%	6	5	1	2
131	Adam ShaheenCHI	8.3%	5	0	5	3
132	Bennie FowlerDEN	8.2%	5	0	5	2
133	Emmanuel SandersDEN	8.2%	5	0	5	2
134	Marcedes LewisJAX	8.1%	6	0	6	3
135	Cole BeasleyDAL	8.0%	6	0	6	4
136	Garrett CelekSF	7.7%	6	0	6	3
137	Malcolm BrownLAR	7.6%	6	5	1	1
138	Carson WentzPHI	7.5%	5	5	0	0
139	Brandin CooksNE	7.4%	7	0	7	3
140	J.D. McKissicSEA	7.2%	5	2	3	0
141	Kelvin BenjaminCAR	7.2%	5	0	5	1
142	JuJu Smith-SchusterPIT	7.0%	6	0	6	2
143	Mike TolbertBUF	7.0%	5	4	1	1
144	Zay JonesBUF	7.0%	5	0	5	1
145	Chris Godwin Jr.TB	6.8%	5	0	5	0
146	Terrance WilliamsDAL	6.7%	5	0	5	0
147	Austin HooperATL	6.6%	5	0	5	2
148	Taylor GabrielATL	6.6%	5	2	3	0
149	Kendrick BourneSF	6.4%	5	0	5	0
150	Nick BoyleBAL	6.4%	5	0	5	0
151	Terrance WestBAL	6.4%	5	5	0	2
152	Austin EkelerLAC	6.3%	5	3	2	1
153	Josh ReynoldsLAR	6.3%	5	0	5	1
154	Sammy WatkinsLAR	6.3%	5	0	5	4
155	Martavis BryantPIT	5.8%	5	1	4	1

The share divides by the team's own full-season total, not by the games the player was available for — so a player who missed six weeks reads as a small share, which is the true statement about how many of his team's chances he got.

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