Week 5
Kenneth Walker is still first at +211.8 rushing yards over expected (RYOE), the yards a back gains beyond what the play's setup predicted, on 87 carries through five weeks; the Chiefs were on bye. Bijan Robinson is still second at +161.2 after +42.2 on 17 carries against the Ravens, and Jaylen Warren went from fifth to third on +49.8 in 15 carries for 101 yards against the Colts. Bucky Irving had the week's biggest total, +88.0 on 21 carries for 165 yards against the Cowboys on Thursday night, which took him from 23rd to fifth. Jahmyr Gibbs went from 16th to eighth on +49.0 in 25 carries for 151 yards against the Cardinals, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt from 46th to 34th on +39.9 in 11 carries against the Giants. Omarion Hampton had the week's worst total, -31.4 on 14 carries against the Broncos, and went from 25th to 36th; Emanuel Wilson's -28.6 on 20 carries against the 49ers left him 39th. The floor is 30 carries now: 42 backs clear it, Jadarian Price, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Tank Bigsby and Alvin Kamara no longer qualify, and 23 of the 42 are below zero. Eight of last week's top ten are still in it. Walker leads Robinson by 50.6, and one game moved Irving 18 places.
Week 4
Kenneth Walker is still first at +211.8 rushing yards over expected (RYOE), the yards a back gains beyond what the play's setup predicted, on 87 carries through four weeks. His +70.6 on 22 carries for 177 yards against the Raiders was the week's biggest total among backs ranked both weeks. Bijan Robinson went from third to second on Monday night, +54.2 on 19 carries for 145 yards against the Saints, and Chuba Hubbard went from 11th to fourth on +55.5 in 20 carries against the Lions. Ollie Gordon II went from 41st to 12th on +36.2 in nine carries against the Vikings. Cam Skattebo had the week's worst total among backs ranked both weeks, -35.9 on 18 carries against the Cardinals, and went from 20th to 45th; Jahmyr Gibbs went from eighth to 17th after -26.8 on 15 carries against the Panthers. The floor is 24 carries now: Mike Washington Jr., Keaton Mitchell and Tank Bigsby appear for the first time, and Rachaad White no longer qualifies. 26 of the 47 backs are below zero, and seven of last week's top ten are still in it. Walker leads Robinson by 92.8; below them, one game moved Gordon 29 places and Skattebo 25.
Week 3
Kenneth Walker III is still first through three weeks at plus 141.2 rushing yards over expected, and his plus 101.3 from Week 1 is still the largest single game any back on this board has had through three weeks. Bijan Robinson went from 36th to third on Thursday night: 194 yards on 29 carries against the Packers, plus 77.5 over expected, the week's biggest total. Jaylen Warren went from 20th to fourth on plus 57.4 in 17 carries against the Bengals, and Kyren Williams is still fifth after plus 33.6 on 15 carries against the Broncos. Jonathan Taylor, 15th a week ago, is 43rd after the week's worst total among backs ranked both weeks, minus 39.3 on 23 carries against the Texans. The floor is 18 carries now: 45 backs clear it, four appear for the first time and two no longer qualify. 25 of the 45 are below zero, and seven of last week's top ten are still in it. Warren is fourth on 38 carries; Walker has 65, and a three-game order is still mostly who had one big game.
Week 2
Kenneth Walker III is still first through two weeks at plus 125.6 rushing yards over expected, and his plus 101.3 in Week 1 is still the largest single game any back on this board has had through two weeks. James Cook had the big one, 135 yards on 21 carries and plus 49.5 over expected, which took him from 13th to third. Monday night against the Giants put two Rams into the top five: Kyren Williams went from 28th to fifth on 12 carries for 85 yards, plus 34.1, and Blake Corum from 20th to fourth. D'Andre Swift, fourth a week ago, is 18th after the worst game of the week among the backs ranked both weeks, minus 19.2 on 16 carries. The board grew from 34 backs to 43 and nobody left; TreVeyon Henderson appears at seventh. 20 of the 43 sit below zero, and five of last week's top ten are still in it. A two-game order is a list of who had one good Sunday, and it will not survive October.