Final Results

How SPR is calculated

SPR combines production, per-game production, efficiency, and ball security. Production metrics are scaled from 0 to 100 relative to the qualified position leader, preserving the size of the gap between players. Efficiency and fumble avoidance use position-relative percentiles.

  • Yards from scrimmage (35%): Total rushing and receiving production.
  • Total touchdowns (15%): Total rushing and receiving touchdowns.
  • Total first downs (10%): Total rushing and receiving first downs.
  • Yards from scrimmage per game (15%): Rewards producing yardage in fewer games.
  • Touchdowns per game (5%): Rewards scoring production per appearance.
  • First downs per game (5%): Rewards drive-extending production per appearance.
  • Yards per touch (10%): Scrimmage efficiency on carries and receptions.
  • Fumble avoidance (5%): Rewards fewer fumbles per 100 touches.

Qualification: 6 touches per scheduled game for RB, 3 for WR, and 2 for TE.

Running Backs

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm YScm/G Y/Tch TD TD/G 1D 1D/G Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Eric Dickerson RAM 16 400 2244 140.2 5.6 14 0.9 102 6.4 14 3.5 86.0
2 James Wilder TAM 16 492 2229 139.3 4.5 13 0.8 132 8.2 10 2.0 84.8
3 Marcus Allen RAI 16 339 1926 120.4 5.7 18 1.1 93 5.8 8 2.4 83.7
4 Walter Payton CHI 16 426 2052 128.2 4.8 11 0.7 93 5.8 5 1.2 77.6
5 Gerald Riggs ATL 15 395 1763 117.5 4.5 13 0.9 108 7.2 11 2.8 71.7
6 Ottis Anderson STL 15 359 1785 119.0 5.0 8 0.5 89 5.9 8 2.2 68.0
7 John Riggins WAS 14 334 1282 91.6 3.8 14 1.0 92 6.6 7 2.1 60.4
8 Wendell Tyler SFO 16 274 1492 93.2 5.4 9 0.6 75 4.7 13 4.7 59.4
9 Freeman McNeil NYJ 12 254 1364 113.7 5.4 6 0.5 53 4.4 4 1.6 58.2
10 Tony Dorsett DAL 16 353 1648 103.0 4.7 7 0.4 68 4.2 12 3.4 57.2
11 Earnest Jackson SDG 16 335 1401 87.6 4.2 9 0.6 71 4.4 3 0.9 55.5
12 Greg Bell BUF 16 296 1377 86.1 4.7 8 0.5 64 4.0 5 1.7 54.2
13 Sammy Winder DEN 16 340 1441 90.1 4.2 6 0.4 74 4.6 5 1.5 52.7
14 Billy Sims DET 8 161 926 115.8 5.8 5 0.6 46 5.8 6 3.7 49.9
15 Tony Nathan MIA 16 179 1137 71.1 6.4 3 0.2 54 3.4 3 1.7 47.7
16 Wilbert Montgomery PHI 16 261 1290 80.6 4.9 2 0.1 65 4.1 5 1.9 46.7
17 Eddie Lee Ivery GNB 10 118 693 69.3 5.9 7 0.7 46 4.6 1 0.8 46.7
18 Stump Mitchell STL 16 107 752 47.0 7.0 11 0.7 46 2.9 6 5.6 44.3
19 Ted Brown MIN 13 144 791 60.8 5.5 6 0.5 42 3.2 2 1.4 42.8
20 Larry Moriarty HOU 14 220 991 70.8 4.5 7 0.5 45 3.2 5 2.3 41.7
21 Stanford Jennings CIN 15 114 725 48.3 6.4 5 0.3 35 2.3 3 2.6 37.3
22 Craig James NWE 15 182 949 63.3 5.2 1 0.1 43 2.9 4 2.2 36.6
23 Herman Heard KAN 16 190 907 56.7 4.8 4 0.2 43 2.7 5 2.6 36.0
24 George Rogers NOR 16 251 990 61.9 3.9 2 0.1 48 3.0 2 0.8 35.7
25 Rich Erenberg PIT 16 153 763 47.7 5.0 3 0.2 43 2.7 3 2.0 33.8
26 Ken Jenkins DET 14 99 604 43.1 6.1 1 0.1 28 2.0 0 0.0 32.5
27 Wayne Wilson NOR 14 107 575 41.1 5.4 4 0.3 32 2.3 2 1.9 32.2
28 Johnny Hector NYJ 13 144 713 54.8 5.0 1 0.1 33 2.5 2 1.4 32.0
29 Gerald Willhite DEN 16 104 669 41.8 6.4 2 0.1 36 2.2 3 2.9 31.8
30 Mike Pruitt CLE 10 168 535 53.5 3.2 6 0.6 33 3.3 1 0.6 31.0
31 Walter Abercrombie PIT 14 161 745 53.2 4.6 1 0.1 29 2.1 0 0.0 30.7
32 Mosi Tatupu NWE 16 149 712 44.5 4.8 4 0.2 28 1.8 4 2.7 29.8
33 James Brooks CIN 15 137 664 44.3 4.8 4 0.3 34 2.3 4 2.9 29.4
34 Joe Morris NYG 16 145 634 39.6 4.4 4 0.2 31 1.9 1 0.7 29.4
35 Tony Collins NWE 16 154 650 40.6 4.2 5 0.3 35 2.2 3 1.9 28.7
36 Curtis Dickey IND 10 145 658 65.8 4.5 3 0.3 28 2.8 6 4.1 28.5
37 Darrin Nelson MIN 15 107 568 37.9 5.3 4 0.3 31 2.1 4 3.7 28.4
38 Boyce Green CLE 16 214 797 49.8 3.7 1 0.1 27 1.7 3 1.4 26.5
39 Joe Carter MIA 13 108 548 42.2 5.1 1 0.1 21 1.6 3 2.8 24.5
40 Earl Campbell 2TM 14 149 495 35.4 3.3 4 0.3 33 2.4 2 1.3 24.3
41 Frank Hawkins RAI 16 115 427 26.7 3.7 3 0.2 33 2.1 3 2.6 19.2
42 Frank Middleton IND 16 107 387 24.2 3.6 2 0.1 26 1.6 2 1.9 17.3
43 Keith Griffin WAS 16 105 451 28.2 4.3 0 0.0 25 1.6 7 6.7 15.3

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm YScm/G Y/Tch TD TD/G 1D 1D/G Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Mark Clayton MIA 15 76 1424 94.9 18.7 18 1.2 59 3.9 2 2.6 90.2
2 Roy Green STL 16 79 1545 96.6 19.6 12 0.8 63 3.9 1 1.3 89.3
3 John Stallworth PIT 16 80 1395 87.2 17.4 11 0.7 66 4.1 1 1.2 82.4
4 James Lofton GNB 16 72 1443 90.2 20.0 7 0.4 55 3.4 1 1.4 78.7
5 Mark Duper MIA 16 71 1306 81.6 18.4 8 0.5 59 3.7 0 0.0 76.6
6 Steve Largent SEA 16 76 1174 73.4 15.4 12 0.8 62 3.9 1 1.3 72.1
7 Art Monk WAS 16 108 1390 86.9 12.9 7 0.4 61 3.8 1 0.9 69.5
8 Steve Watson DEN 16 69 1170 73.1 17.0 7 0.4 51 3.2 0 0.0 67.9
9 Mike Quick PHI 14 62 1047 74.8 16.9 9 0.6 45 3.2 0 0.0 66.2
10 Stacey Bailey ATL 16 67 1138 71.1 17.0 6 0.4 55 3.4 1 1.5 64.4
11 Tim Smith HOU 16 69 1141 71.3 16.5 4 0.2 51 3.2 0 0.0 62.0
12 Carlos Carson KAN 16 58 1070 66.9 18.4 4 0.2 46 2.9 0 0.0 61.7
13 Louis Lipps PIT 14 48 931 66.5 19.4 10 0.7 38 2.7 8 16.7 61.0
14 Cris Collinsworth CIN 15 65 996 66.4 15.3 6 0.4 47 3.1 0 0.0 58.8
15 Tony Hill DAL 11 59 871 79.2 14.8 5 0.5 44 4.0 0 0.0 57.6
16 Dwight Clark SFO 16 52 880 55.0 16.9 6 0.4 46 2.9 0 0.0 55.5
17 Kevin House TAM 16 76 1005 62.8 13.2 5 0.3 49 3.1 0 0.0 54.1
18 Bobby Johnson NYG 16 48 795 49.7 16.6 7 0.4 37 2.3 0 0.0 51.2
19 Leo Lewis MIN 16 49 841 52.6 17.2 4 0.2 36 2.2 1 2.0 48.1
20 Henry Marshall KAN 16 62 912 57.0 14.7 4 0.2 42 2.6 2 3.2 47.5
21 Gerald Carter TAM 16 61 832 52.0 13.6 5 0.3 51 3.2 1 1.6 47.5
22 Charlie Joiner SDG 16 61 793 49.6 13.0 6 0.4 43 2.7 0 0.0 46.6
23 Wes Chandler SDG 15 52 708 47.2 13.6 6 0.4 35 2.3 0 0.0 44.1
24 Leonard Thompson DET 16 53 766 47.9 14.5 6 0.4 35 2.2 1 1.9 43.6
25 Pat Tilley STL 16 52 758 47.4 14.6 5 0.3 39 2.4 1 1.9 43.3
26 Byron Franklin BUF 16 70 855 53.4 12.2 4 0.2 37 2.3 4 5.7 40.6
27 Alfred Jackson ATL 16 52 731 45.7 14.1 2 0.1 27 1.7 0 0.0 38.5
28 Stephen Starring NWE 16 48 641 40.1 13.4 4 0.2 29 1.8 1 2.1 33.9

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm YScm/G Y/Tch TD TD/G 1D 1D/G Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Todd Christensen RAI 16 80 1007 62.9 12.6 7 0.4 51 3.2 1 1.2 81.7
2 Ozzie Newsome CLE 16 89 1001 62.6 11.2 5 0.3 55 3.4 0 0.0 76.9
3 Derrick Ramsey NWE 16 66 792 49.5 12.0 7 0.4 43 2.7 0 0.0 70.0
4 Mickey Shuler NYJ 16 68 782 48.9 11.5 6 0.4 45 2.8 1 1.5 65.9
5 Zeke Mowatt NYG 16 48 698 43.6 14.5 6 0.4 35 2.2 0 0.0 65.5
6 Doug Cosbie DAL 16 60 789 49.3 13.2 4 0.2 41 2.6 1 1.7 64.1
7 Kellen Winslow SDG 7 55 663 94.7 12.1 2 0.3 39 5.6 1 1.8 63.5
8 Paul Coffman GNB 14 43 562 40.1 13.1 9 0.6 29 2.1 1 2.3 62.3
9 Doug Marsh STL 16 40 603 37.7 15.1 5 0.3 26 1.6 0 0.0 57.4
10 Pete Holohan SDG 15 56 734 48.9 13.1 1 0.1 40 2.7 0 0.0 56.5
11 M.L. Harris CIN 16 49 757 47.3 15.4 2 0.1 32 2.0 2 4.1 56.0
12 Jamie Williams HOU 16 41 545 34.1 13.3 3 0.2 29 1.8 2 4.9 46.3
13 John Spagnola PHI 16 65 701 43.8 10.8 1 0.1 37 2.3 2 3.1 46.1
14 Earl Cooper SFO 16 44 472 29.5 10.7 4 0.2 28 1.8 0 0.0 42.8
15 Lin Dawson NWE 16 39 427 26.7 10.9 4 0.2 25 1.6 0 0.0 41.5
16 Dan Johnson MIA 16 34 426 26.6 12.5 3 0.2 17 1.1 0 0.0 39.8
17 Steve Jordan MIN 14 39 418 29.9 10.7 3 0.2 24 1.7 0 0.0 38.3
18 Eric Sievers SDG 14 41 438 31.3 10.7 3 0.2 25 1.8 1 2.4 37.0
19 Tony Hunter BUF 11 34 337 30.6 9.9 2 0.2 15 1.4 1 2.9 27.2
20 Arthur Cox ATL 16 34 329 20.6 9.7 3 0.2 15 0.9 1 2.9 26.1
21 Chris Dressel HOU 16 40 378 23.6 9.5 2 0.1 14 0.9 1 2.5 25.9
22 Charle Young SEA 15 34 342 22.8 10.1 1 0.1 16 1.1 1 2.9 23.9