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 Emmitt Smith DAL 16 439 2148 134.2 4.9 25 1.6 121 7.6 7 1.6 94.5
2 Barry Sanders DET 16 362 1898 118.6 5.2 12 0.8 88 5.5 3 0.8 76.3
3 Curtis Martin NWE 16 398 1748 109.2 4.4 15 0.9 89 5.6 5 1.3 70.9
4 Chris Warren SEA 16 345 1593 99.6 4.6 16 1.0 92 5.8 5 1.4 69.8
5 Ricky Watters PHI 16 399 1707 106.7 4.3 12 0.8 95 5.9 6 1.5 67.2
6 Marshall Faulk IND 16 345 1553 97.1 4.5 14 0.9 86 5.4 8 2.3 64.1
7 Derek Loville SFO 16 305 1385 86.6 4.5 13 0.8 83 5.2 1 0.3 62.8
8 Terrell Davis DEN 14 286 1484 106.0 5.2 8 0.6 76 5.4 5 1.7 62.2
9 Craig Heyward ATL 16 273 1433 89.6 5.2 8 0.5 85 5.3 3 1.1 61.3
10 Harvey Williams OAK 16 309 1489 93.1 4.8 9 0.6 75 4.7 5 1.6 60.2
11 Terry Allen WAS 16 369 1541 96.3 4.2 11 0.7 77 4.8 6 1.6 59.1
12 Errict Rhett TAM 16 346 1317 82.3 3.8 11 0.7 82 5.1 2 0.6 55.0
13 Rodney Hampton NYG 16 330 1324 82.8 4.0 10 0.6 83 5.2 5 1.5 53.4
14 Bernie Parmalee MIA 16 275 1223 76.4 4.4 10 0.6 70 4.4 5 1.8 51.2
15 Adrian Murrell NYJ 15 263 1260 84.0 4.8 3 0.2 62 4.1 2 0.8 51.1
16 Thurman Thomas BUF 14 293 1225 87.5 4.2 8 0.6 72 5.1 6 2.0 49.7
17 Terry Kirby MIA 16 174 1032 64.5 5.9 7 0.4 55 3.4 2 1.1 48.6
18 Marcus Allen KAN 16 234 1100 68.8 4.7 5 0.3 62 3.9 2 0.9 47.3
19 Earnest Byner CLE 16 176 926 57.9 5.3 4 0.2 54 3.4 1 0.6 44.5
20 Ronnie Harmon SDG 16 114 860 53.8 7.5 6 0.4 44 2.8 1 0.9 43.6
21 Garrison Hearst ARI 16 313 1313 82.1 4.2 2 0.1 64 4.0 12 3.8 43.2
22 Mario Bates NOR 16 262 1065 66.6 4.1 7 0.4 51 3.2 2 0.8 43.0
23 Rashaan Salaam CHI 16 303 1130 70.6 3.7 10 0.6 62 3.9 9 3.0 42.8
24 Rodney Thomas HOU 16 290 1151 71.9 4.0 7 0.4 59 3.7 8 2.8 42.4
25 Robert Green CHI 12 135 816 68.0 6.0 3 0.2 37 3.1 2 1.5 40.6
26 Amp Lee MIN 16 140 929 58.1 6.6 3 0.2 46 2.9 3 2.1 40.3
27 Eric Bieniemy CIN 16 141 805 50.3 5.7 3 0.2 38 2.4 1 0.7 38.9
28 Erric Pegram PIT 15 239 1019 67.9 4.3 6 0.4 44 2.9 9 3.8 38.6
29 Robert Smith MIN 9 146 667 74.1 4.6 5 0.6 29 3.2 1 0.7 38.5
30 Darick Holmes BUF 16 196 912 57.0 4.7 4 0.2 46 2.9 4 2.0 37.7
31 Natrone Means SDG 10 193 776 77.6 4.0 5 0.5 40 4.0 2 1.0 37.1
32 Harold Green CIN 15 198 843 56.2 4.3 3 0.2 44 2.9 2 1.0 35.0
33 Charlie Garner PHI 15 118 649 43.3 5.5 6 0.4 29 1.9 2 1.7 34.5
34 James Stewart JAX 14 158 715 51.1 4.5 3 0.2 35 2.5 1 0.6 33.9
35 Aaron Hayden SDG 6 133 523 87.2 3.9 3 0.5 26 4.3 0 0.0 33.1
36 Bam Morris PIT 13 156 595 45.8 3.8 9 0.7 39 3.0 3 1.9 30.1
37 Derrick Moore CAR 13 199 752 57.8 3.8 4 0.3 36 2.8 4 2.0 29.1
38 Napoleon Kaufman OAK 16 117 552 34.5 4.7 1 0.1 31 1.9 0 0.0 28.8
39 Greg Hill KAN 16 162 712 44.5 4.4 1 0.1 31 1.9 2 1.2 28.5
40 Dave Meggett NWE 16 112 584 36.5 5.2 2 0.1 31 1.9 5 4.5 27.1
41 Leroy Hoard CLE 12 149 650 54.2 4.4 0 0.0 32 2.7 5 3.4 25.9
42 Jerome Bettis STL 15 201 743 49.5 3.7 3 0.2 28 1.9 4 2.0 25.3
43 Scottie Graham MIN 16 114 436 27.2 3.8 2 0.1 23 1.4 0 0.0 20.5
44 Vaughn Dunbar JAX 14 112 372 26.6 3.3 2 0.1 23 1.6 0 0.0 18.5

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm YScm/G Y/Tch TD TD/G 1D 1D/G Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Jerry Rice SFO 16 127 1884 117.8 14.8 16 1.0 78 4.9 3 2.4 90.2
2 Isaac Bruce STL 16 122 1798 112.4 14.7 13 0.8 84 5.2 2 1.6 85.7
3 Herman Moore DET 16 123 1686 105.4 13.7 14 0.9 90 5.6 2 1.6 82.4
4 Michael Irvin DAL 16 111 1603 100.2 14.4 10 0.6 88 5.5 1 0.9 77.8
5 Robert Brooks GNB 16 106 1518 94.9 14.3 13 0.8 71 4.4 0 0.0 76.9
6 Cris Carter MIN 16 123 1371 85.7 11.1 17 1.1 80 5.0 0 0.0 74.6
7 Brett Perriman DET 16 113 1536 96.0 13.6 9 0.6 76 4.8 1 0.9 70.8
8 Tim Brown OAK 16 89 1342 83.9 15.1 10 0.6 66 4.1 0 0.0 70.3
9 Carl Pickens CIN 16 100 1240 77.5 12.4 17 1.1 65 4.1 1 1.0 68.5
10 Anthony Miller DEN 14 60 1084 77.4 18.1 14 1.0 44 3.1 1 1.7 66.3
11 Curtis Conway CHI 16 67 1114 69.6 16.6 12 0.8 51 3.2 0 0.0 65.5
12 Yancey Thigpen PIT 16 86 1308 81.8 15.2 5 0.3 64 4.0 1 1.2 62.1
13 Jake Reed MIN 16 72 1167 72.9 16.2 9 0.6 55 3.4 1 1.4 61.8
14 Joey Galloway SEA 16 78 1193 74.6 15.3 8 0.5 50 3.1 1 1.3 60.2
15 Jeff Graham CHI 16 82 1301 81.3 15.9 4 0.2 67 4.2 3 3.7 59.5
16 Eric Metcalf ATL 16 132 1322 82.6 10.0 9 0.6 61 3.8 4 3.0 56.6
17 Terance Mathis ATL 14 78 1039 74.2 13.3 9 0.6 50 3.6 1 1.3 54.1
18 Tony Martin SDG 16 90 1224 76.5 13.6 6 0.4 60 3.8 3 3.3 53.9
19 Henry Ellard WAS 15 56 1005 67.0 17.9 5 0.3 50 3.3 1 1.8 52.9
20 Quinn Early NOR 16 83 1084 67.8 13.1 8 0.5 54 3.4 1 1.2 52.8
21 Irving Fryar MIA 16 62 910 56.9 14.7 8 0.5 47 2.9 0 0.0 52.4
22 Vincent Brisby NWE 16 66 974 60.9 14.8 3 0.2 54 3.4 0 0.0 49.8
23 Rob Moore ARI 15 63 907 60.5 14.4 5 0.3 46 3.1 0 0.0 48.4
24 Bill Brooks BUF 15 56 770 51.3 13.8 11 0.7 32 2.1 0 0.0 48.1
25 Mark Carrier CAR 16 69 998 62.4 14.5 3 0.2 45 2.8 0 0.0 47.9
26 Bert Emanuel ATL 16 75 1039 64.9 13.9 5 0.3 47 2.9 2 2.7 47.1
27 Brian Blades SEA 16 79 1005 62.8 12.7 4 0.2 49 3.1 0 0.0 46.3
28 Frank Sanders ARI 16 53 884 55.2 16.7 2 0.1 36 2.2 0 0.0 45.4
29 Darnay Scott CIN 16 57 832 52.0 14.6 5 0.3 33 2.1 0 0.0 44.1
30 O.J. McDuffie MIA 16 65 825 51.6 12.7 8 0.5 51 3.2 4 6.2 42.6
31 Sean Dawkins IND 16 52 784 49.0 15.1 3 0.2 37 2.3 1 1.9 39.8
32 Chris Calloway NYG 16 58 787 49.2 13.6 3 0.2 43 2.7 0 0.0 39.5
33 Haywood Jeffires HOU 16 61 684 42.8 11.2 8 0.5 37 2.3 0 0.0 39.0
34 Keenan McCardell CLE 16 56 709 44.3 12.7 4 0.2 32 2.0 0 0.0 35.6
35 Andre Rison CLE 16 49 701 43.8 14.3 3 0.2 38 2.4 1 2.0 35.1
36 Fred Barnett PHI 14 48 585 41.8 12.2 5 0.4 32 2.3 0 0.0 33.6
37 Wayne Chrebet NYJ 16 67 727 45.4 10.9 4 0.2 37 2.3 1 1.5 32.6
38 Kevin Williams DAL 16 48 666 41.6 13.9 2 0.1 37 2.3 3 6.2 31.2
39 Calvin Williams PHI 16 64 766 47.9 12.0 2 0.1 36 2.2 2 3.1 30.8
40 Shawn Jefferson SDG 16 50 622 38.9 12.4 2 0.1 31 1.9 0 0.0 30.1
41 Willie Jackson JAX 14 53 589 42.1 11.1 5 0.4 29 2.1 2 3.8 28.6
42 Andre Hastings PIT 16 49 516 32.2 10.5 1 0.1 27 1.7 1 2.0 20.8

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm YScm/G Y/Tch TD TD/G 1D 1D/G Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Ben Coates NWE 16 84 915 57.2 10.9 6 0.4 51 3.2 4 4.8 86.1
2 Mark Chmura GNB 16 54 679 42.4 12.6 7 0.4 44 2.8 0 0.0 82.2
3 Shannon Sharpe DEN 13 63 756 58.2 12.0 4 0.3 39 3.0 1 1.6 77.8
4 Jay Novacek DAL 15 62 705 47.0 11.4 5 0.3 40 2.7 1 1.6 73.1
5 Tony McGee CIN 16 55 754 47.1 13.7 4 0.2 31 1.9 2 3.6 72.1
6 Wesley Walls NOR 16 57 694 43.4 12.2 4 0.2 40 2.5 1 1.8 70.9
7 Ken Dilger IND 16 42 635 39.7 15.1 4 0.2 25 1.6 0 0.0 67.3
8 Jackie Harris TAM 16 62 751 46.9 12.1 1 0.1 34 2.1 2 3.2 62.3
9 Johnny Mitchell NYJ 12 45 497 41.4 11.0 5 0.4 25 2.1 2 4.4 58.3
10 Pete Mitchell JAX 16 41 527 32.9 12.9 2 0.1 29 1.8 0 0.0 55.8
11 Eric Green MIA 14 43 499 35.6 11.6 3 0.2 26 1.9 0 0.0 55.3
12 Brent Jones SFO 16 60 595 37.2 9.9 3 0.2 38 2.4 3 5.0 53.8
13 Frank Wycheck HOU 16 41 472 29.5 11.5 2 0.1 22 1.4 0 0.0 47.4
14 Troy Drayton STL 16 47 458 28.6 9.7 4 0.2 29 1.8 2 4.3 46.8
15 Irv Smith NOR 16 45 466 29.1 10.4 3 0.2 24 1.5 1 2.2 46.2
16 Lonnie Johnson BUF 16 49 504 31.5 10.3 1 0.1 21 1.3 0 0.0 43.2
17 Keith Cash KAN 14 42 419 29.9 10.0 1 0.1 23 1.6 0 0.0 40.0
18 Aaron Pierce NYG 16 34 316 19.8 9.3 0 0.0 15 0.9 0 0.0 26.2
19 Alfred Pupunu SDG 15 35 315 21.0 9.0 0 0.0 16 1.1 1 2.9 23.9