Running backs took back a lot of their previous respectability this year, and the wideouts did not fare as well. You’ll see a swing back towards more running backs in the earlier rounds of your 2025 fantasy draft. We’ll break down those backs with at least 100 touches and see if there is anything from the top of each metric that can point towards a better 2025 season.
2024 Fantasy Points
| Running Back |
FF Pts |
Rush |
Yds |
TD |
Targ |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
364.9 |
250 |
1412 |
16 |
63 |
52 |
517 |
4 |
| Saquon Barkley |
351.3 |
345 |
2005 |
13 |
43 |
33 |
278 |
2 |
| Bijan Robinson |
339.7 |
304 |
1456 |
14 |
72 |
61 |
431 |
1 |
| Derrick Henry |
338.4 |
325 |
1921 |
16 |
22 |
19 |
193 |
2 |
| De’Von Achane |
299.9 |
203 |
907 |
6 |
87 |
78 |
592 |
6 |
| Josh Jacobs |
299.1 |
301 |
1329 |
15 |
43 |
36 |
342 |
1 |
| Kyren Williams |
278.1 |
316 |
1299 |
14 |
40 |
34 |
182 |
2 |
| James Cook |
266.7 |
207 |
1009 |
16 |
38 |
32 |
258 |
2 |
| Alvin Kamara |
265.3 |
228 |
950 |
6 |
89 |
68 |
543 |
2 |
| Chase Brown |
255.0 |
229 |
990 |
7 |
65 |
54 |
360 |
4 |
| James Conner |
251.8 |
236 |
1094 |
8 |
55 |
47 |
414 |
1 |
| Aaron Jones |
247.6 |
255 |
1138 |
5 |
62 |
51 |
408 |
2 |
| Jonathan Taylor |
246.7 |
303 |
1431 |
11 |
31 |
18 |
136 |
1 |
| Bucky Irving |
246.4 |
207 |
1122 |
8 |
52 |
47 |
392 |
0 |
| Chuba Hubbard |
245.6 |
250 |
1195 |
10 |
54 |
43 |
171 |
1 |
| Breece Hall |
240.9 |
209 |
876 |
5 |
76 |
57 |
483 |
3 |
| Joe Mixon |
240.5 |
245 |
1016 |
11 |
52 |
36 |
309 |
1 |
| D. Montgomery |
219.6 |
185 |
775 |
12 |
38 |
36 |
341 |
0 |
| D’Andre Swift |
212.5 |
253 |
959 |
6 |
52 |
42 |
386 |
0 |
| Rachaad White |
205.6 |
144 |
613 |
3 |
57 |
51 |
393 |
6 |
What was interesting and painful was that while the Top-10 from 2023 only had four running backs repeat in 2024, they were the No. 7 through No.10 backs (Kyren Williams, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Derrick Henry). None of the Top-6 returned as those biggest difference-makers of the ten best fantasy backs. That Top-10 from 2024 will be very well represented in fantasy drafts but half or more will disappoint. It happens every year. It was an oddity that the six best fantasy scorers all fell back last year.
Notable too was that Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, and Josh Jacobs all were on new teams and yet had stellar years.
The below stats are from the 41 running backs that scored at least 100 fantasy points in a reception-points league.
Yards per Carry
| Best |
Yd/carry |
Worst |
Yd/Carry |
| Derrick Henry |
5.9 |
Ray Davis |
3.9 |
| Saquon Barkley |
5.8 |
Rhamondre Stevenson |
3.9 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
5.6 |
Devin Singletary |
3.9 |
| Jerome Ford |
5.4 |
D’Andre Swift |
3.8 |
| Bucky Irving |
5.4 |
Kenneth Walker III |
3.7 |
| Jordan Mason |
5.2 |
Travis Etienne |
3.7 |
| James Cook |
4.9 |
Tyjae Spears |
3.7 |
| Emanuel Wilson |
4.9 |
Javonte Williams |
3.7 |
| Bijan Robinson |
4.8 |
Kareem Hunt |
3.6 |
| Chuba Hubbard |
4.8 |
Alexander Mattison |
3.2 |
Yards per Catch
| Best |
Yd/catch |
Worst |
Yd/catch |
| Ray Davis |
11.1 |
Travis Etienne |
6.5 |
| Austin Ekeler |
10.5 |
Kenneth Walker III |
6.5 |
| Derrick Henry |
10.2 |
Rico Dowdle |
6.4 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
9.9 |
Jerome Ford |
6.1 |
| Josh Jacobs |
9.5 |
Tony Pollard |
5.8 |
| David Montgomery |
9.5 |
Devin Singletary |
5.7 |
| D’Andre Swift |
9.2 |
Kyren Williams |
5.4 |
| Antonio Gibson |
9.0 |
Rhamondre Stevenson |
5.1 |
| James Conner |
8.8 |
J.K. Dobbins |
4.8 |
| Joe Mixon |
8.6 |
Chuba Hubbard |
4.0 |
Carries per Game
| Best |
Rush/Gm |
Worst |
Rush/Gm |
| Jonathan Taylor |
21.6 |
Tyler Allgeier |
8.1 |
| Saquon Barkley |
21.6 |
Jaylen Warren |
8.0 |
| Kyren Williams |
19.8 |
Zach Charbonnet |
7.9 |
| Derrick Henry |
19.1 |
Devin Singletary |
7.5 |
| Bijan Robinson |
17.9 |
Jerome Ford |
7.4 |
| Josh Jacobs |
17.7 |
Ray Davis |
7.1 |
| Joe Mixon |
17.5 |
Antonio Gibson |
7.1 |
| Chuba Hubbard |
16.7 |
Tyjae Spears |
7.0 |
| Alvin Kamara |
16.3 |
Austin Ekeler |
6.4 |
| Tony Pollard |
16.3 |
Ameer Abdullah |
5.1 |
Catches per Game
| Best |
Catch/Gm |
Worst |
Catch/Gm |
| Alvin Kamara |
4.9 |
Kareem Hunt |
1.8 |
| De’Von Achane |
4.6 |
Brian Robinson Jr. |
1.4 |
| Kenneth Walker III |
4.2 |
Devin Singletary |
1.4 |
| Bijan Robinson |
3.6 |
Antonio Gibson |
1.4 |
| Breece Hall |
3.6 |
Jonathan Taylor |
1.3 |
| Rachaad White |
3.4 |
Derrick Henry |
1.1 |
| Chase Brown |
3.4 |
Ray Davis |
1.1 |
| Ameer Abdullah |
3.1 |
Jordan Mason |
0.9 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
3.1 |
Tyler Allgeier |
0.8 |
| Javonte Williams |
3.1 |
Tank Bigsby |
0.5 |
Touches per Game
| Best |
Touch/Gm |
Worst |
Touch/Gm |
| Saquon Barkley |
23.6 |
Jaylen Warren |
10.5 |
| Jonathan Taylor |
22.9 |
Zach Charbonnet |
10.4 |
| Kyren Williams |
21.9 |
Jerome Ford |
10.1 |
| Bijan Robinson |
21.5 |
Tyjae Spears |
9.5 |
| Alvin Kamara |
21.1 |
Austin Ekeler |
9.3 |
| Derrick Henry |
20.2 |
Devin Singletary |
8.9 |
| Joe Mixon |
20.1 |
Tyler Allgeier |
8.8 |
| Josh Jacobs |
19.8 |
Antonio Gibson |
8.4 |
| Chuba Hubbard |
19.5 |
Ameer Abdullah |
8.2 |
| Tony Pollard |
18.8 |
Ray Davis |
8.1 |
Big Games
| Best |
30 Pt Gm |
Worst |
20 Pt Gm |
| Saquon Barkley |
5 |
Bijan Robinson |
9 |
| Derrick Henry |
3 |
De’Von Achane |
8 |
| De’Von Achane |
2 |
Josh Jacobs |
8 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
2 |
Derrick Henry |
7 |
| Bijan Robinson |
1 |
Jahmyr Gibbs |
7 |
| Chuba Hubbard |
1 |
Saquon Barkley |
7 |
| Joe Mixon |
1 |
Chuba Hubbard |
6 |
| Breece Hall |
1 |
Joe Mixon |
6 |
| Alvin Kamara |
1 |
Breece Hall |
5 |
| James Conner |
1 |
Chase Brown |
5 |
| Jonathan Taylor |
1 |
Alvin Kamara |
4 |
| Kyren Williams |
1 |
James Conner |
4 |
| Kenneth Walker III |
1 |
Jonathan Taylor |
4 |
Negative Runs
| Best |
Neg Run % |
Worst |
Neg Run % |
| Kareem Hunt |
6% |
Jordan Mason |
10% |
| Chuba Hubbard |
6% |
Jaylen Warren |
10% |
| Tyrone Tracy |
7% |
Breece Hall |
10% |
| David Montgomery |
7% |
James Cook |
10% |
| Tank Bigsby |
7% |
Jerome Ford |
11% |
| Bijan Robinson |
7% |
Nick Chubb |
11% |
| Bucky Irving |
7% |
Zach Charbonnet |
11% |
| Jahmyr Gibbs |
8% |
Travis Etienne |
11% |
| Derrick Henry |
8% |
Rachaad White |
12% |
| Tyler Allgeier |
8% |
Javonte Williams |
12% |
| Rico Dowdle |
8% |
D’Andre Swift |
12% |
| Aaron Jones |
8% |
Jaleel McLaughlin |
12% |
| Chase Brown |
8% |
Antonio Gibson |
13% |
| Najee Harris |
8% |
Alvin Kamara |
13% |
| Kyren Williams |
9% |
Alexander Mattison |
13% |
| James Conner |
9% |
Kenneth Walker |
13% |
| J.K. Dobbins |
9% |
Joe Mixon |
14% |
| Jonathan Taylor |
9% |
De’Von Achane |
18% |
| Josh Jacobs |
9% |
Cam Akers |
18% |
