Final Results

How SPR is calculated

SPR combines five percentile rankings calculated separately for each position:

  • Yards from scrimmage (40%): Total rushing and receiving production.
  • Yards per touch (25%): Scrimmage efficiency on carries and receptions.
  • Touchdowns per touch (15%): Rushing and receiving scoring rate.
  • First downs per touch (10%): Rushing and receiving first-down rate.
  • Fumble avoidance (10%): Rewards fewer fumbles per 100 touches.

Qualification: 100 touches for RB, 50 for WR, and 30 for TE.

Running Backs

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Marcus Allen RAI 16 339 1926 5.7 18 5.3 27.4 8 2.4 83.7
2 Eric Dickerson RAM 16 400 2244 5.6 14 3.5 25.5 14 3.5 80.0
3 Wendell Tyler SFO 16 274 1492 5.4 9 3.3 27.4 13 4.7 70.4
4 Ted Brown MIN 13 144 791 5.5 6 4.2 29.2 2 1.4 69.3
5 Walter Payton CHI 16 426 2052 4.8 11 2.6 21.8 5 1.2 69.1
6 Tony Nathan MIA 16 179 1137 6.4 3 1.7 30.2 3 1.7 68.9
7 Eddie Lee Ivery GNB 10 118 693 5.9 7 5.9 39.0 1 0.8 68.7
8 Stump Mitchell STL 16 107 752 7.0 11 10.3 43.0 6 5.6 67.8
9 Ottis Anderson STL 15 359 1785 5.0 8 2.2 24.8 8 2.2 67.0
10 James Wilder TAM 16 492 2229 4.5 13 2.6 26.8 10 2.0 66.0
11 Stanford Jennings CIN 15 114 725 6.4 5 4.4 30.7 3 2.6 65.9
12 Gerald Riggs ATL 15 395 1763 4.5 13 3.3 27.3 11 2.8 63.7
13 Freeman McNeil NYJ 12 254 1364 5.4 6 2.4 20.9 4 1.6 63.7
14 Billy Sims DET 8 161 926 5.8 5 3.1 28.6 6 3.7 63.3
15 Greg Bell BUF 16 296 1377 4.7 8 2.7 21.6 5 1.7 59.2
16 John Riggins WAS 14 334 1282 3.8 14 4.2 27.5 7 2.1 56.1
17 Wilbert Montgomery PHI 16 261 1290 4.9 2 0.8 24.9 5 1.9 55.9
18 Earnest Jackson SDG 16 335 1401 4.2 9 2.7 21.2 3 0.9 55.7
19 Wayne Wilson NOR 14 107 575 5.4 4 3.7 29.9 2 1.9 53.4
20 Tony Dorsett DAL 16 353 1648 4.7 7 2.0 19.3 12 3.4 52.3
21 Gerald Willhite DEN 16 104 669 6.4 2 1.9 34.6 3 2.9 51.2
22 Rich Erenberg PIT 16 153 763 5.0 3 2.0 28.1 3 2.0 51.1
23 Sammy Winder DEN 16 340 1441 4.2 6 1.8 21.8 5 1.5 50.9
24 Craig James NWE 15 182 949 5.2 1 0.5 23.6 4 2.2 50.5
25 Larry Moriarty HOU 14 220 991 4.5 7 3.2 20.5 5 2.3 49.9
26 Herman Heard KAN 16 190 907 4.8 4 2.1 22.6 5 2.6 46.6
27 Darrin Nelson MIN 15 107 568 5.3 4 3.7 29.0 4 3.7 45.4
28 Johnny Hector NYJ 13 144 713 5.0 1 0.7 22.9 2 1.4 43.7
29 James Brooks CIN 15 137 664 4.8 4 2.9 24.8 4 2.9 40.3
30 George Rogers NOR 16 251 990 3.9 2 0.8 19.1 2 0.8 40.2
31 Walter Abercrombie PIT 14 161 745 4.6 1 0.6 18.0 0 0.0 37.7
32 Mosi Tatupu NWE 16 149 712 4.8 4 2.7 18.8 4 2.7 37.4
33 Joe Morris NYG 16 145 634 4.4 4 2.8 21.4 1 0.7 35.9
34 Tony Collins NWE 16 154 650 4.2 5 3.2 22.7 3 1.9 34.0
35 Boyce Green CLE 16 214 797 3.7 1 0.5 12.6 3 1.4 30.5
36 Joe Carter MIA 13 108 548 5.1 1 0.9 19.4 3 2.8 28.0
37 Mike Pruitt CLE 10 168 535 3.2 6 3.6 19.6 1 0.6 27.4
38 Curtis Dickey IND 10 145 658 4.5 3 2.1 19.3 6 4.1 25.1
39 Earl Campbell 2TM 14 149 495 3.3 4 2.7 22.1 2 1.3 23.4
40 Frank Hawkins RAI 16 115 427 3.7 3 2.6 28.7 3 2.6 21.8
41 Frank Middleton IND 16 107 387 3.6 2 1.9 24.3 2 1.9 16.2
42 Keith Griffin WAS 16 105 451 4.3 0 0.0 23.8 7 6.7 12.9

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Roy Green STL 16 79 1545 19.6 12 15.2 79.7 1 1.3 88.9
2 Mark Clayton MIA 15 76 1424 18.7 18 23.7 77.6 2 2.6 81.7
3 James Lofton GNB 16 72 1443 20.0 7 9.7 76.4 1 1.4 80.2
4 John Stallworth PIT 16 80 1395 17.4 11 13.8 82.5 1 1.2 79.8
5 Mark Duper MIA 16 71 1306 18.4 8 11.3 83.1 0 0.0 79.0
6 Steve Largent SEA 16 76 1174 15.4 12 15.8 81.6 1 1.3 68.3
7 Steve Watson DEN 16 69 1170 17.0 7 10.1 73.9 0 0.0 67.1
8 Carlos Carson KAN 16 58 1070 18.4 4 6.9 79.3 0 0.0 62.3
9 Mike Quick PHI 14 62 1047 16.9 9 14.5 72.6 0 0.0 61.2
10 Stacey Bailey ATL 16 67 1138 17.0 6 9.0 82.1 1 1.5 59.0
11 Dwight Clark SFO 16 52 880 16.9 6 11.5 88.5 0 0.0 58.7
12 Tim Smith HOU 16 69 1141 16.5 4 5.8 73.9 0 0.0 53.7
13 Cris Collinsworth CIN 15 65 996 15.3 6 9.2 72.3 0 0.0 47.0
14 Art Monk WAS 16 108 1390 12.9 7 6.5 56.5 1 0.9 42.4
15 Tony Hill DAL 11 59 871 14.8 5 8.5 74.6 0 0.0 41.1
16 Kevin House TAM 16 76 1005 13.2 5 6.6 64.5 0 0.0 34.6
17 Henry Marshall KAN 16 62 912 14.7 4 6.5 67.7 2 3.2 30.4
18 Gerald Carter TAM 16 61 832 13.6 5 8.2 83.6 1 1.6 29.9
19 Charlie Joiner SDG 16 61 793 13.0 6 9.8 70.5 0 0.0 28.3
20 Leonard Thompson DET 16 53 766 14.5 6 11.3 66.0 1 1.9 26.7
21 Pat Tilley STL 16 52 758 14.6 5 9.6 75.0 1 1.9 26.3
22 Wes Chandler SDG 15 52 708 13.6 6 11.5 67.3 0 0.0 26.1
23 Alfred Jackson ATL 16 52 731 14.1 2 3.8 51.9 0 0.0 15.9
24 Byron Franklin BUF 16 70 855 12.2 4 5.7 52.9 4 5.7 11.5

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Zeke Mowatt NYG 16 48 698 14.5 6 12.5 72.9 0 0.0 79.9
2 Derrick Ramsey NWE 16 66 792 12.0 7 10.6 65.2 0 0.0 76.5
3 Todd Christensen RAI 16 80 1007 12.6 7 8.8 63.7 1 1.2 75.4
4 Doug Cosbie DAL 16 60 789 13.2 4 6.7 68.3 1 1.7 73.1
5 Doug Marsh STL 16 40 603 15.1 5 12.5 65.0 0 0.0 73.0
6 Mickey Shuler NYJ 16 68 782 11.5 6 8.8 66.2 1 1.5 66.5
7 M.L. Harris CIN 16 49 757 15.4 2 4.1 65.3 2 4.1 66.5
8 Pete Holohan SDG 15 56 734 13.1 1 1.8 71.4 0 0.0 66.4
9 Paul Coffman GNB 14 43 562 13.1 9 20.9 67.4 1 2.3 65.7
10 Ozzie Newsome CLE 16 89 1001 11.2 5 5.6 61.8 0 0.0 65.4
11 Emery Moorehead CHI 16 30 495 16.5 1 3.3 70.0 0 0.0 61.9
12 Jamie Williams HOU 16 41 545 13.3 3 7.3 70.7 2 4.9 57.2
13 Kellen Winslow SDG 7 55 663 12.1 2 3.6 70.9 1 1.8 56.0
14 Clint Didier WAS 11 30 350 11.7 5 16.7 70.0 0 0.0 49.6
15 Lin Dawson NWE 16 39 427 10.9 4 10.3 64.1 0 0.0 47.5
16 Dan Johnson MIA 16 34 426 12.5 3 8.8 50.0 0 0.0 46.9
17 Earl Cooper SFO 16 44 472 10.7 4 9.1 63.6 0 0.0 46.2
18 John Spagnola PHI 16 65 701 10.8 1 1.5 56.9 2 3.1 40.4
19 Steve Jordan MIN 14 39 418 10.7 3 7.7 61.5 0 0.0 35.6
20 Eric Sievers SDG 14 41 438 10.7 3 7.3 61.0 1 2.4 34.7
21 Arthur Cox ATL 16 34 329 9.7 3 8.8 44.1 1 2.9 15.9
22 Chris Dressel HOU 16 40 378 9.5 2 5.0 35.0 1 2.5 15.6
23 Tony Hunter BUF 11 34 337 9.9 2 5.9 44.1 1 2.9 14.8
24 Charle Young SEA 15 34 342 10.1 1 2.9 47.1 1 2.9 13.8
25 David Hill RAM 16 31 300 9.7 1 3.2 51.6 2 6.5 5.5