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 James Brooks CIN 16 259 1773 6.8 9 3.5 25.9 2 0.8 88.5
2 Herschel Walker DAL 16 227 1574 6.9 14 6.2 34.8 5 2.2 88.5
3 Curt Warner SEA 16 360 1823 5.1 13 3.6 25.8 6 1.7 81.7
4 Gary Anderson SDG 16 207 1313 6.3 9 4.3 32.4 5 2.4 79.1
5 Darrin Nelson MIN 16 244 1386 5.7 7 2.9 31.6 3 1.2 78.6
6 Lorenzo Hampton MIA 16 247 1276 5.2 12 4.9 29.1 4 1.6 78.4
7 Joe Morris NYG 15 362 1749 4.8 15 4.1 24.0 6 1.7 73.8
8 Walter Payton CHI 16 358 1715 4.8 11 3.1 25.1 6 1.7 70.0
9 Walter Abercrombie PIT 16 261 1272 4.9 8 3.1 25.3 4 1.5 66.9
10 Kelvin Bryant WAS 10 112 707 6.3 7 6.2 33.0 2 1.8 66.6
11 Rueben Mayes NOR 16 303 1449 4.8 8 2.6 22.8 4 1.3 63.0
12 Eric Dickerson RAM 16 430 2026 4.7 11 2.6 24.4 12 2.8 61.8
13 Robb Riddick BUF 15 199 1100 5.5 5 2.5 26.1 8 4.0 56.1
14 Stump Mitchell STL 15 215 1076 5.0 5 2.3 26.5 4 1.9 55.5
15 George Rogers WAS 15 306 1227 4.0 18 5.9 26.1 7 2.3 55.0
16 Gerald Riggs ATL 16 367 1463 4.0 9 2.5 25.6 6 1.6 54.1
17 Johnny Hector NYJ 13 197 907 4.6 8 4.1 26.9 2 1.0 53.2
18 Freeman McNeil NYJ 12 263 1266 4.8 6 2.3 27.8 8 3.0 52.6
19 Joe Cribbs SFO 14 187 936 5.0 5 2.7 28.3 5 2.7 51.8
20 Greg Bell BUF 6 102 519 5.1 6 5.9 30.4 2 2.0 51.4
21 Tony Collins NWE 16 233 1096 4.7 8 3.4 20.2 4 1.7 50.8
22 Marcus Allen RAI 13 254 1212 4.8 7 2.8 21.7 7 2.8 50.0
23 Tony Dorsett DAL 13 209 1015 4.9 6 2.9 18.7 5 2.4 47.8
24 Sammy Winder DEN 16 266 960 3.6 14 5.3 19.2 2 0.8 44.5
25 Kenneth Davis GNB 16 135 661 4.9 1 0.7 23.0 2 1.5 41.1
26 Earnest Byner CLE 7 131 605 4.6 4 3.1 21.4 1 0.8 38.0
27 Gerry Ellis GNB 16 108 603 5.6 2 1.9 25.0 4 3.7 37.6
28 Garry James DET 16 193 907 4.7 3 1.6 17.1 3 1.6 36.5
29 James Wilder TAM 12 233 1030 4.4 3 1.3 21.0 10 4.3 32.0
30 Curtis Dickey CLE 14 145 601 4.1 6 4.1 21.4 4 2.8 28.6
31 Dalton Hilliard NOR 16 138 532 3.9 5 3.6 23.2 3 2.2 27.7
32 Mike Rozier HOU 13 223 842 3.8 4 1.8 22.4 6 2.7 24.1
33 Allen Pinkett HOU 16 112 473 4.2 3 2.7 20.5 2 1.8 23.8
34 Napoleon McCallum RAI 15 155 639 4.1 1 0.6 23.9 5 3.2 22.1
35 Gary Ellerson GNB 16 102 417 4.1 3 2.9 24.5 3 2.9 21.0
36 Keith Byars PHI 16 188 621 3.3 1 0.5 15.4 3 1.6 18.0
37 Boyce Green KAN 16 109 451 4.1 3 2.8 18.3 3 2.8 17.2
38 Curtis Adams SDG 7 122 392 3.2 4 3.3 16.4 3 2.5 12.8

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Mark Duper MIA 16 68 1303 19.2 11 16.2 83.8 0 0.0 92.3
2 Stanley Morgan NWE 16 84 1491 17.8 10 11.9 89.3 0 0.0 88.1
3 Mark Clayton MIA 15 62 1183 19.1 10 16.1 87.1 1 1.6 83.5
4 Jerry Rice SFO 16 96 1642 17.1 16 16.7 77.1 2 2.1 82.3
5 Gary Clark WAS 15 74 1265 17.1 7 9.5 77.0 1 1.4 73.7
6 Ernest Givins HOU 15 70 1210 17.3 4 5.7 78.6 0 0.0 71.3
7 Drew Hill HOU 16 65 1112 17.1 5 7.7 84.6 0 0.0 69.2
8 Jeff Chadwick DET 15 53 995 18.8 5 9.4 90.6 1 1.9 62.9
9 Bill Brooks IND 16 69 1136 16.5 8 11.6 72.5 2 2.9 61.5
10 Cris Collinsworth CIN 16 64 1008 15.8 10 15.6 65.6 1 1.6 57.7
11 Mike Quick PHI 16 60 939 15.7 9 15.0 76.7 1 1.7 53.5
12 Steve Largent SEA 16 70 1070 15.3 9 12.9 72.9 3 4.3 53.2
13 Willie Gault CHI 16 50 897 17.9 5 10.0 74.0 1 2.0 53.1
14 Stephone Paige KAN 16 54 827 15.3 11 20.4 81.5 0 0.0 49.3
15 Al Toon NYJ 16 87 1173 13.5 8 9.2 59.8 3 3.4 47.5
16 Eddie Brown CIN 16 66 996 15.1 4 6.1 69.7 0 0.0 43.8
17 Brian Brennan CLE 16 55 838 15.2 6 10.9 87.3 1 1.8 41.0
18 Wes Chandler SDG 16 56 874 15.6 4 7.1 78.6 2 3.6 38.8
19 J.T. Smith STL 16 80 1014 12.7 6 7.5 63.7 1 1.2 38.3
20 Art Monk WAS 16 77 1095 14.2 4 5.2 54.5 2 2.6 37.7
21 Charlie Brown ATL 16 63 918 14.6 4 6.3 73.0 1 1.6 37.5
22 Matt Bouza IND 16 72 842 11.7 5 6.9 63.9 0 0.0 25.2
23 Andre Reed BUF 15 56 731 13.1 7 12.5 67.9 2 3.6 23.7
24 Dwight Clark SFO 16 61 794 13.0 2 3.3 77.0 0 0.0 23.1
25 James Lofton GNB 15 64 840 13.1 4 6.2 67.2 3 4.7 20.5
26 Phil Epps GNB 12 53 630 11.9 4 7.5 58.5 0 0.0 15.8
27 Floyd Dixon ATL 16 53 684 12.9 2 3.8 58.5 3 5.7 5.6

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Clint Didier WAS 14 34 691 20.3 4 11.8 76.5 0 0.0 87.0
2 Steve Jordan MIN 16 58 859 14.8 6 10.3 65.5 0 0.0 82.7
3 Todd Christensen RAI 16 95 1153 12.1 8 8.4 69.5 1 1.1 77.7
4 Mark Bavaro NYG 16 66 1001 15.2 4 6.1 72.7 3 4.5 75.7
5 Kellen Winslow SDG 16 64 728 11.4 5 7.8 67.2 0 0.0 68.3
6 Calvin Magee TAM 16 45 564 12.5 5 11.1 64.4 1 2.2 63.7
7 Rodney Holman CIN 16 40 570 14.3 2 5.0 70.0 1 2.5 58.0
8 Russ Francis SFO 16 41 505 12.3 1 2.4 63.4 0 0.0 48.3
9 Mickey Shuler NYJ 16 69 675 9.8 4 5.8 55.1 0 0.0 47.3
10 Ozzie Newsome CLE 16 39 417 10.7 3 7.7 51.3 0 0.0 40.3
11 Jimmie Giles 2TM 16 37 376 10.2 4 10.8 56.8 0 0.0 39.8
12 Pete Metzelaars BUF 16 49 485 9.9 3 6.1 44.9 2 4.1 30.7
13 Bruce Hardy MIA 16 54 430 8.0 5 9.3 50.0 2 3.7 29.0
14 John Spagnola PHI 15 39 397 10.2 1 2.6 30.8 2 5.1 18.2
15 Greg Baty NWE 16 37 331 8.9 2 5.4 45.9 0 0.0 17.2
16 John Tice NOR 16 37 330 8.9 3 8.1 48.6 1 2.7 16.2