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 Herschel Walker DAL 12 269 1606 6.0 8 3.0 28.3 4 1.5 84.9
2 Albert Bentley IND 12 176 1078 6.1 9 5.1 34.1 3 1.7 82.5
3 Earnest Byner CLE 12 157 984 6.3 10 6.4 38.9 5 3.2 74.3
4 Troy Stradford MIA 12 193 1076 5.6 7 3.6 31.1 6 3.1 70.8
5 Kelvin Bryant WAS 11 120 896 7.5 6 5.0 33.3 4 3.3 69.8
6 Curt Warner SEA 12 251 1152 4.6 10 4.0 25.5 4 1.6 69.8
7 Stump Mitchell STL 12 248 1178 4.8 5 2.0 23.0 3 1.2 67.6
8 Eric Dickerson 2TM 12 301 1459 4.8 6 2.0 23.6 7 2.3 65.8
9 Ronnie Harmon BUF 12 172 962 5.6 4 2.3 27.3 2 1.2 65.5
10 Charles White RAM 15 347 1495 4.3 11 3.2 23.3 8 2.3 64.2
11 Marcus Allen RAI 12 251 1164 4.6 5 2.0 23.1 3 1.2 63.3
12 Dalton Hilliard NOR 12 146 772 5.3 8 5.5 26.7 4 2.7 57.5
13 Gary Anderson SDG 12 127 763 6.0 5 3.9 29.1 4 3.1 56.1
14 Johnny Hector NYJ 11 143 684 4.8 11 7.7 30.1 2 1.4 55.6
15 Mike Rozier HOU 11 256 1149 4.5 3 1.2 23.0 5 2.0 51.9
16 Stanford Jennings CIN 12 105 591 5.6 3 2.9 33.3 0 0.0 50.5
17 Freeman McNeil NYJ 9 145 792 5.5 1 0.7 22.8 1 0.7 50.3
18 Gerald Riggs ATL 12 228 1074 4.7 2 0.9 21.5 4 1.8 49.0
19 Darrin Nelson MIN 10 157 771 4.9 2 1.3 20.4 2 1.3 42.5
20 Sammy Winder DEN 12 210 815 3.9 7 3.3 23.3 5 2.4 41.1
21 Tony Collins NWE 13 191 821 4.3 6 3.1 19.9 6 3.1 40.0
22 James Brooks CIN 9 116 562 4.8 3 2.6 19.8 0 0.0 35.2
23 Rueben Mayes NOR 12 258 985 3.8 5 1.9 18.6 8 3.1 33.7
24 Walter Payton CHI 12 179 750 4.2 5 2.8 25.7 5 2.8 31.8
25 George Rogers WAS 11 167 636 3.8 6 3.6 22.2 2 1.2 31.2
26 Joe Morris NYG 11 204 772 3.8 3 1.5 19.6 2 1.0 30.8
27 Walter Abercrombie PIT 12 147 668 4.5 2 1.4 22.4 4 2.7 27.8
28 Keith Byars PHI 10 137 603 4.4 4 2.9 18.2 3 2.2 26.3
29 Jeff Smith TAM 12 120 506 4.2 4 3.3 20.8 2 1.7 22.8
30 Kenneth Davis GNB 10 123 523 4.3 3 2.4 13.0 2 1.6 20.0
31 Tony Dorsett DAL 12 149 633 4.2 2 1.3 16.8 3 2.0 17.5

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Jerry Rice SFO 12 73 1129 15.5 23 31.5 80.8 2 2.7 85.0
2 Carlos Carson KAN 12 56 1037 18.5 7 12.5 78.6 1 1.8 80.0
3 Gary Clark WAS 12 57 1066 18.7 7 12.3 71.9 3 5.3 77.9
4 Steve Largent SEA 13 60 945 15.8 8 13.3 81.7 2 3.3 69.2
5 Ernest Givins HOU 12 54 920 17.0 6 11.1 72.2 2 3.7 59.6
6 J.T. Smith STL 15 91 1117 12.3 8 8.8 71.4 2 2.2 58.1
7 Al Toon NYJ 12 68 976 14.4 5 7.4 66.2 0 0.0 56.0
8 Henry Ellard RAM 12 52 803 15.4 3 5.8 82.7 3 5.8 43.3
9 Chris Burkett BUF 12 56 765 13.7 4 7.1 60.7 1 1.8 34.2
10 Andre Reed BUF 12 58 753 13.0 5 8.6 65.5 0 0.0 34.2
11 Pete Mandley DET 12 59 723 12.3 7 11.9 67.8 0 0.0 33.1
12 Bill Brooks IND 12 53 720 13.6 3 5.7 62.3 3 5.7 15.0
13 Lionel James SDG 12 68 695 10.2 5 7.4 47.1 6 8.8 4.4

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Mark Bavaro NYG 12 55 867 15.8 8 14.5 76.4 2 3.6 91.0
2 Todd Christensen RAI 12 47 663 14.1 2 4.3 80.9 0 0.0 77.0
3 Robert Awalt STL 12 44 517 11.8 6 13.6 63.6 0 0.0 68.0
4 Steve Jordan MIN 12 35 490 14.0 2 5.7 60.0 1 2.9 57.0
5 Calvin Magee TAM 11 34 424 12.5 3 8.8 76.5 0 0.0 56.0
6 Clarence Kay DEN 12 31 440 14.2 0 0.0 67.7 3 9.7 50.2
7 Kellen Winslow SDG 12 53 519 9.8 3 5.7 58.5 1 1.9 48.5
8 Doug Cosbie DAL 12 37 416 11.2 3 8.1 56.8 0 0.0 38.5
9 Mickey Shuler NYJ 11 43 434 10.1 3 7.0 60.5 2 4.7 37.0
10 Ozzie Newsome CLE 13 34 375 11.0 0 0.0 44.1 0 0.0 21.2
11 John Spagnola PHI 12 36 350 9.7 2 5.6 33.3 2 5.6 5.5