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 15 211 1218 5.8 14 6.6 30.8 1 0.5 86.1
2 Roger Craig SFO 16 386 2036 5.3 10 2.6 28.0 8 2.1 80.3
3 Eric Dickerson IND 16 424 2036 4.8 15 3.5 27.6 5 1.2 78.4
4 Keith Byars PHI 16 224 1222 5.5 10 4.5 26.3 5 2.2 75.6
5 Neal Anderson CHI 16 288 1477 5.1 12 4.2 24.3 8 2.8 74.7
6 Greg Bell RAM 16 312 1336 4.3 18 5.8 26.6 6 1.9 69.8
7 Kelvin Bryant WAS 10 150 945 6.3 6 4.0 32.0 3 2.0 68.8
8 Herschel Walker DAL 16 414 2019 4.9 7 1.7 22.7 6 1.4 67.6
9 Gary Anderson SDG 14 257 1301 5.1 3 1.2 23.3 5 1.9 65.8
10 Dalton Hilliard NOR 16 238 1158 4.9 6 2.5 28.6 3 1.3 64.6
11 Freeman McNeil NYJ 16 253 1232 4.9 7 2.8 20.2 3 1.2 62.9
12 Earnest Byner CLE 16 216 1152 5.3 5 2.3 25.5 5 2.3 61.6
13 Robb Riddick BUF 15 141 720 5.1 13 9.2 48.2 3 2.1 61.4
14 Paul Palmer KAN 15 187 1063 5.7 6 3.2 24.1 7 3.7 59.3
15 Johnny Hector NYJ 16 163 798 4.9 10 6.1 38.0 3 1.8 59.3
16 Marcus Allen RAI 15 257 1134 4.4 8 3.1 27.2 5 1.9 55.3
17 Curt Warner SEA 16 288 1179 4.1 12 4.2 24.0 5 1.7 54.0
18 John Stephens NWE 16 311 1266 4.1 4 1.3 21.5 3 1.0 51.9
19 Stump Mitchell PHO 14 189 940 5.0 5 2.6 24.3 6 3.2 50.6
20 Mike Rozier HOU 15 262 1101 4.2 11 4.2 26.0 7 2.7 50.1
21 Allen Pinkett HOU 16 134 627 4.7 9 6.7 26.1 2 1.5 48.7
22 Troy Stradford MIA 15 151 761 5.0 3 2.0 21.9 2 1.3 48.2
23 Lorenzo Hampton MIA 16 140 618 4.4 12 8.6 25.7 2 1.4 46.3
24 Garry James DET 16 221 934 4.2 7 3.2 23.5 3 1.4 45.6
25 Joe Morris NYG 16 329 1249 3.8 5 1.5 20.4 7 2.1 40.9
26 Thurman Thomas BUF 15 225 1089 4.8 2 0.9 21.3 9 4.0 39.1
27 Gerald Riggs ATL 9 135 659 4.9 1 0.7 28.1 3 2.2 39.0
28 Allen Rice MIN 16 140 601 4.3 6 4.3 20.7 1 0.7 38.1
29 Herman Heard KAN 12 126 636 5.0 0 0.0 22.2 2 1.6 37.8
30 Tony Dorsett DEN 16 197 825 4.2 5 2.5 20.8 6 3.0 32.8
31 Lars Tate TAM 15 127 490 3.9 8 6.3 22.8 2 1.6 30.4
32 Rueben Mayes NOR 16 181 731 4.0 3 1.7 16.0 1 0.6 29.4
33 Keith Woodside GNB 16 122 547 4.5 5 4.1 19.7 3 2.5 29.4
34 Thomas Sanders CHI 16 104 426 4.1 3 2.9 23.1 5 4.8 16.2
35 Tim Manoa CLE 16 109 443 4.1 2 1.8 21.1 4 3.7 14.0
36 Darrin Nelson MIN 13 128 485 3.8 1 0.8 14.1 3 2.3 8.0
37 Jamie Morris WAS 16 127 440 3.5 2 1.6 20.5 3 2.4 7.9

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Eddie Brown CIN 16 54 1268 23.5 9 16.7 81.5 1 1.9 91.7
2 Henry Ellard RAM 16 87 1421 16.3 10 11.5 82.8 3 3.4 84.0
3 Jerry Rice SFO 16 77 1413 18.4 10 13.0 71.4 2 2.6 82.1
4 Drew Hill HOU 16 72 1141 15.8 10 13.9 77.8 0 0.0 81.2
5 Ricky Sanders WAS 16 75 1162 15.5 12 16.0 73.3 0 0.0 77.6
6 Anthony Carter MIN 16 76 1266 16.7 6 7.9 78.9 1 1.3 77.2
7 Louis Lipps PIT 16 56 1102 19.7 6 10.7 87.5 2 3.6 76.6
8 Bruce Hill TAM 14 60 1029 17.2 9 15.0 83.3 2 3.3 71.4
9 Mark Clayton MIA 16 87 1133 13.0 14 16.1 73.6 0 0.0 65.8
10 Roy Green PHO 16 72 1098 15.3 7 9.7 70.8 0 0.0 63.4
11 Lionel Manuel NYG 16 69 1056 15.3 4 5.8 82.6 1 1.4 58.4
12 Ernest Givins HOU 16 64 1002 15.7 5 7.8 75.0 1 1.6 55.9
13 Mark Carrier TAM 16 57 970 17.0 5 8.8 78.9 2 3.5 55.7
14 Eric Martin NOR 16 87 1095 12.6 7 8.0 75.9 2 2.3 50.3
15 Bill Brooks IND 16 59 929 15.7 3 5.1 79.7 1 1.7 48.4
16 Stephone Paige KAN 16 61 902 14.8 7 11.5 73.8 2 3.3 47.3
17 Gary Clark WAS 16 61 898 14.7 7 11.5 75.4 2 3.3 46.5
18 Andre Reed BUF 15 77 1032 13.4 6 7.8 54.5 1 1.3 45.8
19 Ray Alexander DAL 16 54 788 14.6 6 11.1 75.9 0 0.0 44.7
20 Reggie Langhorne CLE 16 59 806 13.7 8 13.6 66.1 3 5.1 37.2
21 Al Toon NYJ 15 94 1072 11.4 5 5.3 64.9 2 2.1 36.6
22 Art Monk WAS 16 79 992 12.6 5 6.3 54.4 0 0.0 35.9
23 Vance Johnson DEN 16 69 897 13.0 5 7.2 73.9 0 0.0 35.8
24 J.T. Smith PHO 16 84 1001 11.9 5 6.0 64.3 4 4.8 28.4
25 Tim Brown RAI 16 57 775 13.6 6 10.5 57.9 5 8.8 26.0
26 Pete Mandley DET 15 50 661 13.2 5 10.0 74.0 3 6.0 24.1
27 Sterling Sharpe GNB 16 59 789 13.4 1 1.7 64.4 3 5.1 20.6
28 Lonzell Hill NOR 16 68 710 10.4 7 10.3 51.5 3 4.4 14.8
29 Kelvin Martin DAL 16 53 618 11.7 3 5.7 73.6 2 3.8 10.7
30 Ricky Nattiel DEN 15 51 625 12.3 1 2.0 51.0 3 5.9 6.0

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Jay Novacek PHO 16 39 579 14.8 4 10.3 64.1 0 0.0 77.5
2 Steve Jordan MIN 16 57 756 13.3 5 8.8 64.9 2 3.5 70.5
3 Mickey Shuler NYJ 15 70 805 11.5 5 7.1 70.0 1 1.4 69.3
4 Ferrell Edmunds MIA 16 34 567 16.7 3 8.8 61.8 4 11.8 64.7
5 Mark Bavaro NYG 16 53 672 12.7 4 7.5 60.4 1 1.9 62.7
6 Ron Hall TAM 15 39 555 14.2 0 0.0 69.2 0 0.0 59.8
7 Rodney Holman CIN 16 39 527 13.5 3 7.7 71.8 2 5.1 57.3
8 Keith Jackson PHI 16 81 869 10.7 6 7.4 46.9 3 3.7 56.0
9 Pete Holohan RAM 16 59 640 10.8 3 5.1 69.5 1 1.7 54.7
10 Robert Awalt PHO 16 39 454 11.6 4 10.3 48.7 1 2.6 48.5
11 Pete Metzelaars BUF 16 33 438 13.3 1 3.0 60.6 0 0.0 45.8
12 Clarence Kay DEN 14 34 352 10.4 4 11.8 61.8 1 2.9 38.7
13 Damone Johnson RAM 16 42 350 8.3 6 14.3 50.0 0 0.0 34.7
14 Rod Bernstine SDG 14 31 347 11.2 0 0.0 32.3 0 0.0 24.2
15 Ozzie Newsome CLE 16 35 343 9.8 2 5.7 42.9 0 0.0 19.0
16 Ed West GNB 16 30 276 9.2 3 10.0 46.7 1 3.3 16.7