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 Thurman Thomas BUF 16 370 2113 5.7 12 3.2 0.0 6 1.6 81.1
2 Ricky Watters SFO 14 249 1418 5.7 11 4.4 0.0 2 0.8 80.7
3 Lorenzo White HOU 16 322 1867 5.8 8 2.5 0.0 2 0.6 78.6
4 Emmitt Smith DAL 16 432 2048 4.7 19 4.4 0.0 4 0.9 77.6
5 Terry Allen MIN 16 315 1679 5.3 15 4.8 0.0 9 2.9 75.6
6 Rodney Hampton NYG 16 285 1356 4.8 14 4.9 0.0 1 0.4 74.5
7 Barry Foster PIT 16 426 2034 4.8 11 2.6 0.0 9 2.1 68.3
8 Barry Sanders DET 16 341 1577 4.6 10 2.9 0.0 6 1.8 64.9
9 Ronnie Harmon SDG 16 134 1149 8.6 4 3.0 0.0 4 3.0 64.9
10 Eric Metcalf CLE 16 120 915 7.6 6 5.0 0.0 6 5.0 62.7
11 Neal Anderson CHI 16 198 981 5.0 11 5.6 0.0 6 3.0 61.3
12 Bobby Humphrey MIA 16 156 978 6.3 2 1.3 0.0 2 1.3 59.1
13 Harold Green CIN 16 306 1384 4.5 2 0.7 0.0 1 0.3 58.1
14 Chris Warren SEA 16 239 1151 4.8 3 1.3 0.0 2 0.8 57.9
15 Earnest Byner WAS 16 301 1336 4.4 7 2.3 0.0 1 0.3 57.4
16 Dalton Hilliard NOR 16 163 910 5.6 7 4.3 0.0 6 3.7 56.7
17 Reggie Rivers DEN 16 119 731 6.1 4 3.4 0.0 2 1.7 56.5
18 Herschel Walker PHI 16 305 1348 4.4 10 3.3 0.0 6 2.0 56.4
19 Cleveland Gary RAM 16 331 1418 4.3 10 3.0 0.0 9 2.7 55.8
20 Anthony Johnson IND 15 227 1109 4.9 3 1.3 0.0 6 2.6 52.3
21 Reggie Cobb TAM 16 331 1327 4.0 9 2.7 0.0 3 0.9 50.6
22 Rod Bernstine SDG 9 118 585 5.0 4 3.4 0.0 2 1.7 46.7
23 Johnny Johnson PHO 12 192 837 4.4 6 3.1 0.0 2 1.0 45.5
24 Derrick Fenner CIN 16 119 541 4.5 8 6.7 0.0 1 0.8 44.0
25 Darren Lewis CHI 16 108 557 5.2 4 3.7 0.0 4 3.7 42.1
26 Vince Workman GNB 10 206 921 4.5 2 1.0 0.0 4 1.9 41.2
27 Mark Higgs MIA 16 272 1057 3.9 7 2.6 0.0 5 1.8 41.1
28 Kenneth Davis BUF 16 154 693 4.5 6 3.9 0.0 5 3.2 40.1
29 Roger Craig MIN 15 127 580 4.6 4 3.1 0.0 2 1.6 39.8
30 Eric Dickerson RAI 16 201 814 4.0 3 1.5 0.0 1 0.5 36.9
31 Gaston Green DEN 14 171 727 4.3 2 1.2 0.0 0 0.0 36.6
32 Ricky Ervins WAS 16 183 747 4.1 2 1.1 0.0 1 0.5 34.7
33 Marion Butts SDG 15 227 882 3.9 4 1.8 0.0 4 1.8 33.3
34 Barry Word KAN 12 172 687 4.0 4 2.3 0.0 2 1.2 30.7
35 Amp Lee SFO 16 111 464 4.2 4 3.6 0.0 1 0.9 30.3
36 Rodney Culver IND 16 147 531 3.6 9 6.1 0.0 2 1.4 29.2
37 Blair Thomas NYJ 9 104 489 4.7 0 0.0 0.0 2 1.9 25.1
38 Vaughn Dunbar NOR 16 163 627 3.8 3 1.8 0.0 3 1.8 24.0
39 Jon Vaughn NWE 16 126 535 4.2 1 0.8 0.0 6 4.8 16.2
40 Leonard Russell NWE 11 134 414 3.1 2 1.5 0.0 3 2.2 11.2

Wide Receivers

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Michael Irvin DAL 16 79 1387 17.6 7 8.9 0.0 1 1.3 84.5
2 Fred Barnett PHI 16 68 1068 15.7 6 8.8 0.0 1 1.5 78.8
3 Herman Moore DET 12 51 966 18.9 4 7.8 0.0 0 0.0 77.6
4 Anthony Miller SDG 16 73 1059 14.5 7 9.6 0.0 0 0.0 75.9
5 Jerry Rice SFO 16 93 1259 13.5 11 11.8 0.0 2 2.2 73.5
6 Eric Martin NOR 16 68 1041 15.3 5 7.4 0.0 1 1.5 72.8
7 Sterling Sharpe GNB 16 112 1469 13.1 13 11.6 0.0 2 1.8 71.9
8 James Lofton BUF 16 51 786 15.4 6 11.8 0.0 0 0.0 65.0
9 Andre Rison ATL 15 93 1119 12.0 11 11.8 0.0 2 2.2 62.5
10 Gary Clark WAS 16 66 930 14.1 5 7.6 0.0 1 1.5 62.3
11 Mark Jackson DEN 16 51 744 14.6 8 15.7 0.0 0 0.0 57.6
12 Irving Fryar NWE 15 56 797 14.2 4 7.1 0.0 0 0.0 56.6
13 Randal Hill PHO 16 59 865 14.7 3 5.1 0.0 2 3.4 56.1
14 Andre Reed BUF 16 73 978 13.4 3 4.1 0.0 4 5.5 54.1
15 Jessie Hester IND 16 52 792 15.2 1 1.9 0.0 0 0.0 53.9
16 Rob Moore NYJ 16 51 747 14.6 4 7.8 0.0 0 0.0 53.0
17 Haywood Jeffires HOU 16 90 913 10.1 9 10.0 0.0 1 1.1 49.1
18 Ernest Givins HOU 16 74 862 11.6 10 13.5 0.0 3 4.1 46.5
19 Curtis Duncan HOU 16 82 954 11.6 1 1.2 0.0 0 0.0 45.7
20 Wendell Davis CHI 16 58 776 13.4 2 3.4 0.0 0 0.0 44.6
21 Brett Perriman DET 16 69 810 11.7 4 5.8 0.0 1 1.4 43.0
22 Reggie Langhorne IND 16 66 804 12.2 1 1.5 0.0 0 0.0 41.3
23 Mike Pritchard ATL 16 82 864 10.5 5 6.1 0.0 3 3.7 38.1
24 Ricky Sanders WAS 15 55 701 12.7 3 5.5 0.0 0 0.0 35.9
25 Lawrence Dawsey TAM 15 60 776 12.9 1 1.7 0.0 1 1.7 35.8
26 Tim Brown RAI 15 52 689 13.3 7 13.5 0.0 6 11.5 35.1
27 Cris Carter MIN 12 58 696 12.0 6 10.3 0.0 1 1.7 32.9
28 Art Monk WAS 16 52 689 13.3 3 5.8 0.0 1 1.9 29.1
29 Mark Carrier TAM 14 56 692 12.4 4 7.1 0.0 1 1.8 28.8
30 Ricky Proehl PHO 16 63 767 12.2 3 4.8 0.0 5 7.9 28.5
31 Chris Burkett NYJ 16 57 724 12.7 1 1.8 0.0 1 1.8 28.5
32 Anthony Carter MIN 16 57 646 11.3 3 5.3 0.0 1 1.8 16.9
33 Drew Hill ATL 16 60 623 10.4 3 5.0 0.0 1 1.7 14.1

Tight Ends

Rank Player Team G Touch YScm Y/Tch TD TD% 1D% Fmb Fmb/100 SPR
1 Brent Jones SFO 15 45 628 14.0 4 8.9 0.0 1 2.2 77.3
2 Keith Jackson MIA 13 48 594 12.4 5 10.4 0.0 2 4.2 67.5
3 Shannon Sharpe DEN 16 55 634 11.5 2 3.6 0.0 1 1.8 64.3
4 Jay Novacek DAL 16 68 630 9.3 6 8.8 0.0 0 0.0 63.6
5 Kerry Cash IND 16 43 521 12.1 3 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 61.4
6 Jackie Harris GNB 16 55 595 10.8 2 3.6 0.0 1 1.8 51.1
7 Ethan Horton RAI 16 33 409 12.4 2 6.1 0.0 1 3.0 50.7
8 Derrick Walker SDG 16 34 393 11.6 2 5.9 0.0 0 0.0 44.8
9 Pete Metzelaars BUF 16 30 298 9.9 6 20.0 0.0 0 0.0 37.3
10 Ron Hall TAM 12 39 351 9.0 4 10.3 0.0 0 0.0 35.0
11 Marv Cook NWE 16 52 413 7.9 2 3.8 0.0 3 5.8 26.8
12 Jim Price RAM 15 34 324 9.5 2 5.9 0.0 2 5.9 20.2