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2025 Fantasy Football Stats to Know
Must-Know Running Back Fantasy Football Stats
Saquon Barkley (RB – PHI)
Last season, Saquon Barkley had 436 carries (including the postseason). Here’s a list of recent (since 2000) 400+ carry seasons by a running back and their performance the following season:
| Running Back | Age | 400+ Carry Season | Carries | Fantasy Finish | Fantasy Finish (Next Season) |
| DeMarco Murray | 26 | 2014 | 436 | RB2 | RB15 |
| Eddie George | 27 | 2000 | 431 | RB3 | RB21 |
| Shaun Alexander | 28 | 2005 | 430 | RB1 | RB30 |
| Larry Johnson | 27 | 2006 | 429 | RB3 | RB40 |
| Jamal Lewis | 21 | 2000 | 412 | RB15 | Did Not Play |
| Corey Dillon | 30 | 2004 | 410 | RB7 | RB18 |
| Edgerrin James | 22 | 2000 | 408 | RB2 | RB33 |
| Curtis Martin | 31 | 2004 | 408 | RB4 | RB29 |
| Arian Foster | 27 | 2012 | 405 | RB3 | RB45 |
| Ahman Green | 26 | 2003 | 403 | RB3 | RB15 |
| Jamal Lewis | 24 | 2003 | 401 | RB4 | RB26 |
The defense rests.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG)
Upon taking over the backfield in Week 5, Tyrone Tracy Jr. was the RB26 for the rest of the season in the second-lowest scoring offense in the NFL, including four weeks of RB1 production. The loss of Daniel Jones took the Giants’ offense from bad to putrid, but in his six games with Jones, Tracy tallied 516 rushing yards on 95 carries, good for nearly 5.5 yards per carry. He struggled to maintain that efficiency with Tommy DeVito behind center, but he looked the part, and the former receiver continued to excel as a pass-catcher with 284 receiving yards on the season.
Austin Ekeler (RB – WSH)
Austin Ekeler was the overall RB34 in PPR formats last year despite playing just 12 games. He averaged more PPR points per game last season than Sam LaPorta, Jaylen Waddle and Chris Olave, to name a few. Ekeler does not even need to improve on last year’s numbers to be considered a value.
Let’s consider the very real possibility that Ekeler does improve on those numbers. When Brian Robinson Jr. missed three games due to injury last season, here were Ekeler’s weekly finishes in PPR leagues: RB25, RB13, RB6. Again, he doesn’t even have to reach those thresholds to be a value.
Isaiah Davis (RB – NYJ)
The New York Jets have a trio of very talented running backs, led by Breece Hall (for now?), and sophomore running backs Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Hall is known for his breakaway speed and big-play ability. Allen is a 235-pound bruiser, while Davis makes plays as a runner and receiver with excellent vision and good hands in the passing game.
Davis had just 30 carries last season but managed an impressive 5.8 yards per carry (YPC), with eight of those runs going for 10+ yards, outperforming Hall (4.2 YPC) and Allen (3.6 YPC). Davis stood out even more in yards per carry after contact, averaging 3.6 compared to Hall and Allen, who both averaged 2.1. The Jets are planning to go with a committee approach in the backfield in a run-heavy offense, which will include dual-threat starting quarterback Justin Fields.
Kyren Williams (RB – LAR)
Kyren Williams had 316 carries in 16 games last season. The only running backs who had more carries than Williams in 2024 were Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry.
But can we count on Williams to be a workhorse again in 2025? The Rams keep drafting running backs. First, it was Blake Corum with a third-round pick last year, then Jarquez Hunter with a fourth-round pick this year.
Williams also handled 82.6% of the Rams’ carries within five yards of the goal line last season — the second-highest percentage of any back in the league behind only Derrick Henry. Williams has been an effective short-yardage runner, but what if he starts ceding more of those close-in carries?
Williams went from averaging 5.0 yards per carry in 2023 to averaging 4.1 yards per carry last year. He also had a career-high five fumbles in 2025.
It’s possible Williams can be a top-10 fantasy running back for a third consecutive season. I just don’t want to bet on it.
Kenneth Walker (RB – SEA)
When Kenneth Walker is healthy, he should be a dominant force in fantasy football in a new-look Seahawks offense that will place heavy emphasis on running the football. In 2024, Walker remained one of the league’s most elusive running backs, finishing the year as Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) fifth-highest graded running back with 61 forced missed tackles in just 11 games played. He had a league-leading forced missed tackle rate of 30%.
The No. 1 RB in Klint Kubiak offenses have the chance to be a true league winner. Last season, Alvin Kamara finished first in expected fantasy points with Kubiak running the offense. In 2021, as the coordinator for the Vikings, Kubiak coached both Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison to success. Cook was the RB4 in points per game (PPG) that season, and Mattison posted similar top-five fantasy numbers in his spot starts for Cook. Nearly 18 PPG were scored between the two.
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