RB Comparisons

[masomenos]

Most of this information was already posted in another thread of mine, but since I'm adding another player to it and cant edit my original post, I figured I'd just start another thread. The leader in each category will be marked by an asterisk.

Attempts
DMC - 309
Forte - 314*
Jones - 133

Yards/YPC/TD
DMC -1830/5.6/16
Forte - 2127/5.9/22
Jones - 1162/8.7/11

Runs Where More Than One Defender Was Needed to Make Tackle
DMC - 107 (34.6%)*
Forte - 99 (31.5%)
Jones - 22 (16.5%)

Runs Resulting in First Downs
DMC - 90 (29.1%)
Forte - 108 (34.4%)*
Jones - 45 (33.8%)

Carries on Third Down
DMC - 38, 20 converted into 1st downs, 18 failed (52.6% success rate)
Forte - 27, 16 converted into 1st downs, 11 failed (59.3% success rate)
Jones - 14, 9 converted into 1st downs, 5 failed (64.3% success rate)*

Carries on Fourth Down
DMC - 3, 2 converted into 1st downs, 1 failed (66.6% success rate)
Forte - 5, 5 converted into 1st downs, 0 failed (100% success rate)*
Jones - 0

Runs of 10 yards or more
DMC - 35 (11.3%)
Forte - 55 (17.5%)
Jones - 30 (22.5%)*

Runs of 20 yards or more
DMC - 15 (4.9%)
Forte - 20 (6.4%)
Jones - 17 (12.8%)*

Key Carries on Scoring Drives
DMC - 39 (12.6%)
Forte - 41 (13.1%)
Jones - 27 (20.3%)*

Tackled at or Behind Line of Scrimmage
DMC - 40 (12.9%)*
Forte - 59 (18.8%)
Jones - 26 (19.5%)

 

[tomson75]

That's some pretty good stuff. Can you get that info for Rice, Johnson, etc.?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

wait, I thought you could arm-tackle DMAC...

 

[hendog]

where's the stat on how many times forte played against the SEC.

I like Matt but it's not exactly comparing apples to apples.

 

[big dog cowboy]

But.....but.....but.....

 

[masomenos]

That's some pretty good stuff. Can you get that info for Rice, Johnson, etc.?

I can't, no, it's not available yet. However, if/when it does then I'll be adding to the list.

 

[CF74]

Would you say DMCF is closer to Reggie Bush or Adrain Peterson?

 

[masomenos]

where's the stat on how many times forte played against the SEC.

I just chose those three because their the only ones who the stats are available for. As far as comparing Apples to Apples...really the only way you're going to be able to do that is by comparing Jones and McFadden since they played all of the same teams. Even when comparing other Division 1 A RBs It's hard to take into account the quality of teams each RB played. With a guy like Forte who goes to a smaller school I think that you have to look for statistics that far exceed his contemporaries at the same level.

 

[masomenos]

Would you say DMCF is closer to Reggie Bush or Adrain Peterson?

DMC is definitely more Peterson than Bush. Now, I don't think McFadden is going to have quite the success as Peterson. But I wouldn't be surprised if Felix Jones was just as effective as Reggie Bush in terms of running the ball.
I tried looking up the stats for players like Bush and Peterson and just wasn't able to find them. I do know that in his senior year 71% of Petersons yards came after first contact, so you can assume he probably had pretty high percentages in terms of Runs Requiring More than One Tackler and pretty low in terms of Runs Resulting in No Gain or a Loss.

 

[Big Dakota]

DMC is definitely more Peterson than Bush. Now, I don't think McFadden is going to have quite the success as Peterson. But I wouldn't be surprised if Felix Jones was just as effective as Reggie Bush in terms of running the ball.
I tried looking up the stats for players like Bush and Peterson and just wasn't able to find them. I do know that in his senior year 71% of Petersons yards came after first contact, so you can assume he probably had pretty high percentages in terms of Runs Requiring More than One Tackler and pretty low in terms of Runs Resulting in No Gain or a Loss.

This site has some stats. Nothing like yards after contact though.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2005/player/657/56617/index.html

 

[Muhast]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_bbaIF22NGQ

 

[SDogo]

Chris Johnson is round 2 is all we need

 

[masomenos]

This site has some stats. Nothing like yards after contact though.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2005/player/657/56617/index.html

Thanks Dakota, I'll have to bookmark that.

 

[Big Dakota]

Thanks Dakota, I'll have to bookmark that.

No problemo

 

[ctrous25]

Chris Johnson is round 2 is all we need

I hope your right

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I liked the highlights of Matt Forte but I'd still take Mendenhall and McFadden over him...