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Comparing Rush Defenses that 5 big time RBs have faced (Henry/LF/Zeke/Cook/Caff)
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:26 am
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:26 am
I think this will give us the best idea of how each RB stacks up. This is for fun.
Derrick Henry vs Power 5 Teams: 1581 yards, 6.2 YPC, 16 TDs
Leonard Fournette vs Power 5 Teams: 1358 yards, 6.2 YPC, 14 TDs
Ezekiel Elliott vs Power 5 Teams: 1339, 6.83 YPC, 15 TDs
Dalvin Cook vs Power 5 Teams: 1130 yards, 7.69 YPC, 11 TDs
Christian McCaffrey vs Power 5 Teams: 1582 yards, 5.92 YPC, 7 TDs
Derrick Henry has faced these defenses:
Wisconsin: 5th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia: 48th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
Tennessee: 49th ranked Rush Defense
LSU: 26th ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 49th (49)
Leonard Fournette has faced these defenses:
Syracuse: 78th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
South Carolina: 112th ranked Rush Defense
Alabama: 1st ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.77)
Ezekiel Elliott has faced these defenses:
Virginia Tech: 76th ranked Rush Defense
Indiana: 77th ranked Rush Defense
Maryland: 59th ranked Rush Defense
Penn State: 47th ranked Rush Defense
Rutgers: 83rd ranked Rush Defense
Minnesota: 71st ranked Rush Defense
Illinois: 64th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan State: 16th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan: 19th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.88)
Dalvin Cook has faced these defenses:
Boston College: 2nd ranked Rush Defense
Wake Forest: 57th ranked Rush Defense
Miami: 108th ranked Rush Defense
Louisville: 17th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia Tech: 61st ranked Rush Defense
Clemson: 24th ranked Rush Defense
NC State: 42nd ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 40th (39.75)
Christian McCaffrey has faced these defenses:
Northwestern: 15th ranked Rush Defense
USC: 30th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon State: 116th ranked Rush Defense
Arizona: 20th ranked Rush Defense
UCLA: 87th ranked Rush Defense
Washington: 29th ranked Rush Defense
Washington State: 101st ranked Rush Defense
Colorado: 98th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon: 75th ranked Rush Defense
California: 103rd ranked Rush Defense
Notre Dame: 65th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 67th (67.18)
So in order of best rush defenses faced (Power 5):
Dalvin Cook > Derrick Henry > Leonard Fournette > Ezekiel Elliott > Christian McCaffrey
There, now we know what they've done against real competition and how good that competition was at stopping the run.
*I posted this on the SECr, figured you'd all like it.
Derrick Henry vs Power 5 Teams: 1581 yards, 6.2 YPC, 16 TDs
Leonard Fournette vs Power 5 Teams: 1358 yards, 6.2 YPC, 14 TDs
Ezekiel Elliott vs Power 5 Teams: 1339, 6.83 YPC, 15 TDs
Dalvin Cook vs Power 5 Teams: 1130 yards, 7.69 YPC, 11 TDs
Christian McCaffrey vs Power 5 Teams: 1582 yards, 5.92 YPC, 7 TDs
Derrick Henry has faced these defenses:
Wisconsin: 5th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia: 48th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
Tennessee: 49th ranked Rush Defense
LSU: 26th ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 49th (49)
Leonard Fournette has faced these defenses:
Syracuse: 78th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
South Carolina: 112th ranked Rush Defense
Alabama: 1st ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.77)
Ezekiel Elliott has faced these defenses:
Virginia Tech: 76th ranked Rush Defense
Indiana: 77th ranked Rush Defense
Maryland: 59th ranked Rush Defense
Penn State: 47th ranked Rush Defense
Rutgers: 83rd ranked Rush Defense
Minnesota: 71st ranked Rush Defense
Illinois: 64th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan State: 16th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan: 19th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.88)
Dalvin Cook has faced these defenses:
Boston College: 2nd ranked Rush Defense
Wake Forest: 57th ranked Rush Defense
Miami: 108th ranked Rush Defense
Louisville: 17th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia Tech: 61st ranked Rush Defense
Clemson: 24th ranked Rush Defense
NC State: 42nd ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 40th (39.75)
Christian McCaffrey has faced these defenses:
Northwestern: 15th ranked Rush Defense
USC: 30th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon State: 116th ranked Rush Defense
Arizona: 20th ranked Rush Defense
UCLA: 87th ranked Rush Defense
Washington: 29th ranked Rush Defense
Washington State: 101st ranked Rush Defense
Colorado: 98th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon: 75th ranked Rush Defense
California: 103rd ranked Rush Defense
Notre Dame: 65th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 67th (67.18)
So in order of best rush defenses faced (Power 5):
Dalvin Cook > Derrick Henry > Leonard Fournette > Ezekiel Elliott > Christian McCaffrey
There, now we know what they've done against real competition and how good that competition was at stopping the run.
*I posted this on the SECr, figured you'd all like it.
This post was edited on 11/29/15 at 11:39 am
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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:27 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
There's a certain RB you're leaving out
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:28 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
How did you get the password to the msb?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:29 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:31 am to TheOcean
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TheOcean
Cook's YPC + his average Rush Defense faced has given me new perspective. Of course I want Henry to win the Heisman, and I don't think anyone should have a problem with it if he does, but Cook definitely deserves it too. What a fricking beast.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:38 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Wasn't Michigan 4th?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:39 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Might want to consider that Fournette had one less game, in which he probably would have had about 200 yards and 2-3 TDs.
ETA: Nevermind. I'm an idiot.
ETA: Nevermind. I'm an idiot.
This post was edited on 11/29/15 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:41 am to VermilionTiger
quote:
There's a certain RB you're leaving out
McCaffrey? I'll check out his rushing too I guess, since that's the main thing I'm looking at between these guys. As for leaving him out, honestly I still don't consider him as good as the others
Let's see what the stats say. Apparently cfbstats doesn't count Notre Dame as a Power 5 Team, just noticed that, so I'll add them to his stats: Christian McCaffrey vs Power 5 Teams: 1582 yards, 5.92 YPC, 7 TDs
Christian McCaffrey has faced these defenses:
Northwestern: 15th ranked Rush Defense
USC: 30th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon State: 116th ranked Rush Defense
Arizona: 20th ranked Rush Defense
UCLA: 87th ranked Rush Defense
Washington: 29th ranked Rush Defense
Washington State: 101st ranked Rush Defense
Colorado: 98th ranked Rush Defense
Oregon: 75th ranked Rush Defense
California: 103rd ranked Rush Defense
Notre Dame: 65th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 67th (67.18)
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:42 am to wilceaux
quote:
Might want to consider that Fournette had one less game, in which he probably would have had about 200 yards and 2-3 TDs.
This is vs power 5 teams. Mcneese would not qualify
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:43 am to wilceaux
Mcneese State is power 5?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:44 am to wilceaux
quote:
Might want to consider that Fournette had one less game, in which he probably would have had about 200 yards and 2-3 TDs.
We're looking only at what they did against Power 5 teams, not Group of 5 or FCS teams, so his game against McNeese would've meant nothing to this.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:46 am to KarlMalonesFlipPhone
Nevermind. Guess I need more coffee.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:49 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
quote:
They may have been when the game was played, but they aren't now.
Oh I think they were right around 100 going into the game yesterday
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:53 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Do the same analysis again and use the defensive rankings of yards/rush. Using rush yards/game is a little too simplistic
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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:54 am to castorinho
quote:
Do the same analysis again and use the defensive rankings of yards/rush. Using rush yards/game is a little too simplistic
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Good idea. If someone else wants to do it before me go right ahead, if not I may do it eventually.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:01 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Dalvin Cook is probably the best RB in the country.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:07 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
quote:
Leonard Fournette has faced these defenses:
quote:
Tennessee: 49th ranked Rush Defense
When was this?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:09 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
These stats do not comment on the O-Lines they are running behind. I think if DH and LF were swapped during the LSU/Bama game their stats would have been interchangeable as well. LF would have rumbled behind Bama's O Line and DH would have been smothered.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:20 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Just counting rushing yards short changes McCaffrey big time.
McCaffrey has more all purpose yards this year than any major conference player since Barry Sanders in 88.
McCaffrey has more all purpose yards this year than any major conference player since Barry Sanders in 88.
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