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The table below shows the main statistics for the top running backs from week 5 of the 2017 season through week 4 of the 2018 season:

RkPlayerGRshRush YdYPCRecRec YdTDYFSYFS/G
1Ezekiel Elliott1023911324.742527691408140.8
2Le'Veon Bell112349674.136855781524138.5
3Todd Gurley1527212814.7159748182029135.3
4Alvin Kamara161619205.71971015171935120.9
5Saquon Barkley4562604.64271933453113.3
6Melvin Gordon1628412134.2769578141791111.9
7Mark Ingram121889545.0743291121245103.8
8Adrian Peterson91856843.714166585094.4
9Leonard Fournette112078263.99281966102292.9
10Kareem Hunt1627511144.05443579147191.9
11LeSean McCoy1524010074.2463268133388.9
12Marshawn Lynch1523010404.52271849122481.6
13Christian McCaffrey151326174.67806027121981.3
14Dion Lewis162119934.71452989129180.7
15Devonta Freeman111326164.6730261387779.7
16Phillip Lindsay4452675.93545231278
17Joe Mixon121646694.0825266593577.9
18Jerick McKinnon121415443.8643381592577.1
19Jordan Howard1627710733.87231536122676.6
20Chris Carson3451773.93550122775.7
21Chris Thompson9592353.9845430366573.9
22Alex Collins162329253.99312579118273.9
23Carlos Hyde162589043.54627711118173.8
24David Johnson4561873.3413104329172.8
25Frank Gore162359093.87272363114571.6
26Jay Ajayi141948444.3523152599671.1
27Lamar Miller162288563.75342615111769.8
28Dalvin Cook336982.729107020568.3
29Sony Michel349196426120267.3
30Kerryon Johnson4382165.681153126967.3
31Orleans Darkwa121586984.4216103580166.8
32Isaiah Crowell162028904.41281566104665.4
33Latavius Murray162218683.93201408100863
34Bilal Powell151687024.1824231493362.2
35C.J. Anderson151847524.0919181393362.2
36DeMarco Murray111424443.1333238668262
37Kenyan Drake171637484.59392875103560.9
38Jamaal Williams161916863.5928283696960.6
39Tevin Coleman151816573.6324230988759.1
40Matt Breida161267075.6126238494559.1
41Matt Forte9802873.5931235352258
42T.J. Yeldon14984584.6744349580757.6
43Duke Johnson16843313.9463570590156.3
44Mike Davis9923443.7421160250456
45Royce Freeman4442194.9815322456
46Derrick Henry161917293.8213138586754.2
47Giovani Bernard161215244.3349333585753.6
48Samaje Perine121294603.5720176263653
49Kapri Bibbs423823.5714128121052.5
50Rex Burkhead1183332429236756851.6

Saints running back Alvin Kamara has emerged from change of pace star to one of the most impactful offensive players in the NFL.  Over the last year, Kamara has a remarkable 1,015 receiving yards and 920 rushing yards, all while averaging 5.71 yards per carry.  Remove the game against the Falcons where Kamara was limited to 6 snaps due to an early injury, and he’s averaging 127.2 yards from scrimmage over the last calendar year.

The other top backs around Kamara include Le’Veon Bell, perhaps the best running back in football, and high first round picks such as Ezekiel Elliott, Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, and now Saquon Barkley.   That makes Kamara’s success even more unbelievable, since he was not a star in college.  In fact, Kamara had just 1,977 yards from scrimmage in 24 games with Tennessee, and only 683 receiving yards!  Kamara has 715 receiving yards in his last 10 games alone, and that includes the injury game against Atlanta.

Kamara has played 20 career games, and has now topped 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards.  Very few players have ever averaged 50 rushing yards/game, 50 receiving yards/game, and 5.0 yards per carry in a season, but Kamara has now done that for an impressive 20 game stretch.

Oh, and he’s scored 20 touchdowns in 20 games, too.

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