Overused Running Backs
The following 21 running backs have rushed more than 350 times in the past two seasons. These players could be at a higher risk for injury.
| Player | NFL Team |
Depth Chart |
Current Age |
Height | Weight | 2009-10 Rushing Attempts |
2009-10 Games |
Attempts Per Game |
Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | TEN | RB1 | 26 | 5'11 | 191 | 674 | 32 | 21.1 | RB - #12 |
| Steven Jackson | STL | RB1 | 28 | 6'2 | 231 | 655 | 31 | 21.1 | RB - #25 |
Cedric Benson  |
CIN | RB1 | 29 | 5'11 | 227 | 622 | 29 | 21.4 | RB - #32 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | JAX | RB1 | 26 | 5'7 | 208 | 611 | 30 | 20.4 | RB - #7 |
| Adrian Peterson | MIN | 26 | 6'1 | 217 | 598 | 31 | 19.3 | RB - #3 | |
| Thomas Jones |
KC | RB2 | 33 | 5'10 | 212 | 577 | 32 | 18.0 | RB - #59 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | RB1 | 24 | 5'10 | 225 | 566 | 32 | 17.7 | RB - #22 |
| Ray Rice |
BAL | RB1 | 25 | 5'8 | 212 | 562 | 32 | 17.6 | RB - #2 |
| Michael Turner | ATL | RB1 | 29 | 5'10 | 244 | 512 | 27 | 19.0 | RB - #8 |
| Matt Forte |
CHI | 26 | 6'2 | 218 | 495 | 32 | 15.5 | RB - #4 | |
| Fred Jackson | BUF | 30 | 6'1 | 215 | 460 | 32 | 14.4 | RB - #5 | |
| Ladainian Tomlinson |
NYJ | RB2 | 32 | 5'10 | 215 | 442 | 29 | 15.2 | RB - #38 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | RB1 | 25 | 5'9 | 198 | 439 | 31 | 14.2 | RB - #14 |
| Frank Gore | SF | RB1 | 28 | 5'9 | 217 | 432 | 25 | 17.3 | RB - #13 |
| Knowshon Moreno | DEN | 24 | 5'11 | 210 | 429 | 29 | 14.8 | ||
| Jamaal Charles | KC | 25 | 5'11 | 199 | 420 | 31 | 13.5 | ||
| Ricky Williams | BAL | RB2 | 34 | 5'10 | 230 | 400 | 32 | 12.5 | RB - #58 |
| Jonathan Stewart | CAR | RB2 | 24 | 5'10 | 235 | 399 | 30 | 13.3 | RB - #23 |
| Arian Foster |
HOU | RB1 | 25 | 6'1 | 227 | 380 | 20 | 19.0 | RB - #6 |
| Brandon Jacobs | NYG | RB2 | 29 | 6'4 | 264 | 371 | 31 | 12.0 | RB - #36 |
| LeSean McCoy | PHI | RB1 | 23 | 5'11 | 208 | 362 | 31 | 11.7 | RB - #1 |
