This is a very exciting week, as the Rush Rating is undergoing a transformation into a new phase. So far, Rush Rating has been a measure of Running Back efficiency. Now, it is also measuring how a defense defends the run to the seven different run directions.

You will see the “RR”, which indicates the Rush Rating of a Running Back, and that is their average percentile across the seven different run directions. The “vsRR” is the Defensive version of the same metric – the average percentile of how good a Defense does defending a run by direction.

High numbers are good. Low numbers are bad. Being able to highlight a RB vs the Defense they are playing will allow me to provide week-to-week matchup information, helping you make accurate and informed decisions before setting your lineup each week.

So, let’s get to it. 4 Running Backs I think are Good plays this week. And 4 Running Backs I think are Bad plays.