In his first full year in the NFL, the Jaguars’ Travis Etienne proved that taking running backs in the first round might not be such a bad call.
After being sidelined his entire rookie year with a foot injury, Etienne tallied just shy of 1,500 total yards this past season. While his numbers were hefty on their own, it was how Etienne managed those yards that caught the eye of the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.
When compiling the league’s most explosive offensive players, NFL.com’s Nick Shook assembled a list of all qualified players who had at least 100 carries, with 20 or more of those rushes going for 10-plus yards.