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Wendell Smallwood – NFL’s Next Gen Stats tracks the percentage of times a running back runs the ball against an eight-man box. According to their data, Smallwood is the miles-ahead leader with just 3.3 percent of his rushing attempts coming against an eight-man box. For reference, league average is somewhere in the low 20s. No qualifying running back finished the season with a percentage lower than 10 percent. That means two things. First, Pederson and the offensive staff (and Carson Wentz at the line of scrimmage) have done a good job of putting Smallwood “in a position to succeed.
Eagles News: One stat that makes Wendell Smallwood’s production look less impressive
