As Dave Bryan has talked about for years, run success rate is the key metric to look at for a player or a team. Yards per carry is a basic figure but loses context of the situation. A four-yard run on 2nd and 11 is less successful than a two-yard run on 3rd and 1. And those situations can skew numbers.
Individual Run success rate has now been incorporated into Stathead, the analytical arm of Pro Football Reference. Now, it’s as easy as ever for us to find this data and track it for 2023. Before the new season kicks off, let’s look at 2022 and past Steelers’ years to see the highs and lows of Pittsburgh running backs.