A Look Back at Player Efficiency Stats for 2015

By The Huddle | January 28, 2016 12:00 am

It can be interesting to look at non-standard statistics to see who was the best in their positron for how many catches they averaged per touchdown caught or how many total touches they had in games. These are about usage and efficiency.

QUARTERBACKS (Minimum 300 Passes)
Passes per TD		Passes per INT		Passes per Sack		Passes per Game		Pass Yards per Game
Cam Newton	14	Tom Brady	89	Ryan Fitzpatrick	30	Drew Brees	42	B. Roethlisberger	328
Russell Wilson	14	Aaron Rodgers	72	Joe Flacco	26	Philip Rivers	41	Drew Brees	325
Carson Palmer	15	Alex Smith	67	Nick Foles	24	Joe Flacco	41	Philip Rivers	300
Andy Dalton	15	Tyrod Taylor	63	B. Roethlisberger	23	B. Roethlisberger	39	Tom Brady	298
Blake Bortles	17	Russell Wilson	60	Eli Manning	23	Tom Brady	39	Carson Palmer	292
Tom Brady	17	Drew Brees	57	Carson Palmer	21	Eli Manning	39	Matt Ryan	287
Eli Manning	18	Andy Dalton	55	Kirk Cousins	21	Matt Ryan	38	Joe Flacco	279
Derek Carr	18	Brian Hoyer	53	Peyton Manning	21	Sam Bradford	38	Eli Manning	277
Ryan Fitzpatrick	18	Philip Rivers	51	Matt Ryan	20	Blake Bortles	38	Blake Bortles	277
Aaron Rodgers	18	Cam Newton	50	Drew Brees	20	M. Stafford	37	M. Stafford	266
M. Stafford	19	T. Bridgewater	50	Jameis Winston	20	Ryan Tannehill	37	Sam Bradford	266
Kirk Cousins	19	Kirk Cousins	49	Andy Dalton	19	Derek Carr	36	Ryan Tannehill	263
Tyrod Taylor	19	Ryan Tannehill	49	Sam Bradford	19	Aaron Rodgers	36	Kirk Cousins	260
Brian Hoyer	19	Carson Palmer	49	Derek Carr	18	Ryan Fitzpatrick	35	Jameis Winston	253
Marcus Mariota	19	M. Stafford	46	Jay Cutler	17	Kirk Cousins	34	Russell Wilson	252

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RUNNING BACKS (Minimum 150 Touches)
Rushes per TD		Rushes per Game		Yards per Carry		Yards per Catch		Total Yards per Game
David Johnson	16	Adrian Peterson	20	Thomas Rawls	5.6	Matt Jones	16.0	Devonta Freeman	109
D. Williams	18	Jonathan Stewart	19	Charles Sims	4.9	David Johnson	12.7	Adrian Peterson	107
Jeremy Hill	20	Doug Martin	18	Doug Martin	4.9	Jeremy Langford	12.7	Doug Martin	105
Todd Gurley	23	Chris Johnson	18	Todd Gurley	4.8	Charles Sims	11.0	Todd Gurley	100
Devonta Freeman	24	Devonta Freeman	18	Giovani Bernard	4.7	C. West	10.7	Matt Forte	99
Lamar Miller	24	Todd Gurley	18	C.J. Anderson	4.7	Rashad Jennings	10.2	LeSean McCoy	99
Jeremy Langford	25	LeSean McCoy	17	David Johnson	4.6	Chris Johnson	9.7	Mark Ingram	98
LeGarrette Blount	28	Matt Forte	17	Mark Ingram	4.6	Giovani Bernard	9.6	D. McFadden	89
Mark Ingram	28	Latavius Murray	17	D. McFadden	4.6	Isaiah Crowell	9.6	Chris Ivory	86
Ronnie Hillman	30	Chris Ivory	16	Adrian Peterson	4.5	Danny Woodhead	9.4	T.J. Yeldon	85
Adrian Peterson	30	Frank Gore	16	D. Williams	4.5	Eddie Lacy	9.4	Jonathan Stewart	84
C.J. Anderson	30	T.J. Yeldon	15	Lamar Miller	4.5	D. Williams	9.2	Latavius Murray	81
DeMarco Murray	32	Justin Forsett	15	Rashad Jennings	4.4	LeSean McCoy	9.1	D. Williams	80
Danny Woodhead	33	D. McFadden	15	LeSean McCoy	4.4	James Starks	9.1	Justin Forsett	79
Chris Ivory	35	Jeremy Hill	14	Chris Ivory	4.3	Todd Gurley	9.0	Lamar Miller	79

WIDE RECEIVERS (Minimum 50 Catches)
Yards per Catch		Catches per TD		Catches per Game		Targets per Game		Yards per Game
James Jones	17.8	Doug Baldwin	6	Julio Jones	8.5	Julio Jones	12.7	Julio Jones	117
Allen Robinson	17.5	Allen Robinson	6	Antonio Brown	8.5	Antonio Brown	12.1	Antonio Brown	115
Sammy Watkins	17.5	James Jones	6	Keenan Allen	8.4	D. Hopkins	12.0	Odell Beckham	97
Michael Floyd	16.3	Allen Hurns	6	D. Hopkins	6.9	Keenan Allen	11.1	D. Hopkins	95
Mike Evans	16.3	Eric Decker	7	Jarvis Landry	6.9	D. Thomas	11.1	B. Marshall	94
T.Y. Hilton	16.3	Sammy Watkins	7	Larry Fitzgerald	6.8	B. Marshall	10.8	Keenan Allen	91
T. Williams	16.2	Rueben Randle	7	B. Marshall	6.8	Odell Beckham	10.5	Alshon Jeffery	90
Allen Hurns	16.1	Odell Beckham	7	Julian Edelman	6.8	Alshon Jeffery	10.4	Allen Robinson	88
John Brown	15.4	B. Marshall	8	D. Thomas	6.6	Jarvis Landry	10.4	D. Thomas	82
Martavis Bryant	15.3	Martavis Bryant	8	Odell Beckham	6.4	Mike Evans	9.9	A.J. Green	81
Odell Beckham	15.1	Tyler Lockett	9	Alshon Jeffery	6.0	Julian Edelman	9.8	Sammy Watkins	81
A.J. Green	15.1	A.J. Green	9	Jeremy Maclin	5.8	Allen Robinson	9.4	Mike Evans	80
Alshon Jeffery	14.9	Michael Floyd	9	Golden Tate	5.6	Calvin Johnson	9.3	Julian Edelman	77
E. Sanders	14.9	Julian Edelman	9	Calvin Johnson	5.5	Michael Crabtree	9.1	Larry Fitzgerald	76
Amari Cooper	14.9	John Brown	9	A.J. Green	5.4	E. Sanders	9.1	Calvin Johnson	76

TIGHT ENDS (Minimum 40 Catches)
Yards per Catch		Catches per TD		Catches per Game		Targets per Game		Yards per Game
R. Gronkowski	16.3	Tyler Eifert	4	Delanie Walker	6.3	Delanie Walker	8.9	R. Gronkowski	78
Greg Olsen	14.3	R. Gronkowski	7	Jordan Reed	6.2	Jordan Reed	8.1	Delanie Walker	73
Gary Barnidge	13.2	Richard Rodgers	7	Antonio Gates	5.1	R. Gronkowski	8.0	Greg Olsen	69
Jimmy Graham	12.6	Jordan Reed	8	Zach Ertz	5.0	Gary Barnidge	7.8	Jordan Reed	68
Travis Kelce	12.2	Gary Barnidge	9	Gary Barnidge	4.9	Greg Olsen	7.8	Gary Barnidge	65
Tyler Eifert	11.8	Julius Thomas	9	M. Bennett	4.8	Antonio Gates	7.7	Antonio Gates	57
Delanie Walker	11.6	Eric Ebron	9	Greg Olsen	4.8	Zach Ertz	7.5	Zach Ertz	57
Eric Ebron	11.4	Kyle Rudolph	10	Jason Witten	4.8	M. Bennett	7.3	Jimmy Graham	55
Zach Ertz	11.4	Greg Olsen	11	R. Gronkowski	4.8	B. Watson	6.9	Travis Kelce	55
Antonio Gates	11.3	Antonio Gates	11	B. Watson	4.6	Jimmy Graham	6.7	B. Watson	52
Owen Daniels	11.2	B. Watson	12	Travis Kelce	4.5	Julius Thomas	6.7	Tyler Eifert	47
B. Watson	11.1	Will Tye	14	Jimmy Graham	4.4	Jason Witten	6.5	Jason Witten	45
Jacob Tamme	11.1	Travis Kelce	14	Heath Miller	4.0	Travis Kelce	6.4	Jacob Tamme	44
Will Tye	11.0	Owen Daniels	15	Tyler Eifert	4.0	Charles Clay	5.9	Charles Clay	41
Jordan Reed	10.9	Delanie Walker	16	Jacob Tamme	3.9	Tyler Eifert	5.7	M. Bennett	40