Season Grades: Running back

TigerSportsReport.com and Rivals.com have partnered with Pro Football Focus. PFF is the best advanced statistical database in football. Throughout the season we utilized PFF's stats, grades and analytics to better inform Tiger fans.

TSR will assign a star rating for each players performance. Here's the breakdown-

1-45 = 1* (Below average to average performance)

46-60 = 2* (Average to above average performance)

61-75 = 3* (Pretty good performance)

76-89 = 4* (Very good performance)

90-99 = 5* (Amazing performance)

Let's take a look at the season grades for the Memphis RB's.

Darrell Henderson had a All-American year with 1,909 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. He got all the attention but Patrick Taylor Jr had a great year in his own right. Taylor rushed for 1,122 yards with 16 touchdowns. Tony Pollard was 3rd on the team with 552 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Season Grades- Running back

Player	Snaps	Season Grade	Stars

Darrell Henderson	467	88.9	4
Tony Pollard	580	76.8	4
Patrick Taylor Jr.	480	74.8	3

Let's break it down to see how much success these 3 backs had in each running gap

Darrell Henderson's rushing direction

Run Gap	Attempts	Yards	1st Downs	Touchdowns

Left A Gap	24	221	10	3
Left B Gap	22	251	8	2
Left C Gap	15	119	6	2
Left D Gap	37	355	16	3
Right A Gap	30	376	13	3
Right B Gap	29	188	5	1
Right C Gap	18	110	5	2
Right D Gap	38	294	16	6

Patrick Taylor Jr's rushing direction

Run Gap	Attempts	Yards	1st Downs	Touchdowns

Left A Gap	38	202	11	3
Left B Gap	21	89	4	0
Left C Gap	14	131	7	3
Left D Gap	38	219	12	6
Right A Gap	31	129	5	0
Right B Gap	21	88	5	1
Right C Gap	13	72	5	0
Right D Gap	29	187	12	3

Tony Pollard's rushing direction

Run Gap	Attempts	Yards	1st Downs	Touchdowns

Left A Gap	9	80	4	2
Left B Gap	6	76	3	1
Left C Gap	6	85	3	0
Left D Gap	6	16	0	0
Right A Gap	12	88	4	0
Right B Gap	8	32	1	0
Right C Gap	6	35	4	1
Right D Gap	17	93	4	0