NFL's most explosive ball carriers

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(06-08-2022, 01:17 PM)thompson19osu Wrote: Explosive does not equate top end speed. He is a powerful back but lacks a top high end. He has put up decent numbers behind a putrid line and turns a lot of negative plays into 1-2 yard gains with a lot of work put in. Excited to see whay he may do this year with a revamped o-line so long as they stay healthy.

Turning a negative play into a 1-2 yard gain is not what I would consider explosive.

Goose provided good data where Mixon had 8.9% of his runs went for 10+ yards.
For RBs at 200+ carries, that was 16th out of 18 players.

The longest run Mixon has ever had in his career was 51 yards, back in 2018.
The longest run he had last year was 32 yards.

Compare that to Jonathan Taylor, whose long run last year was 83 yards. His longest the previous year to that was 62.
Derrick Henry, who is a hoss, has had longest runs in a season of 75, 99, 74, 94, and 76.

You can be a good RB and not be overly explosive/fast. That's ok.
Just because someone says they don't think someone is explosive doesn't mean they are saying the player is bad. Just that there's more to be desired in some aspect(s).