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NFL Running Back WOPR Leaders 2025

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in weighted opportunity rating in 2025 at 0.41. 106 players with 6+ games qualified.

WOPR, the weighted opportunity rating, blends target share and air yards share into one number for how much of a passing game runs through a player. It is the single best one-glance measure of receiving opportunity.

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NFL Running Back WOPR leaders, 2025 season (6+ games minimum)
Rank	Player	Pos	Team	WOPR	Target Share	Air Yards Share	Targets	Games
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	0.41	23.5%	7.8%	129	17
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	0.32	19.8%	2.4%	103	17
3	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	0.28	18.4%	1.0%	85	16
4	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	0.27	17.1%	1.4%	94	17
5	Kenny Gainwell	RB	PIT	0.24	16.3%	-0.5%	85	17
6	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	0.22	14.5%	1.0%	88	17
7	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	0.20	14.8%	-3.2%	73	17
8	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	0.17	10.8%	0.7%	50	16
9	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	0.15	10.2%	0.4%	48	16
10	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	0.15	9.9%	0.6%	58	17
11	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	0.15	10.4%	-1.0%	55	17
12	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	0.15	10.4%	-1.5%	50	17
13	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	0.15	9.5%	0.4%	48	15
14	Kyren Williams	RB	LA	0.14	8.6%	2.3%	50	17
15	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	0.14	7.7%	3.4%	37	14
16	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	0.14	9.6%	-0.9%	44	15
17	James Cook	RB	BUF	0.14	8.4%	1.5%	40	17
18	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	0.13	9.0%	-0.5%	48	16
19	Travis Etienne	RB	JAX	0.13	9.5%	-1.6%	52	17
20	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	0.13	8.7%	0.0%	42	17
21	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	0.13	8.8%	-0.7%	41	12
22	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	0.12	7.3%	1.6%	45	13
23	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	0.12	9.4%	-2.9%	50	13
24	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	0.12	7.7%	0.3%	41	17
25	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	0.12	8.4%	-1.3%	51	16
26	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	0.11	8.1%	-1.2%	39	15
27	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	0.11	7.9%	-1.1%	36	17
28	Rachaad White	RB	TB	0.11	8.3%	-2.3%	45	17
29	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	0.11	6.5%	1.6%	36	16
30	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	0.11	6.9%	0.7%	39	11
31	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	0.10	8.6%	-3.4%	45	16
32	Jeremy McNichols	RB	WAS	0.10	7.2%	-0.6%	31	16
33	Dylan Sampson	RB	CLE	0.10	7.7%	-1.6%	40	15
34	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	0.10	6.9%	-0.4%	36	14
35	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	0.10	6.6%	-0.2%	27	10
36	Isaiah Davis	RB	NYJ	0.10	5.9%	0.9%	28	16
37	Ty Johnson	RB	BUF	0.10	6.9%	-1.1%	33	17
38	Cam Skattebo	RB	NYG	0.10	6.4%	-0.1%	32	8
39	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	0.09	6.5%	-1.2%	35	10
40	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	0.09	6.4%	-1.2%	35	9
41	Brashard Smith	RB	KC	0.09	6.4%	-1.2%	35	17
42	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	0.09	5.3%	1.1%	24	16
43	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	0.09	5.6%	0.0%	30	17
44	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	0.08	6.1%	-1.3%	32	13
45	Bam Knight	RB	ARI	0.08	5.0%	0.8%	31	12
46	David Montgomery	RB	DET	0.08	5.3%	0.3%	29	17
47	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	0.08	5.2%	0.4%	21	17
48	Tyler Badie	RB	DEN	0.07	5.3%	-1.0%	31	16
49	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	0.07	4.6%	0.0%	25	17
50	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	0.07	4.7%	-0.6%	26	13

Showing the top 50 of 106 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Who led NFL running backs in weighted opportunity rating in 2025?

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in weighted opportunity rating in 2025 at 0.41. Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL) was next at 0.32.

What is weighted opportunity rating?

How many players qualified for the 2025 weighted opportunity rating leaderboard?

106 players with 6+ games qualified for the 2025 weighted opportunity rating leaderboard among running backs. The table above lists the top 50.

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Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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