Even when defenses focused on shutting down Kamara, they still weren't able to stop him. His +101 rushing yards over expectation were the 12th-most in the league, and his singlehanded destruction of the Minnesota defense on Christmas Day produced five rushing touchdowns against stacked boxes, the most such touchdowns in a single game since the start of the Next Gen Stats era (which dates back to 2016). And when it comes to the running game, Kamara is just as deadly, rushing for 12 touchdowns on runs outside the tackles, the most in the NFL, while gaining the most yards per attempt inside the tackles at 6.6. He gained the second-most receiving yards per route run among running backs at 2.3, and he forced 20 missed tackles on receptions in 2020, tying for the third most in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus. Kamara is as big a weapon in the passing game as he is on the ground, receiving a target on nearly one third of his total routes run (33.1 percent) in 2020, good for the second-highest rate in the NFL (minimum 200 routes run). Kamara's rushing totals might not be as prolific when it comes to explosive plays, but he gets the nod over Jonathan Taylor for seventh on this list because of his dangerous versatility. Taylor's rookie season grew into an impressive one, giving Colts fans good reason to be excited about his potential. His yardage total in such situations was the second most in the league last season, and when opponents dared to spread their defenses out to defend the pass, he made them pay, gaining 10-plus yards on one-fifth of attempts versus a light box, good for the fourth-highest rate of productivity among runners last season. He had 133 carries for 683 yards and seven touchdowns when running inside the tackles in 2020. Taylor is a throwback with a one-cut running style that helps him become a home run hitter once he sees an opening. He did so by gaining +223 yards over expectation between Weeks 13 and 17, the second most in that span in the entire league, and his +2.33 RYOE per attempt in that same stretch of time was the third-highest rate (minimum 25 rushes). He posted three of the 10 fastest ball-carrier speeds recorded by running backs in 2020, and despite having a relatively slow start to his first NFL season, he finished with the seventh-highest rush yards over expectation total at +180. Taylor broke out in the second half of the season and when he really got going, the rookie became one of only three running backs to reach 22-plus mph as a ball-carrier (the others: Kenyan Drake and Raheem Mostert). Taylor's total of 10-plus-yard runs (third most in the league) and 10-plus-yard run rate (fifth) lands him here even though he broke 15 mph at a lower rate than the other players on this list.
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