- Must-haves 1/4
- Boosters 0/4
Requirements — the must-haves
✗Age 24 or younger30.3 vs <=242025RB production peaks early; younger backs carry more tread and upside. · 12.6% break out with it vs 8.1% without
✗Day 1–2 draft capital (pick ≤ 100)262 vs <=1002025Draft capital predicts workload share and goal-line trust. · 17.7% break out with it vs 8.1% without
✗Touches ≥ 10 / game0.6 vs >=102025Volume is king for RB scoring, and 10 touches a game is where the breakout rate jumps. · 25.2% break out with it vs 5.5% without
✓Yards per carry ≥ 4.35 vs >=4.32025Efficiency at/above league average keeps a back in the game-plan. · 10.4% break out with it vs 9.4% without
?Depth chart: the real RB1 entering the season—A back who isn't even his own team's projected lead back entering the season starts from behind on touches no matter what last season's stats say: this is forward-looking projected-role context none of this rule set's other, backward-looking production stats can see. · 12% break out with it vs 7.4% without
Boosters — what raises the ceiling
✗Passing-down role: ≥ 3.5 targets / game0.8 vs >=3.52025Receiving work is the PPR difference-maker and insulates volume in game scripts. · 17.7% break out with it vs 8.9% without
✗Goal-line role: ≥ 50% of team RZ carries0 vs >=502025Goal-line work is what drives RB touchdown totals. · 37% break out with it vs 8.8% without
✗Pass protection: line top-1030 vs <=102025Pass protection, not run blocking, is the half of line play that shows up in a back's scoring: it keeps him on the field for passing downs and keeps the offense ahead of the chains. · 11.5% break out with it vs 9% without
?Forced-missed-tackle rate ≥ 8.5%—Broken tackles measure yardage a back creates independent of blocking. · 9.2% break out with it vs 8.3% without
