Michael Carter

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Michael Carter ranks No. 2 among RBs in this extremely important category

The NY Jets' Michael Carter is lighting the league on fire in one very important category that showcases a running back's true talent.

By

 Michael Nania

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 11/06/2021

Michael Carter, New York Jets, Getty Images

Michael Carter is making a legitimate case that he’s already a star running back

Just about any NFL running back can pick up what’s blocked for them. It’s not overly difficult to grab the football and plow downhill through a gaping B-gap for four yards after the right guard and right tackle create a big hole.

What running backs get paid to do is pick up yardage beyond what is blocked for them.

To figure out whether a particular running back is a star, a solid player, or a JAG (Just A Guy), all we have to do is ask this simple question: how much production does he create on his own?

 

 

Right now, New York Jets rookie Michael Carter is racking up more self-created production than almost any other running back in football.

Carter has been credited by Pro Football Focus with forcing 21 missed tackles on 86 carries this season. To boot, he has forced 11 missed tackles on 27 receptions.

In total, Carter has forced 32 missed tackles on 113 touches. That is an average of 0.283 missed tackles forced per touch, which stands as the second-best average in the NFL among the 52 running backs with at least 50 touches.

It’s not too early to call this kid “great.” Let’s give it some time before we call him “elite,” but at the pace he’s on, he will be there in no time.

Funnily enough, the No. 1 running back in that category is Carter’s collegiate partner-in-crime at North Carolina, Denver’s Javonte Williams. The second-round pick has forced 33 missed tackles on 100 touches (0.330).

Here are the top-10 running backs when it comes to missed tackles forced per touch:

Javonte Williams (DEN): 0.330 – 33 on 100

Michael Carter (NYJ): 0.283 – 32 on 113

Mike Davis (ATL): 0.276 – 27 on 98

Kareem Hunt (CLE): 0.270 – 24 on 89

Nick Chubb (CLE): 0.268 – 30 on 112

Chris Carson (SEA): 0.267 – 16 on 60

Devin Singletary (BUF): 0.259 – 21 on 81

Ty Johnson (NYJ): 0.259 – 15 on 58

Tony Pollard (DAL): 0.250 – 21 on 84

Christian McCaffrey (CAR): 0.250 – 17 on 68

[doitny]

i love Carter. and im surprised to see Ty on that list. with all the crap he gets here thats pretty good.

[flgreen]

If the Jets can get some decent "push" run blocking down the road, and open some good sized holes this kid could become special real fast. 

[peekskill68]

The most significant stat I've seen on Carter is his nearly 80 PFF grade on pass blocking.  How many times were we forced to endure Frank Gore last year on 3rd downs because no other RB could pick up a blitz?  

[Hex]

'In this really important category' usually means some obscure stat that nobody ever uses, but not here! Michael Carter is becoming a star!

 

Hope I didn't jinx it

[BurnleyJet]

Carter is dynamic with the ball in his hands. Next season we will have at least another two linemen starting that will change this line dramatically.

[bostonmajet]

maybe the Jets backs are better, because for the longest time they had to and had a lot of practice.

I find it hard to believe that Carter is any good as he was drafted by JD and is just too short to play in the NFL

 

[Gastineau Lives]

I heard he was bad somewhere 

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[MysticalJet2]

I think we have a pretty good 1, 2 punch with Carter and Ty.  That fumble for Ty was unusual and honestly the whole punching the ball shouldn’t be allowed unless it’s part of the effort of trying to tackle the player.