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Sims Leads NFL RBs in Yards Per Touch

There were 54 running backs in the NFL in 2015 who logged at least 100 scrimmage touches – that is, carries and receptions. None of them did more per touch with those opportunities than Charles Sims of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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In his first full NFL season after missing much of his 2014 rookie campaign with an ankle injury, Sims ran 107 times and caught 51 passes for a total of 1,090 yards. That's an average of 6.9 yards per touch, the highest in the NFL among running backs in 2015.