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RB Efficiency Rankings: San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny has figured it out

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Editor’s note: For decades, pass efficiency has been a well-publicized measurement of quarterback performance. We think the running back position is well-suited for such measurement as well. So, we created a formula that accounts for yards, scoring, yards per attempt (carries, catches and targets), fumbles and opponent strength. See the methodology below.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny remembers his first football game well. It was a 70-14 loss to Los Alamitos High School. He didn’t score. He didn’t even know how to carry the ball. He did his best impression of Reggie Bush, which was really the only “training” he had up until that point.