Carry Share Definition
Measuring a player’s portion of team rushing volume.
Carry Share = player rushing attempts divided by total team rushing attempts.
A running back with 18 carries on a day when the team records 24 total rushing attempts has a 75% carry share.
Why Carry Share Matters for Props
Backfield control is often more useful than raw rushing yards alone.
Workload Stability
A high carry share shows that a player consistently receives most of the available rushing work.
Backfield Control
Carry share helps distinguish a true lead back from a player operating in a committee.
Projection Floor
Stable rushing volume can support a player’s baseline even when efficiency changes from week to week.
Game Script Sensitivity
Teams playing with a lead may increase rushing volume, creating additional carries for the primary back.
Carry Share Example
Why total team rushing attempts matter.
Running Back A: 18 of 24 team carries
Running Back A owns a 75% carry share. Even if another back scores a touchdown, the larger workload suggests Running Back A has the more repeatable rushing opportunity.
What Can Change Carry Share?
Rushing workload can move quickly when team context changes.
Injuries
An injured or inactive teammate can immediately increase another player’s expected rushing workload.
Coaching Rotation
Some teams divide early-down, passing-down, and goal-line work between multiple running backs.
Quarterback Rushing
Mobile quarterbacks can reduce running back carry share by taking designed runs and scrambling opportunities.
Score and Pace
Trailing teams may abandon the run, while slower positive game scripts can produce more backfield volume.
How PlayMaker Uses Carry Share
Carry share helps establish a player’s rushing opportunity baseline.
Recent Workload
PlayMaker reviews recent rushing attempts and team carry distribution to identify current backfield roles.
Injury Adjustment
Player availability can shift projected carries and change the expected distribution of rushing work.
Matchup Context
Defensive rushing strength and expected game flow help determine whether the workload is likely to remain useful.
Prop Evaluation
Carry share is combined with efficiency, red-zone usage, receiving work, and the listed rushing line.
How Carry Share Connects in PlayMaker
See how rushing workload defines running back production and prop value.
Game Script
Learn how scoring margin and expected game flow affect rushing volume.
Learn About Game Script →Put rushing workload into context.
Compare player volume, matchup quality, injuries, and expected game flow before evaluating a rushing prop.
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