How bad is Marshawn Lloyd, historically speaking?

October 19, 2026

Marshawn Lloyd’s rushing numbers have reached historically dismal territory, even by NFL standards. Since the league’s merger, only six running backs have managed a career average of 2.5 yards or fewer per carry while logging over 50 attempts, and Lloyd is now among the three most recent to join that exclusive group—alongside Keaontay Ingram and Isaiah Spiller.

His struggles extend beyond raw averages, as NextGenStats data reveals he ranks last in the league in Rushing Yards Over Expected per Attempt (RYOE/ATT) at -1.55, meaning he loses an average of 1.5 yards per carry compared to what an average back would gain with the same blocking. Even more alarming, Lloyd has only gained more yards than expected on 13 of his total carries, or just 27.1% of his attempts, while also facing some of the lightest defensive pressure in the league this season—only five backs have encountered fewer defensive stands than he has.

His inefficiency is further highlighted by an NFL-worst 6.06 yards traveled per yard gained, indicating a tendency to overcomplicate runs rather than powering forward through the hole, a trait that could prove unsustainable even in a pass-heavy offense.