Mack Brown runs for 149 yards at Tampa Bay, and Robert Kelley finishes 1 yards short of giving Washington both of the only 100-yard rushers of the preseason. But that doesn’t necessarily mean either will be worth much of anything when the real games start.

In the last five years, 13 running backs have finished the preseason with over 200 yards (in all four games combined). None of those players were particularly valuable in the regular season. Rashad Jennings is the biggest name on this list (twice, in fact), but he finished with under 700 rushing yards in both 2012 and 2014.

LEADING PRESEASON RUSHERS SINCE 2011
YearPlayerAttYardsAvgLongTD
2012William Powell, Ariz.422495.9673
2014Lorenzo Taliaferro, Balt.652433.7121
2011Kendall Hunter, S.F.352316.653t1
2013Khiry Robinson, N.O.492284.7180
2016Mack Brown, Wash.392275.860t1
2013Jordan Todman, Jac.292237.763t2
2013Joseph Randle, Dall.552153.9181
2011DaRel Scott, NYG1421315.297t2
2014Joe Banyard, Minn.362125.9560
2014Rashad Jennings, NYG352126.173t1
2012Rashad Jennings, Jac.472094.4170
2012Nate Eachus, K.C.342066.1201
2013Christine Michael, Sea.402015.043t1
2016Robert Kelley, Wash.381985.2181

—Ian Allan