In his third game back from injury, Derrius Guice passed the eye-test in Sunday’s victory over the Carolina Panthers, running for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 10 carries.
Those stats are highly impressive, but they get even better when you throw in some advanced numbers that have been released, helping to paint the picture of exactly what Guice was able to accomplish on Sunday.
According to NextGen Stats, Guice did the following last week:
- Spent the least average time behind the line of scrimmage of all NFL running backs, at just 2.51 seconds.
- Saw a stacked box on 60 percent of his carries, second-most in the NFL.
- Was the most north/south runner at 1.81 yards ran/rush yard gained.
All of those combined helped the second-year running back put together the best game of his career by far, and it helped the Redskins notch their second-consecutive victory.
If it wasn’t clear before, it should be clearer now — Guice has the potential to be an All-Pro runner not far down the line.
