True, but it’s also on a limited sample size.
I’d be interested to see a 20 touch game from him to see if that YPC drops a bit.
He’s also in an offense that makes it difficult for opponents to stack the box against him. Heck, they made CEH look capable for a stretch of games.
I’m somewhere in the middle - I’d love to make “fetch” happen, but I agree with the RBs hitting the market & a deep RB class, the Chiefs could invest & muddy his situation.
Here is what I will say in IP's defense:
- He had 4 games with 15 or more carries, he averaged 4.55 ypc in those games (stupid small sample)
- Mckinnon averaged 4.0, CEH averaged 4.3, IP 4.9. Still small sample but he was the most efficient runner of the three.
- It was the 4th most carries for a rookie this year, only 3 rookies last year got more carries, only 3 rookies in 2020 had more.
- He faced a higher % of stacked boxes and lower % of light fronts than Dameon Pierce so while yes the KC offense makes it difficult for defenses to stack the box, IP also was used pretty often in obvious run situations.