So here we have MJD vs the top 20 RB's in the league. Even with his current contract he ranks 9th in Rushing Yards/$. He ranks 13th in TD's/$. Take a look at Chris Johnson. What a great value Tennessee got for their investment right? I love MJD.. but don't give into his demands.
| Rk | Player | Team | Pos | Att | Yds | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Pay | Yards/$ | Rank | TDs/$ | Rank |
| 1 | MJD | JAC | RB | 343 | 1,606 | 4.7 | 100.4 | 8 | $4,450,000.00 | 0.0003609 | 9 | 0.00000180 | 13 |
| 2 | Ray Rice | BAL | RB | 291 | 1,364 | 4.7 | 85.2 | 12 | $7,700,000.00 | 0.00017714 | 15 | 0.00000156 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Turner | ATL | RB | 301 | 1,340 | 4.5 | 83.8 | 11 | $5,000,000.00 | 0.000268 | 12 | 0.00000220 | 10 |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | RB | 273 | 1,309 | 4.8 | 87.3 | 17 | $ 615,000.00 | 0.00212846 | 1 | 0.00002764 | 1 |
| 5 | Arian Foster | HOU | RB | 278 | 1,224 | 4.4 | 94.2 | 10 | $5,000,000.00 | 0.0002448 | 13 | 0.00000200 | 11 |
| 6 | Frank Gore | SF | RB | 282 | 1,211 | 4.3 | 75.7 | 8 | $2,000,000.00 | 0.0006055 | 7 | 0.00000400 | 6 |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | RB | 285 | 1,204 | 4.2 | 80.3 | 12 | $4,000,000.00 | 0.000301 | 10 | 0.00000300 | 9 |
| 8 | Willis McGahee | DEN | RB | 249 | 1,199 | 4.8 | 79.9 | 4 | $1,000,000.00 | 0.001199 | 6 | 0.00000400 | 6 |
| 9 | Steven Jackson | STL | RB | 260 | 1,145 | 4.4 | 76.3 | 5 | $7,000,000.00 | 0.00016357 | 16 | 0.00000071 | 17 |
| 10 | Ryan Mathews | SD | RB | 222 | 1,091 | 4.9 | 77.9 | 6 | $ 712,000.00 | 0.0015323 | 4 | 0.00000843 | 4 |
| 11 | Reggie Bush | MIA | RB | 216 | 1,086 | 5 | 72.4 | 6 | $4,500,000.00 | 0.00024133 | 14 | 0.00000133 | 16 |
| 12 | Cedric Benson | CIN | RB | 273 | 1,067 | 3.9 | 71.1 | 6 | No Contract | ||||
| 13 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | RB | 253 | 1,054 | 4.2 | 65.9 | 6 | $ 615,000.00 | 0.00171382 | 3 | 0.00000976 | 3 |
| 14 | Chris Johnson | TEN | RB | 262 | 1,047 | 4 | 65.4 | 4 | $8,000,000.00 | 0.00013088 | 17 | 0.00000050 | 18 |
| 14 | Beanie Wells | ARI | RB | 245 | 1,047 | 4.3 | 74.8 | 10 | $ 700,000.00 | 0.00149571 | 5 | 0.00001429 | 2 |
| 16 | Matt Forte | CHI | RB | 203 | 997 | 4.9 | 83.1 | 3 | $7,700,000.00 | 0.00012948 | 18 | 0.00000039 | 19 |
| 17 | Michael Bush | OAK | RB | 256 | 977 | 3.8 | 61.1 | 7 | $3,500,000.00 | 0.00027914 | 11 | 0.00000200 | 11 |
| 18 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | RB | 208 | 970 | 4.7 | 80.8 | 12 | $8,000,000.00 | 0.00012125 | 19 | 0.00000150 | 15 |
| 19 | Ben Tate | HOU | RB | 175 | 942 | 5.4 | 62.8 | 4 | $ 490,000.00 | 0.00192245 | 2 | 0.00000816 | 5 |
| 20 | Fred Jackson | BUF | RB | 170 | 934 | 5.5 | 93.4 | 6 | $1,995,000.00 | 0.00046817 | 8 | 0.00000301 | 8 |
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