Alfred Blue

RB · HOU · 2014–2018

Born April 27, 1991 · College LSU · Drafted 2014, round 6, pick 181 (HOU) · 6-2, 225 lb

EPA per carry by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	TD	YPC	EPA/carry	Stabilised EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2014	HOU	16	169	528	2	3.12	−0.145	−0.121−0.178 to −0.064	31.4	−24.5	−0.18
2015	HOU	14	183	698	2	3.81	−0.190	−0.138−0.195 to −0.082	33.0	−36.3	−0.27
2015 playoffs	HOU	1	17	99	0	5.82	+0.071		17.6	+1.2	+0.00
2016	HOU	14	100	420	1	4.20	−0.139	−0.118−0.178 to −0.059	36.5	−14.5	−0.36
2016 playoffs	HOU	2	3	6	0	2.00	−0.484		0.0	−1.5	−0.03
2017	HOU	9	71	262	1	3.69	−0.112	−0.129−0.190 to −0.068	33.8	−8.0	−0.14
2018	HOU	16	150	499	2	3.33	−0.222	−0.134−0.192 to −0.076	31.8	−33.6	−0.63
2018 playoffs	HOU	1	2	8	0	4.00	+0.202		50.0	+0.4	+0.01
Career	HOU	69	673	2,407	8	3.58	−0.170		32.9	−116.8	−1.58

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2014	HOU	16	18	15	113	1	83.3	+0.356	3.8	2.2	+6.4	+0.20
2015	HOU	14	16	15	109	1	93.8	+0.213	2.9	2.7	+3.4	+0.14
2015 playoffs	HOU	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	−6.310	2.9	1.0	−6.3	−0.10
2016	HOU	14	16	12	40	0	75.0	−0.290	3.2	1.9	−4.6	−0.09
2017	HOU	9	9	7	54	0	77.8	+0.208	3.2	1.0	+1.9	+0.07
2018	HOU	16	27	20	154	0	74.1	−0.289	5.5	2.7	−7.8	−0.12
2018 playoffs	HOU	1	2	2	11	0	100.0	+0.259	4.3	0.5	+0.5	−0.01
Career	HOU	69	86	69	470	2	80.2	−0.009	3.7	2.3	−0.8	+0.20

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles	Forced fumbles
2014	HOU	16	4	0
2015	HOU	14	4	1
2015 playoffs	HOU	1	1	0
2016	HOU	14	6	0
2017	HOU	9	5	1
2018	HOU	16	1	0
Career	HOU	69	20	2

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2016	HOU	14	233	24.2	–	–
2016 playoffs	HOU	2	8	5.7	–	–
2017	HOU	8	155	28.9	2	1.5
2018	HOU	16	451	41.9	1	1.7
2018 playoffs	HOU	1	13	18.6	–	–

Game logs

2018 game log (17 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2018-09-09	@ NE	L 20–27	5	36	1	+2.4	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	2018-09-16	@ TEN	L 17–20	7	36	0	−0.2	0	0	0	0.0	0
3	2018-09-23	vs NYG	L 22–27	4	13	0	−0.9	1	1	4	−0.1	0
4	2018-09-30	@ IND	W 37–34 OT	13	31	0	−4.2	3	0	0	−3.8	1
5	2018-10-07	vs DAL	W 19–16 OT	20	46	0	−6.9	8	8	73	+2.4	0
6	2018-10-14	vs BUF	W 20–13	7	26	0	−1.5	3	2	17	−1.8	0
7	2018-10-21	@ JAX	W 20–7	8	28	0	−2.9	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	2018-10-25	vs MIA	W 42–23	15	42	0	−4.9	0	0	0	0.0	0
9	2018-11-04	@ DEN	W 19–17	15	39	0	−4.7	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	2018-11-18	@ WAS	W 23–21	8	46	0	+1.1	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	2018-11-26	vs TEN	W 34–17	13	49	0	−2.5	1	1	13	+0.2	0
13	2018-12-02	vs CLE	W 29–13	13	54	0	−3.5	0	0	0	0.0	0
14	2018-12-09	vs IND	L 21–24	6	21	1	−0.3	1	0	0	−0.7	0
15	2018-12-15	@ NYJ	W 29–22	9	6	0	−4.3	2	2	9	−0.4	0
16	2018-12-23	@ PHI	L 30–32	4	14	0	+0.4	5	4	26	−3.7	0
17	2018-12-30	vs JAX	W 20–3	3	12	0	−0.7	3	2	12	−0.0	0
P18	2019-01-05	vs IND	L 7–21	2	8	0	+0.4	2	2	11	+0.5	0

2017 game log (9 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
4	2017-10-01	vs TEN	W 57–14	4	12	0	−1.6	0	0	0	0.0	0
6	2017-10-15	vs CLE	W 33–17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	2
8	2017-10-29	@ SEA	L 38–41	5	21	0	+0.3	0	0	0	0.0	0
10	2017-11-12	@ LA	L 7–33	4	10	0	−1.5	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	2017-11-27	@ BAL	L 16–23	8	15	0	−2.5	2	2	11	+0.6	0
13	2017-12-03	@ TEN	L 13–24	4	2	0	−2.3	1	1	7	+1.5	1
15	2017-12-17	@ JAX	L 7–45	12	55	0	+1.7	1	0	0	−0.8	1
16	2017-12-25	vs PIT	L 6–34	16	108	0	+2.1	0	0	0	0.0	1
17	2017-12-31	@ IND	L 13–22	18	39	1	−4.2	5	4	36	+0.6	0

2016 game log (16 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2016-09-11	vs CHI	W 23–14	1	4	0	+0.1	0	0	0	0.0	2
2	2016-09-18	vs KC	W 19–12	5	11	0	−2.3	0	0	0	0.0	1
3	2016-09-22	@ NE	L 0–27	2	12	0	+0.1	0	0	0	0.0	1
4	2016-10-02	vs TEN	W 27–20	3	19	0	+0.2	1	1	4	−0.3	1
5	2016-10-09	@ MIN	L 13–31	6	39	0	+2.4	0	0	0	0.0	0
6	2016-10-16	vs IND	W 26–23 OT	2	13	0	+0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
7	2016-10-24	@ DEN	L 9–27	11	63	0	−3.8	3	0	0	−2.1	0
8	2016-10-30	vs DET	W 20–13	9	41	0	−0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
10	2016-11-13	@ JAX	W 24–21	7	23	0	−0.7	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	2016-12-04	@ GB	L 13–21	5	38	0	−1.0	2	2	3	−0.8	1
14	2016-12-11	@ IND	W 22–17	16	55	0	−2.1	1	1	0	−0.8	0
15	2016-12-18	vs JAX	W 21–20	1	1	0	−2.0	1	1	4	−0.1	0
16	2016-12-24	vs CIN	W 12–10	21	73	1	−4.4	4	4	17	+0.1	0
17	2017-01-01	@ TEN	L 17–24	11	28	0	−1.0	4	3	12	−0.7	0
P18	2017-01-07	vs LV	W 27–14	2	4	0	−1.2	0	0	0	0.0	0
P19	2017-01-14	@ NE	L 16–34	1	2	0	−0.2	0	0	0	0.0	0

2015 game log (15 games)

2015 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2015-09-13	vs KC	L 20–27	9	42	0	−3.1	2	1	7	0	−0.4	0
2	2015-09-20	@ CAR	L 17–24	5	6	0	−2.5	1	1	4	0	+0.1	0
3	2015-09-27	vs TB	W 19–9	31	139	1	+0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
4	2015-10-04	@ ATL	L 21–48	6	17	0	−0.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
5	2015-10-08	vs IND	L 20–27	6	22	0	−1.2	1	1	11	0	+0.6	0
7	2015-10-25	@ MIA	L 26–44	3	8	0	−0.9	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	2015-11-01	vs TEN	W 20–6	14	39	0	−6.1	5	5	33	0	−0.1	1
10	2015-11-16	@ CIN	W 10–6	12	22	0	−4.5	1	1	9	0	+0.9	1
11	2015-11-22	vs NYJ	W 24–17	21	58	0	−6.3	3	3	34	1	+3.2	0
12	2015-11-29	vs NO	W 24–6	16	77	1	−2.1	1	1	4	0	−0.3	0
13	2015-12-06	@ BUF	L 21–30	4	14	0	−1.1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	2015-12-20	@ IND	W 16–10	20	107	0	−4.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
16	2015-12-27	@ TEN	W 34–6	15	45	0	−2.3	1	1	5	0	+0.1	2
17	2016-01-03	vs JAX	W 30–6	21	102	0	−1.9	1	1	2	0	−0.7	0
P18	2016-01-09	vs KC	L 0–30	17	99	0	+1.2	1	0	0	0	−6.3	1

2014 game log (16 games)

2014 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2014-09-07	vs WAS	W 17–6	1	0	0	−0.7	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	2014-09-14	@ LV	W 30–14	11	40	0	−0.3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
3	2014-09-21	@ NYG	L 17–30	13	78	0	−2.8	1	1	10	0	+2.8	0
4	2014-09-28	vs BUF	W 23–17	9	9	0	−4.2	3	2	16	0	−0.2	0
5	2014-10-05	@ DAL	L 17–20 OT	5	16	0	−0.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
6	2014-10-09	vs IND	L 28–33	3	22	0	+0.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
7	2014-10-20	@ PIT	L 23–30	5	14	0	+1.6	1	1	11	1	+2.0	1
8	2014-10-26	@ TEN	W 30–16	14	42	0	−2.1	1	1	22	0	+2.0	0
9	2014-11-02	vs PHI	L 21–31	7	13	0	−1.3	2	1	-3	0	−1.9	0
11	2014-11-16	@ CLE	W 23–7	36	156	0	+3.9	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	2014-11-23	vs CIN	L 13–22	16	46	0	−3.3	4	3	20	0	+0.6	1
13	2014-11-30	vs TEN	W 45–21	7	6	0	−4.2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
14	2014-12-07	@ JAX	W 27–13	9	15	1	−2.4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	2014-12-14	@ IND	L 10–17	8	26	0	−2.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
16	2014-12-21	vs BAL	W 25–13	8	6	0	−3.4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
17	2014-12-28	vs JAX	W 23–17	17	39	1	−2.4	6	6	37	0	+1.2	0