Raheem Mostert

Raheem Mostert

31-Year-Old Running BackRB
Miami Dolphins
2023 Fantasy Outlook
It's unclear whether Mostert will ever hold up to a substantial workload -- he hasn't played a full season since 2019 -- but his skill set is a perfect fit with coach Mike McDaniel's scheme, just as it was under Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco when McDaniel was first the run game coordinator and then offensive coordinator. McDaniel quickly committed to Mostert as Miami's lead back last season, even after the front office signed Chase Edmonds to a bigger contract in free agency. McDaniel discarded Edmonds after three weeks, from which point Mostert ran away with the starting role. Miami's pass-heavy offense didn't work Mostert too heavily -- his season high in carries was just 18, and he got single-digits seven times -- but Mostert's 4.9 YPC partially offset that. The question for this season is the workload split between Mostert, Jeff Wilson and rookie third-round pick Devon Achane. Each offers something a little different, and none projects as a true workhorse, but Mostert's strong 2022 and prior history with McDaniel give reason to consider him the 1A. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $5.6 million contract with the Dolphins in March of 2023.
Shouldn't need ankle surgery
RBMiami Dolphins
January 15, 2024
Mostert said Monday he doesn't expect to undergo surgery to address the ankle injury that hindered him down the stretch of the 2023 season, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
Mostert entered Saturday's 26-7 wild-card loss to the Chiefs nursing both knee and ankle injuries, but frigid weather conditions and an unfortunate game script limited him to eight carries for 33 yards. He also secured one of two targets for minus-3 yards. Looking ahead to his age-32 season, it's certainly encouraging that Mostert won't have to rehab from surgery, as he has yet to show signs of losing a step. Across 15 regular-season appearances, Mostert set a franchise record with 21 total scores while rushing for 1,012 yards on 209 carries (4.8 YPC). With one more season left on his two-year deal, the stage looks set for Mostert to once again headline one of the NFL's most efficient rushing attacks alongside De'Von Achane during the 2024 campaign.
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How do Raheem Mostert's 2023 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Broken Tackle %
    The number of broken tackles divided by rush attempts.
  • Positive Run %
    The percentage of run plays where he was able to gain positive yardage.
  • % Yds After Contact
    The percentage of his rushing yards that came after contact.
  • Avg Yds After Contact
    The average rushing yards he gains after contact.
  • Rushing TD %
    Rushing touchdowns divided by rushing attempts. In other words, how often is he scoring when running the ball.
  • Touches Per Game
    The number of touches (rushing attempts + receptions) he is averaging per game
  • % Snaps w/Touch
    The number of touches (rushing attempts + receptions) divided by offensive snaps played.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Broken Tackle %
17.2%
 
Positive Run %
83.7%
 
% Yds After Contact
63.8%
 
Avg Yds After Contact
3.1
 
Rushing TD %
8.6%
 
Touches Per Game
15.6
 
% Snaps w/Touch
44.2%
 
Air Yards Per Game
-0.9
 
Air Yards Per Snap
-0.03
 
% Team Air Yards
-0.3%
 
% Team Targets
5.8%
 
Avg Depth of Target
-0.4 Yds
 
Catch Rate
78.1%
 
Drop Rate
3.1%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
8.8
 
% Targeted On Route
12.9%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
0.71
 
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Snap Counts
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#% of Team Snaps

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30828%
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A breakout star for San Francisco in 2019, Mostert played only eight games in 2020 due to various lower-body injuries but nonetheless entered last season atop the depth chart for Kyle Shanahan. Unfortunately, the veteran back lasted only four snaps before suffering a knee injury that eventually required season-ending surgery. When he's healthy, Mostert is one of the fastest players in the league and is capable of turning any play into a touchdown, but his body simply might not be able to handle a large workload. That shouldn't be a problem this season, of course. After signing a one-year deal with the Dolphins this offseason, Mostert joins a backfield that includes Chase Edmonds and Myles Gaskin, both of whom handled lead roles at some point within the last couple seasons. There won't be enough snaps and touches to go around, and while Mostert is the most dangerous runner of the bunch when he's in top form, that might not be enough to guarantee regular production.
There's no debate that Mostert is one of the most dangerous open-field runners in the NFL. He scored only three touchdowns last year, but on two he recorded the two fastest top speeds on a scoring play all season, including a league-leading 23.09 mph on an 80-yard scamper in Week 2. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old sprained his MCL before halftime that week and never fully recovered, beginning a pattern the rest of the season that saw him miss a couple games, return for a couple and then suffer a new lower-body injury that sidelined him once again. Even splitting touches with Jeff Wilson late in the campaign wasn't enough to keep Mostert healthy. All told, he still averaged at least five yards per carry for the second consecutive year, and his 16-game pace would have been enough for his first 1,000-yard season, but the injuries are impossible to ignore. Plus, Wilson proved in 2020 that he's deserving of a role once he recovers from a meniscus tear, and the 49ers also signed Wayne Gallman and drafted Trey Sermon (third round) and Elijah Mitchell (sixth round). Even if he earns the lead role in Kyle Shanahan's backfield, Mostert won't necessarily handle a large workload. Whether he can be protected enough to keep him in the lineup all season remains to be seen.
The 49ers backfield had a lot of mouths to feed last year, but Mostert announced early he wasn't going to be lost in the shuffle. A 151-yard eruption in Week 2 made him a waiver-wire darling, and while he had ups and downs afterward, by season's end he had moved to the top of the depth chart in Kyle Shanahan's RB-friendly offense. Mostert found the end zone at least once in every game Weeks 12 to 17, piling up 515 scrimmage yards and eight total scores in those six games, before sending the Packers home in the NFC championship game with 220 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Not bad for a guy who was typecast as a special teams player and bounced through five organizations in his first three NFL seasons after going undrafted out of Purdue. Mostert's best asset is his electric speed in the open field - he runs a 4.34 40 - and no back in the league turned a larger percentage of his carries into gains of at least 15 yards. He even flashed a bit of power when necessary, ranking 18th among 46 qualified running backs in broken tackle rate and 23rd in average yards after contact (2.2). Mostert said he bulked up this offseason in anticipation of a larger workload this year, though Tevin Coleman and Jerick McKinnon remain on the roster, while Matt Breida was traded to Miami in April. Shanahan's long-standing preference for multi-player backfields makes a bell-cow role for Mostert unlikely, but even a modest increase in volume to 200 carries could allow for a big impact in an efficient offense.
Mostert was rewarded with a three-year contract this offseason after producing a career-high 261 rushing yards on just 34 carries (7.7 YPC) in addition to his excellent work as a gunner on special teams. The 27-year-old will find himself buried on the depth chart to start the year due to the addition of Tevin Coleman, but his roster spot should be safe on the basis of special teams work. In the unfortunate event that some combination of Coleman, Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida go down to injury, Mostert would have upside in a larger role based on his brief breakout in 2018.
The journeyman running back worked his way onto San Francisco's 53-man roster last season, mainly contributing on special teams (just six carries in 11 games). Jerick McKinnon's season-ending knee injury does create a slight opening, but the Niners seem prepared to move forward with Alfred Morris and Matt Breida splitting work. Mostert likely will take most of his snaps on special teams.
Already a journeyman running back (five teams in two seasons), Mostert entered camp as a long shot to make the 53-man roster, but an impressive showing in the preseason allowed him to survive cutdown day. He mostly figures to contribute on special teams, though a role on offense isn't entirely out of the question.
Entering his second NFL offseason, Mostert appeared to have turned some heads during the course of Cleveland's offseason program and is reportedly firmly in the mix to compete for the Browns' No. 4 running back gig, if not contend with Glenn Winston for No. 3. Thanks to his speed, Mostert could also secure a role on special teams to boot. Ultimately, Mostert seems poised to earn a place on the Browns' regular season roster and will likely make his biggest impact returning kickoffs.
Mostert went undrafted in May. He’ll get a look during training camp, but he’ll have to leap-frog fellow running back Kenjon Barner for a shot at the 53-man roster. Even then, he’ll hardly see the field.
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Stymied in season-ending loss
RBMiami Dolphins
January 13, 2024
Mostert (knee/ankle) rushed eight times for 33 yards and brought in one of two targets for minus-3 yards in the Dolphins' 26-7 wild-card loss to the Chiefs on Saturday night.
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Suiting up Saturday
RBMiami Dolphins
January 13, 2024
Mostert (knee/ankle) is listed as active for Saturday's wild-card game against the Chiefs.
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Gets questionable tag for Saturday
RBMiami Dolphins
Knee
January 11, 2024
Mostert (knee/ankle) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card game in Kansas City, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Listed as limited again
RBMiami Dolphins
Knee
January 10, 2024
Mostert (knee/ankle) is listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's injury report, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Opens week with limited listing
RBMiami Dolphins
Knee
January 9, 2024
Mostert (knee/ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's estimated practice report, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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