Is Alex Collins Better Than MarShawn Lloyd? NFL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this RB comparison. Alex Collins holds the advantage in 5 of 5 key categories, with Receiving Yards representing the most decisive gap — a 2818.8% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Alex Collins's Receiving Yards of 467 compared to MarShawn Lloyd's 16 represents a 2818.8% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Alex Collins's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Carry, where Alex Collins posts 4.1 against MarShawn Lloyd's 2.9 — a gap of just 41.4%. MarShawn Lloyd can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-0 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Carry is the statistical ammunition for the MarShawn Lloyd side.

Running back careers are defined by efficiency as much as volume. Yards per carry separates elite backs from good ones, while receiving ability from the backfield has become increasingly valuable in the modern NFL.

Alex Collins wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 0. The 2818.8% gap in Receiving Yards alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Alex Collins's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.