Terrance West
West is one of two players on this list whose best seasons came without Shanahan. He led the Browns in rushing in 2014 — Shanahan’s lone season in Cleveland. West led the club with 171 carries, 673 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. It looked during his second season like he’d all into obscurity when he didn’t score a touchdown and rushed for 231 yards on 62 attempts in two games with the Titans and six with the Ravens. He stuck in Baltimore though and shined in his second season there — putting up a career-best 193 rushes, 774 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, along with 34 receptions, 236 yards and a touchdown in the air. He had one more subpar season in Baltimore during his final season in 2017.
Numbers with Shanahan: 14 games, 171 carries, 673 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 11 receptions, 64 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown.
Numbers without Shanahan: 29 games, 294 carries, 1,143 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 40 receptions, 280 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown.