1971 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
Floyd Little led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1971 with 1,133, 28 ahead of John Brockington (1,105). It was one of 2 times Floyd Little led in rushing yards.
| # | Player | Team | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Floyd Little
|
DEN | 14 | 284 | 1,133 | 3.99 | 6 | — | — |
| 2 | John Brockington | GB | 14 | 216 | 1,105 | 5.12 | 4 | — | — |
| 3 | Larry Csonka | MIA | 14 | 195 | 1,051 | 5.39 | 7 | — | — |
| 4 | Steve Owens | DET | 14 | 246 | 1,035 | 4.21 | 8 | — | — |
| 5 | Willie Ellison | LAN | 14 | 211 | 1,000 | 4.74 | 4 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Larry Brown
|
WAS | 13 | 253 | 948 | 3.75 | 4 | — | — |
| 7 | Marv Hubbard | OAK | 14 | 181 | 867 | 4.79 | 5 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Leroy Kelly
|
CLE | 14 | 234 | 865 | 3.70 | 10 | — | — |
| 9 | Ken Willard | SF | 14 | 216 | 855 | 3.96 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | Vic Washington | SF | 14 | 191 | 811 | 4.25 | 3 | — | — |
| 11 |
 Duane Thomas
|
DAL | 11 | 175 | 793 | 4.53 | 11 | — | — |
| 12 | Carl Garrett | NE | 14 | 181 | 784 | 4.33 | 1 | — | — |
| 13 |
 John Riggins
|
NYJ | 14 | 180 | 769 | 4.27 | 1 | — | — |
| 14 | Donny Anderson | GB | 14 | 186 | 757 | 4.07 | 5 | — | — |
| 15 |
 O.J. Simpson
|
BUF | 14 | 183 | 742 | 4.06 | 5 | — | — |
| 16 | Norm Bulaich | BAC | 13 | 152 | 741 | 4.88 | 8 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Jim Kiick
|
MIA | 13 | 162 | 738 | 4.56 | 3 | — | — |
| 18 | Altie Taylor | DET | 14 | 174 | 736 | 4.23 | 4 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Ed Podolak
|
KC | 13 | 184 | 708 | 3.85 | 9 | — | — |
| 20 | Clint Jones | MIN | 14 | 180 | 675 | 3.75 | 4 | — | — |
| 21 | Charlie Harraway | WAS | 14 | 156 | 635 | 4.07 | 2 | — | — |
| 22 | John Fuqua | PIT | 12 | 155 | 625 | 4.03 | 4 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Emerson Boozer
|
NYJ | 14 | 188 | 618 | 3.29 | 5 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Tom Matte
|
BAC | 14 | 173 | 607 | 3.51 | 8 | — | — |
| 25 | Bo Scott | CLE | 14 | 179 | 606 | 3.39 | 9 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Preston Pearson
|
PIT | 14 | 131 | 605 | 4.62 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Cannonball Butler | ATL | 13 | 186 | 594 | 3.19 | 2 | — | — |
| 28 | MacArthur Lane | SLC | 13 | 150 | 592 | 3.95 | 3 | — | — |
| 29 |
 Mike Garrett
|
SD | 13 | 140 | 591 | 4.22 | 4 | — | — |
| 30 | Fred Willis | CIN | 14 | 135 | 590 | 4.37 | 7 | — | — |
| 31 | Pete Banaszak | OAK | 14 | 137 | 563 | 4.11 | 8 | — | — |
| 32 |
 Wendell Hayes
|
KC | 14 | 132 | 537 | 4.07 | 1 | — | — |
| 33 | Bobby Anderson | DEN | 13 | 139 | 533 | 3.84 | 3 | — | — |
| 34 | Greg Landry | DET | 14 | 76 | 530 | 6.97 | 3 | — | — |
| 35 | Essex Johnson | CIN | 14 | 85 | 522 | 6.14 | 4 | — | — |
| 36 |
 Calvin Hill
|
DAL | 8 | 106 | 468 | 4.42 | 8 | — | — |
| 37 | Jim Nance | NE | 13 | 129 | 463 | 3.59 | 5 | — | — |
| 38 | Les Josephson | LAN | 14 | 99 | 449 | 4.54 | 3 | — | — |
| 39 | Art Malone | ATL | 13 | 120 | 438 | 3.65 | 6 | — | — |
| 40 | Walt Garrison | DAL | 13 | 127 | 429 | 3.38 | 1 | — | — |
| 41 |
 Jess Phillips
|
CIN | 14 | 94 | 420 | 4.47 | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Don Shy | CHI | 11 | 116 | 420 | 3.62 | 2 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Larry Smith
|
LAN | 14 | 91 | 404 | 4.44 | 5 | — | — |
| 44 | Jim Strong | NO | 14 | 95 | 404 | 4.25 | 3 | — | — |
| 45 | Don Nottingham | BAC | 14 | 95 | 388 | 4.08 | 5 | — | — |
| 46 | Bob Gresham | NO | 13 | 127 | 383 | 3.02 | 6 | — | — |
| 47 | James Ford | NO | 9 | 93 | 379 | 4.08 | 2 | — | — |
| 48 | Ronnie Bull | PHI | 13 | 94 | 351 | 3.73 | 0 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Dave Osborn
|
MIN | 11 | 123 | 349 | 2.84 | 5 | — | — |
| 50 | Bobby Duhon | NYG | 13 | 93 | 344 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — |
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