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2001 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2001 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Priest Holmes led all running backs in rushing yards in 2001, with 1,555. Marshall Faulk led in yards per carry (5.32), receiving yards (765), receptions (83), receiving touchdowns (9), receiving yards per game (54.6) and receiving first downs (40). Priest Holmes also led in rushing first downs (80) and yards from scrimmage (2,169).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Priest Holmes 1,555
  2. 2 Curtis Martin 1,513
  3. 3 Stephen Davis 1,432
  4. 4 Ahman Green 1,387
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 1,382
  6. 6 Shaun Alexander 1,318
  7. 7 Corey Dillon 1,315
  8. 8 Ricky Williams 1,245
  9. 9 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,236
  10. 10 Garrison Hearst 1,206

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Shaun Alexander 14
  2. 2 Antowain Smith 12
  3. 2 Marshall Faulk 12
  4. 4 Mike Alstott 10
  5. 4 Corey Dillon 10
  6. 4 Curtis Martin 10
  7. 4 LaDainian Tomlinson 10
  8. 8 Ahman Green 9
  9. 8 Stacey Mack 9
  10. 8 Dominic Rhodes 9

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 5.32
  2. 2 Tiki Barber 5.21
  3. 3 Troy Hambrick 5.12
  4. 4 James Stewart 4.79
  5. 5 Garrison Hearst 4.79
  6. 6 Jerome Bettis 4.76
  7. 7 Priest Holmes 4.76
  8. 8 Dominic Rhodes 4.74
  9. 9 Ahman Green 4.56
  10. 10 Curtis Martin 4.54

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Stephen Davis 356
  2. 2 Corey Dillon 340
  3. 3 LaDainian Tomlinson 339
  4. 4 Curtis Martin 333
  5. 5 Priest Holmes 327
  6. 6 Eddie George 315
  7. 7 Lamar Smith 313
  8. 7 Ricky Williams 313
  9. 9 Shaun Alexander 309
  10. 10 Ahman Green 304

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 110.3
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 98.7
  3. 3 Jerome Bettis 97.5
  4. 4 Priest Holmes 97.2
  5. 5 Curtis Martin 94.6
  6. 6 Stephen Davis 89.5
  7. 7 Terrell Davis 87.6
  8. 8 Ahman Green 86.7
  9. 9 Anthony Thomas 84.5
  10. 10 Shaun Alexander 82.4

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Priest Holmes 80
  2. 2 Curtis Martin 77
  3. 3 Stephen Davis 74
  4. 4 Marshall Faulk 70
  5. 5 Corey Dillon 69
  6. 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 67
  7. 7 Shaun Alexander 61
  8. 8 Antowain Smith 58
  9. 8 Ricky Williams 58
  10. 10 Ahman Green 57

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Eddie George 6
  2. 2 Dominic Rhodes 5
  3. 3 Shaun Alexander 4
  4. 3 Ahman Green 4
  5. 3 Antowain Smith 4
  6. 3 LaDainian Tomlinson 4
  7. 3 Ricky Williams 4
  8. 8 Stephen Davis 3
  9. 8 Corey Dillon 3
  10. 8 Lamar Smith 3

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Receiving Every NFL receiving board →

The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 765
  2. 2 Duce Staley 626
  3. 3 Larry Centers 620
  4. 4 Priest Holmes 614
  5. 5 Ahman Green 594
  6. 6 Charlie Garner 578
  7. 7 Tiki Barber 577
  8. 8 Warrick Dunn 557
  9. 9 Ricky Williams 511
  10. 10 Cory Schlesinger 466

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 83
  2. 2 Larry Centers 80
  3. 3 Charlie Garner 72
  4. 3 Tiki Barber 72
  5. 5 Warrick Dunn 68
  6. 6 Duce Staley 63
  7. 7 Ahman Green 62
  8. 7 Priest Holmes 62
  9. 9 Cory Schlesinger 60
  10. 9 Ricky Williams 60

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 9
  2. 2 Corey Dillon 3
  3. 2 Warrick Dunn 3
  4. 4 Shaun Alexander 2
  5. 4 Richie Anderson 2
  6. 4 Larry Centers 2
  7. 4 Bob Christian 2
  8. 4 Marc Edwards 2
  9. 4 Charlie Garner 2
  10. 4 Ahman Green 2

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Duce Staley 9.94
  2. 2 Priest Holmes 9.90
  3. 3 Ahman Green 9.58
  4. 4 Jamel White 9.50
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 9.22
  6. 6 Tony Richardson 8.83
  7. 7 Bob Christian 8.71
  8. 8 Ricky Williams 8.52
  9. 9 Garrison Hearst 8.46
  10. 10 Lamont Warren 8.40

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 54.6
  2. 2 Duce Staley 48.2
  3. 3 Warrick Dunn 42.8
  4. 4 Tiki Barber 41.2
  5. 5 Larry Centers 38.8
  6. 6 Priest Holmes 38.4
  7. 7 Ahman Green 37.1
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 36.1
  9. 9 Ricky Williams 31.9
  10. 10 Cory Schlesinger 29.1

All 2001 receiving yards per game →

Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Larry Centers 105
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 104
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 98
  4. 4 Warrick Dunn 97
  5. 5 Charlie Garner 91
  6. 5 Duce Staley 91
  7. 7 Ricky Williams 88
  8. 8 Cory Schlesinger 85
  9. 9 Ahman Green 82
  10. 10 Priest Holmes 75

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Lamar Smith 85.7%
  2. 2 Curtis Martin 84.1%
  3. 3 Kevin Faulk 83.3%
  4. 4 Priest Holmes 82.7%
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 79.8%
  6. 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 79.7%
  7. 7 Charlie Garner 79.1%
  8. 8 Larry Centers 76.2%
  9. 9 Ahman Green 75.6%
  10. 10 Bob Christian 75.0%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 40
  2. 2 Larry Centers 34
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 30
  4. 4 Warrick Dunn 29
  5. 5 Charlie Garner 28
  6. 6 Ahman Green 24
  7. 7 Priest Holmes 21
  8. 8 Bob Christian 19
  9. 8 Ricky Williams 19
  10. 8 Duce Staley 19

All 2001 receiving first downs →

Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Priest Holmes 2,169
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 2,147
  3. 3 Ahman Green 1,981
  4. 4 Curtis Martin 1,833
  5. 5 Ricky Williams 1,756
  6. 6 Shaun Alexander 1,661
  7. 7 Stephen Davis 1,637
  8. 8 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,603
  9. 9 Garrison Hearst 1,553
  10. 10 Corey Dillon 1,543

All 2001 yards from scrimmage →