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2016 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2016 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Ezekiel Elliott led all running backs in rushing yards in 2016, with 1,631. David Johnson led in receiving yards (879), receptions (80), receiving yards per game (54.9), targets (120), receiving first downs (42) and yards from scrimmage (2,118). Ezekiel Elliott also led in rushing yards per game (108.7) and rushing first downs (91).

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

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 1,631
  2. 2 Jordan Howard 1,313
  3. 3 DeMarco Murray 1,287
  4. 4 Jay Ajayi 1,272
  5. 5 Le'Veon Bell 1,268
  6. 6 LeSean McCoy 1,267
  7. 7 David Johnson 1,239
  8. 8 LeGarrette Blount 1,161
  9. 9 Devonta Freeman 1,079
  10. 10 Lamar Miller 1,073

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 LeGarrette Blount 18
  2. 2 David Johnson 16
  3. 3 Ezekiel Elliott 15
  4. 4 LeSean McCoy 13
  5. 5 Latavius Murray 12
  6. 6 Devonta Freeman 11
  7. 7 Melvin Gordon 10
  8. 8 DeMarco Murray 9
  9. 8 Jeremy Hill 9
  10. 8 Jonathan Stewart 9

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Mike Gillislee 5.71
  2. 2 Bilal Powell 5.51
  3. 3 LeSean McCoy 5.41
  4. 4 Jordan Howard 5.21
  5. 5 Mark Ingram 5.09
  6. 6 Ezekiel Elliott 5.07
  7. 7 Jay Ajayi 4.89
  8. 8 Le'Veon Bell 4.86
  9. 9 Isaiah Crowell 4.81
  10. 10 Devonta Freeman 4.75

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 322
  2. 2 LeGarrette Blount 299
  3. 3 David Johnson 293
  4. 3 DeMarco Murray 293
  5. 5 Todd Gurley 278
  6. 6 Lamar Miller 268
  7. 7 Frank Gore 263
  8. 8 Le'Veon Bell 261
  9. 9 Jay Ajayi 260
  10. 10 Melvin Gordon 254

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 108.7
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 105.7
  3. 3 Jordan Howard 87.5
  4. 4 Jay Ajayi 84.8
  5. 5 LeSean McCoy 84.5
  6. 6 DeMarco Murray 80.4
  7. 7 David Johnson 77.4
  8. 8 Melvin Gordon 76.7
  9. 9 Lamar Miller 76.6
  10. 10 Carlos Hyde 76.0

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 91
  2. 2 David Johnson 72
  3. 3 Jordan Howard 70
  4. 4 Le'Veon Bell 69
  5. 5 LeGarrette Blount 67
  6. 6 DeMarco Murray 64
  7. 7 Devonta Freeman 61
  8. 7 Melvin Gordon 61
  9. 9 Jay Ajayi 60
  10. 10 LeSean McCoy 55

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 David Johnson 3
  2. 1 Spencer Ware 3
  3. 1 Chris Ivory 3
  4. 4 Isaiah Crowell 2
  5. 4 Mark Ingram 2
  6. 4 Melvin Gordon 2
  7. 4 Carlos Hyde 2
  8. 4 Ryan Mathews 2
  9. 4 Jonathan Stewart 2
  10. 4 Jeremy Langford 2

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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 David Johnson 879
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 616
  3. 3 James White 551
  4. 4 Duke Johnson 514
  5. 5 Devonta Freeman 462
  6. 6 Cordarrelle Patterson 453
  7. 7 Spencer Ware 447
  8. 8 Darren Sproles 427
  9. 9 Tevin Coleman 421
  10. 10 Melvin Gordon 419

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 David Johnson 80
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 75
  3. 3 James White 60
  4. 4 Bilal Powell 58
  5. 5 Devonta Freeman 54
  6. 6 Duke Johnson 53
  7. 6 DeMarco Murray 53
  8. 6 Theo Riddick 53
  9. 9 Cordarrelle Patterson 52
  10. 9 Darren Sproles 52

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 James White 5
  2. 1 Theo Riddick 5
  3. 3 Frank Gore 4
  4. 3 Mark Ingram 4
  5. 3 David Johnson 4
  6. 3 Travaris Cadet 4
  7. 7 DeMarco Murray 3
  8. 7 Damien Williams 3
  9. 7 Tevin Coleman 3
  10. 7 Carlos Hyde 3

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Tevin Coleman 13.58
  2. 2 Spencer Ware 13.55
  3. 3 Ezekiel Elliott 11.34
  4. 4 David Johnson 10.99
  5. 5 Melvin Gordon 10.22
  6. 6 Duke Johnson 9.70
  7. 7 James White 9.18
  8. 8 Matt Forte 8.77
  9. 9 Cordarrelle Patterson 8.71
  10. 10 Giovani Bernard 8.62

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 David Johnson 54.9
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 51.3
  3. 3 Theo Riddick 37.1
  4. 4 James White 34.4
  5. 5 Giovani Bernard 33.6
  6. 6 Tevin Coleman 32.4
  7. 7 Melvin Gordon 32.2
  8. 8 Duke Johnson 32.1
  9. 9 Spencer Ware 31.9
  10. 10 Devonta Freeman 28.9

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 David Johnson 120
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 94
  3. 3 James White 86
  4. 4 Duke Johnson 74
  5. 4 Bilal Powell 74
  6. 6 Darren Sproles 71
  7. 7 Cordarrelle Patterson 70
  8. 8 T.J. Yeldon 68
  9. 9 DeMarco Murray 67
  10. 9 Theo Riddick 67

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 LeSean McCoy 87.7%
  2. 2 Matt Asiata 84.2%
  3. 3 Rashad Jennings 83.3%
  4. 4 Devonta Freeman 83.1%
  5. 5 Jerick McKinnon 81.1%
  6. 6 Frank Gore 80.9%
  7. 7 Ezekiel Elliott 80.0%
  8. 8 Le'Veon Bell 79.8%
  9. 9 Lamar Miller 79.5%
  10. 10 Mark Ingram 79.3%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 David Johnson 42
  2. 2 Le'Veon Bell 31
  3. 3 James White 26
  4. 4 Duke Johnson 24
  5. 5 Cordarrelle Patterson 23
  6. 6 Devonta Freeman 22
  7. 7 Bilal Powell 21
  8. 7 Melvin Gordon 21
  9. 9 DeMarco Murray 20
  10. 9 Theo Riddick 20

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 David Johnson 2,118
  2. 2 Ezekiel Elliott 1,994
  3. 3 Le'Veon Bell 1,884
  4. 4 DeMarco Murray 1,664
  5. 5 LeSean McCoy 1,623
  6. 6 Jordan Howard 1,611
  7. 7 Devonta Freeman 1,541
  8. 8 Jay Ajayi 1,423
  9. 9 Melvin Gordon 1,416
  10. 10 Spencer Ware 1,368

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