2017 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Alvin Kamara led the NFL in yards per carry with 6.07 in 2017, 0.65 ahead of Cam Newton (5.42). It stands 45th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 2017 Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints

6.07 Yards per Carry 0.65 clear of Cam Newton

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Alvin Kamara	NO	6.07	16	120	728	8
2	Cam Newton	CAR	5.42	16	139	754	6
3	Dion Lewis	NE	4.98	16	180	896	6
4	Mark Ingram	NO	4.89	16	230	1,124	12
5	Kareem Hunt	KC	4.88	16	272	1,327	8
6	Kenyan Drake	MIA	4.84	16	133	644	3
7	Alfred Morris	DAL	4.76	13	115	547	1
8	Todd Gurley	LA	4.68	15	279	1,305	13
9	Alex Collins	BAL	4.59	15	212	973	6
10	Matt Breida	SF	4.43	16	105	465	2
11	LeGarrette Blount	PHI	4.43	16	173	766	2
12	Devonta Freeman	ATL	4.41	14	196	865	7
13	Orleans Darkwa	NYG	4.39	15	171	751	5
14	Giovani Bernard	CIN	4.36	16	105	458	2
15	Bilal Powell	NYJ	4.34	15	178	772	5
16	Marshawn Lynch	LV	4.30	15	207	891	7
17	Wayne Gallman	NYG	4.29	13	111	476	0
18	Derrick Henry	TEN	4.23	16	176	744	5
19	Jay Ajayi	PHI	4.20	14	208	873	1
20	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	4.14	16	206	853	2
21	C.J. Anderson	DEN	4.11	16	245	1,007	3
22	Jordan Howard	CHI	4.07	16	276	1,122	9
23	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	4.06	10	242	983	7
24	Tevin Coleman	ATL	4.03	15	156	628	5
25	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	4.02	15	321	1,291	9
26	LeSean McCoy	BUF	3.97	16	287	1,138	6
27	Peyton Barber	TB	3.92	14	108	423	3
28	Carlos Hyde	SF	3.91	16	240	938	8
29	Latavius Murray	MIN	3.90	16	216	842	8
30	Melvin Gordon	LAC	3.89	16	284	1,105	8
31	Leonard Fournette	JAX	3.88	13	268	1,040	9
32	Javorius Allen	BAL	3.86	16	153	591	4
33	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	3.80	16	150	570	3
34	Lamar Miller	HOU	3.73	16	238	888	3
35	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	3.72	16	117	435	2
36	Matt Forte	NYJ	3.70	12	103	381	2
37	Mike Gillislee	NE	3.68	9	104	383	5
38	Frank Gore	IND	3.68	16	261	961	3
39	Jamaal Williams	GB	3.63	15	153	556	4
40	DeMarco Murray	TEN	3.58	15	184	659	6
41	Kerwynn Williams	ARI	3.55	16	120	426	1
42	Joe Mixon	CIN	3.52	14	178	626	4
43	Samaje Perine	WAS	3.45	13	175	603	1
44	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	3.43	15	198	680	6
45	Chris Ivory	JAX	3.41	14	112	382	1
46	Adrian Peterson	ARI	3.39	10	156	529	2
47	Ameer Abdullah	DET	3.35	14	165	552	4
48	Doug Martin	TB	2.94	11	138	406	3