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2021 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2021 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Jonathan Taylor led all running backs in rushing yards in 2021, with 1,811. Jonathan Taylor also led in rushing touchdowns (18), rushing first downs (107) and yards from scrimmage (2,171). Austin Ekeler led in receiving yards (647), receiving touchdowns (8) and receiving first downs (31).

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

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Jonathan Taylor 1,811
  2. 2 Nick Chubb 1,259
  3. 3 Joe Mixon 1,205
  4. 4 Najee Harris 1,200
  5. 5 Dalvin Cook 1,159
  6. 6 Antonio Gibson 1,037
  7. 7 Ezekiel Elliott 1,002
  8. 8 Elijah Mitchell 963
  9. 9 Derrick Henry 937
  10. 10 Damien Harris 929

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Jonathan Taylor 18
  2. 2 James Conner 15
  3. 2 Damien Harris 15
  4. 4 Joe Mixon 13
  5. 5 Austin Ekeler 12
  6. 6 Ezekiel Elliott 10
  7. 6 Derrick Henry 10
  8. 8 Josh Jacobs 9
  9. 9 Melvin Gordon 8
  10. 9 Nick Chubb 8

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Rashaad Penny 6.29
  2. 2 Tony Pollard 5.53
  3. 3 Nick Chubb 5.52
  4. 4 Miles Sanders 5.50
  5. 5 Jonathan Taylor 5.46
  6. 6 Chase Edmonds 5.10
  7. 7 James Robinson 4.68
  8. 8 Aaron Jones 4.67
  9. 9 Dalvin Cook 4.66
  10. 10 Elijah Mitchell 4.65

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Jonathan Taylor 332
  2. 2 Najee Harris 307
  3. 3 Joe Mixon 292
  4. 4 Antonio Gibson 258
  5. 5 Dalvin Cook 249
  6. 6 Alvin Kamara 240
  7. 7 Ezekiel Elliott 237
  8. 8 Nick Chubb 228
  9. 9 David Montgomery 225
  10. 10 Derrick Henry 219

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Derrick Henry 117.1
  2. 2 Jonathan Taylor 106.5
  3. 3 Nick Chubb 89.9
  4. 4 Dalvin Cook 89.2
  5. 5 Elijah Mitchell 87.6
  6. 6 Joe Mixon 75.3
  7. 7 Rashaad Penny 74.9
  8. 8 Najee Harris 70.6
  9. 9 Alvin Kamara 69.1
  10. 10 David Montgomery 65.3

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Jonathan Taylor 107
  2. 2 Antonio Gibson 65
  3. 3 Najee Harris 62
  4. 4 Nick Chubb 61
  5. 5 Joe Mixon 60
  6. 6 Dalvin Cook 57
  7. 7 Ezekiel Elliott 55
  8. 7 Damien Harris 55
  9. 7 David Montgomery 55
  10. 10 Austin Ekeler 53

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Antonio Gibson 3
  2. 1 Melvin Gordon 3
  3. 3 Jonathan Taylor 2
  4. 3 Damien Harris 2
  5. 3 Godwin Igwebuike 2
  6. 3 Josh Jacobs 2
  7. 3 Ronald Jones 2
  8. 3 James Robinson 2
  9. 3 Dalvin Cook 2
  10. 3 Carlos Hyde 2

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

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Austin Ekeler 647
  2. 2 Cordarrelle Patterson 548
  3. 3 Najee Harris 467
  4. 4 Leonard Fournette 454
  5. 5 Darrel Williams 452
  6. 5 D'Andre Swift 452
  7. 7 Alvin Kamara 439
  8. 8 Brandon Bolden 405
  9. 9 J.D. McKissic 397
  10. 10 Aaron Jones 391

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Najee Harris 74
  2. 2 Austin Ekeler 70
  3. 3 Leonard Fournette 69
  4. 4 D'Andre Swift 62
  5. 5 Josh Jacobs 54
  6. 6 Cordarrelle Patterson 52
  7. 6 Aaron Jones 52
  8. 8 Myles Gaskin 49
  9. 9 Ezekiel Elliott 47
  10. 9 Darrel Williams 47

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Austin Ekeler 8
  2. 2 Aaron Jones 6
  3. 3 Cordarrelle Patterson 5
  4. 3 Alvin Kamara 5
  5. 5 Myles Gaskin 4
  6. 6 Najee Harris 3
  7. 6 Javonte Williams 3
  8. 6 Antonio Gibson 3
  9. 6 Joe Mixon 3
  10. 6 James Conner 3

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Ty Johnson 10.94
  2. 2 Cordarrelle Patterson 10.54
  3. 3 James Conner 10.14
  4. 4 Brandon Bolden 9.88
  5. 5 Darrel Williams 9.62
  6. 6 Alvin Kamara 9.34
  7. 7 Christian McCaffrey 9.27
  8. 8 Austin Ekeler 9.24
  9. 9 J.D. McKissic 9.23
  10. 10 AJ Dillon 9.21

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 49.0
  2. 2 Austin Ekeler 40.4
  3. 3 J.D. McKissic 36.1
  4. 4 D'Andre Swift 34.8
  5. 5 Cordarrelle Patterson 34.3
  6. 6 Alvin Kamara 33.8
  7. 7 Leonard Fournette 32.4
  8. 8 Najee Harris 27.5
  9. 9 Darrel Williams 26.6
  10. 10 Aaron Jones 26.1

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Najee Harris 94
  2. 1 Austin Ekeler 94
  3. 3 Leonard Fournette 84
  4. 4 D'Andre Swift 78
  5. 5 Cordarrelle Patterson 69
  6. 6 Alvin Kamara 67
  7. 7 Ezekiel Elliott 65
  8. 7 Aaron Jones 65
  9. 9 Josh Jacobs 64
  10. 10 Myles Gaskin 63

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 James Conner 94.9%
  2. 2 AJ Dillon 91.9%
  3. 3 Christian McCaffrey 90.2%
  4. 4 Devontae Booker 88.9%
  5. 5 Joe Mixon 87.5%
  6. 6 Tony Pollard 84.8%
  7. 7 Josh Jacobs 84.4%
  8. 8 Brandon Bolden 83.7%
  9. 9 Darrel Williams 82.5%
  10. 10 David Montgomery 82.4%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Austin Ekeler 31
  2. 2 Leonard Fournette 30
  3. 3 Cordarrelle Patterson 26
  4. 4 Najee Harris 22
  5. 4 Aaron Jones 22
  6. 6 Brandon Bolden 21
  7. 6 Christian McCaffrey 21
  8. 8 Ty Johnson 20
  9. 8 Alvin Kamara 20
  10. 10 Darrel Williams 19

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Jonathan Taylor 2,171
  2. 2 Najee Harris 1,667
  3. 3 Austin Ekeler 1,558
  4. 4 Joe Mixon 1,519
  5. 5 Nick Chubb 1,433
  6. 6 Dalvin Cook 1,383
  7. 7 Alvin Kamara 1,337
  8. 8 Antonio Gibson 1,331
  9. 9 Ezekiel Elliott 1,289
  10. 10 Leonard Fournette 1,266

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