2021 nfl running backs by age youngest to oldest

Jermar Jefferson and Javonte Williams were tied for the youngest running backs in 2021. They were 21 years old.

	NAME	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jermar Jefferson J. Jefferson	21	2021	DET	7	74	15	4.9	10.6	2	23	4	5	5.8	3.3	0
2	Javonte Williams J. Williams	21	2021	DEN	17	903	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
3	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	22	2021	KC	10	517	119	4.3	51.7	4	129	19	23	6.8	12.9	2
4	Cam Akers C. Akers	22	2021	LAR	1	3	5	0.6	3.0	0	10	3	3	3.3	10.0	0
5	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	22	2021	IND	17	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
6	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	22	2021	DET	13	617	151	4.1	47.5	5	452	62	78	7.3	34.8	2
7	Anthony McFarland A. McFarland	22	2021	PIT	2	3	3	1.0	1.5	0	11	1	1	11.0	5.5	0
8	Eno Benjamin E. Benjamin	22	2021	ARI	9	118	34	3.5	13.1	1	42	6	7	7.0	4.7	0
9	Larry Rountree L. Rountree	22	2021	LAC	12	87	36	2.4	7.3	1	-1	1	2	-1.0	-0.1	0
10	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	22	2021	WAS	17	266	68	3.9	15.6	2	73	10	11	7.3	4.3	0
11	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	22	2021	PHI	16	291	68	4.3	18.2	5	253	33	50	7.7	15.8	1
12	Michael Carter M. Carter	22	2021	NYJ	14	639	147	4.3	45.6	4	325	36	55	9.0	23.2	0
13	Deon Jackson D. Jackson	22	2021	IND	9	31	13	2.4	3.4	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Tory Carter T. Carter	22	2021	TEN	8	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Nate McCrary N. McCrary	22	2021	BAL	1	-1	1	-1.0	-1.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Trey Sermon T. Sermon	22	2021	SF	9	167	41	4.1	18.6	1	26	3	4	8.7	2.9	0
17	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	22	2021	CAR	17	612	172	3.6	36.0	5	174	25	37	7.0	10.2	1
18	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	23	2021	LV	15	872	217	4.0	58.1	9	348	54	64	6.4	23.2	0
19	Alexander Mattison A. Mattison	23	2021	MIN	16	491	134	3.7	30.7	3	228	32	39	7.1	14.3	1
20	Travis Homer T. Homer	23	2021	SEA	14	177	21	8.4	12.6	1	161	16	20	10.1	11.5	0
21	Benny Snell B. Snell	23	2021	PIT	17	98	36	2.7	5.8	0	13	2	4	6.5	0.8	0
22	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	23	2021	WAS	16	1,037	258	4.0	64.8	7	294	42	52	7.0	18.4	3
23	A.J. Dillon	23	2021	GB	17	803	187	4.3	47.2	5	313	34	37	9.2	18.4	2
24	Darrynton Evans D. Evans	23	2021	TEN	1	7	2	3.5	7.0	0	11	2	2	5.5	11.0	0
25	DeeJay Dallas D. Dallas	23	2021	SEA	17	138	33	4.2	8.1	2	133	21	23	6.3	7.8	0

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PASS

3,672

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RUSH

1,100

Gibbs

REC

1,140

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Team Rankings

PPG

30.6

1st

OPP PPG

24.6

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

131.1

5th

PASS YDS/G

262.5

3rd

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings	6	8	0	.429

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	PIT	@	DET	4:25 PM
Thu 12/25	DET	@	MIN	4:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

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8 - 6

Final

Rams

11 - 3

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,179

Stafford

3,931

Prescott

3,703

Darnold

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,186

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,212

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

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QB Rating Leaders

112.1

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.5

29.5

29.4

29.1

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

19.7

Total Yards Rankings

396.9

396.7

381.2

379.9

369.4

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

152.2

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

287.9

278.6

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

41.0

40.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

225.3

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

184

Myers

160.6

Aubrey

153

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NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

9-4-1

10-5

9-5

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17
Sat 9/13	ATL	@	MIN	22-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	NYJ	@	NO	1:00 PM

Jermar Jefferson and Javonte Williams were tied for the youngest running backs in 2021. They were 21 years old.

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