best running back by yards in 2017

Kareem Hunt had the most rushing yards by a running back in 2017, with 1,327 yards in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
best running back by rushing yards in 2017
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,327
2017
KC KC
16
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
2Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
1,305
2017
LAR LAR
15
279
4.7
87.0
13
788
64
87
12.3
52.5
6
3Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
1,291
2017
PIT PIT
15
321
4.0
86.1
9
655
85
106
7.7
43.7
2
4LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
1,138
2017
BUF BUF
16
287
4.0
71.1
6
448
59
77
7.6
28.0
2
5Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
1,124
2017
NO NO
16
230
4.9
70.3
12
416
58
71
7.2
26.0
0
6Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,122
2017
CHI CHI
16
276
4.1
70.1
9
125
23
32
5.4
7.8
0
7Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
1,105
2017
LAC LAC
16
284
3.9
69.1
8
476
58
83
8.2
29.8
4
8Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,040
2017
JAX JAX
13
268
3.9
80.0
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
9C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson
1,007
2017
DEN DEN
16
245
4.1
62.9
3
224
28
40
8.0
14.0
1
10Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
983
2017
DAL DAL
10
242
4.1
98.3
7
269
26
38
10.3
26.9
2
11Alex Collins
A. Collins
973
2017
BAL BAL
15
212
4.6
64.9
6
187
23
36
8.1
12.5
0
12Frank Gore
F. Gore
961
2017
IND IND
16
261
3.7
60.1
3
245
29
38
8.4
15.3
1
13Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
938
2017
SF SF
16
240
3.9
58.6
8
350
59
88
5.9
21.9
0
14Dion Lewis
D. Lewis
896
2017
NE NE
16
180
5.0
56.0
6
214
32
35
6.7
13.4
3
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
891
2017
OAK OAK
15
207
4.3
59.4
7
151
20
31
7.6
10.1
0
16Lamar Miller
L. Miller
888
2017
HOU HOU
16
238
3.7
55.5
3
327
36
45
9.1
20.4
3
17Jay Ajayi
J. Ajayi
873
2017
TOT
14
208
4.2
62.4
1
158
24
34
6.6
11.3
1
18Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
865
2017
ATL ATL
14
196
4.4
61.8
7
317
36
47
8.8
22.6
1
19Isaiah Crowell
I. Crowell
853
2017
CLE CLE
16
206
4.1
53.3
2
182
28
42
6.5
11.4
0
20Latavius Murray
L. Murray
842
2017
MIN MIN
16
216
3.9
52.6
8
103
15
17
6.9
6.4
0
21Bilal Powell
B. Powell
772
2017
NYJ NYJ
15
178
4.3
51.5
5
170
23
33
7.4
11.3
0
22LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
766
2017
PHI PHI
16
173
4.4
47.9
2
50
8
8
6.3
3.1
1
23Orleans Darkwa
O. Darkwa
751
2017
NYG NYG
15
171
4.4
50.1
5
116
19
28
6.1
7.7
0
24Derrick Henry
D. Henry
744
2017
TEN TEN
16
176
4.2
46.5
5
136
11
17
12.4
8.5
1
25Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
728
2017
NO NO
16
120
6.1
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
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26.8

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16.4

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RUSH YDS/G

126.5

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262.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
5
3
0
.625
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
Raiders Raiders
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Sun
12/7
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

3 - 5 - 0

7

Final

28

KC Chiefs

5 - 3 - 0

Mon 27 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM