league average yards per carry 2010 to 2024 year by running backs

Running backs ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rush in 2010.

POSITION YPC SEASON GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1
Running Back
4.2
2010
1,996
50,769
12,156
25.4
344
19,852
2,492
3,407
8.0
9.9
72
2
Running Back
4.3
2011
2,018
52,031
12,077
25.8
324
19,893
2,458
3,407
8.1
9.9
78
3
Running Back
4.2
2012
2,145
51,000
12,050
23.8
332
18,686
2,348
3,241
8.0
8.7
65
4
Running Back
4.1
2013
1,960
48,713
11,888
24.9
344
19,532
2,528
3,426
7.7
10.0
82
5
Running Back
4.1
2014
1,956
48,314
11,715
24.7
323
20,312
2,518
3,448
8.1
10.4
100
6
Running Back
4.1
2015
1,975
47,355
11,576
24.0
293
22,345
2,682
3,611
8.3
11.3
109
7
Running Back
4.1
2016
1,859
47,262
11,405
25.4
360
20,063
2,491
3,342
8.1
10.8
95
8
Running Back
4.0
2017
1,901
47,125
11,714
24.8
306
22,204
2,724
3,666
8.2
11.7
103
9
Running Back
4.4
2018
1,791
47,670
10,956
26.6
354
22,039
2,748
3,616
8.0
12.3
118
10
Running Back
4.3
2019
1,873
47,704
11,204
25.5
352
21,340
2,704
3,530
7.9
11.4
103
11
Running Back
4.4
2020
1,896
48,876
11,158
25.8
385
18,890
2,539
3,330
7.4
10.0
102
12
Running Back
4.3
2021
1,987
50,345
11,845
25.3
381
20,612
2,730
3,516
7.6
10.4
110
13
Running Back
4.4
2022
1,965
52,033
11,838
26.5
353
18,715
2,563
3,340
7.3
9.5
96
14
Running Back
4.1
2023
1,824
48,642
11,737
26.7
333
18,093
2,529
3,255
7.2
9.9
94
15
Running Back
4.4
2024
1,803
51,624
11,832
28.6
383
17,823
2,345
2,954
7.6
9.9
86
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1,617

Prescott

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1,541

Darnold

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Rush Yards Leaders

603

Taylor

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537

Cook

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484

Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

696

Smith-Njigba

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616

Nacua

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525

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13

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12

Mayfield

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Rush TD Leaders

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6

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5

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Rec TD Leaders

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5

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Jackson

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120.6

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Sack Leaders

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Bonitto

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Young

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PPG Rankings
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32.3

Lions

31.8

Cowboys

29.7

Bills

27.8

Seahawks

27.7

Buccaneers

27.5
Opp PPG Rankings
Texans

12.2

Broncos

15.8

Rams

18.3

Colts

19.3

Vikings

19.4

Seahawks

19.5
Total Yards Rankings
Cowboys

387.5

Falcons

378.8

Bills

378.3

Colts

376.8

Rams

375.0

49ers

373.7
Rush Yards Rankings
Falcons

151.2

Bills

151.0

Commanders

151.0

Panthers

142.7

Jets

135.7

Colts

131.8
Pass Yards Rankings
49ers

306.3

Rams

280.7

Cowboys

276.3

Seahawks

259.3

Buccaneers

256.5

Chargers

256.2
Sack Leaders
Broncos

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Seahawks

20.0

Steelers

20.0

Rams

19.0

Lions

19.0

Commanders

18.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

125

Taylor

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102

McCaffrey

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100.2

Robinson

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Fantasy WR Rankings

88.5

Pickens

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86.7

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Warren

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Aubrey

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McLaughlin

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Jaguars

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Panthers

4-2

Buccaneers

4-2

Seahawks

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Patriots

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Colts

4-2
Worst Record ATS
Ravens

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Bengals

2-4

Saints

2-4

Raiders

2-4

Titans

2-4

Broncos

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AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM