league average yards per carry 2015 to 2023 by year by running backs

Running backs averaged 4.1 yards per rush attempt in 2015.

POSITIONYPCSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176