league average yards per carry 2021 by year by running backs

Running backs had 4.3 rushing yards per attempt in 2021.

	NAME	POSITION	YPC	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Kenjon Barner K. Barner	Running Back	0.0	2021	3	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	Running Back	2.6	2021	8	101	39	12.6	2	30	5	7	6.0	3.8	1
3	Nick Bellore N. Bellore	Running Back		2021	17	0	0	0.0	0	4	1	1	4.0	0.2	0
4	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	Running Back	7.3	2021	12	58	8	4.8	0	123	23	29	5.3	10.3	3
5	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	Running Back	5.1	2021	17	226	44	13.3	1	405	41	49	9.9	23.8	2
6	Rex Burkhead R. Burkhead	Running Back	3.5	2021	16	427	122	26.7	3	186	25	32	7.4	11.6	0
7	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	Running Back	3.5	2021	14	554	160	39.6	2	162	27	35	6.0	11.6	0
8	Taiwan Jones T. Jones	Running Back		2021	17	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	Running Back	2.8	2021	17	22	8	1.3	1	296	30	38	9.9	17.4	1
10	Latavius Murray L. Murray	Running Back	4.2	2021	14	501	119	35.8	6	75	10	13	7.5	5.4	0
11	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	Running Back	4.0	2021	16	618	153	38.6	6	548	52	69	10.5	34.3	5
12	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	Running Back	2.6	2021	4	98	38	24.5	2	8	4	4	2.0	2.0	0
13	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	Running Back	4.3	2021	16	576	133	36.0	5	190	34	42	5.6	11.9	1
14	Keith Smith K. Smith	Running Back	3.4	2021	17	31	9	1.8	0	56	9	10	6.2	3.3	0
15	Damien Williams D. Williams	Running Back	4.1	2021	12	164	40	13.7	2	103	16	23	6.4	8.6	1
16	Jerick McKinnon J. McKinnon	Running Back	5.2	2021	13	62	12	4.8	0	107	13	20	8.2	8.2	1
17	James White J. White	Running Back	3.8	2021	3	38	10	12.7	1	94	12	14	7.8	31.3	0
18	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	Running Back	3.5	2021	12	253	72	21.1	1	65	12	21	5.4	5.4	0
19	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	Running Back	4.2	2021	11	356	84	32.4	0	49	11	16	4.5	4.5	0
20	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	Running Back	4.6	2021	5	330	71	66.0	3	41	4	5	10.3	8.2	0
21	David Johnson D. Johnson	Running Back	3.4	2021	13	228	67	17.5	0	225	32	42	7.0	17.3	1
22	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	Running Back	3.3	2021	17	166	51	9.8	0	289	38	53	7.6	17.0	1
23	Michael Burton M. Burton	Running Back	3.3	2021	16	26	8	1.6	1	31	3	3	10.3	1.9	0
24	Malcolm Brown M. Brown	Running Back	3.8	2021	7	125	33	17.9	1	10	3	5	3.3	1.4	0
25	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	Running Back	10.0	2021	1	20	2	20.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
	Total		4.3		1,987	50,345	11,845	25.3	381	20,612	2,730	3,516	7.6	10.4	110
	Average		4.3		10.6	269.2	63.3	25.3	2.0	110.2	14.6	18.8	7.6	10.4	0.6

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NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

4,233

Goff

4,179

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

1,532

Cook

1,489

Taylor

1,267

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,420

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

33

Goff

30

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

17

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

Smith-Njigba

QB Rating Leaders

112.1

Stafford

108.5

Maye

107.0

Goff

Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

15.0

Burns

13.5

Hutchinson

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

29.5

28.9

28.4

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.6

19.3

19.6

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

373.1

371.5

370.1

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

152.1

147.9

134.2

126.3

125.3

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.6

264.8

263.9

259.2

258.1

Sack Leaders

64.0

50.0

49.0

48.0

45.0

43.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

298

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

272.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

225.3

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

198

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

169.8

McBride

118.3

Goedert

116

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

184

Myers

182.6

Aubrey

163

Dicker

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4-1

10-5

Worst Record ATS

5-10

5-9-1

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	7	8	0	.467
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans	10	5	0	.667
Colts	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - x	11	4	0	.733
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - x	11	4	0	.733
Packers - x	9	5	1	.633
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200