league average yards per carry 2023 by running backs

Running backs had an average of 4.1 yards per rush in 2023.

NAME POSITION YPC SEASON GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Brandon Bolden
B. Bolden
Running Back
7.8
2023
17
31
4
1.8
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Taiwan Jones
T. Jones
Running Back
2023
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
Running Back
1.2
2023
17
6
5
0.4
0
119
14
17
8.5
7.0
2
4 Latavius Murray
L. Murray
Running Back
3.8
2023
16
300
79
18.8
4
119
17
22
7.0
7.4
0
5 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
Running Back
3.6
2023
14
181
50
12.9
0
38
9
12
4.2
2.7
1
6 Keith Smith
K. Smith
Running Back
2023
13
0
0
0.0
0
33
3
3
11.0
2.5
0
7 Damien Williams
D. Williams
Running Back
3.9
2023
3
43
11
14.3
0
12
2
2
6.0
4.0
0
8 Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
Running Back
2.9
2023
12
60
21
5.0
1
192
25
32
7.7
16.0
4
9 Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
Running Back
5.9
2023
17
89
15
5.2
0
131
19
24
6.9
7.7
0
10 Michael Burton
M. Burton
Running Back
1.3
2023
17
9
7
0.5
0
8
3
3
2.7
0.5
0
11 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
Running Back
4.8
2023
15
1,012
209
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
12 Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
Running Back
3.1
2023
4
81
26
20.3
1
46
3
3
15.3
11.5
0
13 C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
Running Back
7.0
2023
17
7
1
0.4
0
25
7
9
3.6
1.5
0
14 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
Running Back
0.0
2023
3
0
2
0.0
0
31
2
3
15.5
10.3
0
15 Jonathan Williams
J. Williams
Running Back
-2.0
2023
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
16 Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
Running Back
2023
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
Running Back
4.2
2023
17
1,167
280
68.6
12
214
28
36
7.6
12.6
0
18 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
Running Back
3.5
2023
17
642
184
37.8
3
313
51
65
6.1
18.4
2
19 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
Running Back
3.9
2023
13
694
180
53.4
5
466
75
86
6.2
35.8
1
20 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
Running Back
3.5
2023
14
628
179
44.9
5
436
51
74
8.5
31.1
1
21 Samaje Perine
S. Perine
Running Back
4.5
2023
17
238
53
14.0
1
455
50
56
9.1
26.8
0
22 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
Running Back
3.2
2023
15
214
67
14.3
0
78
15
20
5.2
5.2
0
23 Corey Clement
C. Clement
Running Back
2023
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Jeremy McNichols
J. McNichols
Running Back
2023
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
Running Back
3.0
2023
15
411
135
27.4
9
84
15
21
5.6
5.6
0
Total 4.1 1,824 48,642 11,737 26.7 333 18,093 2,529 3,255 7.2 9.9 94
Average 4.1 11.0 293.0 70.7 26.7 2.0 109.0 15.2 19.6 7.2 9.9 0.6
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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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

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM