most recieving and rushing yards by a runningback in 2021

Najee Harris had the most catches by a running back in his rookie season in 2021, with 74 catches.

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	NAME	REC	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Najee Harris N. Harris	74	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	94	6.3	27.5	3
2	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	70	911	2021	LAC	16	206	4.4	56.9	12	647	94	9.2	40.4	8
3	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	69	812	2021	TB	14	180	4.5	58.0	8	454	84	6.6	32.4	2
4	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	62	617	2021	DET	13	151	4.1	47.5	5	452	78	7.3	34.8	2
5	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	54	872	2021	LV	15	217	4.0	58.1	9	348	64	6.4	23.2	0
6	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	52	618	2021	ATL	16	153	4.0	38.6	6	548	69	10.5	34.3	5
7	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	52	799	2021	GB	15	171	4.7	53.3	4	391	65	7.5	26.1	6
8	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	49	612	2021	MIA	17	173	3.5	36.0	3	234	63	4.8	13.8	4
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	47	1,002	2021	DAL	17	237	4.2	58.9	10	287	65	6.1	16.9	2
10	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	47	898	2021	NO	13	240	3.7	69.1	4	439	67	9.3	33.8	5
11	Darrel Williams D. Williams	47	558	2021	KC	17	144	3.9	32.8	6	452	57	9.6	26.6	2
12	Mike Davis M. Davis	44	503	2021	ATL	17	138	3.6	29.6	3	259	58	5.9	15.2	1
13	J.D. McKissic	43	212	2021	WAS	11	48	4.4	19.3	2	397	53	9.2	36.1	2
14	Chase Edmonds C. Edmonds	43	592	2021	ARI	12	116	5.1	49.3	2	311	53	7.2	25.9	0
15	Javonte Williams J. Williams	43	903	2021	DEN	17	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	53	7.3	18.6	3
16	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	42	1,205	2021	CIN	16	292	4.1	75.3	13	314	48	7.5	19.6	3
17	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	42	849	2021	CHI	13	225	3.8	65.3	7	301	51	7.2	23.2	0
18	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	42	1,037	2021	WAS	16	258	4.0	64.8	7	294	52	7.0	18.4	3
19	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	41	226	2021	NE	17	44	5.1	13.3	1	405	49	9.9	23.8	2
20	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	41	593	2021	NYG	13	162	3.7	45.6	2	263	57	6.4	20.2	2
21	Devontae Booker D. Booker	40	593	2021	NYG	16	145	4.1	37.1	2	268	45	6.7	16.8	1
22	Nyheim Miller-Hines N. Miller-Hines	40	276	2021	IND	17	56	4.9	16.2	2	310	57	7.8	18.2	1
23	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	40	870	2021	BUF	17	188	4.6	51.2	7	228	50	5.7	13.4	1
24	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	40	1,811	2021	IND	17	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	51	9.0	21.2	2
25	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	39	719	2021	DAL	15	130	5.5	47.9	2	337	46	8.6	22.5	0

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PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

23rd

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

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