most rushing yards by a rookie running back in afc north

Najee Harris has rushed for the most yards in his rookie season by a running back in the AFC North, with 1,200 yards in 2021.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3
2	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	1,124	2014	CIN	16	222	5.1	70.3	9	215	27	32	8.0	13.4	0
3	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	996	2018	CLE	16	192	5.2	62.3	8	149	20	29	7.5	9.3	2
4	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	950	2012	CLE	15	267	3.6	63.3	11	367	51	70	7.2	24.5	1
5	William Green W. Green	887	2002	CLE	16	243	3.7	55.4	6	113	16	27	7.1	7.1	0
6	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	860	2013	PIT	13	244	3.5	66.2	8	399	45	66	8.9	30.7	0
7	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	827	2025	CLE	14	230	3.6	59.1	7	171	26	36	6.6	12.2	0
8	J.K. Dobbins	805	2020	BAL	15	134	6.0	53.7	9	120	18	24	6.7	8.0	0
9	Gus Edwards G. Edwards	718	2018	BAL	11	137	5.2	65.3	2	20	2	2	10.0	1.8	0
10	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	695	2013	CIN	16	170	4.1	43.4	5	514	56	70	9.2	32.1	3
11	Terrance West T. West	673	2014	CLE	14	171	3.9	48.1	4	64	11	13	5.8	4.6	1
12	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	626	2017	CIN	14	178	3.5	44.7	4	287	30	34	9.6	20.5	0
13	Isaiah Crowell I. Crowell	607	2014	CLE	16	148	4.1	37.9	8	87	9	14	9.7	5.4	0
14	Bernard Pierce B. Pierce	532	2012	BAL	16	108	4.9	33.3	1	47	7	11	6.7	2.9	0
15	Javorius Allen J. Allen	514	2015	BAL	16	137	3.8	32.1	1	353	45	62	7.8	22.1	2
16	Ray Rice R. Rice	454	2008	BAL	13	107	4.2	34.9	0	273	33	43	8.3	21.0	0
17	Benny Snell B. Snell	426	2019	PIT	13	108	3.9	32.8	2	23	3	4	7.7	1.8	0
18	Keaton Mitchell K. Mitchell	396	2023	BAL	8	47	8.4	49.5	2	93	9	11	10.3	11.6	0
19	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	382	2016	BAL	12	88	4.3	31.8	2	162	30	41	5.4	13.5	1
20	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	379	2022	PIT	16	77	4.9	23.7	1	214	28	33	7.6	13.4	0
21	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	379	2015	CLE	16	104	3.6	23.7	0	534	61	74	8.8	33.4	2
22	Bernard Scott B. Scott	321	2009	CIN	13	74	4.3	24.7	0	67	5	8	13.4	5.2	0
23	Lorenzo Taliaferro L. Taliaferro	292	2014	BAL	13	68	4.3	22.5	4	114	8	10	14.3	8.8	0
24	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	289	2003	CLE	7	56	5.2	41.3	2	0	2	4	0.0	0.0	0
25	Montario Hardesty M. Hardesty	266	2011	CLE	10	88	3.0	26.6	0	122	14	21	8.7	12.2	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

24th

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

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

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

29.0

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

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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	1	4	0	.200
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