Najee Harris had the most rushing yards in his rookie season by a running back in 2021, with 1,200 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Harris | 1,200 | 2021 | 17 | 307 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 7 | 467 | 74 | 94 | 6.3 | 27.5 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | E. Mitchell | 963 | 2021 | 11 | 207 | 4.7 | 87.5 | 5 | 137 | 19 | 20 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | J. Williams | 903 | 2021 | 17 | 203 | 4.4 | 53.1 | 4 | 316 | 43 | 53 | 7.3 | 18.6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  | M. Carter | 639 | 2021 | 14 | 147 | 4.3 | 45.6 | 4 | 325 | 36 | 55 | 9.0 | 23.2 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | C. Hubbard | 612 | 2021 | 17 | 172 | 3.6 | 36.0 | 5 | 174 | 25 | 37 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| 6 |  | R. Stevenson | 606 | 2021 | 12 | 133 | 4.6 | 50.5 | 5 | 123 | 14 | 18 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | K. Herbert | 433 | 2021 | 17 | 103 | 4.2 | 25.5 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 16 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | K. Gainwell | 291 | 2021 | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 18.2 | 5 | 253 | 33 | 50 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| 9 |  | J. Patterson | 266 | 2021 | 17 | 68 | 3.9 | 15.6 | 2 | 73 | 10 | 11 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 10 | | D. Gore | 256 | 2021 | 11 | 51 | 5.0 | 23.3 | 2 | 105 | 8 | 9 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | T. Williams | 185 | 2021 | 13 | 35 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 12 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | T. Sermon | 167 | 2021 | 9 | 41 | 4.1 | 18.6 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 13 | | E. Benjamin | 118 | 2021 | 9 | 34 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 14 | | P. Taylor Jr. | 89 | 2021 | 9 | 23 | 3.9 | 9.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 15 | | L. Rountree | 87 | 2021 | 12 | 36 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | C. Evans | 77 | 2021 | 14 | 17 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 151 | 15 | 17 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 2 | |
| 17 | | J. Jefferson | 74 | 2021 | 7 | 15 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | | K. Nwangwu | 61 | 2021 | 11 | 13 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 19 | | D. Jackson | 31 | 2021 | 9 | 13 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Hardy | 29 | 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | K. Hill | 24 | 2021 | 8 | 10 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 22 | | D. Felton | 24 | 2021 | 16 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0 | 181 | 18 | 21 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 2 | |
| 23 | | J. Patrick | 12 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | M. Sargent | 11 | 2021 | TOT | 7 | 5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | T. Ragas | 9 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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