most rushing yards in a game by a player under 22

Jonathan Taylor has rushed for the most yards by a player younger than 22 in a game, with 253 yards against the Jaguars on January 3, 2021.

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NAMERUSH YDSAgeDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
21-350
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
21-280
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
3Clinton Portis
C. Portis
228
21-119
12/29/2002
vs
24
9.5
2
18
2
2
9.0
0
4Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
212
21-299
12/12/1993
@
28
7.6
1
0
0
0
5De'Von Achane
D. Achane
203
21-346
9/24/2023
vs
18
11.3
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
6Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
187
21-085
11/19/2000
vs
28
6.7
0
20
4
4
5.0
0
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
184
21-105
10/29/1989
@
30
6.1
0
0
0
0
8Bryce Brown
B. Brown
178
21-196
11/26/2012
vs
19
9.4
2
11
4
5
2.8
0
9Cam Akers
C. Akers
171
21-171
12/10/2020
vs
29
5.9
0
23
2
3
11.5
0
10Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
170
21-303
12/9/2018
@
14
12.1
1
27
4
5
6.8
0
11Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
170
21-092
11/26/2000
vs
30
5.7
2
0
0
1
0
12Bryce Brown
B. Brown
169
21-202
12/2/2012
@
24
7.0
2
14
4
5
3.5
0
13Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
166
21-262
12/10/2006
vs
15
11.1
2
15
1
1
15.0
0
14Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
164
21-018
9/14/2008
@
21
7.8
1
9
1
1
9.0
0
15Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
161
21-191
10/19/2020
@
26
6.2
0
8
4
4
2.0
0
16Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
159
21-149
12/18/2016
vs
23
6.9
1
29
3
3
9.7
0
17Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
159
21-069
10/11/2015
@
30
5.3
0
0
0
0
0
18Clinton Portis
C. Portis
159
21-091
12/1/2002
@
23
6.9
2
34
3
5
11.3
0
19Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
158
21-113
10/21/2018
@
19
8.3
0
21
2
3
10.5
0
20Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
158
21-161
12/24/1989
@
20
7.9
3
3
1
3.0
0
21Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
157
21-086
10/16/2016
@
28
5.6
0
17
2
4
8.5
0
22Ray Rice
R. Rice
154
21-285
11/2/2008
@
21
7.3
0
22
3
4
7.3
0
23Jordan Howard
J. Howard
153
21-364
10/31/2016
vs
26
5.9
1
49
4
4
12.3
0
24Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
153
21-196
11/4/2007
vs
29
5.3
1
7
1
1
7.0
0
25Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
152
21-224
10/30/2023
vs
26
5.8
1
37
5
5
7.4
0

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1,722

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656

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REC

354

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20.4

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27.7

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RUSH YDS/G

115.2

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192.2

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11/19
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12/13
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27

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.688
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5
0
.444
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.313
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.222
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7
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.778
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.750
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.750
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3
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.375
3
5
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.375
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6
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.333
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6
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.333
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.875
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4
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.556
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4
0
.556
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6
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.333
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1
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.875
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4
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.556
2
7
0
.222
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7
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.125
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6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
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2
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.750
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5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
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7
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.750
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5
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