most yards per carry in 2021 minimum 100 carries running backs

Rashaad Penny had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 100+ rush attempts in 2021, with 6.3 per attempt.

NAMEYPCATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
6.3
119
2021
10
749
74.9
6
48
6
8
8.0
4.8
0
2Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
5.5
130
2021
15
719
47.9
2
337
39
46
8.6
22.5
0
3Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.5
228
2021
14
1,259
89.9
8
174
20
25
8.7
12.4
1
4Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
5.5
137
2021
12
754
62.8
0
158
26
34
6.1
13.2
0
5Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.5
332
2021
17
1,811
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
6D'Ernest Johnson
D. Johnson
5.3
100
2021
17
534
31.4
3
137
19
25
7.2
8.1
0
7Chase Edmonds
C. Edmonds
5.1
116
2021
12
592
49.3
2
311
43
53
7.2
25.9
0
8James Robinson
J. Robinson
4.7
164
2021
14
767
54.8
8
222
31
46
7.2
15.9
0
9Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.7
171
2021
15
799
53.3
4
391
52
65
7.5
26.1
6
10Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
4.7
249
2021
13
1,159
89.2
6
224
34
49
6.6
17.2
0
11Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
4.7
207
2021
11
963
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
12Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
4.6
188
2021
17
870
51.2
7
228
40
50
5.7
13.4
1
13Darrell Henderson
D. Henderson
4.6
149
2021
12
688
57.3
5
176
29
40
6.1
14.7
3
14Damien Harris
D. Harris
4.6
203
2021
15
929
61.9
15
132
18
21
7.3
8.8
0
15Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
4.6
133
2021
12
606
50.5
5
123
14
18
8.8
10.3
0
16Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
4.5
203
2021
16
918
57.4
8
213
28
38
7.6
13.3
2
17Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
4.5
180
2021
14
812
58.0
8
454
69
84
6.6
32.4
2
18Javonte Williams
J. Williams
4.4
203
2021
17
903
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
19Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
4.4
206
2021
16
911
56.9
12
647
70
94
9.2
40.4
8
20Michael Carter
M. Carter
4.3
147
2021
14
639
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
21Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
4.3
119
2021
10
517
51.7
4
129
19
23
6.8
12.9
2
22Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
4.3
133
2021
16
576
36.0
5
190
34
42
5.6
11.9
1
23A.J. Dillon
A.J. Dillon
4.3
187
2021
17
803
47.2
5
313
34
37
9.2
18.4
2
24Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.3
219
2021
8
937
117.1
10
154
18
20
8.6
19.3
0
25D'Onta Foreman
D. Foreman
4.3
133
2021
9
566
62.9
3
123
9
11
13.7
13.7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

4,048

Darnold

Sam Darnold

RUSH

1,027

Walker

Kenneth Walker III

REC

1,793

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PPG

28.4

3rd

OPP PPG

17.2

1st

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

10th

PASS YDS/G

239.0

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176
Last Game
SEA Seahawks

3 - 0

29

Final

13

NE Patriots

3 - 1

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176