Ezekiel Elliott averaged the most rushing yards per game by a running back in 2016, with 108.7 per game in his rookie season.
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most rushing yards per game running back in 2016| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Elliott | 108.7 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 322 | 5.1 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2 |  | L. Bell | 105.7 | 2016 |  PIT | 12 | 1,268 | 261 | 4.9 | 7 | 616 | 75 | 94 | 8.2 | 51.3 | 2 |
| 3 |  | J. Howard | 87.5 | 2016 |  CHI | 15 | 1,313 | 252 | 5.2 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 4 |  | A. Williams | 87.0 | 2016 |  SD | 1 | 87 | 18 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | J. Ajayi | 84.8 | 2016 |  MIA | 15 | 1,272 | 260 | 4.9 | 8 | 151 | 27 | 35 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 6 |  | L. McCoy | 84.5 | 2016 |  BUF | 15 | 1,267 | 234 | 5.4 | 13 | 356 | 50 | 57 | 7.1 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 7 |  | D. Murray | 80.4 | 2016 |  TEN | 16 | 1,287 | 293 | 4.4 | 9 | 377 | 53 | 67 | 7.1 | 23.6 | 3 |
| 8 |  | D. Johnson | 77.4 | 2016 |  ARI | 16 | 1,239 | 293 | 4.2 | 16 | 879 | 80 | 120 | 11.0 | 54.9 | 4 |
| 9 |  | M. Gordon | 76.7 | 2016 | SD | 13 | 997 | 254 | 3.9 | 10 | 419 | 41 | 57 | 10.2 | 32.2 | 2 |
| 10 |  | L. Miller | 76.6 | 2016 |  HOU | 14 | 1,073 | 268 | 4.0 | 5 | 188 | 31 | 39 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 11 |  | C. Hyde | 76.0 | 2016 |  SF | 13 | 988 | 217 | 4.6 | 6 | 163 | 27 | 33 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 3 |
| 12 |  | L. Blount | 72.6 | 2016 |  NE | 16 | 1,161 | 299 | 3.9 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 13 | | E. Lacy | 72.0 | 2016 |  GB | 5 | 360 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 14 |  | D. Freeman | 67.4 | 2016 |  ATL | 16 | 1,079 | 227 | 4.8 | 11 | 462 | 54 | 65 | 8.6 | 28.9 | 2 |
| 15 | | S. Ware | 65.8 | 2016 |  KC | 14 | 921 | 214 | 4.3 | 3 | 447 | 33 | 42 | 13.5 | 31.9 | 2 |
| 16 | | M. Jones | 65.7 | 2016 |  WAS | 7 | 460 | 99 | 4.6 | 3 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 17 |  | M. Ingram | 65.2 | 2016 |  NO | 16 | 1,043 | 205 | 5.1 | 6 | 319 | 46 | 58 | 6.9 | 19.9 | 4 |
| 18 |  | F. Gore | 64.1 | 2016 |  IND | 16 | 1,025 | 263 | 3.9 | 4 | 277 | 38 | 47 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 4 |
| 19 | | J. Stewart | 63.4 | 2016 |  CAR | 13 | 824 | 218 | 3.8 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 20 | | C.J. Anderson | 62.4 | 2016 |  DEN | 7 | 437 | 110 | 4.0 | 4 | 128 | 16 | 24 | 8.0 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 21 | | I. Crowell | 59.5 | 2016 |  CLE | 16 | 952 | 198 | 4.8 | 7 | 319 | 40 | 53 | 8.0 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 22 |  | M. Forte | 58.1 | 2016 |  NYJ | 14 | 813 | 218 | 3.7 | 7 | 263 | 30 | 43 | 8.8 | 18.8 | 1 |
| 23 | | D. Woodhead | 58.0 | 2016 | SD | 2 | 116 | 19 | 6.1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 5.8 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 24 |  | L. Murray | 56.3 | 2016 |  OAK | 14 | 788 | 195 | 4.0 | 12 | 264 | 33 | 43 | 8.0 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Rodgers | 56.0 | 2016 |  TB | 10 | 560 | 129 | 4.3 | 2 | 98 | 13 | 16 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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