nfl average rushing yards by running backs by year last 20 years

Running backs averaged 4.2 yards per rush attempt in 2006.

POSITIONYPCSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1
Running Back
4.2
2006
256
53,374
12,733
208.5
374
19,432
2,524
3,445
7.7
75.9
58
2
Running Back
4.2
2007
256
51,829
12,449
202.5
342
18,653
2,495
3,441
7.5
72.9
54
3
Running Back
4.2
2008
256
53,256
12,546
208.0
418
18,929
2,420
3,343
7.8
73.9
88
4
Running Back
4.3
2009
256
53,245
12,425
208.0
376
19,362
2,445
3,373
7.9
75.6
84
5
Running Back
4.2
2010
256
50,769
12,156
198.3
344
19,852
2,492
3,407
8.0
77.5
72
6
Running Back
4.3
2011
256
52,031
12,077
203.2
324
19,877
2,456
3,405
8.1
77.6
78
7
Running Back
4.2
2012
256
51,000
12,050
199.2
332
18,686
2,348
3,241
8.0
73.0
65
8
Running Back
4.1
2013
256
48,713
11,888
190.3
344
19,532
2,528
3,426
7.7
76.3
82
9
Running Back
4.1
2014
256
48,314
11,715
188.7
323
20,312
2,518
3,448
8.1
79.3
100
10
Running Back
4.1
2015
256
47,355
11,576
185.0
293
22,345
2,682
3,611
8.3
87.3
109
11
Running Back
4.1
2016
256
47,262
11,405
184.6
360
20,063
2,491
3,342
8.1
78.4
95
12
Running Back
4.0
2017
256
47,125
11,714
184.1
306
22,204
2,724
3,666
8.2
86.7
103
13
Running Back
4.4
2018
256
47,670
10,956
186.2
354
22,039
2,748
3,616
8.0
86.1
118
14
Running Back
4.3
2019
256
47,704
11,204
186.3
352
21,340
2,704
3,530
7.9
83.4
103
15
Running Back
4.4
2020
256
48,876
11,158
190.9
385
18,890
2,539
3,330
7.4
73.8
102
16
Running Back
4.3
2021
272
50,345
11,845
185.1
381
20,612
2,730
3,516
7.6
75.8
110
17
Running Back
4.4
2022
271
52,033
11,838
192.0
353
18,715
2,563
3,340
7.3
69.1
96
18
Running Back
4.1
2023
272
48,642
11,737
178.8
333
18,093
2,529
3,255
7.2
66.5
94
19
Running Back
4.4
2024
272
51,624
11,832
189.8
383
17,823
2,345
2,954
7.6
65.5
86
20
Running Back
4.3
2025
272
51,602
11,871
189.7
382
17,304
2,328
2,980
7.4
63.6
105
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4,707

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1,252

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30.5

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20.4

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126.6

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276.9

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