nfl average starting running back rushing yards per game 2023

Running backs averaged 26.7 rushing yards per game in 2023.

NAMEPOSITIONRUSH YDS/GSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Brandon Bolden
B. Bolden
Running Back
1.8
2023
17
31
4
7.8
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Taiwan Jones
T. Jones
Running Back
0.0
2023
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
Running Back
0.4
2023
17
6
5
1.2
0
119
14
17
8.5
7.0
2
4Latavius Murray
L. Murray
Running Back
18.8
2023
16
300
79
3.8
4
119
17
22
7.0
7.4
0
5Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
Running Back
12.9
2023
14
181
50
3.6
0
38
9
12
4.2
2.7
1
6Keith Smith
K. Smith
Running Back
0.0
2023
13
0
0
0
33
3
3
11.0
2.5
0
7Damien Williams
D. Williams
Running Back
14.3
2023
3
43
11
3.9
0
12
2
2
6.0
4.0
0
8Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
Running Back
5.0
2023
12
60
21
2.9
1
192
25
32
7.7
16.0
4
9Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
Running Back
5.2
2023
17
89
15
5.9
0
131
19
24
6.9
7.7
0
10Michael Burton
M. Burton
Running Back
0.5
2023
17
9
7
1.3
0
8
3
3
2.7
0.5
0
11Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
Running Back
67.5
2023
15
1,012
209
4.8
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
12Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
Running Back
20.3
2023
4
81
26
3.1
1
46
3
3
15.3
11.5
0
13C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
Running Back
0.4
2023
17
7
1
7.0
0
25
7
9
3.6
1.5
0
14Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
Running Back
0.0
2023
3
0
2
0.0
0
31
2
3
15.5
10.3
0
15Jonathan Williams
J. Williams
Running Back
-2.0
2023
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
16Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
Running Back
0.0
2023
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
Running Back
68.6
2023
17
1,167
280
4.2
12
214
28
36
7.6
12.6
0
18Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
Running Back
37.8
2023
17
642
184
3.5
3
313
51
65
6.1
18.4
2
19Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
Running Back
53.4
2023
13
694
180
3.9
5
466
75
86
6.2
35.8
1
20Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
Running Back
44.9
2023
14
628
179
3.5
5
436
51
74
8.5
31.1
1
21Samaje Perine
S. Perine
Running Back
14.0
2023
17
238
53
4.5
1
455
50
56
9.1
26.8
0
22Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
Running Back
14.3
2023
15
214
67
3.2
0
78
15
20
5.2
5.2
0
23Corey Clement
C. Clement
Running Back
0.0
2023
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Jeremy McNichols
J. McNichols
Running Back
0.0
2023
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
Running Back
27.4
2023
15
411
135
3.0
9
84
15
21
5.6
5.6
0
Total26.71,82448,64211,7374.133318,0932,5293,2557.29.994
Average26.711.0293.070.74.12.0109.015.219.67.29.90.6
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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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