nfl most rushing yards 2021 by an afc player

Jonathan Taylor rushed for the most yards in the AFC in 2021, with 1,811 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,811	2021	IND	17	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
2	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,259	2021	CLE	14	228	5.5	89.9	8	174	20	25	8.7	12.4	1
3	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	1,205	2021	CIN	16	292	4.1	75.3	13	314	42	48	7.5	19.6	3
4	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	937	2021	TEN	8	219	4.3	117.1	10	154	18	20	8.6	19.3	0
6	Damien Harris D. Harris	929	2021	NE	15	203	4.6	61.9	15	132	18	21	7.3	8.8	0
7	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	918	2021	DEN	16	203	4.5	57.4	8	213	28	38	7.6	13.3	2
8	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	911	2021	LAC	16	206	4.4	56.9	12	647	70	94	9.2	40.4	8
9	Javonte Williams J. Williams	903	2021	DEN	17	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
10	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	872	2021	LV	15	217	4.0	58.1	9	348	54	64	6.4	23.2	0
11	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	870	2021	BUF	17	188	4.6	51.2	7	228	40	50	5.7	13.4	1
12	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	767	2021	BAL	12	133	5.8	63.9	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	James Robinson J. Robinson	767	2021	JAX	14	164	4.7	54.8	8	222	31	46	7.2	15.9	0
14	Josh Allen J. Allen	763	2021	BUF	17	122	6.3	44.9	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Michael Carter M. Carter	639	2021	NYJ	14	147	4.3	45.6	4	325	36	55	9.0	23.2	0
16	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	612	2021	MIA	17	173	3.5	36.0	3	234	49	63	4.8	13.8	4
17	Rhamondre Stevenson R. Stevenson	606	2021	NE	12	133	4.6	50.5	5	123	14	18	8.8	10.3	0
18	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	576	2021	BAL	16	133	4.3	36.0	5	190	34	42	5.6	11.9	1
19	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	566	2021	TEN	9	133	4.3	62.9	3	123	9	11	13.7	13.7	0
20	Darrel Williams D. Williams	558	2021	KC	17	144	3.9	32.8	6	452	47	57	9.6	26.6	2
21	D'Ernest Johnson D. Johnson	534	2021	CLE	17	100	5.3	31.4	3	137	19	25	7.2	8.1	0
22	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	517	2021	KC	10	119	4.3	51.7	4	129	19	23	6.8	12.9	2
23	Latavius Murray L. Murray	501	2021	BAL	14	119	4.2	35.8	6	75	10	13	7.5	5.4	0
24	Rex Burkhead R. Burkhead	427	2021	HOU	16	122	3.5	26.7	3	186	25	32	7.4	11.6	0
25	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	386	2021	CLE	8	78	4.9	48.3	5	174	22	27	7.9	21.8	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	13	4	.765
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14

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113.5

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Total Yards Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

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144.5

134.7

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Pass Yards Rankings

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316.3

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246

Nacua

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Smith-Njigba

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176