nfl players in the last 5 seasons to have over 1000 rushing yards in a single season

Ezekiel Elliott had 1,002 rushing yards in 2021.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,002
2021
DAL DAL
17
237
4.2
58.9
10
287
47
65
6.1
16.9
2
2 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,159
2021
MIN MIN
13
249
4.7
89.2
6
224
34
49
6.6
17.2
0
3 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
1,205
2021
CIN CIN
16
292
4.1
75.3
13
314
42
48
7.5
19.6
3
4 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
1,259
2021
CLE CLE
14
228
5.5
89.9
8
174
20
25
8.7
12.4
1
5 Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
1,037
2021
WAS WAS
16
258
4.0
64.8
7
294
42
52
7.0
18.4
3
6 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,811
2021
IND IND
17
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
7 Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
PIT PIT
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
8 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,538
2022
TEN TEN
16
349
4.4
96.1
13
398
33
41
12.1
24.9
0
9 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,173
2022
MIN MIN
17
264
4.4
69.0
8
295
39
56
7.6
17.4
2
10 Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,066
2022
DET DET
17
262
4.1
62.7
17
73
12
16
6.1
4.3
0
11 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
1,121
2022
GB GB
17
213
5.3
65.9
2
395
59
72
6.7
23.2
5
12 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
1,139
2022
TOT
17
244
4.7
67.0
8
741
85
108
8.7
43.6
5
13 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,312
2022
NYG NYG
16
295
4.4
82.0
10
338
57
76
5.9
21.1
0
14 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
1,525
2022
CLE CLE
17
302
5.0
89.7
12
239
27
37
8.9
14.1
1
15 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,653
2022
LV LV
17
340
4.9
97.2
12
400
53
64
7.5
23.5
0
16 Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
1,269
2022
PHI PHI
17
259
4.9
74.6
11
78
20
26
3.9
4.6
0
17 Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
1,007
2022
DAL DAL
16
193
5.2
62.9
9
371
39
55
9.5
23.2
3
18 Justin Fields
J. Fields
1,143
2022
CHI CHI
15
160
7.1
76.2
8
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
1,040
2022
NE NE
17
210
5.0
61.2
5
421
69
88
6.1
24.8
1
20 Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,034
2022
PIT PIT
17
272
3.8
60.8
7
229
41
53
5.6
13.5
3
21 Travis Etienne Jr.
T. Etienne Jr.
1,125
2022
JAX JAX
17
220
5.1
66.2
5
316
35
45
9.0
18.6
0
22 Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
1,050
2022
SEA SEA
15
228
4.6
70.0
9
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
23 Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
1,035
2022
ATL ATL
16
210
4.9
64.7
3
139
16
17
8.7
8.7
1
24 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
1,012
2023
MIA MIA
15
209
4.8
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
25 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,167
2023
TEN TEN
17
280
4.2
68.6
12
214
28
36
7.6
12.6
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

28.5

5th

OPP PPG

33.0

31st

RUSH YDS/G

123.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

290.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
1
.375
Giants Giants
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 1

40

Final

40

GB Packers

2 - 1 - 1

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM