nfl rb touch leaders between 2016 to 2022

From 2016 through 2022, Ezekiel Elliott had the most touches by a running back, with 2,186 touches.

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	NAME	TOUCHES	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2,186	103	8,262	1,881	4.4	80.2	68	2,336	305	403	7.7	22.7	12
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,877	102	8,335	1,750	4.8	81.7	78	1,244	127	166	9.8	12.2	3
3	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	1,659	94	5,821	1,383	4.2	61.9	55	2,275	276	375	8.2	24.2	14
4	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	1,565	88	5,135	1,135	4.5	58.4	49	3,753	430	553	8.7	42.6	22
5	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	1,545	80	5,378	1,314	4.1	67.2	40	1,763	231	283	7.6	22.0	10
6	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	1,503	73	5,993	1,282	4.7	82.1	47	1,794	221	287	8.1	24.6	5
7	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,467	75	4,726	1,025	4.6	63.0	38	3,756	442	547	8.5	50.1	22
8	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,453	75	4,976	1,231	4.0	66.3	57	2,066	222	310	9.3	27.5	12
9	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,444	79	4,478	1,132	4.0	56.7	34	2,219	312	388	7.1	28.1	7
10	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,329	75	6,341	1,210	5.2	84.5	48	990	119	158	8.3	13.2	4
11	Latavius Murray L. Murray	1,297	104	4,762	1,133	4.2	45.8	47	1,126	164	203	6.9	10.8	2
12	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	1,277	86	5,284	1,035	5.1	61.4	43	1,843	242	321	7.6	21.4	17
13	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	1,269	94	4,916	1,069	4.6	52.3	39	1,432	200	246	7.2	15.2	10
14	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,232	60	4,740	1,072	4.4	79.0	40	1,152	160	200	7.2	19.2	0
15	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,201	60	4,249	954	4.5	70.8	29	1,820	247	336	7.4	30.3	8
16	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	1,200	89	3,727	811	4.6	41.9	34	3,448	389	482	8.9	38.7	29
17	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	1,195	61	3,777	948	4.0	61.9	23	1,900	247	305	7.7	31.1	6
18	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	1,161	81	4,176	1,027	4.1	51.6	30	746	134	194	5.6	9.2	3
19	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,141	77	3,960	1,033	3.8	51.4	11	835	108	136	7.7	10.8	6
20	James Conner J. Conner	1,124	78	3,833	917	4.2	49.1	44	1,638	207	250	7.9	21.0	8
21	David Johnson D. Johnson	1,123	76	3,490	882	4.0	45.9	31	2,348	241	344	9.7	30.9	14
22	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	1,106	76	4,025	895	4.5	53.0	31	1,806	211	264	8.6	23.8	17
23	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,104	73	4,362	1,019	4.3	59.8	37	653	85	129	7.7	8.9	2
24	Kenyan Drake K. Drake	1,083	101	3,866	867	4.5	38.3	33	1,624	216	296	7.5	16.1	8
25	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	1,075	90	3,647	915	4.0	40.5	30	1,191	160	199	7.4	13.2	8

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Eagles	2	0	1.000
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Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
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Rush Yards Rankings

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173.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

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Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
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Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000