nfl rb touch leaders between 2016 to 2022

Between the 2016 and 2022 seasons, Ezekiel Elliott had the most touches by a running back, with 2,186 touches.

NAMETOUCHESGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
2,186
103
8,262
1,881
4.4
80.2
68
2,336
305
403
7.7
22.7
12
2Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,877
102
8,335
1,750
4.8
81.7
78
1,244
127
166
9.8
12.2
3
3Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
1,659
94
5,821
1,383
4.2
61.9
55
2,275
276
375
8.2
24.2
14
4Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
1,565
88
5,135
1,135
4.5
58.4
49
3,753
430
553
8.7
42.6
22
5Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
1,545
80
5,378
1,314
4.1
67.2
40
1,763
231
283
7.6
22.0
10
6Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,503
73
5,993
1,282
4.7
82.1
47
1,794
221
287
8.1
24.6
5
7Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
1,467
75
4,726
1,025
4.6
63.0
38
3,756
442
547
8.5
50.1
22
8Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
1,453
75
4,976
1,231
4.0
66.3
57
2,066
222
310
9.3
27.5
12
9Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,444
79
4,478
1,132
4.0
56.7
34
2,219
312
388
7.1
28.1
7
10Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
1,329
75
6,341
1,210
5.2
84.5
48
990
119
158
8.3
13.2
4
11Latavius Murray
L. Murray
1,297
104
4,762
1,133
4.2
45.8
47
1,126
164
203
6.9
10.8
2
12Aaron 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
13Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
1,269
94
4,916
1,069
4.6
52.3
39
1,432
200
246
7.2
15.2
10
14Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,232
60
4,740
1,072
4.4
79.0
40
1,152
160
200
7.2
19.2
0
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,201
60
4,249
954
4.5
70.8
29
1,820
247
336
7.4
30.3
8
16Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
1,200
89
3,727
811
4.6
41.9
34
3,448
389
482
8.9
38.7
29
17Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
1,195
61
3,777
948
4.0
61.9
23
1,900
247
305
7.7
31.1
6
18Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
1,161
81
4,176
1,027
4.1
51.6
30
746
134
194
5.6
9.2
3
19Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,141
77
3,960
1,033
3.8
51.4
11
835
108
136
7.7
10.8
6
20James Conner
J. Conner
1,124
78
3,833
917
4.2
49.1
44
1,638
207
250
7.9
21.0
8
21David Johnson
D. Johnson
1,123
76
3,490
882
4.0
45.9
31
2,348
241
344
9.7
30.9
14
22Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,106
76
4,025
895
4.5
53.0
31
1,806
211
264
8.6
23.8
17
23Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,104
73
4,362
1,019
4.3
59.8
37
653
85
129
7.7
8.9
2
24Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
1,083
101
3,866
867
4.5
38.3
33
1,624
216
296
7.5
16.1
8
25Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,075
90
3,647
915
4.0
40.5
30
1,191
160
199
7.4
13.2
8
StatMuse has season-level data for touches going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

4,552

Prescott

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RUSH

1,201

Williams

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REC

1,429

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PPG

27.7

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OPP PPG

30.1

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RUSH YDS/G

125.6

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PASS YDS/G

278.5

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
Cowboys Cowboys
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
Last Game
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NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Standings

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
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.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

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