nfl rookie rushing yards leaders 2021

Najee Harris had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 2021, with 1,200 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
PIT PIT
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
2Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
SF SF
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
3Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
DEN DEN
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
4Michael Carter
M. Carter
639
2021
NYJ NYJ
14
147
4.3
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
5Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
612
2021
CAR CAR
17
172
3.6
36.0
5
174
25
37
7.0
10.2
1
6Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
606
2021
NE NE
12
133
4.6
50.5
5
123
14
18
8.8
10.3
0
7Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
433
2021
CHI CHI
17
103
4.2
25.5
2
96
14
16
6.9
5.6
0
8Justin Fields
J. Fields
420
2021
CHI CHI
12
72
5.8
35.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
334
2021
JAX JAX
17
72
4.6
19.6
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Kenneth Gainwell
K. Gainwell
291
2021
PHI PHI
16
68
4.3
18.2
5
253
33
50
7.7
15.8
1
11Jaret Patterson
J. Patterson
266
2021
WAS WAS
17
68
3.9
15.6
2
73
10
11
7.3
4.3
0
12Derrick Gore
D. Gore
256
2021
KC KC
11
51
5.0
23.3
2
105
8
9
13.1
9.5
0
13Ty'Son Williams
T. Williams
185
2021
BAL BAL
13
35
5.3
14.2
1
84
9
12
9.3
6.5
0
14Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
185
2021
NYJ NYJ
13
29
6.4
14.2
4
0
0
1
0.0
0
15Trey Lance
T. Lance
168
2021
SF SF
6
38
4.4
28.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Trey Sermon
T. Sermon
167
2021
SF SF
9
41
4.1
18.6
1
26
3
4
8.7
2.9
0
17Mac Jones
M. Jones
129
2021
NE NE
17
44
2.9
7.6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Eno Benjamin
E. Benjamin
118
2021
ARI ARI
9
34
3.5
13.1
1
42
6
7
7.0
4.7
0
19Patrick Taylor Jr.
P. Taylor Jr.
89
2021
GB GB
9
23
3.9
9.9
1
3
2
2
1.5
0.3
0
20Larry Rountree
L. Rountree
87
2021
LAC LAC
12
36
2.4
7.3
1
-1
1
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
21Chris Evans
C. Evans
77
2021
CIN CIN
14
17
4.5
5.5
0
151
15
17
10.1
10.8
2
22Rondale Moore
R. Moore
76
2021
ARI ARI
14
18
4.2
5.4
0
435
54
64
8.1
31.1
1
23Jermar Jefferson
J. Jefferson
74
2021
DET DET
7
15
4.9
10.6
2
23
4
5
5.8
3.3
0
24Jake Fromm
J. Fromm
65
2021
NYG NYG
3
8
8.1
21.7
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kene Nwangwu
K. Nwangwu
61
2021
MIN MIN
11
13
4.7
5.5
0
9
4
5
2.3
0.8
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

11th

OPP PPG

23.3

19th

RUSH YDS/G

94.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

213.7

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
Browns Browns
2
5
0
.286
Ravens Ravens
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
GB GB
@
PIT PIT
8:20 PM
Sun
11/2
IND IND
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

4 - 2 - 0

31

Final

33

CIN Bengals

3 - 4 - 0

Thu 16 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC WestWLTPCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM