nfl rookie rushing yards leaders 2021 to 2023

Between the 2021 and 2023 seasons, Najee Harris had the most rushing yards by a rookie, with 1,200 yards in 2021.

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
2Kenneth 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
3Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
1,035
2022
ATL ATL
16
210
4.9
64.7
3
139
16
17
8.7
8.7
1
4Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
976
2023
ATL ATL
17
214
4.6
57.4
4
487
58
86
8.4
28.6
4
5Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
SF SF
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
6Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
945
2023
DET DET
15
182
5.2
63.0
10
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
7Dameon Pierce
D. Pierce
939
2022
HOU HOU
13
220
4.3
72.2
4
165
30
39
5.5
12.7
1
8Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
DEN DEN
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
9Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
830
2022
KC KC
17
170
4.9
48.8
5
130
13
14
10.0
7.6
0
10De'Von Achane
D. Achane
800
2023
MIA MIA
11
103
7.8
72.7
8
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
11Brian Robinson Jr.
B. Robinson Jr.
797
2022
WAS WAS
12
205
3.9
66.4
2
60
9
12
6.7
5.0
1
12Michael Carter
M. Carter
639
2021
NYJ NYJ
14
147
4.3
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
13Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
612
2021
CAR CAR
17
172
3.6
36.0
5
174
25
37
7.0
10.2
1
14Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
606
2021
NE NE
12
133
4.6
50.5
5
123
14
18
8.8
10.3
0
15James Cook III
J. Cook III
507
2022
BUF BUF
16
89
5.7
31.7
2
180
21
32
8.6
11.3
1
16Rachaad White
R. White
481
2022
TB TB
17
129
3.7
28.3
1
290
50
58
5.8
17.1
2
17Breece Hall
B. Hall
463
2022
NYJ NYJ
7
80
5.8
66.1
4
218
19
31
11.5
31.1
1
18Zach Charbonnet
Z. Charbonnet
462
2023
SEA SEA
16
108
4.3
28.9
1
209
33
40
6.3
13.1
0
19Tyjae Spears
T. Spears
453
2023
TEN TEN
17
100
4.5
26.6
2
385
52
70
7.4
22.6
1
20Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
433
2021
CHI CHI
17
103
4.2
25.5
2
96
14
16
6.9
5.6
0
21Justin Fields
J. Fields
420
2021
CHI CHI
12
72
5.8
35.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Jaleel McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
410
2023
DEN DEN
17
76
5.4
24.1
1
160
31
36
5.2
9.4
2
23Keaton Mitchell
K. Mitchell
396
2023
BAL BAL
8
47
8.4
49.5
2
93
9
11
10.3
11.6
0
24Jaylen Warren
J. Warren
379
2022
PIT PIT
16
77
4.9
23.7
1
214
28
33
7.6
13.4
0
25Caleb Huntley
C. Huntley
366
2022
ATL ATL
12
76
4.8
30.5
1
3
2
2
1.5
0.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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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
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
TEN TEN
@
IND IND
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
GB GB
@
PIT PIT
8:20 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM