nfl rushing attempts leaders 2016 to 2022

Between the 2016 and 2022 seasons, Ezekiel Elliott had the most carries, with 1,881 carries.

	NAME	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,881	103	8,262	4.4	80.2	68	2,336	305	403	7.7	22.7	12
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,750	102	8,335	4.8	81.7	78	1,244	127	166	9.8	12.2	3
3	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	1,383	94	5,821	4.2	61.9	55	2,275	276	375	8.2	24.2	14
4	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	1,314	80	5,378	4.1	67.2	40	1,763	231	283	7.6	22.0	10
5	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	1,282	73	5,993	4.7	82.1	47	1,794	221	287	8.1	24.6	5
6	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,231	75	4,976	4.0	66.3	57	2,066	222	310	9.3	27.5	12
7	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,210	75	6,341	5.2	84.5	48	990	119	158	8.3	13.2	4
8	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	1,135	88	5,135	4.5	58.4	49	3,753	430	553	8.7	42.6	22
9	Latavius Murray L. Murray	1,133	104	4,762	4.2	45.8	47	1,126	164	203	6.9	10.8	2
10	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,132	79	4,478	4.0	56.7	34	2,219	312	388	7.1	28.1	7
11	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,072	60	4,740	4.4	79.0	40	1,152	160	200	7.2	19.2	0
12	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	1,069	94	4,916	4.6	52.3	39	1,432	200	246	7.2	15.2	10
13	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	1,035	86	5,284	5.1	61.4	43	1,843	242	321	7.6	21.4	17
14	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,033	77	3,960	3.8	51.4	11	835	108	136	7.7	10.8	6
15	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	1,027	81	4,176	4.1	51.6	30	746	134	194	5.6	9.2	3
16	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,025	75	4,726	4.6	63.0	38	3,756	442	547	8.5	50.1	22
17	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,019	73	4,362	4.3	59.8	37	653	85	129	7.7	8.9	2
18	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	954	60	4,249	4.5	70.8	29	1,820	247	336	7.4	30.3	8
19	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	948	61	3,777	4.0	61.9	23	1,900	247	305	7.7	31.1	6
20	James Conner J. Conner	917	78	3,833	4.2	49.1	44	1,638	207	250	7.9	21.0	8
21	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	915	60	3,609	3.9	60.2	26	1,240	155	194	8.0	20.7	4
22	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	915	90	3,647	4.0	40.5	30	1,191	160	199	7.4	13.2	8
23	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	895	76	4,025	4.5	53.0	31	1,806	211	264	8.6	23.8	17
24	David Johnson D. Johnson	882	76	3,490	4.0	45.9	31	2,348	241	344	9.7	30.9	14
25	Kenyan Drake K. Drake	867	101	3,866	4.5	38.3	33	1,624	216	296	7.5	16.1	8

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	DAL	@	NYG	8:20 PM
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

Final

Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176