nfl team with most rushing attempts by running backs from 2017 to 2020

Between the 2017 and 2020 seasons, Ezekiel Elliott had the most rush attempts by a running back, with 1,091 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
1,091
56
4,753
4.4
84.9
31
1,594
209
275
7.6
28.5
9
2 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,072
63
5,370
5.0
85.2
50
555
63
90
8.8
8.8
3
3 Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
953
59
4,091
4.3
69.3
51
1,739
179
252
9.7
29.5
12
4 Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
836
55
3,588
4.3
65.2
35
1,420
182
248
7.8
25.8
10
5 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
812
50
3,359
4.1
67.2
20
1,008
129
160
7.8
20.2
5
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
774
57
3,073
4.0
53.9
21
521
60
86
8.7
9.1
1
7 Frank Gore
F. Gore
770
61
2,935
3.8
48.1
7
558
70
89
8.0
9.1
2
8 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
769
43
3,661
4.8
85.1
33
1,275
148
182
8.6
29.7
3
9 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
763
49
2,998
3.9
61.2
23
1,242
170
221
7.3
25.3
2
10 Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
738
56
2,935
4.0
52.4
23
518
95
140
5.5
9.3
0
11 Chris Carson
C. Carson
715
45
3,270
4.6
72.7
21
775
101
125
7.7
17.2
7
12 Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
694
51
3,171
4.6
62.2
23
1,422
154
193
9.2
27.9
16
13 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
682
51
3,145
4.6
61.7
29
2,672
320
398
8.4
52.4
16
14 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
680
44
3,557
5.2
80.8
28
577
72
96
8.0
13.1
2
15 Jordan Howard
J. Howard
680
49
2,642
3.9
53.9
28
336
54
74
6.2
6.9
1
16 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
672
60
3,340
5.0
55.7
43
2,824
326
409
8.7
47.1
15
17 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
662
61
2,951
4.5
48.4
25
1,198
160
220
7.5
19.6
6
18 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
651
54
3,364
5.2
62.3
37
1,057
131
184
8.1
19.6
6
19 Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
648
41
2,408
3.7
58.7
14
1,254
167
204
7.5
30.6
3
20 Latavius Murray
L. Murray
648
63
2,713
4.2
43.1
23
655
94
112
7.0
10.4
2
21 Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
642
54
3,086
4.8
57.1
30
883
111
135
8.0
16.4
6
22 Peyton Barber
P. Barber
590
64
2,022
3.4
31.6
18
333
56
79
5.9
5.2
2
23 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
559
53
2,148
3.8
40.5
13
968
136
176
7.1
18.3
3
24 Marlon Mack
M. Mack
539
41
2,383
4.4
58.1
20
440
55
79
8.0
10.7
2
25 Sony Michel
S. Michel
535
38
2,292
4.3
60.3
14
258
26
40
9.9
6.8
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM