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

Between the 2017 and 2020 seasons, Ezekiel Elliott had the most carries by a running back, with 1,091 carries.

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