nfl total yards leaders 2021 running back

Jonathan Taylor had the most all-purpose yards by a running back in 2021, with 2,171 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
2,171
2021
IND IND
17
1,811
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
2Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,667
2021
PIT PIT
17
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
3Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
1,609
2021
ATL ATL
16
618
153
4.0
38.6
6
548
52
69
10.5
34.3
5
4Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
1,558
2021
LAC LAC
16
911
206
4.4
56.9
12
647
70
94
9.2
40.4
8
5Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
1,545
2021
DAL DAL
15
719
130
5.5
47.9
2
337
39
46
8.6
22.5
0
6Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
1,519
2021
CIN CIN
16
1,205
292
4.1
75.3
13
314
42
48
7.5
19.6
3
7Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
1,433
2021
CLE CLE
14
1,259
228
5.5
89.9
8
174
20
25
8.7
12.4
1
8Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,383
2021
MIN MIN
13
1,159
249
4.7
89.2
6
224
34
49
6.6
17.2
0
9Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
1,366
2021
NO NO
13
898
240
3.7
69.1
4
439
47
67
9.3
33.8
5
10Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
1,331
2021
WAS WAS
16
1,037
258
4.0
64.8
7
294
42
52
7.0
18.4
3
11Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,289
2021
DAL DAL
17
1,002
237
4.2
58.9
10
287
47
65
6.1
16.9
2
12Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,266
2021
TB TB
14
812
180
4.5
58.0
8
454
69
84
6.6
32.4
2
13Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,220
2021
LV LV
15
872
217
4.0
58.1
9
348
54
64
6.4
23.2
0
14Javonte Williams
J. Williams
1,219
2021
DEN DEN
17
903
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
15Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
1,209
2021
GB GB
15
799
171
4.7
53.3
4
391
52
65
7.5
26.1
6
16Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
1,179
2021
CHI CHI
17
433
103
4.2
25.5
2
96
14
16
6.9
5.6
0
17David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
1,153
2021
CHI CHI
13
849
225
3.8
65.3
7
301
42
51
7.2
23.2
0
18Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
1,131
2021
DEN DEN
16
918
203
4.5
57.4
8
213
28
38
7.6
13.3
2
19James Conner
J. Conner
1,127
2021
ARI ARI
15
752
202
3.7
50.1
15
375
37
39
10.1
25.0
3
20A.J. Dillon
A.J. Dillon
1,116
2021
GB GB
17
803
187
4.3
47.2
5
313
34
37
9.2
18.4
2
21Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
1,103
2021
BUF BUF
17
870
188
4.6
51.2
7
228
40
50
5.7
13.4
1
22Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
1,101
2021
TOT
17
166
51
3.3
9.8
0
289
38
53
7.6
17.0
1
23Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
1,100
2021
SF SF
11
963
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
24Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,091
2021
TEN TEN
8
937
219
4.3
117.1
10
154
18
20
8.6
19.3
0
25D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
1,069
2021
DET DET
13
617
151
4.1
47.5
5
452
62
78
7.3
34.8
2

More Colts Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,101

Jones

Daniel Jones

RUSH

1,443

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

REC

785

Pierce

Alec Pierce
Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

6th

OPP PPG

21.6

12th

RUSH YDS/G

128.5

6th

PASS YDS/G

241.1

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
Colts Colts
8
6
0
.571
Titans Titans
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 6

16

Final

18

SEA Seahawks

11 - 3

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM