Running backs had 7.3 touches per game in 2021.

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	NAME	POSITION	TOUCHES/G	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Kenjon Barner K. Barner	Running Back	1.3	2021	3	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	Running Back	5.5	2021	8	101	39	2.6	12.6	2	30	5	7	6.0	3.8	1
3	Nick Bellore N. Bellore	Running Back	0.1	2021	17	0	0		0.0	0	4	1	1	4.0	0.2	0
4	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	Running Back	2.6	2021	12	58	8	7.3	4.8	0	123	23	29	5.3	10.3	3
5	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	Running Back	5.0	2021	17	226	44	5.1	13.3	1	405	41	49	9.9	23.8	2
6	Rex Burkhead R. Burkhead	Running Back	9.2	2021	16	427	122	3.5	26.7	3	186	25	32	7.4	11.6	0
7	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	Running Back	13.4	2021	14	554	160	3.5	39.6	2	162	27	35	6.0	11.6	0
8	Taiwan Jones T. Jones	Running Back	0.0	2021	17	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	Running Back	2.2	2021	17	22	8	2.8	1.3	1	296	30	38	9.9	17.4	1
10	Latavius Murray L. Murray	Running Back	9.2	2021	14	501	119	4.2	35.8	6	75	10	13	7.5	5.4	0
11	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	Running Back	12.8	2021	16	618	153	4.0	38.6	6	548	52	69	10.5	34.3	5
12	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	Running Back	10.5	2021	4	98	38	2.6	24.5	2	8	4	4	2.0	2.0	0
13	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	Running Back	10.4	2021	16	576	133	4.3	36.0	5	190	34	42	5.6	11.9	1
14	Keith Smith K. Smith	Running Back	1.1	2021	17	31	9	3.4	1.8	0	56	9	10	6.2	3.3	0
15	Damien Williams D. Williams	Running Back	4.7	2021	12	164	40	4.1	13.7	2	103	16	23	6.4	8.6	1
16	Jerick McKinnon J. McKinnon	Running Back	1.9	2021	13	62	12	5.2	4.8	0	107	13	20	8.2	8.2	1
17	James White J. White	Running Back	7.3	2021	3	38	10	3.8	12.7	1	94	12	14	7.8	31.3	0
18	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	Running Back	7.0	2021	12	253	72	3.5	21.1	1	65	12	21	5.4	5.4	0
19	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	Running Back	8.6	2021	11	356	84	4.2	32.4	0	49	11	16	4.5	4.5	0
20	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	Running Back	15.0	2021	5	330	71	4.6	66.0	3	41	4	5	10.3	8.2	0
21	David Johnson D. Johnson	Running Back	7.6	2021	13	228	67	3.4	17.5	0	225	32	42	7.0	17.3	1
22	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	Running Back	5.2	2021	17	166	51	3.3	9.8	0	289	38	53	7.6	17.0	1
23	Michael Burton M. Burton	Running Back	0.7	2021	16	26	8	3.3	1.6	1	31	3	3	10.3	1.9	0
24	Malcolm Brown M. Brown	Running Back	5.1	2021	7	125	33	3.8	17.9	1	10	3	5	3.3	1.4	0
25	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	Running Back	2.0	2021	1	20	2	10.0	20.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
	Total		7.3		1,987	50,345	11,845	4.3	25.3	381	20,612	2,730	3,516	7.6	10.4	110
	Average		7.3		10.6	269.2	63.3	4.3	25.3	2.0	110.2	14.6	18.8	7.6	10.4	0.6

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000