rookie leading rushing yards nfl 2021

Najee Harris had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 2021, with 1,200 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
2Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
3Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
4Michael Carter
M. Carter
639
2021
14
147
4.3
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
5Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
612
2021
17
172
3.6
36.0
5
174
25
37
7.0
10.2
1
6Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
606
2021
12
133
4.6
50.5
5
123
14
18
8.8
10.3
0
7Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
433
2021
17
103
4.2
25.5
2
96
14
16
6.9
5.6
0
8Justin Fields
J. Fields
420
2021
12
72
5.8
35.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
334
2021
17
72
4.6
19.6
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Kenneth Gainwell
K. Gainwell
291
2021
16
68
4.3
18.2
5
253
33
50
7.7
15.8
1
11Jaret Patterson
J. Patterson
266
2021
17
68
3.9
15.6
2
73
10
11
7.3
4.3
0
12Derrick Gore
D. Gore
256
2021
11
51
5.0
23.3
2
105
8
9
13.1
9.5
0
13Ty'Son Williams
T. Williams
185
2021
13
35
5.3
14.2
1
84
9
12
9.3
6.5
0
14Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
185
2021
13
29
6.4
14.2
4
0
0
1
0.0
0
15Trey Lance
T. Lance
168
2021
6
38
4.4
28.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Trey Sermon
T. Sermon
167
2021
9
41
4.1
18.6
1
26
3
4
8.7
2.9
0
17Mac Jones
M. Jones
129
2021
17
44
2.9
7.6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Eno Benjamin
E. Benjamin
118
2021
9
34
3.5
13.1
1
42
6
7
7.0
4.7
0
19Patrick Taylor Jr.
P. Taylor Jr.
89
2021
9
23
3.9
9.9
1
3
2
2
1.5
0.3
0
20Larry Rountree
L. Rountree
87
2021
12
36
2.4
7.3
1
-1
1
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
21Chris Evans
C. Evans
77
2021
14
17
4.5
5.5
0
151
15
17
10.1
10.8
2
22Rondale Moore
R. Moore
76
2021
14
18
4.2
5.4
0
435
54
64
8.1
31.1
1
23Jermar Jefferson
J. Jefferson
74
2021
7
15
4.9
10.6
2
23
4
5
5.8
3.3
0
24Jake Fromm
J. Fromm
65
2021
3
8
8.1
21.7
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kene Nwangwu
K. Nwangwu
61
2021
11
13
4.7
5.5
0
9
4
5
2.3
0.8
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,028

Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

RUSH

892

Warren

Jaylen Warren

REC

850

Metcalf

DK Metcalf
Team Rankings

PPG

23.2

15th

OPP PPG

22.7

15th

RUSH YDS/G

103.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

208.6

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

9 - 7

6

Final

13

CLE Browns

4 - 12

Sun 28 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
13-42
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27
Sat
9/27
@
25-24

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM