running backs with highest ypc in 2017

Alvin Kamara had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in his rookie season in 2017, with 6.1 per attempt.

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  • Assumption:6.25+ ATT/TG
  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYPCSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.1
2017
16
728
120
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
2Dion Lewis
D. Lewis
5.0
2017
16
896
180
56.0
6
214
32
35
6.7
13.4
3
3Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
4.9
2017
16
1,124
230
70.3
12
416
58
71
7.2
26.0
0
4Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
4.9
2017
16
1,327
272
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
5Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
4.8
2017
16
644
133
40.3
3
239
32
48
7.5
14.9
1
6Alfred Morris
A. Morris
4.8
2017
14
547
115
39.1
1
45
7
9
6.4
3.2
0
7Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
4.7
2017
15
1,305
279
87.0
13
788
64
87
12.3
52.5
6
8Alex Collins
A. Collins
4.6
2017
15
973
212
64.9
6
187
23
36
8.1
12.5
0
9Matt Breida
M. Breida
4.4
2017
16
465
105
29.1
2
180
21
36
8.6
11.3
1
10LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
4.4
2017
16
766
173
47.9
2
50
8
8
6.3
3.1
1
11Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
4.4
2017
14
865
196
61.8
7
317
36
47
8.8
22.6
1
12Orleans Darkwa
O. Darkwa
4.4
2017
15
751
171
50.1
5
116
19
28
6.1
7.7
0
13Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
4.4
2017
16
458
105
28.6
2
389
43
60
9.0
24.3
2
14Bilal Powell
B. Powell
4.3
2017
15
772
178
51.5
5
170
23
33
7.4
11.3
0
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
4.3
2017
15
891
207
59.4
7
151
20
31
7.6
10.1
0
16Wayne Gallman
W. Gallman
4.3
2017
13
476
111
36.6
0
193
34
48
5.7
14.8
1
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.2
2017
16
744
176
46.5
5
136
11
17
12.4
8.5
1
18Jay Ajayi
J. Ajayi
4.2
2017
TOT
14
873
208
62.4
1
158
24
34
6.6
11.3
1
19Isaiah Crowell
I. Crowell
4.1
2017
16
853
206
53.3
2
182
28
42
6.5
11.4
0
20C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson
4.1
2017
16
1,007
245
62.9
3
224
28
40
8.0
14.0
1
21Jordan Howard
J. Howard
4.1
2017
16
1,122
276
70.1
9
125
23
32
5.4
7.8
0
22Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
4.1
2017
10
983
242
98.3
7
269
26
38
10.3
26.9
2
23Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
4.0
2017
15
628
156
41.9
5
299
27
39
11.1
19.9
3
24Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
4.0
2017
15
1,291
321
86.1
9
655
85
106
7.7
43.7
2
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
4.0
2017
16
1,138
287
71.1
6
448
59
77
7.6
28.0
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