which rookie running back had the most points per game in 2021

Najee Harris averaged the most points per game by a rookie running back in 2021, with 3.5 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Najee Harris
N. Harris
3.5
2021
PIT PIT
17
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
2Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
3.3
2021
SF SF
11
963
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
3Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
2.5
2021
NE NE
12
606
133
4.6
50.5
5
123
14
18
8.8
10.3
0
4Javonte Williams
J. Williams
2.5
2021
DEN DEN
17
903
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
5Kenneth Gainwell
K. Gainwell
2.4
2021
PHI PHI
16
291
68
4.3
18.2
5
253
33
50
7.7
15.8
1
6Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
2.1
2021
CAR CAR
17
612
172
3.6
36.0
5
174
25
37
7.0
10.2
1
7JaQuan Hardy
J. Hardy
2.0
2021
DAL DAL
3
29
4
7.3
9.7
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Michael Carter
M. Carter
1.7
2021
NYJ NYJ
14
639
147
4.3
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
9Jermar Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1.7
2021
DET DET
7
74
15
4.9
10.6
2
23
4
5
5.8
3.3
0
10Derrick Gore
D. Gore
1.1
2021
KC KC
11
256
51
5.0
23.3
2
105
8
9
13.1
9.5
0
11Kene Nwangwu
K. Nwangwu
1.1
2021
MIN MIN
11
61
13
4.7
5.5
0
9
4
5
2.3
0.8
0
12Chris Evans
C. Evans
0.9
2021
CIN CIN
14
77
17
4.5
5.5
0
151
15
17
10.1
10.8
2
13Demetric Felton
D. Felton
0.8
2021
CLE CLE
16
24
7
3.4
1.5
0
181
18
21
10.1
11.3
2
14Jaret Patterson
J. Patterson
0.7
2021
WAS WAS
17
266
68
3.9
15.6
2
73
10
11
7.3
4.3
0
15Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
0.7
2021
CHI CHI
17
433
103
4.2
25.5
2
96
14
16
6.9
5.6
0
16Eno Benjamin
E. Benjamin
0.7
2021
ARI ARI
9
118
34
3.5
13.1
1
42
6
7
7.0
4.7
0
17Patrick Taylor Jr.
P. Taylor Jr.
0.7
2021
GB GB
9
89
23
3.9
9.9
1
3
2
2
1.5
0.3
0
18Deon Jackson
D. Jackson
0.7
2021
IND IND
9
31
13
2.4
3.4
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Trey Sermon
T. Sermon
0.7
2021
SF SF
9
167
41
4.1
18.6
1
26
3
4
8.7
2.9
0
20Larry Rountree
L. Rountree
0.5
2021
LAC LAC
12
87
36
2.4
7.3
1
-1
1
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
21Ty'Son Williams
T. Williams
0.5
2021
BAL BAL
13
185
35
5.3
14.2
1
84
9
12
9.3
6.5
0
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PPG

23.7

14th

OPP PPG

23.9

20th

RUSH YDS/G

89.2

29th

PASS YDS/G

206.2

23rd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
Bengals Bengals
4
10
0
.286
Browns Browns
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Sun
12/28
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
BAL BAL
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

7 - 6

27

Final

22

BAL Ravens

6 - 7

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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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
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.857
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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
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IND IND
28-29

Schedule

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