who led the nfl in rushing in 2001

Priest Holmes rushed for the most yards in 2001, with 1,555 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
1,555
2001
KC KC
16
327
4.8
97.2
8
614
62
75
9.9
38.4
2
2Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,513
2001
NYJ NYJ
16
333
4.5
94.6
10
320
53
63
6.0
20.0
0
3Stephen Davis
S. Davis
1,432
2001
WAS WAS
16
356
4.0
89.5
5
205
28
37
7.3
12.8
0
4Ahman Green
A. Green
1,387
2001
GB GB
16
304
4.6
86.7
9
594
62
82
9.6
37.1
2
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1,382
2001
STL STL
14
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
6Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1,318
2001
SEA SEA
16
309
4.3
82.4
14
343
44
59
7.8
21.4
2
7Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1,315
2001
CIN CIN
16
340
3.9
82.2
10
228
34
61
6.7
14.3
3
8Ricky Williams
R. Williams
1,245
2001
NO NO
16
313
4.0
77.8
6
511
60
88
8.5
31.9
1
9LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,236
2001
SD SD
16
339
3.6
77.3
10
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
10Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
1,206
2001
SF SF
16
252
4.8
75.4
4
347
41
55
8.5
21.7
1
11Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
1,183
2001
CHI CHI
14
278
4.3
84.5
7
178
22
30
8.1
12.7
0
12Antowain Smith
A. Smith
1,157
2001
NE NE
16
287
4.0
72.3
12
192
19
28
10.1
12.0
1
13Dominic Rhodes
D. Rhodes
1,104
2001
IND IND
15
233
4.7
73.6
9
224
34
55
6.6
14.9
0
14Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1,072
2001
PIT PIT
11
225
4.8
97.5
4
48
8
10
6.0
4.4
0
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,021
2001
DAL DAL
14
261
3.9
72.9
3
116
17
21
6.8
8.3
0
16Lamar Smith
L. Smith
968
2001
MIA MIA
16
313
3.1
60.5
6
234
30
35
7.8
14.6
2
17Eddie George
E. George
939
2001
TEN TEN
16
315
3.0
58.7
5
279
37
50
7.5
17.4
0
18Stacey Mack
S. Mack
877
2001
JAX JAX
16
213
4.1
54.8
9
165
23
34
7.2
10.3
1
19Tiki Barber
T. Barber
865
2001
NYG NYG
14
166
5.2
61.8
4
577
72
98
8.0
41.2
0
20Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
846
2001
ARI ARI
15
241
3.5
56.4
5
264
42
66
6.3
17.6
0
21Charlie Garner
C. Garner
839
2001
OAK OAK
16
211
4.0
52.4
1
578
72
91
8.0
36.1
2
22Maurice Smith
M. Smith
760
2001
ATL ATL
16
237
3.2
47.5
5
230
19
27
12.1
14.4
1
23Travis Henry
T. Henry
729
2001
BUF BUF
13
213
3.4
56.1
4
179
22
27
8.1
13.8
0
24Terrell Davis
T. Davis
701
2001
DEN DEN
8
167
4.2
87.6
0
69
12
21
5.8
8.6
0
25Ron Dayne
R. Dayne
690
2001
NYG NYG
16
180
3.8
43.1
7
67
8
11
8.4
4.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

25.4

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OPP PPG

18.1

4th

RUSH YDS/G

115.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

262.5

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
Chiefs Chiefs
5
5
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
8
0
.200
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Sun
12/7
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
KC KC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

5 - 5

19

Final

22

DEN Broncos

9 - 2

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
1:00 PM