NFL Rushing Leaders

NFL Rushing Leaders

When talking about the 2023 year, Christian McCaffrey leads the league in yards from the ground with 1,459. Positioned in the runner up spot is Derrick Henry, earning a rushing yards total of 1,167. With a total of 1,144, Kyren Williams comes in at the 3rd position. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are James Cook (1,122) as well as D’Andre Swift (1,049).

2023 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Christian McCaffrey 1,459
2nd Derrick Henry 1,167
3rd Kyren Williams 1,144
4th James Cook 1,122
5th D’Andre Swift 1,049
6th James Conner 1,040
7th Najee Harris 1,035
8th Joe Mixon 1,034
9th David Montgomery 1,015
10th Raheem Mostert 1,012
11th Travis Etienne 1,008
12th Tony Pollard 1,005
13th Breece Hall 994
14th Rachaad White 990
15th Bijan Robinson 976
16th Saquon Barkley 962
17th Jahmyr Gibbs 945
18th Isiah Pacheco 935
19th Kenneth Walker III 905
20th Chuba Hubbard 902
21st Devin Singletary 898
22nd Lamar Jackson 821
23rd Jerome Ford 813
24th Gus Edwards 810
25th Josh Jacobs 805
26th De’Von Achane 800
27th Zack Moss 794
28th Jaylen Warren 784
29th Javonte Williams 774
30th Jonathan Taylor 741

2022 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Josh Jacobs 1,653
2nd Derrick Henry 1,538
3rd Nick Chubb 1,525
4th Saquon Barkley 1,312
5th Miles Sanders 1,269
6th Dalvin Cook 1,173
7th Justin Fields 1,143
8th Christian McCaffrey 1,139
9th Travis Etienne 1,125
10th Aaron Jones 1,121
11th Jamaal Williams 1,066
12th Kenneth Walker III 1,050
13th Rhamondre Stevenson 1,040
14th Tyler Allgeier 1,035
15th Najee Harris 1,034
16th Tony Pollard 1,007
17th Dameon Pierce 939
18th Austin Ekeler 915
19th D’Onta Foreman 914
20th Alvin Kamara 897
21st Raheem Mostert 891
22nd Ezekiel Elliott 876
23rd Jonathan Taylor 861
24th Jeff Wilson 860
25th Isiah Pacheco 830
26th Devin Singletary 819
27th Joe Mixon 814
28th David Montgomery 801
29th Brian Robinson Jr. 797
30th Cam Akers 786

2021 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Jonathan Taylor 1,811
2nd Nick Chubb 1,259
3rd Joe Mixon 1,205
4th Najee Harris 1,200
5th Dalvin Cook 1,159
6th Antonio Gibson 1,037
7th Ezekiel Elliott 1,002
8th Elijah Mitchell 963
9th Derrick Henry 937
10th Damien Harris 929
11th Melvin Gordon 918
12th Austin Ekeler 911
13th Javonte Williams 903
14th Alvin Kamara 898
15th Josh Jacobs 872
16th Devin Singletary 870
17th David Montgomery 849
18th Sony Michel 845
19th Leonard Fournette 812
20th AJ Dillon 803
21st Aaron Jones 799
22nd Jalen Hurts 784
23rd James Robinson 767
24th Lamar Jackson 767
25th Josh Allen 763
26th Miles Sanders 754
27th James Conner 752
28th Rashaad Penny 749
29th Tony Pollard 719
30th Darrell Henderson 688

2020 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Derrick Henry 2,027
2nd Dalvin Cook 1,557
3rd Jonathan Taylor 1,169
4th Aaron Jones 1,104
5th David Montgomery 1,070
6th James Robinson 1,070
7th Nick Chubb 1,067
8th Josh Jacobs 1,065
9th Lamar Jackson 1,005
10th Melvin Gordon 986
11th Ezekiel Elliott 979
12th Ronald Jones II 978
13th Kenyan Drake 955
14th Alvin Kamara 932
15th Miles Sanders 867
16th Kareem Hunt 841
17th Kyler Murray 819
18th J.K. Dobbins 805
19th Clyde Edwards-Helaire 803
20th Antonio Gibson 795
21st Gus Edwards 723
22nd James Conner 721
23rd David Johnson 691
24th Damien Harris 691
25th Devin Singletary 687
26th Wayne Gallman 682
27th Chris Carson 681
28th Todd Gurley 678
29th Latavius Murray 656
30th Frank Gore 653

2019 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Derrick Henry 1,540
2nd Nick Chubb 1,494
3rd Christian McCaffrey 1,387
4th Ezekiel Elliott 1,357
5th Chris Carson 1,230
6th Lamar Jackson 1,206
7th Leonard Fournette 1,152
8th Josh Jacobs 1,150
9th Joe Mixon 1,137
10th Dalvin Cook 1,135
11th Marlon Mack 1,091
12th Aaron Jones 1,084
13th Carlos Hyde 1,070
14th Mark Ingram 1,018
15th Phillip Lindsay 1,011
16th Saquon Barkley 1,003
17th Sony Michel 912
18th Adrian Peterson 898
19th David Montgomery 889
20th Todd Gurley 857
21st Miles Sanders 818
22nd Kenyan Drake 817
23rd Alvin Kamara 797
24th Le’Veon Bell 789
25th Devin Singletary 775
26th Raheem Mostert 772
27th Ronald Jones II 724
28th Gus Edwards 711
29th Devonta Freeman 656
30th Latavius Murray 637

2018 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Ezekiel Elliott 1,434
2nd Saquon Barkley 1,307
3rd Todd Gurley 1,251
4th Joe Mixon 1,168
5th Chris Carson 1,151
6th Christian McCaffrey 1,098
7th Derrick Henry 1,059
8th Adrian Peterson 1,042
9th Phillip Lindsay 1,037
10th Nick Chubb 996
11th James Conner 973
12th Lamar Miller 973
13th David Johnson 940
14th Jordan Howard 935
15th Sony Michel 931
16th Marlon Mack 908
17th Melvin Gordon 885
18th Alvin Kamara 883
19th Peyton Barber 871
20th Kareem Hunt 824
21st Matt Breida 814
22nd Tevin Coleman 800
23rd Aaron Jones 728
24th Doug Martin 723
25th Frank Gore 722
26th Gus Edwards 718
27th Lamar Jackson 695
28th Isaiah Crowell 685
29th Mark Ingram 645
30th Kerryon Johnson 641

2017 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Kareem Hunt 1,327
2nd Todd Gurley 1,305
3rd Le’Veon Bell 1,291
4th LeSean McCoy 1,138
5th Mark Ingram 1,124
6th Jordan Howard 1,122
7th Melvin Gordon 1,105
8th Leonard Fournette 1,040
9th C.J. Anderson 1,007
10th Ezekiel Elliott 983
11th Alex Collins 973
12th Frank Gore 961
13th Carlos Hyde 938
14th Dion Lewis 896
15th Marshawn Lynch 891
16th Lamar Miller 888
17th Jay Ajayi 873
18th Devonta Freeman 865
19th Isaiah Crowell 853
20th Latavius Murray 842
21st Bilal Powell 772
22nd LeGarrette Blount 766
23rd Cam Newton 754
24th Orleans Darkwa 751
25th Derrick Henry 744
26th Alvin Kamara 728
27th Jonathan Stewart 680
28th DeMarco Murray 659
29th Kenyan Drake 644
30th Tevin Coleman 628

2016 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Ezekiel Elliott 1,631
2nd Jordan Howard 1,313
3rd DeMarco Murray 1,287
4th Jay Ajayi 1,272
5th Le’Veon Bell 1,268
6th LeSean McCoy 1,267
7th David Johnson 1,239
8th LeGarrette Blount 1,161
9th Devonta Freeman 1,079
10th Lamar Miller 1,073
11th Mark Ingram 1,043
12th Frank Gore 1,025
13th Melvin Gordon 997
14th Carlos Hyde 988
15th Isaiah Crowell 952
16th Spencer Ware 921
17th Todd Gurley 885
18th Jeremy Hill 839
19th Jonathan Stewart 824
20th Matt Forte 813
21st Latavius Murray 788
22nd Terrance West 774
23rd Bilal Powell 722
24th Robert Kelley 704
25th Ryan Mathews 661
26th Devontae Booker 612
27th Rashad Jennings 593
28th Christine Michael 583
29th Tyrod Taylor 580
30th Mike Gillislee 577

2015 NFL Rushing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Adrian Peterson 1,485
2nd Doug Martin 1,402
3rd Todd Gurley 1,106
4th Darren McFadden 1,089
5th Chris Ivory 1,070
6th Latavius Murray 1,066
7th Devonta Freeman 1,056
8th Jonathan Stewart 989
9th Frank Gore 967
10th DeAngelo Williams 907
11th Matt Forte 898
12th LeSean McCoy 895
13th Lamar Miller 872
14th Ronnie Hillman 863
15th Rashad Jennings 863
16th Thomas Rawls 830
17th Chris Johnson 814
18th Jeremy Hill 794
19th Mark Ingram 769
20th Eddie Lacy 758
21st Alfred Morris 751
22nd T.J. Yeldon 740
23rd Giovani Bernard 730
24th C.J. Anderson 720
25th Isaiah Crowell 706
26th LeGarrette Blount 703
27th DeMarco Murray 702
28th Alfred Blue 698
29th Melvin Gordon 641
30th Justin Forsett 641