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 |