Who Is the NFL’s Leading Rusher?

The NFL’s leading rusher is a hotly contested title every year. Find out who is currently in the lead and which players are close behind.

Todd Gurley

Gurley is a Pro Bowl running back for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. As of the 2018 season, he is the NFL’s leading rusher with 1,251 yards. He also has 17 rushing touchdowns, which is tied for the most in the NFL. Gurley was drafted by the Rams in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2017.

Gurley’s stats

In 2017, Gurley led the league in rushing yards (1,305) and rushing touchdowns (13), en route to being named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He also caught 64 passes for 788 yards and six touchdowns.

Gurley’s team

Gurley, who was drafted by the Rams in 2015, has quickly become one of the league’s most productive running backs. In his rookie season, Gurley rushed for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns, leading the Rams to their first division title since 2003. Gurley followed up his stellar rookie campaign with an even better sophomore season, rushing for 1,305 yards and 13 touchdowns as the Rams won their second consecutive division title. Gurley was named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 after rushing for 1,831 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Ezekiel Elliott

As of now, the NFL’s leading rusher is Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys. Elliott has carried the ball a total of 1,199 yards and has scored eight touchdowns so far this season. He is on pace to break the Cowboys’ single-season rushing record, which is currently held by Emmitt Smith.

Elliott’s stats

As of Week 8 of the 2019 NFL season, Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery leads all rookies with 669 rushing yards. Elliott, on the other hand, has rushed for a total of 654 yards so far this season. Elliott is currently second in the NFL in rushing behind only Baltimore Ravens’ running back Mark Ingram, who has rushed for 722 yards this season.

Elliott’s team

Ezekiel Elliott plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 2015. The Cowboys selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

In his first NFL season, he led the league in rushing yards and was invited to the Pro Bowl. He helped the Cowboys to an NFC-best 13–3 record and was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. In 2017, he became the third player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons.

Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Giants second overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State for three years, where he was a two-time consensus All-American.

Barkley’s stats

Saquon Barkley is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State for three years, winning the Heisman Trophy and several other awards as a junior in 2018. He was then drafted by the Giants with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

In his rookie season, Barkley set several franchise and NFL records, including most all-purpose yards in a rookie season (2,028), most rushing yards by a rookie in a game (229), and most rushing touchdowns by a rookie in a game (3). He was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and selected to the Pro Bowl.

Barkley’s team

Saquon Barkley is a running back who plays for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Barkley played college football at Penn State University, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding player in 2018.

Barkley has been successful in his young NFL career, amassing over 4,000 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, and kickoff return) and scoring 44 touchdowns in just 35 games. He is widely considered to be one of the best running backs in the NFL and has been compared to some of the all-time greats at his position.

Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara is currently the NFL’s leading rusher with 1,152 yards on the season. Kamara has been a key weapon in the Saints’ offense, helping them to the top seed in the NFC. Kamara is a versatile back who can catch the ball out of the backfield and also run between the tackles. He’s one of the most dangerous running backs in the NFL and will be a key player for the Saints in the playoffs.

Kamara’s stats

Alvin Kamara currently leads the NFL in rushing yards with 775, and is second in rushing touchdowns with 10. He has also caught 33 passes for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns. In total, he has 1,029 yards from scrimmage and 13 touchdowns.

Kamara’s team

Kamara plays for the New Orleans Saints, who selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, Kamara shared backfield duties with Mark Ingram, and helped lead the Saints to an NFC South division title. In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, Kamara had a breakout game, rushing for 131 yards and scoring two touchdowns in a 31-26 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He followed that up with another strong performance in the Divisional Round, rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown in a 29-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.