{"id":488,"date":"2022-03-03T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=488"},"modified":"2022-09-16T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T20:32:14","slug":"jonathan-taylor-leads-2021-rushing-yard-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/jonathan-taylor-leads-2021-rushing-yard-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Taylor Leads 2021 Rushing Yard Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts led all running backs with 1,811 total rushing yards. In doing so, the 22-year-old set a franchise record with 1,811 rushing yards and is the first player under the age of 23 in NFL history with at least 1,800 rushing yards in a single season.<\/p>\n

Nick Chubb became the fifth player in team history and first since Mike Pruitt (1979-81) to rush for at least 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. Chubb also became the first player in franchise history with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first four seasons.<\/p>\n

2021 NFL RUSHING LEADERS<\/strong>
\nJonathan Taylor (IND) 1,811
\nNick Chubb (CLE) 1,259
\nJoe Mixon (CIN) 1,205
\nNajee Harris (PIT) 1,200
\nDalvin Cook (MIN) 1,159
\nAntonio Gibson (WAS) 1,037
\nEzekiel Elliott (DAL) 1,002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts led all running backs with 1,811 total rushing yards. In doing so, the 22-year-old set a franchise record with 1,811 rushing yards and is the first player under the age of 23 in NFL history with at least 1,800 rushing yards in a single season. 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