1971 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Larry Csonka led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1971 with 5.39, 0.27 ahead of John Brockington (5.12).

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Led the whole NFL in 1971 Larry Csonka MIA

5.39 Yards per Carry 0.27 clear of John Brockington

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Larry Csonka	MIA	5.39	14	195	1,051	7
2	John Brockington	GB	5.12	14	216	1,105	4
3	Norm Bulaich	BAC	4.88	13	152	741	8
4	Marv Hubbard	OAK	4.79	14	181	867	5
5	WE Willie Ellison	LAN	4.74	14	211	1,000	4
6	Preston Pearson	PIT	4.62	14	131	605	0
7	Jim Kiick	MIA	4.56	13	162	738	3
8	LJ Les Josephson	LAN	4.54	14	99	449	3
9	Duane Thomas	DAL	4.53	11	175	793	11
10	Jess Phillips	CIN	4.47	14	94	420	0
11	Larry Smith	LAN	4.44	14	91	404	5
12	Calvin Hill	DAL	4.42	8	106	468	8
13	FW Fred Willis	CIN	4.37	14	135	590	7
14	Carl Garrett	NE	4.33	14	181	784	1
15	John Riggins	NYJ	4.27	14	180	769	1
16	JS Jim Strong	NO	4.25	14	95	404	3
17	Vic Washington	SF	4.25	14	191	811	3
18	Altie Taylor	DET	4.23	14	174	736	4
19	Mike Garrett	SD	4.22	13	140	591	4
20	SO Steve Owens	DET	4.21	14	246	1,035	8
21	PB Pete Banaszak	OAK	4.11	14	137	563	8
22	DN Don Nottingham	BAC	4.08	14	95	388	5
23	JF James Ford	NO	4.08	9	93	379	2
24	CH Charlie Harraway	WAS	4.07	14	156	635	2
25	Donny Anderson	GB	4.07	14	186	757	5
26	Wendell Hayes	KC	4.07	14	132	537	1
27	O.J. Simpson	BUF	4.05	14	183	742	5
28	John Fuqua	PIT	4.03	12	155	625	4
29	Floyd Little	DEN	3.99	14	284	1,133	6
30	Ken Willard	SF	3.96	14	216	855	4
31	MacArthur Lane	SLC	3.95	13	150	592	3
32	Ed Podolak	KC	3.85	13	184	708	9
33	BA Bobby Anderson	DEN	3.83	13	139	533	3
34	CJ Clint Jones	MIN	3.75	14	180	675	4
35	Larry Brown	WAS	3.75	13	253	948	4
36	RB Ronnie Bull	PHI	3.73	13	94	351	0
37	BD Bobby Duhon	NYG	3.70	13	93	344	1
38	Leroy Kelly	CLE	3.70	14	234	865	10
39	Art Malone	ATL	3.65	13	120	438	6
40	DS Don Shy	CHI	3.62	11	116	420	2
41	Jim Nance	NE	3.59	13	129	463	5
42	Tom Matte	BAC	3.51	14	173	607	8
43	Bo Scott	CLE	3.39	14	179	606	9
44	Walt Garrison	DAL	3.38	13	127	429	1
45	JQ Jeff Queen	SD	3.35	14	95	318	4
46	Emerson Boozer	NYJ	3.29	14	188	618	5
47	CB Cannonball Butler	ATL	3.19	13	186	594	2
48	BG Bob Gresham	NO	3.02	13	127	383	6
49	CE Cid Edwards	SLC	2.93	12	108	316	4
50	Robert Holmes	HOO	2.88	14	112	323	4

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