2001 NFC Rushing First Downs Leaders

Name: 2001 NFL season leaders: Rushing First Downs
Creator: League Leaders
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First downs gained rushing

2001 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Stephen Davis led the NFC in rushing first downs in 2001 with 74, 4 ahead of Marshall Faulk (70). It was one of 2 times Stephen Davis led in rushing first downs.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the NFC in 2001 Stephen Davis Washington Commanders

74 Rushing First Downs 4 clear of Marshall Faulk

Showing Rushing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Stephen Davis	WAS	74	16	356	1,432	5
2	Marshall Faulk	LA	70	14	260	1,382	12
3	Shaun Alexander	SEA	61	16	309	1,318	14
4	Ricky Williams	NO	58	16	313	1,245	6
5	Ahman Green	GB	57	16	304	1,387	9
6	Anthony Thomas	CHI	57	14	278	1,183	7
7	Garrison Hearst	SF	53	16	252	1,206	4
8	Emmitt Smith	DAL	47	14	261	1,021	3
9	Michael Pittman	ARI	42	15	241	846	5
10	Mike Alstott	TB	40	16	165	680	10
11	Tiki Barber	NYG	40	14	166	865	4
12	Ron Dayne	NYG	38	16	180	690	7
13	Maurice Smith	ATL	34	15	237	760	5
14	Daunte Culpepper	MIN	31	11	71	416	5
15	Richard Huntley	CAR	29	13	165	665	2
16	Duce Staley	PHI	29	13	166	604	2
17	Correll Buckhalter	PHI	28	14	129	586	2
18	Troy Hambrick	DAL	27	16	113	579	2
19	Kevan Barlow	SF	27	15	125	512	4
20	Donovan McNabb	PHI	27	15	82	482	2
21	James Allen	CHI	26	16	135	469	1
22	Aaron Brooks	NO	24	16	80	358	1
23	Michael Bennett	MIN	23	13	172	682	2
24	James Stewart	DET	23	11	143	685	1
25	Thomas Jones	ARI	22	16	112	380	5
26	Jeff Garcia	SF	20	16	72	254	5
27	Warrick Dunn	TB	20	13	158	447	3
28	Brad Johnson	TB	19	16	39	120	3
29	Trung Canidate	LA	18	15	78	441	6
30	Ki-Jana Carter	WAS	18	14	63	308	3
31	Bob Christian	ATL	16	16	44	284	2
32	Cory Schlesinger	DET	16	16	47	154	3
33	Mike Vick	ATL	15	8	31	289	1
34	Ricky Watters	SEA	14	5	72	318	1
35	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	13	13	40	141	0
36	Quincy Carter	DAL	13	8	45	150	1
37	Michael Wiley	DAL	12	15	34	247	0
38	Lamont Warren	DET	11	16	61	191	3
39	Chris Weinke	CAR	11	15	37	128	6
40	Mack Strong	SEA	10	14	17	55	0
41	Doug Chapman	MIN	10	13	63	195	0
42	Leon Johnson	CHI	10	12	20	99	4
43	Nick Goings	CAR	10	9	66	197	0
44	Kerry Collins	NYG	9	16	39	73	0
45	Terry Jackson	SF	9	15	22	138	1
46	Mike McMahon	DET	9	7	27	145	1
47	Tim Biakabutuka	CAR	9	5	53	230	1
48	Jake Plummer	ARI	8	16	35	163	0
49	Fred Beasley	SF	8	14	23	73	1
50	Jamal Anderson	ATL	8	3	55	190	1