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2018 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2018 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Ezekiel Elliott led all running backs in rushing yards in 2018, with 1,434. Christian McCaffrey led in receiving yards (867), receptions (107), receiving yards per game (54.2), targets (124) and receiving first downs (41). Ezekiel Elliott also led in rushing yards per game (95.6) and rushing first downs (74).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 1,434
  2. 2 Saquon Barkley 1,307
  3. 3 Todd Gurley 1,251
  4. 4 Joe Mixon 1,168
  5. 5 Chris Carson 1,151
  6. 6 Christian McCaffrey 1,098
  7. 7 Derrick Henry 1,059
  8. 8 Adrian Peterson 1,042
  9. 9 Phillip Lindsay 1,037
  10. 10 Nick Chubb 996

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Todd Gurley 17
  2. 2 Alvin Kamara 14
  3. 3 Derrick Henry 12
  4. 3 James Conner 12
  5. 5 Saquon Barkley 11
  6. 6 Melvin Gordon 10
  7. 7 Jordan Howard 9
  8. 7 Phillip Lindsay 9
  9. 7 Chris Carson 9
  10. 7 Marlon Mack 9

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Aaron Jones 5.47
  2. 2 Kerryon Johnson 5.43
  3. 3 Phillip Lindsay 5.40
  4. 4 Matt Breida 5.32
  5. 5 Gus Edwards 5.24
  6. 6 Austin Ekeler 5.23
  7. 7 Nick Chubb 5.19
  8. 8 Melvin Gordon 5.06
  9. 9 Christian McCaffrey 5.01
  10. 10 Saquon Barkley 5.01

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 304
  2. 2 Saquon Barkley 261
  3. 3 David Johnson 258
  4. 4 Todd Gurley 256
  5. 5 Adrian Peterson 251
  6. 6 Jordan Howard 250
  7. 7 Chris Carson 247
  8. 8 Joe Mixon 237
  9. 9 Peyton Barber 234
  10. 10 Christian McCaffrey 219

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 95.6
  2. 2 Todd Gurley 89.4
  3. 3 Joe Mixon 83.4
  4. 4 Chris Carson 82.2
  5. 5 Saquon Barkley 81.7
  6. 6 Marlon Mack 75.7
  7. 7 Kareem Hunt 74.9
  8. 8 James Conner 74.8
  9. 9 Melvin Gordon 73.8
  10. 10 Sony Michel 71.6

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Ezekiel Elliott 74
  2. 2 Todd Gurley 70
  3. 3 Chris Carson 61
  4. 4 Joe Mixon 60
  5. 5 Alvin Kamara 57
  6. 6 James Conner 56
  7. 7 Sony Michel 54
  8. 8 Jordan Howard 53
  9. 8 Christian McCaffrey 53
  10. 10 Derrick Henry 51

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Doug Martin 3
  2. 1 Alex Collins 3
  3. 3 Tarik Cohen 2
  4. 3 David Johnson 2
  5. 3 Jalen Richard 2
  6. 3 Chris Carson 2
  7. 3 Dalvin Cook 2
  8. 3 Elijah McGuire 2
  9. 3 Jeff Wilson 2
  10. 10 Peyton Barber 1

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Receiving Every NFL receiving board →

The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 867
  2. 2 James White 751
  3. 3 Tarik Cohen 725
  4. 4 Saquon Barkley 721
  5. 5 Alvin Kamara 709
  6. 6 Jalen Richard 607
  7. 7 Todd Gurley 580
  8. 8 Ezekiel Elliott 567
  9. 9 James Conner 497
  10. 10 Melvin Gordon 490

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 107
  2. 2 Saquon Barkley 91
  3. 3 James White 87
  4. 4 Alvin Kamara 81
  5. 5 Ezekiel Elliott 77
  6. 6 Tarik Cohen 71
  7. 7 Jalen Richard 68
  8. 8 Nyheim Hines 63
  9. 9 Theo Riddick 61
  10. 10 Dion Lewis 59

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 James White 7
  2. 1 Kareem Hunt 7
  3. 3 Christian McCaffrey 6
  4. 4 Tarik Cohen 5
  5. 4 Tevin Coleman 5
  6. 4 Kenyan Drake 5
  7. 7 Saquon Barkley 4
  8. 7 Alvin Kamara 4
  9. 7 Todd Gurley 4
  10. 7 T.J. Yeldon 4

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Kyle Juszczyk 10.80
  2. 2 Austin Ekeler 10.36
  3. 3 Tarik Cohen 10.21
  4. 4 Todd Gurley 9.83
  5. 5 Melvin Gordon 9.80
  6. 6 Duke Johnson 9.13
  7. 7 James Conner 9.04
  8. 8 Kenyan Drake 9.00
  9. 9 Jalen Richard 8.93
  10. 10 David Johnson 8.92

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 54.2
  2. 2 Alvin Kamara 47.3
  3. 3 James White 46.9
  4. 4 Tarik Cohen 45.3
  5. 5 Saquon Barkley 45.1
  6. 6 Todd Gurley 41.4
  7. 7 Melvin Gordon 40.8
  8. 8 James Conner 38.2
  9. 9 Jalen Richard 37.9
  10. 10 Ezekiel Elliott 37.8

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 124
  2. 2 James White 123
  3. 3 Saquon Barkley 121
  4. 4 Alvin Kamara 105
  5. 5 Ezekiel Elliott 95
  6. 6 Tarik Cohen 91
  7. 7 Nyheim Hines 81
  8. 7 Jalen Richard 81
  9. 7 Todd Gurley 81
  10. 10 T.J. Yeldon 78

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Dion Lewis 88.1%
  2. 2 Christian McCaffrey 86.3%
  3. 3 Jacquizz Rodgers 84.4%
  4. 4 Jalen Richard 84.0%
  5. 5 Theo Riddick 82.4%
  6. 6 Kerryon Johnson 82.1%
  7. 7 Dalvin Cook 81.6%
  8. 8 Javorius Allen 81.4%
  9. 9 Ezekiel Elliott 81.1%
  10. 10 Mike Davis 81.0%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Christian McCaffrey 41
  2. 2 James White 38
  3. 3 Alvin Kamara 31
  4. 4 Saquon Barkley 30
  5. 5 Tarik Cohen 29
  6. 5 Nyheim Hines 29
  7. 7 Todd Gurley 26
  8. 8 Duke Johnson 25
  9. 9 Kenyan Drake 23
  10. 9 Jalen Richard 23

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Saquon Barkley 2,028
  2. 2 Ezekiel Elliott 2,001
  3. 3 Christian McCaffrey 1,965
  4. 4 Todd Gurley 1,831
  5. 5 Alvin Kamara 1,592
  6. 6 James Conner 1,470
  7. 7 Joe Mixon 1,464
  8. 8 David Johnson 1,386
  9. 9 Melvin Gordon 1,375
  10. 10 Chris Carson 1,314

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