2018 NFL Rushing First Downs Leaders

Ezekiel Elliott led the whole NFL in rushing first downs in 2018 with 74, 4 ahead of Todd Gurley (70). It stands 64th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 3 times Ezekiel Elliott led in rushing first downs.

Led the whole NFL in 2018 Ezekiel Elliott Dallas Cowboys

74 Rushing First Downs 4 clear of Todd Gurley

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

#	Player	Team	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	74	15	304	1,434	6
2	Todd Gurley	LA	70	14	256	1,251	17
3	Chris Carson	SEA	61	14	247	1,151	9
4	Joe Mixon	CIN	60	14	237	1,168	8
5	Alvin Kamara	NO	57	15	194	883	14
6	James Conner	PIT	56	13	215	973	12
7	Sony Michel	NE	54	13	209	931	6
8	Jordan Howard	CHI	53	16	250	935	9
9	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	53	16	219	1,098	7
10	Derrick Henry	TEN	51	16	215	1,059	12
11	David Johnson	ARI	51	16	258	940	7
12	Saquon Barkley	NYG	50	16	261	1,307	11
13	Marlon Mack	IND	50	12	195	908	9
14	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	49	15	192	1,037	9
15	Nick Chubb	CLE	47	16	192	996	8
16	Adrian Peterson	WAS	47	16	251	1,042	7
17	Melvin Gordon	LAC	47	12	175	885	10
18	Kareem Hunt	KC	46	11	181	824	7
19	Lamar Jackson	BAL	45	16	147	695	5
20	Peyton Barber	TB	41	16	234	871	5
21	Josh Allen	BUF	41	12	89	631	8
22	Aaron Jones	GB	41	12	133	728	8
23	Doug Martin	LV	37	16	172	723	4
24	Gus Edwards	BAL	37	11	137	718	2
25	Tevin Coleman	ATL	36	16	167	800	4
26	Matt Breida	SF	36	14	153	814	3
27	Lamar Miller	HOU	36	14	210	973	5
28	Cam Newton	CAR	36	14	101	488	4
29	Mark Ingram	NO	34	12	138	645	6
30	Deshaun Watson	HOU	33	16	99	551	5
31	Kerryon Johnson	DET	32	10	118	641	3
32	Royce Freeman	DEN	30	14	130	521	5
33	Mitchell Trubisky	CHI	29	14	68	421	3
34	Blake Bortles	JAX	28	13	58	365	1
35	Carlos Hyde	JAX	27	14	172	571	5
36	Marcus Mariota	TEN	26	14	64	357	2
37	Isaiah Crowell	NYJ	26	13	143	685	6
38	LeGarrette Blount	DET	25	16	154	418	5
39	Alfred Blue	HOU	25	16	150	499	2
40	Dak Prescott	DAL	25	16	75	305	6
41	Jamaal Williams	GB	25	16	121	464	3
42	Mike Davis	SEA	25	15	112	514	4
43	Austin Ekeler	LAC	25	14	106	554	3
44	Frank Gore	MIA	25	14	156	722	0
45	Chris Ivory	BUF	25	13	115	385	1
46	Alfred Morris	SF	24	11	111	428	2
47	Kenyan Drake	MIA	23	16	120	535	4
48	Latavius Murray	MIN	23	16	140	578	6
49	Russell Wilson	SEA	23	16	67	376	0
50	Josh Adams	PHI	23	13	120	511	3

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