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2025 NFL Rushing Leaders

Updated June 20, 2026 by Rishabh Prabhu. SnapStats is an independent football research project and is not affiliated with the NFL.

2025 NFL Rushing Leaders ranks the top players from the 2025 regular season using a crawlable SnapStats table. The goal is to give search visitors a fast stat snapshot and a clear path into deeper player research.

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2025 Regular Season Leaders

2025 NFL Rushing Leaders leaderboard
RankPlayerTeamPosGamesCarriesRush YdsRush TDYPC
1 James Cook III BUF RB 17 309 1,621 12 5.2
2 Derrick Henry BAL RB 17 307 1,595 16 5.2
3 Jonathan Taylor IND RB 17 323 1,585 18 4.9
4 Bijan Robinson ATL RB 17 287 1,478 7 5.1
5 De'Von Achane MIA RB 16 238 1,350 8 5.7
6 Kyren Williams LAR RB 17 259 1,252 10 4.8
7 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB 17 243 1,223 13 5.0
8 Christian McCaffrey SF RB 17 311 1,202 10 3.9
9 Javonte Williams DAL RB 16 252 1,201 11 4.8
10 Saquon Barkley PHI RB 16 280 1,140 7 4.1
11 Travis Etienne Jr. JAX RB 17 260 1,107 7 4.3
12 D'Andre Swift CHI RB 16 223 1,087 9 4.9
13 Tony Pollard TEN RB 17 242 1,082 5 4.5
14 Rico Dowdle CAR RB 17 236 1,076 6 4.6
15 Breece Hall NYJ RB 16 243 1,065 4 4.4
16 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB 17 221 1,027 5 4.6
17 Chase Brown CIN RB 17 232 1,019 6 4.4
18 Ashton Jeanty LV RB 17 266 975 5 3.7
19 Jaylen Warren PIT RB 16 211 958 6 4.5
20 Josh Jacobs GB RB 15 234 929 13 4.0
21 TreVeyon Henderson NE RB 17 180 911 9 5.1
22 Quinshon Judkins CLE RB 14 230 827 7 3.6
23 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WSH RB 17 175 805 8 4.6
24 Kyle Monangai CHI RB 17 169 783 5 4.6
25 J.K. Dobbins DEN RB 10 153 772 4 5.0

Generated at build time from ESPN public athlete season statistics for the 2025 regular season. Fantasy pages use SnapStats default PPR scoring.

How To Read This Leaderboard

This page ranks players by the main 2025 production stat for the leaderboard and adds related context columns so the totals are easier to evaluate.

A leaderboard is a starting point, not the whole answer. Games played, team environment, injuries, role changes, and scoring format can all change how useful a player is for a specific fantasy or football research question.

Good Follow-Up Questions

Football stat leaders are more useful when the surrounding role is clear. Volume, efficiency, and team context should be read together before treating one leaderboard as a final ranking.