PFR Advanced Stats Leaders
Pro Football Reference charting-derived leaderboards. Pressures, broken tackles, drops, YBC/YAC, coverage stats, filterable by position group, season, and minimum volume.
RBs ranked by PFR charting. Yards before/after contact split out blocking quality from runner skill; broken tackles per attempt rewards elusiveness.
Rushing Leaders: 2021
18 qualifying players (200+ rush attempts) · sorted by YBC/A
| # | Player | Tm | RUS | YBC/A↓ | YAC/A | BTk/A | BTk | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalvin CookRB | MIN | 249 | 2.70 | 1.90 | 0.064 | 16 | 1159 | 6 |
| 2 | Jonathan TaylorRB | IND | 332 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 0.075 | 25 | 1811 | 18 |
| 3 | Nick ChubbRB | CLE | 228 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 0.101 | 23 | 1259 | 8 |
| 4 | Ezekiel ElliottRB | DAL | 237 | 2.50 | 1.70 | 0.038 | 9 | 1002 | 10 |
| 5 | Joe MixonRB | CIN | 292 | 2.30 | 1.90 | 0.068 | 20 | 1205 | 13 |
| 6 | Melvin GordonRB | DEN | 203 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 0.099 | 20 | 918 | 8 |
| 7 | Austin EkelerRB | LAC | 206 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 0.063 | 13 | 911 | 12 |
| 8 | Damien HarrisRB | NE | 202 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 0.074 | 15 | 929 | 15 |
| 9 | Alvin KamaraRB | NO | 240 | 2.30 | 1.50 | 0.092 | 22 | 898 | 4 |
| 10 | Javonte WilliamsRB | DEN | 203 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 0.153 | 31 | 903 | 4 |
| 11 | Elijah MitchellRB | SF | 207 | 2.20 | 2.50 | 0.077 | 16 | 963 | 5 |
| 12 | Sony MichelRB | LA | 208 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 0.077 | 16 | 845 | 4 |
| 13 | Derrick HenryRB | TEN | 219 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 0.046 | 10 | 937 | 10 |
| 14 | Antonio GibsonRB | WAS | 258 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 0.074 | 19 | 1037 | 7 |
| 15 | Josh JacobsRB | LV | 217 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.092 | 20 | 872 | 9 |
| 16 | David MontgomeryRB | CHI | 225 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.071 | 16 | 849 | 7 |
| 17 | Najee HarrisRB | PIT | 307 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 0.098 | 30 | 1200 | 7 |
| 18 | James ConnerRB | ARI | 202 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 0.094 | 19 | 752 | 15 |
Source: Pro Football Reference via nflverse. Regular season only. Advanced stats coverage starts 2018. Color tone reflects percentile rank within the qualified player pool (green = strongest for that stat, whether higher or lower is better): top 10%, top 25%, middle 50%, 25-50, bottom 25%.
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