How many rushing yards did Christian McCaffrey have in 2021?
4422021 Regular Season
Christian McCaffrey recorded 442 rushing yards in the 2021 regular season, 42nd in the NFL.
- 6th-best of Christian McCaffrey's 10 seasons on file; the high is 1,459 in 2023.
- Up 217 from 225 in 2020.
- 28% of the Carolina Panthers' rushing yards that regular season.
- Season high: 98 vs NYJ on Sep 12, 2021.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  CAR | 16 | 435 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 1,098 | 7 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | CAR | 16 | 1,387 | 15 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | CAR | 3 | 225 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | CAR | 7 | 442 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2022 |  CAR/SF | 17 | 1,139 | 8 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 1,459 | 14 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | SF | 4 | 202 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | SF | 17 | 1,202 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2026 | SF | 2 | 91 | 2 | 4.5 |
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