How many rushing yards did Ezekiel Elliott have in 2021?
1,0022021 Regular Season
Ezekiel Elliott recorded 1,002 rushing yards in the 2021 regular season, 7th in the NFL.
- 4th-best of Ezekiel Elliott's 9 seasons on file; the high is 1,631 in 2016.
- Up 23 from 979 in 2020.
- 52% of the Dallas Cowboys' rushing yards that regular season.
- Season high: 143 vs CAR on Oct 3, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 15 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | DAL | 10 | 983 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | DAL | 15 | 1,434 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | DAL | 16 | 1,357 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | DAL | 15 | 979 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | DAL | 17 | 1,002 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | DAL | 15 | 876 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2023 |  NE | 17 | 642 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | DAL | 15 | 226 | 3 | 3.1 |
vs CAR
vs NYG
vs PHI
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