How many rushing yards did Sam Darnold have in 2021?
2222021 Regular Season
Sam Darnold recorded 222 rushing yards in the 2021 regular season, 75th in the NFL.
- Sam Darnold's best regular season for rushing yards in 8 seasons on file.
- Up 5 from 217 in 2020.
- 14% of the Carolina Panthers' rushing yards that regular season.
- Season high: 305 vs NO on Sep 19, 2021.
Best of 8 regular seasons, 2018 through 2025. 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  NYJ | 13 | 138 | 1 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | NYJ | 13 | 62 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | NYJ | 12 | 217 | 2 | 5.9 |
| 2021 |  CAR | 12 | 222 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | CAR | 6 | 106 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 2023 |  SF | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 2024 |  MIN | 17 | 212 | 1, led the NFL | 3.2 |
| 2025 |  SEA | 17 | 95 | 0 | 2.7 |
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
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