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NFL Running Back Air Yards Leaders 2025

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in air yards in 2025 at 335. 151 players recorded air yards in 2025. Source: nflverse.

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Air yards count the distance the ball travelled in the air on every target, caught or not. It separates a receiver who is genuinely being thrown downfield from one whose yards come after the catch, and it is the raw material behind target share's more useful cousins.

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NFL Running Back Air Yards leaders, 2025 season
Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Air Yards	Targets	Rec Yards	Games
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	335	129	924	17
2	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	159	37	345	14
3	Kyren Williams	RB	LA	125	50	281	17
4	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	101	103	820	17
5	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	77	36	208	16
6	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	75	45	267	13
7	James Cook	RB	BUF	56	40	291	17
8	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	54	94	616	17
9	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	46	88	437	17
10	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	40	24	144	16
11	Bam Knight	RB	ARI	37	31	160	12
12	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	35	85	488	16
13	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	33	39	186	11
14	Isaiah Davis	RB	NYJ	32	28	186	16
15	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	31	50	273	16
16	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	28	58	356	17
17	Blake Corum	RB	LA	25	14	36	17
18	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	HOU	24	13	76	14
19	Julius Chestnut	RB	TEN	22	2	0	16
20	Reggie Gilliam	RB	BUF	22	2	24	11
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	19	48	288	15
22	Malik Davis	RB	DAL	18	5	16	10
23	Zavier Scott	RB	MIN	17	16	98	11
24	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	WAS	16	4	30	12
25	Elijah Mitchell	RB	KC	16	1	0	1
26	Nick Chubb	RB	HOU	15	20	67	15
27	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	14	48	350	16
28	Raheim Sanders	RB	CLE	14	4	21	4
29	AJ Dillon	RB	PHI	12	3	21	6
30	Austin Ekeler	RB	WAS	12	7	38	2
31	David Montgomery	RB	DET	12	29	192	17
32	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	12	21	150	17
33	Emari Demercado	RB	ARI	12	20	101	12
34	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	12	41	206	17
35	Corey Kiner	RB	ARI	11	3	15	4
36	Najee Harris	RB	LAC	10	3	25	3
37	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	JAX	8	14	79	15
38	Braelon Allen	RB	NYJ	8	3	17	4
39	Chris Brooks	RB	GB	6	17	91	17
40	Patrick Ricard	RB	BAL	6	2	8	5
41	Brittain Brown	RB	CHI	4	1	0	2
42	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	2	30	164	17
43	Terrell Jennings	RB	NE	2	1	9	6
44	Trevor Etienne	RB	CAR	2	3	13	17
45	Ray Davis	RB	BUF	1	13	86	17
46	Avery Williams	RB	NYJ	0	0	0	1
47	Brady Russell	RB	SEA	0	1	0	10
48	Brian Robinson	RB	SF	0	12	25	17
49	British Brooks	RB	HOU	0	0	0	8
50	Chase Edmonds	RB	WAS	0	0	0	3

Showing the top 50 of 151 ranked players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Who led NFL running backs in air yards in 2025?

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in air yards in 2025 at 335. Rhamondre Stevenson (RB, NE) was next at 159.

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How many players qualified for the 2025 air yards leaderboard?

151 players qualified for the 2025 air yards leaderboard among running backs. The table above lists the top 50.

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Stats as of September 2, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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