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NFL Running Back Yards Per Target Leaders 2025

Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL) led running backs in yards per target in 2025 at 7.96. 27 players with 40+ targets qualified. Source: nflverse.

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Yards per target is what a team got back every time it threw at a player, whether or not he caught it. Because the denominator is targets rather than catches, drops and contested misses count against him, which is exactly what you want when judging efficiency.

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The top 27,
ranked.

NFL Running Back Yards Per Target leaders, 2025 season (40+ targets minimum)
RankPlayerPosTeamYards Per TargetTargetsReceptionsRec YardsGames
1Bijan RobinsonRBATL7.961037982017
2Jaylen WarrenRBPIT7.40454033316
3Breece HallRBNYJ7.29483635016
4James CookRBBUF7.28403329117
5Christian McCaffreyRBSF7.1612910292417
6Jonathan TaylorRBIND6.87554637817
7Dylan SampsonRBCLE6.78403327115
8Jahmyr GibbsRBDET6.55947761617
9Josh JacobsRBGB6.41443628215
10D'Andre SwiftRBCHI6.23483429916
11RJ HarveyRBDEN6.14584735617
12Tyrone Tracy Jr.RBNYG6.00483628815
13Rico DowdleRBCAR5.94503929717
14Michael CarterRBARI5.93453326713
15De'Von AchaneRBMIA5.74856748816
16Kenny GainwellRBPIT5.72857348617
17Kyren WilliamsRBLA5.62503628117
18Travis EtienneRBJAX5.62523629217
19Saquon BarkleyRBPHI5.46503727316
20Tyjae SpearsRBTEN5.28504526413
21TreVeyon HendersonRBNE5.26423522117
22Tony PollardRBTEN5.02413320617
23Chase BrownRBCIN4.97886943717
24Aaron JonesRBMIN4.85412819912
25Rachaad WhiteRBTB4.84454021817
26Ashton JeantyRBLV4.74735534617
27Javonte WilliamsRBDAL2.69513513716
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Who led NFL running backs in yards per target in 2025?

Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL) led running backs in yards per target in 2025 at 7.96. Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) was next at 7.40.

What is yards per target?

Yards per target is what a team got back every time it threw at a player, whether or not he caught it. Because the denominator is targets rather than catches, drops and contested misses count against him, which is exactly what you want when judging efficiency.

How many players qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard?

27 players with 40+ targets qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard among running backs. The table above lists the top 27.

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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.