Hiram Moreno
Rushing is a fundamental part of American football, it allows players to move the ball safely on the ground in order to gain yards and set up better plays, and this NFL 2022/23 season will have some great players at this position who will be looking to earn the recognition as the leader in yards on the ground.
Here at JefeBet we show you the main candidates to lead in this statistical line according to bookmakers as we get closer and closer to the start of the regular season.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Preview for the Rushing Leader Race in the NFL 2022-23 Season
10.- Cam Akers (+3000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 3 |
This will be just the Rams youngster’s third season in the NFL, and he will be hoping to be 100% after an Achilles injury kept him out of the vast majority of the 2021/22 season, barely returning for the postseason.
His debut campaign in 2020/21 showed us what he is capable of achieving, and the team will surely appreciate having him at his best to have an additional offensive weapon.
9.- J.K. Dobbins (+3000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Baltimore Ravens | 23 | 0 |
Another player who missed the entire 2021/22 season was J.K. Dobbins, who suffered an ACL injury during the preseason that caused him to miss the entire campaign.
Now, the player claims to be ready to start Week 1 of the regular season, and the Baltimore Ravens would certainly appreciate having him back to add another weapon to what is already an excellent ground-based offense.
8.- Ezekiel Elliott (+3000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 1002 |
No matter if the Dallas Cowboys are doing well or poorly, they can always count on the invaluable help of Ezekiel Elliot, who ranked seventh on the NFL’s 2021/22 season rushing yardage list with 1002 yards.
However, the last couple of seasons have seen Elliot perform at a level below what he showed us previously, averaging 1,351 yards in his first four years in the NFL, while the last two have barely hovered around 1,000.
7.- Javonte Williams (+2000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Denver Broncos | 22 | 903 |
This will only be Javonte Williams’ second season in the NFL, but the 22-year-old showed good qualities in his first year by rushing for 903 yards in 17 games, despite starting in only 1 of them.
His presence will provide another weapon for Russell Wilson in what will be his first season with the Broncos, who hope to begin competing in a hotly contested AFC West division.
6.- Najee Harris (+1400)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 1200 |
Another player who will be in his second year in professional football is Najee Harris, who made waves in his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers by finishing as the fourth-leading rusher on the ground that season.
He will surely be worth following during the campaign, as all indicates that he will be one of the few standouts to watch for the Steelers in the new year.
5.- Joe Mixon (+1400)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 1205 |
Joe Mixon is coming off the best season of his five-year NFL career, rushing for the most yards in a regular season with 1205, which was the third-highest yardage total in the 2021/22 NFL campaign.
He will look to continue those numbers or improve on them this year, something the Bengals will be grateful for as they look to build on last year’s Super Bowl-winning performance.
4.- Dalvin Cook (+1000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 1159 |
Dalvin Cook has established himself in recent years as one of the best carries in the entire NFL, and last season saw him finish fifth on the career rushing yardage leaders list with 1,159 yards on the ground in just 13 games.
That record may not have been as spectacular as his 2020/21 campaign (1,557 yards), but there is no doubt that he will be one of the leading candidates to top this statistic in the regular season.
3.- Nick Chubb (+1000)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Cleveland Browns | 26 | 1259 |
Another player who has established himself among the NFL’s elite haulers is Nick Chubb, who has topped 1,000 yards on the ground in each of the last three years and finished as the second-most yards by this means last year.
If he stays healthy, he could quietly compete for this distinction, and along the way help a Cleveland Browns that will be in a very competitive division.
2.- Derrick Henry (+650)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Tennessee Titans | 28 | 937 |
Derrick Henry will be hoping that injuries leave him alone this year after the Titans running back played just eight games in the 2021/22 campaign before breaking a bone in his foot.
Had it not been for that, Henry would have quietly competed for the lead in this statistic, as even though he played just half of the regular season, he ranked ninth in yards rushing on the ground that season. Besides, after recording 1,500 yards or more in two seasons prior to that, the projections are pretty good for his seventh year in the NFL.
1.- Jonathan Taylor (+450)
| Team | Age | Yards in the previous season |
| Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 1811 |
If he remains in good physical condition, Henry will likely have Jonathan Taylor as his main competitor for the NFL’s 2022/23 rushing yardage leader in the NFL, as the Colts’ player took that distinction in the previous league campaign by rushing for 1,811 yards—just under 600 over his closest pursuer.
Most notably, that was only Taylor’s second season in the NFL, and he has already shown that he could become one of the top names in the ground game both now and in the coming years.
