2018 Nfl Rushing Title
It only took one run for Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt to capture the NFL rushing title.
Though at plus 1200 for winning the rushing title this season by Oddshark along with the best receiving core ranked by pro football focus as well as newly acquire Quarterback Kirk Cousins this offseason. Cook is going to have a lot of opportunities with the open running lanes to rack up the yards to be in the running for the rushing title. Dallas Cowboys' running back Ezekiel Elliott is the favorite to lead the NFL in rushing yards during the 2018 season. Find all the odds for the 2018 rushing title here. NBA NHL MLB NCAAF NCAAB.
Just one 35-yard touchdown run against the Denver Broncos in Week 17, and the rookie eclipsed Rams RB Todd Gurley for the most yards rushing in the NFL in 2017.
Which player won the 2018 NFL rushing title with 1,434 yards? Ezekiel Elliott.
Hunt is the first Chief to capture the rushing title since Priest Holmes in 2001 and is the second Chief to do it since Christian Okoye in 1989.
Hunt finished the season with 1,327 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on 272 carries, good for 4.9 yards per carry. He also added 455 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 53 receptions.
Hunt’s 1,327 yards rushing were 22 more than Gurley’s and 36 more than Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell’s.
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But will those numbers earn Hunt the offensive rookie of the year award? Some think so, while others think that award belongs to Saints RB Alvin Kamara.
2019 Nfl Rushing Title
Here are Kamara’s 2017 numbers:
120 carries, 728 yards rushing, eight touchdowns, 6.1 yards per carry
81 receptions, 826 yards receiving, five touchdowns
11 kick returns, 347 kick return yards, one touchdown
Hunt has Kamara beat in yards from scrimmage by 228 yards, while Kamara has two more offensive touchdowns than Hunt.
Of course, Kamara has a slight statistical edge over Hunt because of his return stats, but this award is offensive rookie of the year, not special teams rookie of the year.
Even without taking into account return yardage, this is still a difficult choice. No matter who wins the award, both certainly deserve it.
The Cowboys insist they will play to win Sunday despite having nothing on the line. Ezekiel Elliott does have something on the line — the NFL rushing title — though that’s not why he wants to play.
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“This is not a week off. This is not a game that doesn’t matter,” Elliott said. “I think it’s important for us to go win this ball game and gain some momentum going into the playoffs.”
Apparently, only the NFL can stop Elliott.
Whether he plays or not, the Cowboys star running back likely has won his second rushing title in three years. The only time he didn’t win it was last season when the NFL suspended him for six games, and Elliott still led the NFL in rushing yards per game.
Elliott has 1,434 rushing yards this season. That is 183 more than Rams running back Todd Gurley, who didn’t play Sunday and could remain on the sideline in Week 17. Rookie Saquon Barkley is 236 yards behind Elliott, and Barkley plays the Cowboys on Sunday. He had 11 carries for 28 yards against the Cowboys in Week Two.
Two years ago, when the Cowboys were in the same position in Week 17, Elliott dressed but did not see the field in the regular-season finale against the Eagles. Elliott still won the rushing title with 1,631 yards.
Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, won four rushing titles in his 15 seasons and led the league in yards per game three times.