2025 NFL Goal Line & Short Yardage Leaders
2025 NFL Goal Line & Short Yardage Leaders
The backs who own the goal line in 2025: inside-5 and inside-10 carries and touchdowns, plus each back's share of his team's red-zone rushing.
2025 Inside-5 Carries Leaders
1. Derrick Henry (BAL) — 27 carries, 2. Josh Jacobs (GB) — 22 carries, 3. Christian McCaffrey (SF) — 21 carries, 4. Ke'Shawn Williams (CIN) — 20 carries, 5. Zach Charbonnet (SEA) — 19 carries, 6. James Cook (BUF) — 18 carries, 7. D'Andre Swift (CHI) — 17 carries, 8. Saquon Barkley (PHI) — 16 carries, 9. David Montgomery (DET) — 16 carries, 10. Kareem Hunt (KC) — 15 carries.
2025 Inside-5 Rush TDs Leaders
1. Ke'Shawn Williams (CIN) — 10 TDs, 2. Derrick Henry (BAL) — 10 TDs, 3. Zach Charbonnet (SEA) — 9 TDs, 4. Christian McCaffrey (SF) — 9 TDs, 5. Kareem Hunt (KC) — 8 TDs, 6. Josh Jacobs (GB) — 8 TDs, 7. Rico Dowdle (CAR) — 6 TDs, 8. James Cook (BUF) — 6 TDs, 9. Jalen Hurts (PHI) — 6 TDs, 10. RJ Harvey (DEN) — 5 TDs.
2025 Inside-10 Carries Leaders
1. Derrick Henry (BAL) — 40 carries, 2. Christian McCaffrey (SF) — 38 carries, 3. Ke'Shawn Williams (CIN) — 34 carries, 4. Zach Charbonnet (SEA) — 32 carries, 5. Josh Jacobs (GB) — 32 carries, 6. D'Andre Swift (CHI) — 29 carries, 7. Saquon Barkley (PHI) — 29 carries, 8. James Cook (BUF) — 29 carries, 9. Trevor Etienne (CAR) — 29 carries, 10. David Montgomery (DET) — 24 carries.
2025 Inside-10 Rush TDs Leaders
1. Ke'Shawn Williams (CIN) — 12 TDs, 2. Derrick Henry (BAL) — 10 TDs, 3. Zach Charbonnet (SEA) — 10 TDs, 4. Josh Jacobs (GB) — 10 TDs, 5. Christian McCaffrey (SF) — 9 TDs, 6. Kareem Hunt (KC) — 8 TDs, 7. Jalen Hurts (PHI) — 8 TDs, 8. Trevor Lawrence (JAX) — 8 TDs, 9. D'Andre Swift (CHI) — 7 TDs, 10. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) — 7 TDs.
2025 Red Zone Rush Share Leaders
1. Ke'Shawn Williams (CIN) — 103.4 %, 2. Ja'Sir Taylor (LAC) — 89.9 %, 3. Trevor Etienne (CAR) — 82.2 %, 4. Christian McCaffrey (SF) — 76.9 %, 5. Jordan Williams (ATL) — 76.4 %, 6. Ashton Jeanty (LV) — 74.5 %, 7. Bijan Robinson (ATL) — 68.1 %, 8. Chase Brown (CIN) — 62.7 %, 9. Derrick Henry (BAL) — 59.4 %, 10. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) — 58.4 %.
Players-only leaderboards — the leaders in yards per catch, yards per rush, red-zone work, explosive plays, and special-teams returns. Ranked, not per-game noise. See team stats →
Built from nflverse play-by-play. Yards-per-catch and yards-per-rush leaders use a minimum-volume filter so small samples don't top the list. Red-zone = inside the 20.