Christian McCaffrey has gained the most all-purpose yards by a running back in a season, with 3,864 yards in 2015.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. McCaffrey | 3,864 | 2015 | 14 | 2,019 | 337 | 6.0 | 144.2 | 8 | 645 | 45 | 54 | 14.3 | 46.1 | 5 | |
| 2 |  | B. Sanders | 3,249 | 1988 | 11 | 2,628 | 344 | 7.6 | 238.9 | 37 | 106 | 19 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | A. Andrews | 3,161 | 2012 | 13 | 1,728 | 304 | 5.7 | 132.9 | 11 | 432 | 37 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | | R. Benjamin | 2,996 | 1991 | 12 | 1,581 | 226 | 7.0 | 131.8 | 13 | 613 | 51 | 12.0 | 51.1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | | R. Penny | 2,974 | 2017 | 13 | 2,248 | 289 | 7.8 | 172.9 | 23 | 135 | 19 | 27 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 2 | |
| 6 | | C. Johnson | 2,960 | 2007 | 13 | 1,423 | 236 | 6.0 | 109.5 | 17 | 528 | 37 | 14.3 | 40.6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | | R. Bush | 2,890 | 2005 | 13 | 1,740 | 200 | 8.7 | 133.8 | 16 | 478 | 37 | 12.9 | 36.8 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Smith | 2,809 | 2007 | 14 | 2,567 | 450 | 5.7 | 183.4 | 29 | 242 | 24 | 10.1 | 17.3 | 1 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Jeanty | 2,750 | 2024 | 14 | 2,601 | 374 | 7.0 | 185.8 | 29 | 138 | 23 | 35 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | M. Gordon | 2,740 | 2014 | 14 | 2,587 | 343 | 7.5 | 184.8 | 29 | 153 | 19 | 27 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 3 | |
| 11 |  | D. Sproles | 2,735 | 2003 | 15 | 1,986 | 306 | 6.5 | 132.4 | 16 | 287 | 25 | 11.5 | 19.1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | M. Pringle | 2,690 | 1989 | 11 | 1,727 | 296 | 5.8 | 157.0 | 16 | 249 | 28 | 8.9 | 22.6 | 3 | ||
| 13 |  | C.J. Spiller | 2,680 | 2009 | 14 | 1,212 | 216 | 5.6 | 86.6 | 12 | 503 | 36 | 14.0 | 35.9 | 4 | ||
| 14 |  | L. Johnson | 2,655 | 2002 | 13 | 2,087 | 271 | 7.7 | 160.5 | 20 | 349 | 41 | 8.5 | 26.8 | 3 | ||
| 15 | | T. Ervin | 2,637 | 2015 | 13 | 1,601 | 294 | 5.4 | 123.2 | 13 | 334 | 45 | 55 | 7.4 | 25.7 | 2 | |
| 16 | | P. Palmer | 2,633 | 1986 | 11 | 1,866 | 346 | 5.4 | 169.6 | 15 | 110 | 12 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | A. Andrews | 2,631 | 2013 | 12 | 1,730 | 267 | 6.5 | 144.2 | 16 | 479 | 41 | 5 | 11.7 | 39.9 | 0 | |
| 18 | | E. White | 2,628 | 2000 | 11 | 1,322 | 242 | 5.5 | 120.2 | 13 | 592 | 47 | 12.6 | 53.8 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | R. Benjamin | 2,597 | 1992 | 11 | 1,441 | 231 | 6.2 | 131.0 | 13 | 434 | 47 | 9.2 | 39.5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Archer | 2,577 | 2012 | 14 | 1,429 | 159 | 9.0 | 102.1 | 16 | 561 | 39 | 14.4 | 40.1 | 4 | ||
| 21 | | M. Allen | 2,559 | 1981 | 11 | 2,342 | 403 | 5.8 | 212.9 | 22 | 217 | 29 | 7.5 | 19.7 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | D. Henderson | 2,547 | 2018 | 14 | 2,119 | 230 | 9.2 | 151.4 | 25 | 304 | 21 | 27 | 14.5 | 21.7 | 3 | |
| 23 | | S. Canley | 2,513 | 1989 | 11 | 1,201 | 258 | 4.7 | 109.2 | 13 | 353 | 42 | 8.4 | 32.1 | 1 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Stewart | 2,481 | 2007 | 13 | 1,722 | 280 | 6.2 | 132.5 | 11 | 145 | 22 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 2 | ||
| 25 |  | T. Davis | 2,466 | 1995 | 11 | 2,010 | 345 | 5.8 | 182.7 | 15 | 159 | 14 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 1 | ||
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