best average yards per game in a season yard runs by a running back from 2000 to now

Between January 1, 2000 and November 2, 2026, Jermaine Fazande has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a running back in his rookie season in 1999, with 183.0 per game.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Game, Rushing Yards Per Attempt: player game data complete from 1960
NAMERUSH YDS/GYPCSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jermaine Fazande
J. Fazande
183.0
6.1
1999
1
183
30
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Curtis Martin
C. Martin
158.0
4.6
1999
1
158
34
1
45
3
3
15.0
45.0
0
3Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
146.0
6.1
1999
1
146
24
4
23
3
4
7.7
23.0
0
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
131.1
6.0
2012
16
2,097
348
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
5Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
129.1
5.3
2003
16
2,066
387
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
6Derrick Henry
D. Henry
126.7
5.4
2020
16
2,027
378
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
7Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
125.4
5.6
2009
16
2,006
358
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
125.3
5.8
2024
16
2,005
345
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
122.4
5.5
2003
13
1,591
290
14
314
38
51
8.3
24.2
0
10Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
122.0
5.5
1999
1
122
22
0
19
2
2
9.5
19.0
0
11Ahman Green
A. Green
117.7
5.3
2003
16
1,883
355
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
12Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
117.5
5.1
2005
16
1,880
370
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
13Derrick Henry
D. Henry
117.1
4.3
2021
8
937
219
10
154
18
20
8.6
19.3
0
14Tiki Barber
T. Barber
116.3
5.2
2005
16
1,860
357
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
15Ricky Williams
R. Williams
115.8
4.8
2002
16
1,853
383
16
363
47
59
7.7
22.7
1
16Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
115.4
5.2
2002
14
1,615
313
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
17DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
115.3
4.7
2014
16
1,845
392
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
18LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
113.4
5.2
2006
16
1,815
348
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
19Derrick Henry
D. Henry
113.0
5.9
2024
17
1,921
325
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
20Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
111.8
4.3
2006
16
1,789
416
17
410
41
67
10.0
25.6
2
21Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
111.5
4.6
2004
8
892
196
14
187
19
25
9.8
23.4
1
22Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
111.2
5.0
2020
14
1,557
312
16
361
44
54
8.2
25.8
1
23Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
110.4
4.9
2026
7
773
157
8
285
34
44
8.4
40.7
2
24Edgerrin James
E. James
110.3
4.4
2001
6
662
151
3
193
24
29
8.0
32.2
0
25Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
110.0
5.5
2026
7
770
141
6
131
22
32
6.0
18.7
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