best rushing average per game for a season by a running back

Tony Jones has the most rushing yards per attempt per game played by a running back in a season, with 13.75 in 2024.

NAMEYPC/GPYPCGPSEASONTMRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Tony Jones
T. Jones
13.75
13.8
1
2024
55
4
55.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Jalen Parmele
J. Parmele
13.5
13.5
1
2008
27
2
27.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
10
10.0
1
2021
20
2
20.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Carmen Scardine
C. Scardine
10
10.0
1
1932
10
1
10.0
0
3
1
3.0
3.0
0
5Kregg Lumpkin
K. Lumpkin
9.5
19.0
2
2008
19
1
9.5
0
22
3
3
7.3
11.0
0
6Trey Ragas
T. Ragas
9
9.0
1
2021
9
1
9.0
0
6
2
2
3.0
6.0
0
7Sultan McCullough
S. McCullough
9
9.0
1
2003
9
1
9.0
0
13
3
3
4.3
13.0
0
8A.B. Brown
A.B. Brown
8
8.0
1
1990
8
1
8.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Eddie Lee Ivery
E. Lee Ivery
8
8.0
1
1979
24
3
24.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Jim Levey
J. Levey
7.67
7.7
1
1934
69
9
69.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Jeff Moore
J. Moore
7.5
15.0
2
1981
15
1
7.5
0
18
3
6.0
9.0
0
12Jeff Demps
J. Demps
7
14.0
2
2013
14
1
7.0
0
21
3
3
7.0
10.5
0
13Walter Williams
W. Williams
7
7.0
1
2004
42
6
42.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Johnny Davis
J. Davis
7
7.0
1
1987
7
1
7.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Clarence Walker
C. Walker
7
7.0
1
1963
14
2
14.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Andre Hardy
A. Hardy
6.86
6.9
1
1987
48
7
48.0
0
7
1
7.0
7.0
0
17C.R. Roberts
C.R. Roberts
6.7
6.7
1
1959
67
10
67.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
18Marlon Mack
M. Mack
6.5
6.5
1
2020
26
4
26.0
0
30
3
3
10.0
30.0
0
19Lance Ball
L. Ball
6.38
6.4
1
2008
83
13
83.0
0
5
1
1
5.0
5.0
0
20Joe Barnes
J. Barnes
6.33
19.0
3
1974
19
1
6.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
6.25
6.3
1
2018
25
4
25.0
0
6
1
1
6.0
6.0
0
22Olandis Gary
O. Gary
6.15
6.2
1
2000
80
13
80.0
0
10
3
4
3.3
10.0
0
23Eric McCoo
E. McCoo
6
6.0
1
2004
54
9
54.0
0
15
2
5
7.5
15.0
0
24Kevin Harmon
K. Harmon
6
24.0
4
1989
24
1
6.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Thomas Cosgrove
T. Cosgrove
6
6.0
1
1935
18
3
18.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,911

Brissett

Jacoby Brissett

RUSH

286

Carter

Michael Carter

REC

1,098

McBride

Trey McBride
Team Rankings

PPG

21.4

21st

OPP PPG

27.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

97.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

258.1

6th

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TEAMWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
11
4
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.733
Cardinals Cardinals
3
12
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.200
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12/28
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1/4
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1:00 PM
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ATL Falcons

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26

Final

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
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10
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AFC SouthWLTPCT
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9
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13
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NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
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8
1
.433
4
11
0
.267
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13
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.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

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12/27
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