best rushing running back seasons 31 years old single season

Curtis Martin has rushed for the most yards by a 31-year-old running back with more than 0 seasons in a season, with 1,697 yards in 2004.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASAgeSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,697
1
31
2004
16
371
4.6
106.1
12
245
41
49
6.0
15.3
2
2Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,662
1
31
2006
16
327
5.1
103.9
5
465
58
81
8.0
29.1
0
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,595
1
31
2025
17
307
5.2
93.8
16
150
15
21
10.0
8.8
0
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,551
1
31
1985
16
324
4.8
96.9
9
483
49
9.9
30.2
2
5Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,402
1
31
2009
16
331
4.2
87.6
14
58
10
18
5.8
3.6
0
6Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,307
1
31
1985
16
305
4.3
81.7
7
449
46
9.8
28.1
3
7Ricky Watters
R. Watters
1,242
1
31
2000
16
278
4.5
77.6
7
613
63
92
9.7
38.3
2
8James Brooks
J. Brooks
1,239
1
31
1989
16
221
5.6
77.4
7
306
37
8.3
19.1
2
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,203
1
31
2000
16
294
4.1
75.2
9
79
11
14
7.2
4.9
0
10Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
1,202
1
31
2007
15
223
5.4
80.1
5
58
9
14
6.4
3.9
0
11Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
1,140
1
31
2006
16
286
4.0
71.3
4
170
22
27
7.7
10.6
1
12Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,106
1
31
2014
16
255
4.3
69.1
4
111
11
19
10.1
6.9
1
13James Stewart
J. Stewart
1,021
1
31
2002
14
231
4.4
72.9
4
333
46
70
7.2
23.8
2
14Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
1,012
1
31
2023
15
209
4.8
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
15Franco Harris
F. Harris
987
1
31
1981
16
242
4.1
61.7
8
250
37
6.8
15.6
1
16Floyd Little
F. Little
979
1
31
1973
14
256
3.8
69.9
12
423
41
10.3
30.2
1
17Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
972
1
31
2002
16
215
4.5
60.8
8
317
48
69
6.6
19.8
1
18Lamar Smith
L. Smith
968
1
31
2001
16
313
3.1
60.5
6
234
30
35
7.8
14.6
2
19LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
914
1
31
2010
15
219
4.2
60.9
6
368
52
79
7.1
24.5
0
20Terry Allen
T. Allen
896
1
31
1999
16
254
3.5
56.0
8
125
14
19
8.9
7.8
1
21Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
892
1
31
2004
8
196
4.6
111.5
14
187
19
25
9.8
23.4
1
22Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
891
1
31
2017
15
207
4.3
59.4
7
151
20
31
7.6
10.1
0
23Matt Forte
M. Forte
813
1
31
2016
14
218
3.7
58.1
7
263
30
43
8.8
18.8
1
24Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
811
1
31
2003
16
246
3.3
50.7
7
86
13
22
6.6
5.4
0
25Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
774
1
31
2004
14
195
4.0
55.3
3
310
50
65
6.2
22.1
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