best yards per carry in runningback career

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.2
852
57
4,427
77.7
48
1,734
215
273
8.1
30.4
12
4Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
5Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,462
100
7,349
73.5
54
1,109
141
193
7.9
11.1
5
6James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.0
1,011
74
5,073
68.6
40
1,284
142
182
9.0
17.4
9
7Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
8Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
781
115
3,895
33.9
34
969
123
157
7.9
8.4
8
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
10Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
4.9
974
60
4,790
79.8
30
1,988
229
301
8.7
33.1
10
11Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
12Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
13Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,837
162
13,707
84.6
130
1,876
201
259
9.3
11.6
6
15Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.8
1,679
134
8,100
60.4
54
2,778
367
489
7.6
20.7
21
16Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
17Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
4.8
1,712
93
8,254
88.8
77
1,689
213
275
7.9
18.2
7
18Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
19Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
20Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
21Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.7
1,196
158
5,672
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
22Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.7
943
88
4,462
50.7
24
1,274
183
254
7.0
14.5
4
23James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
24Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.7
986
116
4,649
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
25Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
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25.3

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17.9

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TEAMWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
Chiefs Chiefs
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000
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11/22
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11/26
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12/3
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NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
AFC EastWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000

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Wed
9/9
@
10-13
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9/10
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27-7
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9/13
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9/13
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41-23
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9/13
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11/15
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11/15
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11/15
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11/15
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1:00 PM