best yards per carry with over 1000 rushing yards by a running back in league history

Skeets Quinlan has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back when rushing for >1,000 yards, with 5.9 per attempt.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYPCRUSH YDSGPATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Skeets Quinlan
S. Quinlan
5.9
1,514
49
258
30.9
9
1,181
75
15.7
24.1
6
2Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
5.6
1,951
45
348
43.4
13
227
28
37
8.1
5.0
1
3De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.5
3,184
47
578
67.7
22
1,326
179
221
7.4
28.2
13
4Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5.4
2,297
50
423
45.9
16
1,462
128
11.4
29.2
16
5Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
5.4
2,782
38
515
73.2
16
352
40
8.8
9.3
2
6Hokie Gajan
H. Gajan
5.4
1,358
45
252
30.2
11
515
63
8.2
11.4
2
7Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
7,563
119
1,407
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
8Ward Cuff
W. Cuff
5.4
1,766
90
330
19.6
6
1,477
101
14.6
16.4
12
9Ron Waller
R. Waller
5.3
1,569
44
294
35.7
8
443
44
10.1
10.1
1
10Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
5.2
1,980
54
378
36.7
16
243
15
16.2
4.5
1
11Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.2
4,353
56
832
77.7
47
1,734
215
272
8.1
31.0
12
12Mack Lee Hill
M. Lee Hill
5.2
1,203
27
230
44.6
6
408
40
10.2
15.1
3
13Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
12,312
118
2,359
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
14Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
5.2
2,311
64
443
36.1
20
641
54
11.9
10.0
5
15Dan Towler
D. Towler
5.2
3,493
67
672
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
16Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
5.2
2,056
66
399
31.2
7
912
96
134
9.5
13.8
3
17Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
4,133
99
804
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
18Selvin Young
S. Young
5.1
1,032
23
201
44.9
2
247
38
51
6.5
10.7
0
19Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5.1
1,967
223
388
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
20James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.1
4,966
73
980
68.0
39
1,284
142
181
9.0
17.6
9
21Ernie Steele
E. Steele
5.1
1,238
57
245
21.7
13
477
29
16.4
8.4
3
22Jalen Richard
J. Richard
5.0
1,333
87
264
15.3
4
1,590
191
236
8.3
18.3
3
23Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
7,349
100
1,462
73.5
54
1,109
141
193
7.9
11.1
5
24Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
5.0
2,553
91
508
28.1
18
617
61
10.1
6.8
5
25Marion Motley
M. Motley
5.0
1,696
54
339
31.4
5
463
40
11.6
8.6
3

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