current running backs with the most rushing yards in a single game

Saquon Barkley has the most rushing yards by an active running back in a game, with 255 yards versus the Rams on November 24, 2024.

Interpreted as:
current running backs with the most rushing yards in a single regular-season game
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
11/24/2024
@
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
2Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1/3/2021
@
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
4Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
244
11/9/2025
vs
32
7.6
3
42
3
3
14.0
0
5Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
12/6/2018
vs
17
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
6Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
229
11/27/2022
@
33
6.9
2
74
6
7
12.3
0
7Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
219
11/23/2025
vs
15
14.6
2
45
11
12
4.1
1
8Derrick Henry
D. Henry
219
10/30/2022
@
32
6.8
2
9
1
1
9.0
0
9Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
218
12/22/2024
vs
29
7.5
3
0
0
0
0
10Derrick Henry
D. Henry
216
12/27/2025
@
36
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
11James Cook III
J. Cook III
216
10/26/2025
@
19
11.4
2
0
0
0
0
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
215
12/13/2020
@
26
8.3
2
7
2
2
3.5
0
13Derrick Henry
D. Henry
212
10/18/2020
vs
22
9.6
2
52
2
5
26.0
0
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
211
12/29/2019
@
32
6.6
3
0
0
0
0
15Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
206
10/5/2025
vs
23
9.0
1
28
3
4
9.3
0
16De'Von Achane
D. Achane
203
9/24/2023
vs
18
11.3
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
199
9/29/2024
vs
24
8.3
1
10
3
3
3.3
1
18Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
195
12/29/2025
vs
22
8.9
1
34
5
8
6.8
1
19Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
189
12/22/2019
@
22
8.6
1
90
4
4
22.5
1
20Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
188
1/6/2024
vs
30
6.3
1
8
2
2
4.0
0
21Derrick Henry
D. Henry
188
11/10/2019
vs
23
8.2
2
3
2
2
1.5
0
22Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
185
11/21/2021
@
32
5.8
4
19
3
3
6.3
1
23Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
184
9/23/2018
vs
28
6.6
0
10
2
2
5.0
0
24Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
183
10/12/2025
vs
30
6.1
0
56
4
5
14.0
1
25Derrick Henry
D. Henry
182
9/19/2021
@
35
5.2
3
55
6
6
9.2
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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