highest career yards per carry after 2000

Since 2001, Michael Vick has the most rushing yards per attempt, with 7.0 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
highest career yards per carry with a minimum of 3.125 rushing attempts per team game by a player after 2000
NAMEYPCGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Michael Vick
M. Vick
7.0
143
6,109
873
42.7
36
1
2
2
0.5
0.0
0
2Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
6.1
69
2,300
375
33.3
13
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Skip Hicks
S. Hicks
6.1
9
341
56
37.9
1
22
5
6
4.4
2.4
0
4Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
6.0
116
6,522
1,081
56.2
35
0
0
2
0.0
0
5Kyler Murray
K. Murray
6.0
87
3,186
532
36.6
32
7
0
0
0.1
0
6Justin Fields
J. Fields
5.9
59
2,892
489
49.0
23
0
0
1
0.0
0
7Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
5.7
24
1,169
206
48.7
8
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
5.7
14
487
86
34.8
9
0
0
0
0.0
0
9De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.6
44
3,057
544
69.5
22
1,277
172
209
7.4
29.0
13
10Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
5.6
45
1,951
348
43.4
13
227
28
37
8.1
5.0
1
11Karlos Williams
K. Williams
5.6
11
517
93
47.0
7
96
11
14
8.7
8.7
2
12Caleb Williams
C. Williams
5.6
34
877
158
25.8
3
22
2
2
11.0
0.6
1
13Drake Maye
D. Maye
5.5
30
871
157
29.0
6
2
1
1
2.0
0.1
0
14Josh Allen
J. Allen
5.4
128
4,721
871
36.9
79
19
1
2
19.0
0.1
2
15Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
119
7,563
1,407
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
16Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5.4
126
2,665
496
21.2
19
-2
3
5
-0.7
0.0
0
17Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
5.4
73
2,142
400
29.3
20
6
1
1
6.0
0.1
1
18Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
5.3
205
5,568
1,042
27.2
31
21
5
5
4.2
0.1
1
19Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.3
49
3,580
675
73.1
39
1,449
181
228
8.0
29.6
10
20Daniel Jones
D. Jones
5.3
83
2,332
444
28.1
20
16
1
1
16.0
0.2
0
21Taysom Hill
T. Hill
5.2
118
2,551
489
21.6
34
1,034
110
147
9.4
8.8
11
22J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
5.2
47
3,024
582
64.3
25
367
70
87
5.2
7.8
1
23Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
5.2
66
2,056
399
31.2
7
912
96
134
9.5
13.8
3
24Selvin Young
S. Young
5.1
23
1,032
201
44.9
2
247
38
51
6.5
10.7
0
25Jordan Mason
J. Mason
5.1
61
2,011
395
33.0
13
173
28
34
6.2
2.8
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

1,982

Penix

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RUSH

1,478

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20.8

24th

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23.6

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125.8

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217.8

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6 - 11

17

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19

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8
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8
9
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11
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