highest ppr single season by a running back from 1985 to 1999

Between the 1985 and 1999 seasons, Emmitt Smith earned the most PPR fantasy points by a running back in a season, with 426.8 points in 1995.

NAMEFPTS (PPR)SEASONTMGPFPTSFPTS (Half PPR)RUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
426.8
1995
16
364.8
395.8
1,773
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
2Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
403.9
1999
16
316.9
360.4
1,381
253
5.5
86.3
7
1,048
87
103
12.0
65.5
5
3Roger Craig
R. Craig
388.6
1985
16
296.6
342.6
1,050
214
4.9
65.6
9
1,016
92
11.0
63.5
6
4Terrell Davis
T. Davis
385.5
1998
16
360.5
373
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
383
1985
16
316
349.5
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
6Edgerrin James
E. James
377.9
1999
16
315.9
346.9
1,553
369
4.2
97.1
13
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
7Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
377.8
1992
16
318.8
348.3
1,713
373
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
8Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
368.7
1998
16
282.7
325.7
1,319
324
4.1
82.4
6
908
86
10.6
56.8
4
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
364.5
1994
15
314.5
339.5
1,484
368
4.0
98.9
21
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
352.8
1997
16
319.8
336.3
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
11Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
343
1989
16
291
317
1,262
344
3.7
78.9
13
514
52
9.9
32.1
5
12Terrell Davis
T. Davis
341.7
1997
15
299.7
320.7
1,750
369
4.7
116.7
15
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
13Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
341.5
1998
16
314.5
328
1,846
410
4.5
115.4
14
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
14Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
341.3
1992
16
283.3
312.3
1,487
312
4.8
92.9
9
626
58
10.8
39.1
3
15Roger Craig
R. Craig
339.6
1988
16
263.6
301.6
1,502
310
4.8
93.9
9
534
76
7.0
33.4
1
16Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
337.8
1991
15
275.8
306.8
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
17Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
329.6
1988
16
293.6
311.6
1,659
388
4.3
103.7
14
377
36
10.5
23.6
1
18Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
328.5
1991
15
287.5
308
1,548
342
4.5
103.2
16
307
41
7.5
20.5
1
19Walter Payton
W. Payton
326.2
1985
16
277.2
301.7
1,551
324
4.8
96.9
9
483
49
9.9
30.2
2
20Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
323.3
1989
16
263.3
293.3
1,244
298
4.2
77.8
6
669
60
11.2
41.8
6
21Herschel Walker
H. Walker
317.4
1986
16
241.4
279.4
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
837
76
11.0
52.3
2
22Ricky Watters
R. Watters
314.5
1996
16
263.5
289
1,411
353
4.0
88.2
13
444
51
8.7
27.8
0
23Terry Allen
T. Allen
312.7
1996
16
280.7
296.7
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
21
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
24Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
310.9
1989
16
260.9
285.9
1,275
274
4.7
79.7
11
434
50
8.7
27.1
4
25Terrell Davis
T. Davis
310.8
1996
16
274.8
292.8
1,538
345
4.5
96.1
13
310
36
8.6
19.4
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