highest rushing yards in nfl season by a player

Eric Dickerson has the most rushing yards in a season, with 2,105 yards in 1984.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	2,105	1984	RAM	16	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21		6.6	8.7	0
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	2,097	2012	MIN	16	348	6.0	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
3	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	2,066	2003	BAL	16	387	5.3	129.1	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,027	2020	TEN	16	378	5.4	126.7	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
6	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,008	1998	DEN	16	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
7	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	2,006	2009	TEN	16	358	5.6	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
8	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	2,005	2024	PHI	16	345	5.8	125.3	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
9	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
10	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,934	1980	HOU	15	373	5.2	128.9	13	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,921	2024	BAL	17	325	5.9	113.0	16	193	19	22	10.2	11.4	2
12	Ahman Green A. Green	1,883	2003	GB	16	355	5.3	117.7	15	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
14	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1,880	2005	SEA	16	370	5.1	117.5	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
15	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24		11.2	19.1	3
16	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,860	2005	NYG	16	357	5.2	116.3	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
17	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,853	2002	MIA	16	383	4.8	115.8	16	363	47	59	7.7	22.7	1
18	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,852	1977	CHI	14	339	5.5	132.3	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
19	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,846	1998	ATL	16	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
20	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	1,845	2014	DAL	16	392	4.7	115.3	13	416	57	64	7.3	26.0	0
21	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,821	1986	RAM	16	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26		7.9	12.8	0
22	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
23	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1,815	2006	SD	16	348	5.2	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
24	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,811	2021	IND	17	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
25	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51		7.9	25.3	2

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