highest rushing yards per attempt by running backs from 1997 to 2007

Between the 1997 and 2007 seasons, Jerious Norwood had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 6.2 per attempt.

Interpreted as:

highest rushing yards per attempt with a minimum of 3.125 rushing attempts per team game by running backs from 1997 to 2007

	NAME	YPC	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jerious Norwood J. Norwood	6.2	29	1,246	202	43.0	3	379	40	54	9.5	13.1	0
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	5.6	14	1,341	238	95.8	12	268	19	28	14.1	19.1	1
3	Michael Turner M. Turner	5.5	59	1,257	228	21.3	6	71	11	16	6.5	1.2	0
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.2	32	3,544	678	110.8	15	594	70		8.5	18.6	3
5	Selvin Young S. Young	5.2	15	729	140	48.6	1	231	35	43	6.6	15.4	0
6	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	5.2	8	300	58	37.5	0	190	22	30	8.6	23.8	0
7	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	5.1	31	1,709	333	55.1	22	843	86	117	9.8	27.2	2
8	Ryan Grant R. Grant	5.1	15	956	188	63.7	8	145	30	37	4.8	9.7	0
9	Robert Smith R. Smith	5.0	57	4,989	997	87.5	21	1,002	125	74	8.0	17.6	6
10	Michael Basnight M. Basnight	5.0	13	308	62	23.7	0	172	16	19	10.8	13.2	0
11	Frank Gore F. Gore	4.9	45	3,405	699	75.7	16	1,052	129	177	8.2	23.4	2
12	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	4.9	54	1,285	264	23.8	1	1,093	116	151	9.4	20.2	3
13	Onterrio Smith O. Smith	4.9	26	1,123	231	43.2	7	523	51	65	10.3	20.1	2
14	Pierre Thomas P. Thomas	4.8	12	252	52	21.0	1	151	17	21	8.9	12.6	1
15	Tatum Bell T. Bell	4.8	47	2,524	525	53.7	14	362	61	87	5.9	7.7	0
16	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.8	59	3,428	720	58.1	10	902	96	49	9.4	15.3	4
17	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	4.7	85	4,785	1,014	56.3	27	3,207	347	473	9.2	37.7	23
18	Tiki Barber T. Barber	4.7	154	10,449	2,217	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	4.7	127	10,715	2,285	84.4	61	2,263	270	320	8.4	17.8	8
20	Richard Huntley R. Huntley	4.7	62	1,693	362	27.3	11	463	61	90	7.6	7.5	4
21	Najeh Davenport N. Davenport	4.7	67	1,788	384	26.7	13	484	50	73	9.7	7.2	3
22	Kimble Anders K. Anders	4.6	48	1,139	245	23.7	3	1,005	140	24	7.2	20.9	4
23	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	4.6	80	5,616	1,209	70.2	27	1,624	176	165	9.2	20.3	7
24	Kenny Watson K. Watson	4.6	73	1,596	345	21.9	9	1,011	132	177	7.7	13.8	2
25	Terrell Davis T. Davis	4.6	48	4,952	1,073	103.2	40	603	84	26	7.2	12.6	2

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