highest scrimmage yards per game average season nfl player

Priest Holmes has averaged the most yards from scrimmage per game in a season, with 163.4 per game in 2002.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
163.4
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
2O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
160.2
1975
BUF BUF
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
3Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
157.0
2016
PIT PIT
12
1,268
261
4.9
105.7
7
616
75
94
8.2
51.3
2
4Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
156.8
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
156.4
2000
STL STL
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
153.4
2001
STL STL
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
152.2
1963
CLE CLE
14
1,863
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
8Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
151.8
1999
STL STL
16
1,381
253
5.5
86.3
7
1,048
87
103
12.0
65.5
5
9Walter Payton
W. Payton
151.5
1977
CHI CHI
14
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
10Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
149.5
2019
CAR CAR
16
1,387
287
4.8
86.7
15
1,005
116
142
8.7
62.8
4
11Tiki Barber
T. Barber
149.4
2005
NYG NYG
16
1,860
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
12LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
148.1
2003
SD SD
16
1,645
313
5.3
102.8
13
725
100
137
7.3
45.3
4
13O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
148.1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
14Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
147.4
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
15Clinton Portis
C. Portis
146.5
2003
DEN DEN
13
1,591
290
5.5
122.4
14
314
38
51
8.3
24.2
0
16Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
145.9
2006
STL STL
16
1,528
346
4.4
95.5
13
806
90
110
9.0
50.4
3
17LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
145.2
2006
SD SD
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
18Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
144.6
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
19Marcus Allen
M. Allen
144.6
1985
RAI RAI
16
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
20Edgerrin James
E. James
143.9
2000
IND IND
16
1,709
387
4.4
106.8
13
594
63
87
9.4
37.1
5
21Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
142.7
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
345
5.8
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
22Edgerrin James
E. James
142.5
2001
IND IND
6
662
151
4.4
110.3
3
193
24
29
8.0
32.2
0
23Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
141.9
2003
BAL BAL
16
2,066
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
24Arian Foster
A. Foster
141.6
2011
HOU HOU
13
1,224
278
4.4
94.2
10
617
53
72
11.6
47.5
2
25Ronnie Brown
R. Brown
141.6
2007
MIA MIA
7
602
119
5.1
86.0
4
389
39
46
10.0
55.6
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PPG

26.6

8th

OPP PPG

17.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

123.4

10th

PASS YDS/G

257.1

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
Chiefs Chiefs
4
3
0
.571
Raiders Raiders
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

2 - 5 - 0

0

Final

31

KC Chiefs

4 - 3 - 0

Sun 19 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM