highest yards per carry by a runningback all-time

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per carry with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts by a runningback all-time
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
4James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.0
782
62
3,946
63.6
28
1,150
126
155
9.1
18.5
8
5Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,455
98
7,315
74.6
54
1,100
140
192
7.9
11.2
5
6Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
7Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.0
1,475
80
7,369
92.1
67
1,395
176
224
7.9
17.4
7
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
780
113
3,889
34.4
34
964
121
155
8.0
8.5
8
10Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,513
123
7,454
60.6
51
2,634
343
457
7.7
21.4
21
11Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
12Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
13Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,577
149
12,448
83.5
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.1
5
15Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
16Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
17Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
18Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
19Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.7
1,196
158
5,672
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
20Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.7
943
88
4,462
50.7
24
1,274
183
254
7.0
14.5
4
21James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
22Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.7
986
116
4,649
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
23Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
24Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
4.7
800
80
3,760
47.0
30
380
33
42
11.5
4.8
0
25Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
4.7
1,124
143
5,281
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

24.2

11th

OPP PPG

19.4

7th

RUSH YDS/G

118.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

261.4

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
6
7
0
.462
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
KC KC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
KC KC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Texans

8 - 5

20

Final

10

KC Chiefs

6 - 7

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM