highest yards per carry minimum 1500 carries in history

Jim Brown has the most career rushing yards per attempt with 1,500+ carries, with 5.2 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per carry by a player minimum 1500 carries in history
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
3Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,513
123
7,454
60.6
51
2,634
343
457
7.7
21.4
21
4Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,577
149
12,448
83.5
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.1
5
5Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
6James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
7Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
8DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
4.7
1,730
142
8,096
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
9O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
4.7
2,404
135
11,236
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4.6
3,230
184
14,918
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
11Charlie Garner
C. Garner
4.6
1,537
147
7,097
48.3
39
3,711
419
456
8.9
25.2
12
12Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
4.6
2,534
153
11,695
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
13Terrell Davis
T. Davis
4.6
1,655
78
7,607
97.5
60
1,280
169
26
7.6
16.4
5
14Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
4.6
1,780
113
8,172
72.3
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
4.6
1,764
103
8,078
78.4
53
2,637
356
484
7.4
25.6
16
16Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
4.6
1,584
108
7,236
67.0
60
5,272
609
756
8.7
48.8
34
17LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
4.5
2,457
170
11,102
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
18Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
4.5
1,798
144
8,074
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
19Ahman Green
A. Green
4.5
2,056
148
9,205
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
20Michael Turner
M. Turner
4.5
1,639
134
7,338
54.8
66
528
70
108
7.5
3.9
1
21DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
4.5
1,604
99
7,174
72.5
49
2,165
307
376
7.1
21.9
6
22Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
4.5
1,817
156
8,111
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
23Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
4.5
2,163
130
9,651
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
24Clinton Portis
C. Portis
4.4
2,230
113
9,923
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
25Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
4.4
1,941
129
8,597
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

17.2

29th

OPP PPG

23.2

17th

RUSH YDS/G

95.6

27th

PASS YDS/G

193.9

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
Bengals Bengals
4
9
0
.308
Browns Browns
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2 - 11

31

Final

29

CLE Browns

3 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL Fantasy 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
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
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
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
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM