highest ypc in a season rb min 300 attempts

Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 300+ rush attempts in a season, with 6.1 per attempt in 1997.

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highest ypc in a season rb min 300 rushing attempts

	NAME	YPC	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6.1	335	1997	DET	16	2,053	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
2	O.J. Simpson	6.0	332	1973	BUF	14	2,003	143.1	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	6.0	348	2012	MIN	16	2,097	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.9	325	2024	BAL	17	1,921	113.0	16	193	19	22	10.2	11.4	2
5	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	5.8	345	2024	PHI	16	2,005	125.3	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.7	331	1994	DET	16	1,883	117.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
7	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	5.6	358	2009	TEN	16	2,006	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
8	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	5.6	379	1984	RAM	16	2,105	131.6	14	139	21		6.6	8.7	0
9	O.J. Simpson	5.5	329	1975	BUF	14	1,817	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
10	Walter Payton W. Payton	5.5	339	1977	CHI	14	1,852	132.3	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
11	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	5.5	332	2021	IND	17	1,811	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
12	Frank Gore F. Gore	5.4	312	2006	SF	16	1,695	105.9	8	485	61	86	8.0	30.3	1
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.4	378	2020	TEN	16	2,027	126.7	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
14	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	5.3	387	2003	BAL	16	2,066	129.1	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
15	Ahman Green A. Green	5.3	355	2003	GB	16	1,883	117.7	15	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
16	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	5.3	313	2003	SD	16	1,645	102.8	13	725	100	137	7.3	45.3	4
17	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.2	309	2025	BUF	17	1,621	95.4	12	291	33	40	8.8	17.1	2
18	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	5.2	348	2006	SD	16	1,815	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
19	Tiki Barber T. Barber	5.2	357	2005	NYG	16	1,860	116.3	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
20	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	5.2	336	2005	KC	16	1,750	109.4	20	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
21	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.2	307	2025	BAL	17	1,595	93.8	16	150	15	21	10.0	8.8	0
22	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	5.2	373	1980	HOU	15	1,934	128.9	13	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
23	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	5.2	313	2002	KC	14	1,615	115.4	21	672	70	81	9.6	48.0	3
24	Terrell Davis T. Davis	5.1	392	1998	DEN	16	2,008	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
25	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	5.1	314	2013	PHI	16	1,607	100.4	9	539	52	64	10.4	33.7	2

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