highest ypc in a single season by a running back since 2000

Since 2000, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a season, with 6.6 per attempt this season.

Interpreted as:
highest ypc with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game in a single season by a running back since 2000
NAME YPC SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
J. Croskey-Merritt
6.6
2025
WAS WAS
5
283
43
56.6
4
54
5
7
10.8
10.8
0
2 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
6.4
2010
KC KC
16
1,467
230
91.7
5
468
45
64
10.4
29.3
3
3 Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
6.3
2021
SEA SEA
10
749
119
74.9
6
48
6
8
8.0
4.8
0
4 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.1
2017
NO NO
16
728
120
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
5 Travis Etienne Jr.
T. Etienne Jr.
6.1
2025
JAX JAX
4
394
65
98.5
2
32
6
10
5.3
8.0
1
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6.0
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
7 C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
6.0
2012
BUF BUF
16
1,244
207
77.8
6
459
43
57
10.7
28.7
2
8 J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
6.0
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
134
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
9 Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
6.0
2007
ATL ATL
15
613
103
40.9
1
277
28
39
9.9
18.5
0
10 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.9
2024
BAL BAL
17
1,921
325
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
11 Felix Jones
F. Jones
5.9
2009
DAL DAL
14
685
116
48.9
3
119
19
22
6.3
8.5
0
12 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.9
2009
KC KC
15
1,120
190
74.7
7
297
40
56
7.4
19.8
1
13 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
5.8
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
345
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
14 Mike Gillislee
M. Gillislee
5.7
2016
BUF BUF
15
577
101
38.5
8
50
9
11
5.6
3.3
1
15 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
5.7
2006
JAX JAX
16
941
166
58.8
13
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
16 Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
5.7
2025
CAR CAR
5
289
51
57.8
2
48
8
10
6.0
9.6
0
17 Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
5.7
2022
CHI CHI
13
731
129
56.2
4
57
9
12
6.3
4.4
1
18 Javonte Williams
J. Williams
5.7
2025
DAL DAL
5
447
79
89.4
5
78
17
20
4.6
15.6
1
19 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.6
2024
DET DET
17
1,412
250
83.1
16
517
52
63
9.9
30.4
4
20 Thomas Rawls
T. Rawls
5.6
2015
SEA SEA
13
830
147
63.8
4
76
9
11
8.4
5.8
1
21 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.6
2019
SF SF
16
772
137
48.3
8
180
14
22
12.9
11.3
2
22 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
5.6
2007
MIN MIN
14
1,341
238
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
23 Derrick Ward
D. Ward
5.6
2008
NYG NYG
16
1,025
182
64.1
2
384
41
55
9.4
24.0
0
24 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.6
2020
CLE CLE
12
1,067
190
88.9
12
150
16
18
9.4
12.5
0
25 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
5.6
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

8th

OPP PPG

20.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

156.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

205.4

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 2 - 0

10

Final

27

WAS Commanders

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM