highest ypc since 1980

Since 1980, Michael Vick has the most rushing yards per attempt, with 7.0 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
highest ypc with a minimum of 3.125 rushing attempts per team game by a player since 1980
NAMEYPCGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Michael Vick
M. Vick
7.0
143
6,109
873
42.7
36
1
2
2
0.5
0.0
0
2Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
6.1
69
2,300
375
33.3
13
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
6.0
116
6,522
1,081
56.2
35
0
0
2
0.0
0
4Kyler Murray
K. Murray
6.0
87
3,186
532
36.6
32
7
0
0
0.1
0
5Justin Fields
J. Fields
5.9
59
2,892
489
49.0
23
0
0
1
0.0
0
6Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
5.7
24
1,169
206
48.7
8
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
5.7
14
487
86
34.8
9
0
0
0
0.0
0
8De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.6
44
3,057
544
69.5
22
1,277
172
209
7.4
29.0
13
9Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
5.6
45
1,951
348
43.4
13
227
28
37
8.1
5.0
1
10Karlos Williams
K. Williams
5.6
11
517
93
47.0
7
96
11
14
8.7
8.7
2
11Caleb Williams
C. Williams
5.6
34
877
158
25.8
3
22
2
2
11.0
0.6
1
12Drake Maye
D. Maye
5.5
30
871
157
29.0
6
2
1
1
2.0
0.1
0
13Josh Allen
J. Allen
5.4
128
4,721
871
36.9
79
19
1
2
19.0
0.1
2
14Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
5.4
38
2,782
515
73.2
16
352
40
8.8
9.3
2
15Hokie Gajan
H. Gajan
5.4
45
1,358
252
30.2
11
515
63
8.2
11.4
2
16Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
119
7,563
1,407
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
17Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5.4
126
2,665
496
21.2
19
-2
3
5
-0.7
0.0
0
18Steve McNair
S. McNair
5.4
161
3,590
669
22.3
37
4
1
1
4.0
0.0
0
19Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
5.4
73
2,142
400
29.3
20
6
1
1
6.0
0.1
1
20Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
5.3
205
5,568
1,042
27.2
31
21
5
5
4.2
0.1
1
21Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.3
49
3,580
675
73.1
39
1,449
181
228
8.0
29.6
10
22Daniel Jones
D. Jones
5.3
83
2,332
444
28.1
20
16
1
1
16.0
0.2
0
23Taysom Hill
T. Hill
5.2
118
2,551
489
21.6
34
1,034
110
147
9.4
8.8
11
24J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
5.2
47
3,024
582
64.3
25
367
70
87
5.2
7.8
1
25Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
5.2
66
2,056
399
31.2
7
912
96
134
9.5
13.8
3
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176