Between the 2015 and 2020 seasons, Ameer Abdullah had the most rushing yards by a Lions running back, with 1,251 yards.
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lions rbs 2015 to 2020 most rushing yards| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Abdullah | 1,251 | 35 | 327 | 3.8 | 35.7 | 6 | 420 | 57 | 80 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 3 |
| 2 |  | K. Johnson | 1,225 | 34 | 283 | 4.3 | 36.0 | 8 | 527 | 61 | 80 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 3 |
| 3 |  | T. Riddick | 947 | 56 | 259 | 3.7 | 16.9 | 4 | 1,896 | 247 | 311 | 7.7 | 33.9 | 10 |
| 4 | | Z. Zenner | 685 | 36 | 174 | 3.9 | 19.0 | 8 | 263 | 27 | 37 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 5 |  | A. Peterson | 604 | 16 | 156 | 3.9 | 37.8 | 7 | 101 | 12 | 18 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 6 |  | D. Swift | 521 | 13 | 114 | 4.6 | 40.1 | 8 | 357 | 46 | 57 | 7.8 | 27.5 | 2 |
| 7 |  | L. Blount | 418 | 16 | 154 | 2.7 | 26.1 | 5 | 67 | 10 | 15 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 8 | | B. Scarbrough | 377 | 6 | 89 | 4.2 | 62.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Bell | 311 | 16 | 90 | 3.5 | 19.4 | 4 | 284 | 23 | 28 | 12.3 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 10 | | D. Washington | 309 | 17 | 110 | 2.8 | 18.2 | 1 | 76 | 12 | 17 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 11 | | T. Johnson | 273 | 18 | 63 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 0 | 109 | 24 | 32 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 12 | | J.D. McKissic | 205 | 16 | 38 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 0 | 233 | 34 | 42 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 13 | | T. Green | 165 | 5 | 42 | 3.9 | 33.0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 14 | | C.J. Anderson | 43 | 2 | 16 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Forsett | 38 | 2 | 13 | 2.9 | 19.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 16 | | T. Carson | 34 | 1 | 12 | 2.8 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | P. Perkins | 29 | 4 | 12 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 18 | | W. Hills | 21 | 1 | 10 | 2.1 | 21.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | J. Williams | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 20 | | M. Burton | 2 | 31 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 21 | | G. Winn | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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PASS
4,564
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RUSH
1,223
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1,401
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PPG
28.3
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OPP PPG
24.3
22nd
RUSH YDS/G
120.1
14th
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268.6
3rd
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |