Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Kevin Jones had the most rushing yards by a Lions running back, with 3,067 yards.
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lions running back rushing yard leaders 2000s| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Jones | 3,067 | 53 | 761 | 4.0 | 57.9 | 24 | 1,006 | 141 | 191 | 7.1 | 19.0 | 3 |
| 2 | | J. Stewart | 2,890 | 41 | 713 | 4.1 | 70.5 | 15 | 862 | 101 | 144 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 4 |
| 3 | | K. Smith | 1,723 | 29 | 455 | 3.8 | 59.4 | 12 | 701 | 80 | 111 | 8.8 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 4 | | S. Bryson | 1,177 | 54 | 274 | 4.3 | 21.8 | 4 | 1,044 | 143 | 184 | 7.3 | 19.3 | 1 |
| 5 | | A. Pinner | 622 | 28 | 202 | 3.1 | 22.2 | 5 | 293 | 37 | 43 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 6 | | M. Morris | 384 | 14 | 93 | 4.1 | 27.4 | 2 | 210 | 26 | 38 | 8.1 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 7 | | O. Gary | 384 | 13 | 113 | 3.4 | 29.5 | 2 | 69 | 13 | 22 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 8 | | T.J. Duckett | 335 | 12 | 65 | 5.2 | 27.9 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 9 | | C. Schlesinger | 320 | 102 | 111 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 5 | 1,207 | 167 | 247 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 6 |
| 10 | | A. Cason | 277 | 40 | 76 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 0 | 502 | 46 | 66 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 2 |
| 11 | | R. Johnson | 237 | 14 | 76 | 3.1 | 16.9 | 1 | 88 | 12 | 14 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 12 | | L. Warren | 199 | 19 | 67 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 3 | 392 | 44 | 72 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 3 |
| 13 | | T. Bell | 182 | 5 | 44 | 4.1 | 36.4 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 21 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 14 | | A. Harris | 158 | 10 | 49 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 1 | 132 | 18 | 25 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Brown | 131 | 15 | 27 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 0 | 84 | 9 | 15 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 16 | | M. Bates | 127 | 13 | 31 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2 | 109 | 15 | 20 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Droughns | 72 | 9 | 30 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 18 | | R. Cooper | 57 | 5 | 12 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 19 | | B. Calhoun | 54 | 11 | 14 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Felton | 50 | 26 | 17 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 186 | 22 | 26 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 21 | | S. Irvin | 49 | 6 | 9 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 12 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 22 | | A. Cobourne | 27 | 7 | 10 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 23 | | P. Smith | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 24 | | J. Bradley | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 25 | | B. Olivo | 6 | 29 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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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 |