list of top 20 rushers all-time sorted by ypc

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

Interpreted as:
list of top 20 rushers all-time sorted by ypc with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
4Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,431
93
7,198
77.4
53
1,096
138
188
7.9
11.8
5
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
6Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
775
108
3,871
35.8
34
926
114
148
8.1
8.6
8
7Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.0
1,385
76
6,908
90.9
63
1,309
168
213
7.8
17.2
7
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,459
118
7,217
61.2
50
2,563
330
436
7.8
21.7
21
10Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
11Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.9
2,483
144
12,052
83.7
112
1,697
180
234
9.4
11.8
5
13Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
15Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
16Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
17Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
18Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.7
1,196
158
5,672
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
19Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.7
943
88
4,462
50.7
24
1,274
183
254
7.0
14.5
4
20James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
21Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.7
986
116
4,649
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
22Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
23Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
4.7
800
80
3,760
47.0
30
380
33
42
11.5
4.8
0
24Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
4.7
1,124
143
5,281
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
25DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
4.7
1,730
142
8,096
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

9th

OPP PPG

17.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

121.2

12th

PASS YDS/G

261.0

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Sun
12/7
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

5 - 4 - 0

21

Final

28

BUF Bills

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM