most 50 yard rushing games in a season

Jonathan Taylor has the most games with 50+ rushing yards in a season, with 17 games in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most 50 or more yard rushing games by a player in a season
NAMEGPRUSH YDSSEASONTMATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
17
1,811
2021
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
2Kyren Williams
K. Williams
16
1,206
2025
247
4.9
75.4
10
279
35
49
8.0
17.4
3
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
16
1,875
2024
312
6.0
117.2
15
193
19
20
10.2
12.1
2
4Derrick Henry
D. Henry
16
2,027
2020
378
5.4
126.7
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
5DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
16
1,845
2014
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
16
2,097
2012
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
7Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
16
1,606
2011
343
4.7
100.4
8
374
43
63
8.7
23.4
3
8Tiki Barber
T. Barber
16
1,860
2005
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
9Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
16
2,066
2003
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
10Curtis Martin
C. Martin
16
1,513
2001
333
4.5
94.6
10
320
53
63
6.0
20.0
0
11Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
16
1,773
1995
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
12Chris Warren
C. Warren
16
1,545
1994
333
4.6
96.6
9
323
41
7.9
20.2
2
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
16
1,713
1992
373
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
14Herschel Walker
H. Walker
16
1,514
1988
361
4.2
94.6
5
505
53
9.5
31.6
2
15Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
16
1,821
1986
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
16
1,759
1985
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
17Walter Payton
W. Payton
16
1,684
1984
381
4.4
105.3
11
368
45
8.2
23.0
0
18Kyren Williams
K. Williams
15
1,274
2024
304
4.2
84.9
13
155
30
35
5.2
10.3
2
19Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
15
1,958
2024
327
6.0
130.5
13
271
31
41
8.7
18.1
2
20Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
15
1,472
2022
274
5.4
98.1
12
171
21
31
8.1
11.4
1
21Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
15
1,631
2016
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
22Alfred Morris
A. Morris
15
1,566
2012
319
4.9
104.4
12
68
10
14
6.8
4.5
0
23Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
15
1,972
2009
349
5.7
131.5
14
494
48
68
10.3
32.9
2
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15
1,728
2008
342
5.1
115.2
10
116
20
35
5.8
7.7
0
25Michael Turner
M. Turner
15
1,657
2008
362
4.6
110.5
17
35
5
8
7.0
2.3
0
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14
3
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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
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.353
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12
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9
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11
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14
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11
6
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
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4
13
0
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
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8
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8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
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6
11
0
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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5
0
.706
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14
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