most average rushing rushing yards per game by a player in a season

O.J. Simpson averaged 6.0 yards per rush attempt in 1973.

	NAME	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	O.J. Simpson	6.0	143.1	1973	BUF	14	2,003	332	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	6.4	133.1	1963	CLE	14	1,863	291	12	268	24		11.2	19.1	3
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	5.5	132.3	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	5.6	131.6	1984	RAM	16	2,105	379	14	139	21		6.6	8.7	0
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	6.0	131.1	2012	MIN	16	2,097	348	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
6	O.J. Simpson	5.5	129.8	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
7	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	5.3	129.1	2003	BAL	16	2,066	387	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
8	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	5.2	128.9	1980	HOU	15	1,934	373	13	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6.1	128.3	1997	DET	16	2,053	335	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
10	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.9	127.3	1958	CLE	12	1,527	257	17	138	16		8.6	11.5	1
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5.4	126.7	2020	TEN	16	2,027	378	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
12	Terrell Davis T. Davis	5.1	125.5	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
13	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	5.6	125.4	2009	TEN	16	2,006	358	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
14	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	6.1	124.8	2024	PHI	13	1,623	266	11	267	29	38	9.2	20.5	2
15	Clinton Portis C. Portis	5.5	122.4	2003	DEN	13	1,591	290	14	314	38	51	8.3	24.2	0
16	Greg Hill G. Hill	6.0	120.0	1998	STL	2	240	40	4	6	1		6.0	3.0	0
17	Ahman Green A. Green	5.3	117.7	2003	GB	16	1,883	355	15	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
18	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.7	117.7	1994	DET	16	1,883	331	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
19	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	5.1	117.5	2005	SEA	16	1,880	370	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
20	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.3	117.1	2021	TEN	8	937	219	10	154	18	20	8.6	19.3	0
21	Terrell Davis T. Davis	4.7	116.7	1997	DEN	15	1,750	369	15	287	42		6.8	19.1	0
22	Tiki Barber T. Barber	5.2	116.3	2005	NYG	16	1,860	357	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
23	Ricky Williams R. Williams	4.8	115.8	2002	MIA	16	1,853	383	16	363	47	59	7.7	22.7	1
24	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	4.5	115.4	1998	ATL	16	1,846	410	14	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
25	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	5.2	115.4	2002	KC	14	1,615	313	21	672	70	81	9.6	48.0	3

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