most career rushing yards per attempt for a rb 250 attempts minimum

Skeets Quinlan has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 250+ rush attempts, with 5.9 per attempt.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Skeets Quinlan
S. Quinlan
5.9
258
49
1,514
30.9
9
1,181
75
15.7
24.1
6
2Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
5.6
348
45
1,951
43.4
13
227
28
37
8.1
5.0
1
3De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.5
578
47
3,184
67.7
22
1,326
179
221
7.4
28.2
13
4Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5.4
423
50
2,297
45.9
16
1,462
128
11.4
29.2
16
5Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
5.4
515
38
2,782
73.2
16
352
40
8.8
9.3
2
6Hokie Gajan
H. Gajan
5.4
252
45
1,358
30.2
11
515
63
8.2
11.4
2
7Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
8Ward Cuff
W. Cuff
5.4
330
90
1,766
19.6
6
1,477
101
14.6
16.4
12
9Ron Waller
R. Waller
5.3
294
44
1,569
35.7
8
443
44
10.1
10.1
1
10Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
5.2
378
54
1,980
36.7
16
243
15
16.2
4.5
1
11Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
12Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
5.2
443
64
2,311
36.1
20
641
54
11.9
10.0
5
13Dan Towler
D. Towler
5.2
672
67
3,493
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
14Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.2
852
57
4,427
77.7
48
1,734
215
273
8.1
30.4
12
15Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
5.2
399
66
2,056
31.2
7
912
96
134
9.5
13.8
3
16Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
17Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5.1
388
223
1,967
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
18Jalen Richard
J. Richard
5.0
264
87
1,333
15.3
4
1,590
191
236
8.3
18.3
3
19Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,462
100
7,349
73.5
54
1,109
141
193
7.9
11.1
5
20Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
5.0
508
91
2,553
28.1
18
617
61
10.1
6.8
5
21James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.0
1,011
74
5,073
68.6
40
1,284
142
182
9.0
17.4
9
22Marion Motley
M. Motley
5.0
339
54
1,696
31.4
5
463
40
11.6
8.6
3
23Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
24Jordan Mason
J. Mason
5.0
439
65
2,193
33.7
14
180
30
39
6.0
2.8
0
25Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
781
115
3,895
33.9
34
969
123
157
7.9
8.4
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.611
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.444
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.389
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7
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7
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6
2
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.750
5
4
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5
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2
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5
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.375
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7
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7
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