most points in a season by a running back

LaDainian Tomlinson has the most points by a running back in a season, with 186 points in 2006.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	186	2006	SD	16	1,815	348	5.2	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
2	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	176	1960	GB	12	671	160	4.2	55.9	13	257	28		9.2	21.4	2
3	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	168	2005	SEA	16	1,880	370	5.1	117.5	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
4	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	162	2003	KC	16	1,420	320	4.4	88.8	27	690	74	90	9.3	43.1	0
5	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	160	2000	STL	14	1,359	253	5.4	97.1	18	830	81	113	10.2	59.3	8
6	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	150	1995	DAL	16	1,773	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
7	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	146	1961	GB	12	597	127	4.7	49.8	8	145	15		9.7	12.1	2
8	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	144	2002	KC	14	1,615	313	5.2	115.4	21	672	70	81	9.6	48.0	3
9	John Riggins J. Riggins	144	1983	WAS	15	1,347	375	3.6	89.8	24	29	5		5.8	1.9	0
10	Terrell Davis T. Davis	138	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
11	O.J. Simpson	138	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
12	Gene Mingo G. Mingo	137	1962	DEN	14	287	54	5.3	20.5	4	107	14		7.6	7.6	0
13	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	132	2018	LAR	14	1,251	256	4.9	89.4	17	580	59	81	9.8	41.4	4
14	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	132	1994	DAL	15	1,484	368	4.0	98.9	21	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
15	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	132	1975	MIN	14	1,070	280	3.8	76.4	13	691	73		9.5	49.4	9
16	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	132	1965	CHI	14	867	166	5.2	61.9	14	507	29		17.5	36.2	6
17	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	128	2001	STL	14	1,382	260	5.3	98.7	12	765	83	104	9.2	54.6	9
18	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	128	1962	BUF	14	1,096	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24		13.3	22.8	2
19	Doak Walker D. Walker	128	1950	DET	12	386	83	4.7	32.2	5	534	35		15.3	44.5	6
20	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	126	2023	MIA	15	1,012	209	4.8	67.5	18	175	25	32	7.0	11.7	3
21	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	126	2023	SF	16	1,459	272	5.4	91.2	14	564	67	83	8.4	35.3	7
22	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	126	2020	NO	15	932	187	5.0	62.1	16	756	83	107	9.1	50.4	5
23	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	126	2005	KC	16	1,750	336	5.2	109.4	20	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
24	Terry Allen T. Allen	126	1996	WAS	16	1,353	347	3.9	84.6	21	194	32		6.1	12.1	0
25	Joe Morris J. Morris	126	1985	NYG	16	1,336	294	4.5	83.5	21	212	22		9.6	13.3	0

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