most return yards in a season for an nfl running back minimum 800 rush yards

Terry Metcalf has gained the most return yards by a running back with 800+ rushing yards in a season, with 1,245 yards in 1975.

	NAME	RET YDS	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	1,245	816	1975	STL	13	165	4.9	62.8	9	378	43		8.8	29.1	2
2	Mack Herron M. Herron	1,146	824	1974	NE	14	231	3.6	58.9	7	474	38		12.5	33.9	5
3	Timmy Brown T. Brown	1,097	841	1963	PHI	14	192	4.4	60.1	6	487	36		13.5	34.8	4
4	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	1,083	1,062	2009	BUF	16	237	4.5	66.4	2	371	46	60	8.1	23.2	2
5	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	925	1,120	2009	KC	15	190	5.9	74.7	7	297	40	56	7.4	19.8	1
6	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	898	867	1965	CHI	14	166	5.2	61.9	14	507	29		17.5	36.2	6
7	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	873	941	2006	JAX	16	166	5.7	58.8	13	436	46	62	9.5	27.3	2
8	Vic Washington V. Washington	858	811	1971	SF	14	191	4.2	57.9	3	317	36		8.8	22.6	4
9	Tony Collins T. Collins	788	873	1981	NE	16	204	4.3	54.6	7	232	26		8.9	14.5	0
10	Chris Warren C. Warren	776	1,017	1992	SEA	16	223	4.6	63.6	3	134	16		8.4	8.4	0
11	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	762	1,231	1966	CHI	14	229	5.4	87.9	8	447	34		13.1	31.9	2
12	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	729	802	1962	DLC	14	144	5.6	57.3	6	467	35		13.3	33.4	2
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	683	880	1967	CHI	13	186	4.7	67.7	7	126	16		7.9	9.7	1
14	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	649	875	1960	DLT	14	156	5.6	62.5	9	576	55		10.5	41.1	3
15	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	611	855	1960	LAC	14	136	6.3	61.1	8	377	23		16.4	26.9	2
16	Isiah Pacheco I. Pacheco	597	830	2022	KC	17	170	4.9	48.8	5	130	13	14	10.0	7.6	0
17	Dion Lewis D. Lewis	570	896	2017	NE	16	180	5.0	56.0	6	214	32	35	6.7	13.4	3
18	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	548	874	1996	OAK	16	150	5.8	54.6	1	143	22		6.5	8.9	1
19	Keith Lincoln K. Lincoln	537	826	1963	SD	14	128	6.5	59.0	5	325	24		13.5	23.2	3
20	Joe Washington J. Washington	536	956	1978	BAL	16	240	4.0	59.8	0	377	45		8.4	23.6	1
21	Dave Hampton D. Hampton	535	995	1972	ATL	13	230	4.3	76.5	6	244	23		10.6	18.8	1
22	Dick Bass D. Bass	527	1,033	1962	LA	14	196	5.3	73.8	6	262	30		8.7	18.7	2
23	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	527	832	1945	PHI	10	143	5.8	83.2	15	123	10		12.3	12.3	2
24	Billy Cannon B. Cannon	509	948	1961	HOU	14	200	4.7	67.7	6	586	43		13.6	41.9	9
25	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	507	1,141	1966	CLE	14	209	5.5	81.5	15	366	32		11.4	26.1	1

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