Walter Payton rushed for the most yards by a running back in his 11th season, with 1,551 yards in 1985.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 1,551 | 1985 | 16 | 324 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 9 | 483 | 49 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 1,203 | 2000 | 16 | 294 | 4.1 | 75.2 | 9 | 79 | 11 | 14 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Henry Johnson | 1,048 | 1964 | 14 | 235 | 4.5 | 74.9 | 7 | 69 | 17 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | O. Anderson | 1,023 | 1989 | 16 | 325 | 3.1 | 63.9 | 14 | 268 | 28 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | F. Gore | 967 | 2015 | 16 | 260 | 3.7 | 60.4 | 6 | 267 | 34 | 58 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| 6 | | T. Jones | 896 | 2010 | 16 | 245 | 3.7 | 56.0 | 6 | 122 | 14 | 20 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| 7 | | L. Csonka | 837 | 1979 | 16 | 220 | 3.8 | 52.3 | 12 | 75 | 16 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Bettis | 811 | 2003 | 16 | 246 | 3.3 | 50.7 | 7 | 86 | 13 | 22 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | M. Faulk | 774 | 2004 | 14 | 195 | 4.0 | 55.3 | 3 | 310 | 50 | 65 | 6.2 | 22.1 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | C. Martin | 735 | 2005 | 12 | 220 | 3.3 | 61.3 | 5 | 118 | 24 | 30 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| 11 | | W. Dunn | 720 | 2007 | 16 | 227 | 3.2 | 45.0 | 4 | 238 | 37 | 59 | 6.4 | 14.9 | 0 | |
| 12 | | S. Jackson | 707 | 2014 | 15 | 190 | 3.7 | 47.1 | 6 | 148 | 20 | 27 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 0 | |
| 13 | | T. Matte | 607 | 1971 | 14 | 173 | 3.5 | 43.4 | 8 | 239 | 29 | 8.2 | 17.1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | F. Harris | 604 | 1982 | 9 | 140 | 4.3 | 67.1 | 2 | 249 | 31 | 8.0 | 27.7 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Brooks | 571 | 1991 | 15 | 152 | 3.8 | 38.1 | 2 | 348 | 40 | 8.7 | 23.2 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | F. Taylor | 556 | 2008 | 13 | 143 | 3.9 | 42.8 | 1 | 98 | 16 | 22 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | M. Ingram | 554 | 2021 | TOT | 14 | 160 | 3.5 | 39.6 | 2 | 162 | 27 | 35 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 18 | | J. Riggins | 553 | 1982 | 8 | 177 | 3.1 | 69.1 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Peterson | 529 | 2017 | TOT | 10 | 156 | 3.4 | 52.9 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 19 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 20 |  | L. McCoy | 465 | 2019 | 13 | 101 | 4.6 | 35.8 | 4 | 181 | 28 | 34 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | O.J. Simpson | 460 | 1979 | 13 | 120 | 3.8 | 35.4 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | T. Dorsett | 456 | 1987 | 12 | 130 | 3.5 | 38.0 | 1 | 177 | 19 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | M. Pruitt | 448 | 1986 | 15 | 139 | 3.2 | 29.9 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Williams | 444 | 2011 | 16 | 108 | 4.1 | 27.8 | 2 | 83 | 13 | 20 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | D. Sproles | 438 | 2016 | 15 | 94 | 4.7 | 29.2 | 2 | 427 | 52 | 71 | 8.2 | 28.5 | 2 | |
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| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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