most rushing yards by a player in a season 1994 to 2021

Between the 1994 and 2021 seasons, Adrian Peterson rushed for the most yards in a season, with 2,097 yards in 2012.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	2,097	2012	MIN	16	348	6.0	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
2	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	2,066	2003	BAL	16	387	5.3	129.1	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,027	2020	TEN	16	378	5.4	126.7	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
5	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,008	1998	DEN	16	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
6	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	2,006	2009	TEN	16	358	5.6	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
7	Ahman Green A. Green	1,883	2003	GB	16	355	5.3	117.7	15	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
9	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1,880	2005	SEA	16	370	5.1	117.5	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
10	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,860	2005	NYG	16	357	5.2	116.3	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
11	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,853	2002	MIA	16	383	4.8	115.8	16	363	47	59	7.7	22.7	1
12	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,846	1998	ATL	16	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
13	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	1,845	2014	DAL	16	392	4.7	115.3	13	416	57	64	7.3	26.0	0
14	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1,815	2006	SD	16	348	5.2	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
15	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,811	2021	IND	17	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
16	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	1,789	2006	KC	16	416	4.3	111.8	17	410	41	67	10.0	25.6	2
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,773	1995	DAL	16	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
18	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,760	2008	MIN	16	363	4.8	110.0	10	125	21	39	6.0	7.8	0
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	1,750	2005	KC	16	336	5.2	109.4	20	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
20	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,750	1997	DEN	15	369	4.7	116.7	15	287	42		6.8	19.1	0
21	Edgerrin James E. James	1,709	2000	IND	16	387	4.4	106.8	13	594	63	87	9.4	37.1	5
22	Michael Turner M. Turner	1,699	2008	ATL	16	376	4.5	106.2	17	41	6	9	6.8	2.6	0
23	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,697	2004	NYJ	16	371	4.6	106.1	12	245	41	49	6.0	15.3	2
24	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1,696	2004	SEA	16	353	4.8	106.0	16	170	23	38	7.4	10.6	4
25	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,695	2006	SF	16	312	5.4	105.9	8	485	61	86	8.0	30.3	1

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