Adrian Peterson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his 6th 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 |  | A. Peterson | 2,097 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2 |  | A. Green | 1,883 | 2003 |  GB | 16 | 355 | 5.3 | 117.7 | 15 | 367 | 50 | 60 | 7.3 | 22.9 | 5 |
| 3 |  | B. Sanders | 1,883 | 1994 |  DET | 16 | 331 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| 4 | | S. Alexander | 1,880 | 2005 |  SEA | 16 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 5 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,815 | 2006 |  SD | 16 | 348 | 5.2 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 |
| 6 |  | E. Smith | 1,773 | 1995 |  DAL | 16 | 377 | 4.7 | 110.8 | 25 | 375 | 62 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | E. Dickerson | 1,659 | 1988 |  IND | 16 | 388 | 4.3 | 103.7 | 14 | 377 | 36 | 10.5 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 8 | | P. Holmes | 1,615 | 2002 |  KC | 14 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 |
| 9 | | M. Jones-Drew | 1,606 | 2011 |  JAX | 16 | 343 | 4.7 | 100.4 | 8 | 374 | 43 | 63 | 8.7 | 23.4 | 3 |
| 10 |  | M. Lynch | 1,590 | 2012 | SEA | 16 | 315 | 5.0 | 99.4 | 11 | 196 | 23 | 30 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 11 | | F. Taylor | 1,572 | 2003 | JAX | 16 | 345 | 4.6 | 98.3 | 6 | 370 | 48 | 74 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 12 | | G. Hearst | 1,570 | 1998 |  SF | 16 | 310 | 5.1 | 98.1 | 7 | 535 | 39 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 2 | |
| 13 |  | E. James | 1,548 | 2004 | IND | 16 | 334 | 4.6 | 96.8 | 9 | 483 | 51 | 60 | 9.5 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 14 | | R. Craig | 1,502 | 1988 | SF | 16 | 310 | 4.8 | 93.9 | 9 | 534 | 76 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 1 | |
| 15 |  | W. Payton | 1,460 | 1980 |  CHI | 16 | 317 | 4.6 | 91.3 | 6 | 367 | 46 | 8.0 | 22.9 | 1 | |
| 16 | | S. Davis | 1,432 | 2001 |  WAS | 16 | 356 | 4.0 | 89.5 | 5 | 205 | 28 | 37 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 17 | | S. Jackson | 1,416 | 2009 |  STL | 15 | 324 | 4.4 | 94.4 | 4 | 322 | 51 | 75 | 6.3 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 18 | | T. Barber | 1,387 | 2002 |  NYG | 16 | 304 | 4.6 | 86.7 | 11 | 597 | 69 | 95 | 8.7 | 37.3 | 0 |
| 19 |  | M. Faulk | 1,381 | 1999 | STL | 16 | 253 | 5.5 | 86.3 | 7 | 1,048 | 87 | 103 | 12.0 | 65.5 | 5 |
| 20 | | C. Warren | 1,346 | 1995 | SEA | 16 | 310 | 4.3 | 84.1 | 15 | 247 | 35 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | M. Forte | 1,339 | 2013 | CHI | 16 | 289 | 4.6 | 83.7 | 9 | 594 | 74 | 94 | 8.0 | 37.1 | 3 |
| 22 | | T. Jones | 1,335 | 2005 | CHI | 15 | 314 | 4.3 | 89.0 | 9 | 143 | 26 | 39 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 23 | | B. Westbrook | 1,333 | 2007 |  PHI | 15 | 278 | 4.8 | 88.9 | 7 | 771 | 90 | 120 | 8.6 | 51.4 | 5 |
| 24 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,329 | 2024 | GB | 17 | 301 | 4.4 | 78.2 | 15 | 342 | 36 | 43 | 9.5 | 20.1 | 1 |
| 25 |  | L. McCoy | 1,319 | 2014 | PHI | 16 | 312 | 4.2 | 82.4 | 5 | 155 | 28 | 37 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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