most rushing yards by a single dt season

Jim Doran has rushed for the most yards by a defensive lineman in a season, with 36 yards in 1952.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Doran
J. Doran
36
1952
11
1
36.0
3.3
0
147
10
14.7
13.4
1
2Jim Doran
J. Doran
23
1951
12
2
11.5
1.9
0
225
10
22.5
18.8
2
3Donald Evans
D. Evans
10
1987
1
3
3.3
10.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Bob Sykes
B. Sykes
10
1952
4
4
2.5
2.5
0
5
1
5.0
1.3
0
5William Perry
W. Perry
7
1985
16
5
1.4
0.4
2
4
1
4.0
0.3
1
6Dan Klecko
D. Klecko
5
2003
13
2
2.5
0.4
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Sheldon Richardson
S. Richardson
4
2013
16
4
1.0
0.3
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
8James Jones
J. Jones
2
1993
16
2
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
9Akiem Hicks
A. Hicks
1
2018
16
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Kyle Williams
K. Williams
1
2017
16
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Dontari Poe
D. Poe
1
2016
16
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Dontari Poe
D. Poe
1
2015
15
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
13B.J. Raji
B.J. Raji
1
2011
16
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Shaun Smith
S. Smith
1
2010
16
1
1.0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Hal Shoener
H. Shoener
1
1950
12
1
1.0
0.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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