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most rushing yards by a player in a season lions player| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 2,053 | 1997 |  DET | 16 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 1,883 | 1994 | DET | 16 | 331 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| 3 | | B. Sanders | 1,553 | 1996 | DET | 16 | 307 | 5.1 | 97.1 | 11 | 147 | 24 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Sanders | 1,548 | 1991 | DET | 15 | 342 | 4.5 | 103.2 | 16 | 307 | 41 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 1 | |
| 5 | | B. Sanders | 1,500 | 1995 | DET | 16 | 314 | 4.8 | 93.8 | 11 | 398 | 48 | 8.3 | 24.9 | 1 | |
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 1,491 | 1998 | DET | 16 | 343 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 4 | 289 | 37 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | B. Sanders | 1,470 | 1989 | DET | 15 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | B. Sims | 1,437 | 1981 | DET | 14 | 296 | 4.9 | 102.6 | 13 | 451 | 28 | 16.1 | 32.2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  | J. Gibbs | 1,412 | 2024 | DET | 17 | 250 | 5.6 | 83.1 | 16 | 517 | 52 | 63 | 9.9 | 30.4 | 4 |
| 10 | | B. Sanders | 1,352 | 1992 | DET | 16 | 312 | 4.3 | 84.5 | 9 | 225 | 29 | 7.8 | 14.1 | 1 | |
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 1,304 | 1990 | DET | 16 | 255 | 5.1 | 81.5 | 13 | 480 | 36 | 13.3 | 30.0 | 3 | |
| 12 | | B. Sims | 1,303 | 1980 | DET | 16 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | |
| 13 | | J. Stewart | 1,184 | 2000 | DET | 16 | 339 | 3.5 | 74.0 | 10 | 287 | 32 | 48 | 9.0 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 14 | | K. Jones | 1,133 | 2004 | DET | 15 | 241 | 4.7 | 75.5 | 5 | 180 | 28 | 41 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 15 | | B. Sanders | 1,115 | 1993 | DET | 11 | 243 | 4.6 | 101.4 | 3 | 205 | 36 | 5.7 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | J. Williams | 1,066 | 2022 | DET | 17 | 262 | 4.1 | 62.7 | 17 | 73 | 12 | 16 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 17 | | B. Sims | 1,040 | 1983 | DET | 13 | 220 | 4.7 | 80.0 | 7 | 419 | 42 | 10.0 | 32.2 | 0 | |
| 18 | | S. Owens | 1,035 | 1971 | DET | 14 | 246 | 4.2 | 73.9 | 8 | 350 | 32 | 10.9 | 25.0 | 2 | |
| 19 | | J. Stewart | 1,021 | 2002 | DET | 14 | 231 | 4.4 | 72.9 | 4 | 333 | 46 | 70 | 7.2 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 20 | | J. Gibbs | 1,019 | 2025 | DET | 12 | 175 | 5.8 | 84.9 | 10 | 397 | 51 | 59 | 7.8 | 33.1 | 3 |
| 21 |  | D. Montgomery | 1,015 | 2023 | DET | 14 | 219 | 4.6 | 72.5 | 13 | 117 | 16 | 24 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 22 | | R. Bush | 1,006 | 2013 | DET | 14 | 223 | 4.5 | 71.9 | 4 | 506 | 54 | 80 | 9.4 | 36.1 | 3 |
| 23 | | K. Smith | 976 | 2008 | DET | 16 | 238 | 4.1 | 61.0 | 8 | 286 | 39 | 54 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 24 | | J. Gibbs | 945 | 2023 | DET | 15 | 182 | 5.2 | 63.0 | 10 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 25 | | D. Bussey | 924 | 1978 | DET | 16 | 225 | 4.1 | 57.8 | 5 | 275 | 31 | 8.9 | 17.2 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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