Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards for the Lions in a season, with 2,053 yards in 1997.

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1997 Sanders 1994 Sanders 1996 Sanders 1991 Sanders 1995 Sanders 1998 Sanders 1989 Sanders 1981 Sims 1992 Sanders 1990 Sanders 1980 Sims 2000 Stewart 2004 Jones 1993 Sanders 2022 Williams 1983 Sims 1971 Owens 2002 Stewart 2023 Montgomery 2013 Bush 2008 Smith 2023 Gibbs 1978 Bussey 1986 Jones 1985 Jones 1960 Pietrosante 2014 Bell 0 200 400 600 800 1k 1k 1k 2k 2k 2k 2.1k 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k 1.0k 976 945 924 903 886 872 860
NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 2,053 1997
DET DET
16 335 6.1 128.3 11 305 33 9.2 19.1 3
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,883 1994
DET DET
16 331 5.7 117.7 7 283 44 6.4 17.7 1
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,553 1996
DET DET
16 307 5.1 97.1 11 147 24 6.1 9.2 0
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,548 1991
DET DET
15 342 4.5 103.2 16 307 41 7.5 20.5 1
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,500 1995
DET DET
16 314 4.8 93.8 11 398 48 8.3 24.9 1
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,491 1998
DET DET
16 343 4.3 93.2 4 289 37 7.8 18.1 0
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,470 1989
DET DET
15 280 5.3 98.0 14 282 24 11.8 18.8 0
Billy Sims Billy Sims 1,437 1981
DET DET
14 296 4.9 102.6 13 451 28 16.1 32.2 2
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,352 1992
DET DET
16 312 4.3 84.5 9 225 29 7.8 14.1 1
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,304 1990
DET DET
16 255 5.1 81.5 13 480 36 13.3 30.0 3
Billy Sims Billy Sims 1,303 1980
DET DET
16 313 4.2 81.4 13 621 51 12.2 38.8 3
James Stewart James Stewart 1,184 2000
DET DET
16 339 3.5 74.0 10 287 32 48 9.0 17.9 1
Kevin Jones Kevin Jones 1,133 2004
DET DET
15 241 4.7 75.5 5 180 28 41 6.4 12.0 1
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1,115 1993
DET DET
11 243 4.6 101.4 3 205 36 5.7 18.6 0
Jamaal Williams Jamaal Williams 1,066 2022
DET DET
17 262 4.1 62.7 17 73 12 16 6.1 4.3 0
Billy Sims Billy Sims 1,040 1983
DET DET
13 220 4.7 80.0 7 419 42 10.0 32.2 0
Steve Owens Steve Owens 1,035 1971
DET DET
14 246 4.2 73.9 8 350 32 10.9 25.0 2
James Stewart James Stewart 1,021 2002
DET DET
14 231 4.4 72.9 4 333 46 70 7.2 23.8 2
David Montgomery David Montgomery 1,015 2023
DET DET
14 219 4.6 72.5 13 117 16 24 7.3 8.4 0
Reggie Bush Reggie Bush 1,006 2013
DET DET
14 223 4.5 71.9 4 506 54 80 9.4 36.1 3
Kevin Smith Kevin Smith 976 2008
DET DET
16 238 4.1 61.0 8 286 39 54 7.3 17.9 0
Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs 945 2023
DET DET
15 182 5.2 63.0 10 316 52 71 6.1 21.1 1
Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey 924 1978
DET DET
16 225 4.1 57.8 5 275 31 8.9 17.2 1
James Jones James Jones 903 1986
DET DET
16 252 3.6 56.4 8 334 54 6.2 20.9 1
James Jones James Jones 886 1985
DET DET
14 244 3.6 63.3 6 334 45 7.4 23.9 3
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