most rushing yards per game 1997 to 2023 minimum 100 games

Between the 1997 and 2023 seasons, Clinton Portis averaged the most rushing yards per game when playing 100+ games, with 87.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards per game by a player 1997 to 2023 minimum 100 games
NAMERUSH YDS/GGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Clinton Portis
C. Portis
87.8
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
2Curtis Martin
C. Martin
84.3
136
11,462
2,834
4.0
62
2,735
408
409
6.7
20.1
6
3Edgerrin James
E. James
82.7
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
81.1
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
5Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
81.0
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
80.5
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
7Derrick Henry
D. Henry
79.8
119
9,502
2,030
4.7
90
1,458
155
202
9.4
12.3
3
8Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
76.9
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
9Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
76.4
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
10Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
74.9
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
11Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
74.2
130
9,651
2,163
4.5
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
12Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
74.2
120
8,904
2,065
4.3
71
2,649
356
468
7.4
22.1
14
13Eddie George
E. George
72.6
125
9,073
2,530
3.6
60
2,045
245
269
8.3
16.4
10
14Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
72.3
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
15Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
71.5
160
11,438
2,764
4.1
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
16Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
71.2
131
9,332
2,035
4.6
71
5,450
603
606
9.0
41.6
32
17Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
70.9
129
9,140
2,363
3.9
67
684
103
100
6.6
5.3
2
18Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
69.9
149
10,413
2,453
4.2
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
19Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
69.4
118
8,195
2,075
3.9
56
1,024
167
130
6.1
8.7
4
20Ricky Williams
R. Williams
68.1
147
10,009
2,431
4.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
21Tiki Barber
T. Barber
67.9
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
22Matt Forte
M. Forte
67.1
146
9,796
2,356
4.2
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
23Frank Gore
F. Gore
66.4
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
24LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
65.3
170
11,102
2,457
4.5
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
25Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
64.8
126
8,167
1,847
4.4
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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