most rushing yards per game 2000 to 2023

Between the 2000 and 2023 seasons, Robert Smith averaged the most rushing yards per game, with 95.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards per game by a player 2000 to 2023
NAMERUSH YDS/GGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Robert Smith
R. Smith
95.1
16
1,521
295
5.2
7
348
36
44
9.7
21.8
3
2Clinton Portis
C. Portis
87.8
113
9,923
2,230
4.4
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
3Tiki Barber
T. Barber
86.5
110
9,514
1,967
4.8
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
4Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
86.5
53
4,582
925
5.0
40
955
123
153
7.8
18.0
4
5Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
84.6
77
6,511
1,238
5.3
48
1,011
123
162
8.2
13.1
4
6Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
82.2
81
6,658
1,458
4.6
78
2,598
283
359
9.2
32.1
7
7Curtis Martin
C. Martin
82.1
92
7,551
1,824
4.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
8Arian Foster
A. Foster
81.6
80
6,527
1,476
4.4
54
2,346
255
355
9.2
29.3
14
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
81.1
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
10Edgerrin James
E. James
81.0
132
10,693
2,659
4.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
11Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
81.0
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
12LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
80.5
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
13Domanick Williams
D. Williams
79.9
40
3,195
770
4.1
23
1,276
154
200
8.3
31.9
5
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
79.8
119
9,502
2,030
4.7
90
1,458
155
202
9.4
12.3
3
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
76.9
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
16Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
76.1
128
9,740
2,111
4.6
46
1,880
236
333
8.0
14.7
5
17Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
76.0
73
5,545
1,305
4.2
46
1,448
197
254
7.4
19.8
0
18Terrell Davis
T. Davis
75.6
13
983
245
4.0
2
73
14
23
5.2
5.6
0
19Ahman Green
A. Green
75.2
118
8,876
1,995
4.4
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
20Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
74.8
104
7,782
1,860
4.2
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
21Ricky Watters
R. Watters
74.3
21
1,560
350
4.5
8
720
74
114
9.7
34.3
2
22Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
74.2
130
9,651
2,163
4.5
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
23Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
74.2
120
8,904
2,065
4.3
71
2,649
356
468
7.4
22.1
14
24Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
73.2
85
6,223
1,427
4.4
55
1,373
154
227
8.9
16.2
6
25De'Von Achane
D. Achane
72.7
11
800
103
7.8
8
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Bears Bears
5
3
0
.625
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5
3
0
.625
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4
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11/16
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11/23
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11/30
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SEA SEA
4:05 PM
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12/7
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM
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27

Final

24

DET Lions

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2
0
.778
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6
2
0
.750
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3
5
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6
2
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.750
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3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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2
1
.688
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5
3
0
.625
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6
2
0
.750
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4
0
.556
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Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
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2
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.750

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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9/4
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9/6
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11/9
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11/9
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