Since 2000, Robert Smith has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a running back, with 95.1 per game.
| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Smith | 95.1 | 16 | 1,521 | 295 | 5.2 | 7 | 348 | 36 | 44 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 3 |
| 2 |  | J. Taylor | 89.7 | 67 | 6,013 | 1,228 | 4.9 | 51 | 1,091 | 141 | 184 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 5 |
| 3 | | C. Portis | 87.8 | 113 | 9,923 | 2,230 | 4.4 | 75 | 2,018 | 247 | 338 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 5 |
| 4 | | T. Barber | 86.5 | 110 | 9,514 | 1,967 | 4.8 | 52 | 3,927 | 444 | 616 | 8.8 | 35.7 | 6 |
| 5 |  | D. Henry | 84.0 | 136 | 11,423 | 2,355 | 4.9 | 106 | 1,651 | 174 | 224 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 5 |
| 6 | | P. Holmes | 82.2 | 81 | 6,658 | 1,458 | 4.6 | 78 | 2,598 | 283 | 359 | 9.2 | 32.1 | 7 |
| 7 |  | C. Martin | 82.1 | 92 | 7,551 | 1,824 | 4.1 | 45 | 1,815 | 279 | 348 | 6.5 | 19.7 | 4 |
| 8 | | A. Foster | 81.6 | 80 | 6,527 | 1,476 | 4.4 | 54 | 2,346 | 255 | 355 | 9.2 | 29.3 | 14 |
| 9 |  | A. Peterson | 81.1 | 184 | 14,918 | 3,230 | 4.6 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 10 |  | E. James | 81.0 | 132 | 10,693 | 2,659 | 4.0 | 67 | 2,778 | 371 | 497 | 7.5 | 21.0 | 7 |
| 11 | | J. Lewis | 81.0 | 131 | 10,607 | 2,542 | 4.2 | 58 | 1,879 | 221 | 298 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 4 |
| 12 |  | N. Chubb | 80.5 | 85 | 6,843 | 1,340 | 5.1 | 51 | 1,042 | 128 | 173 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 5 |
| 13 |  | L. Tomlinson | 80.5 | 170 | 13,684 | 3,174 | 4.3 | 145 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 |
| 14 |  | S. Barkley | 80.2 | 90 | 7,216 | 1,546 | 4.7 | 48 | 2,378 | 321 | 439 | 7.4 | 26.4 | 14 |
| 15 | | D. Williams | 79.9 | 40 | 3,195 | 770 | 4.1 | 23 | 1,276 | 154 | 200 | 8.3 | 31.9 | 5 |
| 16 | | S. Alexander | 76.9 | 123 | 9,453 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 100 | 1,520 | 215 | 316 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 17 |  | J. Jacobs | 76.4 | 90 | 6,874 | 1,606 | 4.3 | 61 | 1,790 | 233 | 297 | 7.7 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 18 | | F. Taylor | 76.1 | 128 | 9,740 | 2,111 | 4.6 | 46 | 1,880 | 236 | 333 | 8.0 | 14.7 | 5 |
| 19 | | T. Davis | 75.6 | 13 | 983 | 245 | 4.0 | 2 | 73 | 14 | 23 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 20 | | A. Green | 75.2 | 118 | 8,876 | 1,995 | 4.4 | 59 | 2,881 | 375 | 493 | 7.7 | 24.4 | 14 |
| 21 | | C. Dillon | 74.8 | 104 | 7,782 | 1,860 | 4.2 | 63 | 1,186 | 158 | 229 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 5 |
| 22 | | R. Watters | 74.3 | 21 | 1,560 | 350 | 4.5 | 8 | 720 | 74 | 114 | 9.7 | 34.3 | 2 |
| 23 |  | C. Johnson | 74.2 | 130 | 9,651 | 2,163 | 4.5 | 55 | 2,255 | 307 | 424 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 9 |
| 24 |  | J. Gibbs | 73.7 | 32 | 2,357 | 432 | 5.5 | 26 | 833 | 104 | 134 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 5 |
| 25 | | L. Johnson | 73.2 | 85 | 6,223 | 1,427 | 4.4 | 55 | 1,373 | 154 | 227 | 8.9 | 16.2 | 6 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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