most rushing yards per game by a running back since 2000

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	Robert Smith R. Smith	95.1	16	1,521	295	5.2	7	348	36	44	9.7	21.8	3
2	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	90.5	84	7,598	1,551	4.9	69	1,469	187	239	7.9	17.5	7
3	Clinton Portis C. Portis	87.8	113	9,923	2,230	4.4	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
4	Tiki Barber T. Barber	86.5	110	9,514	1,967	4.8	52	3,927	444	616	8.8	35.7	6
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	85.1	153	13,018	2,662	4.9	122	1,801	189	245	9.5	11.8	5
6	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	82.2	81	6,658	1,458	4.6	78	2,598	283	359	9.2	32.1	7
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	82.1	92	7,551	1,824	4.1	45	1,815	279	348	6.5	19.7	4
8	Arian Foster A. Foster	81.6	80	6,527	1,476	4.4	54	2,346	255	355	9.2	29.3	14
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	81.1	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
10	Edgerrin James E. James	81.0	132	10,693	2,659	4.0	67	2,778	371	497	7.5	21.0	7
11	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	81.0	131	10,607	2,542	4.2	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
12	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	80.5	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
13	Domanick Williams D. Williams	79.9	40	3,195	770	4.1	23	1,276	154	200	8.3	31.9	5
14	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	78.8	106	8,356	1,826	4.6	55	2,651	358	489	7.4	25.0	16
15	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	76.9	123	9,453	2,187	4.3	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	76.7	51	3,910	805	4.9	25	1,738	198	261	8.8	34.1	9
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	76.1	128	9,740	2,111	4.6	46	1,880	236	333	8.0	14.7	5
18	Terrell Davis T. Davis	75.6	13	983	245	4.0	2	73	14	23	5.2	5.6	0
19	Ahman Green A. Green	75.2	118	8,876	1,995	4.4	59	2,881	375	493	7.7	24.4	14
20	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	74.8	104	7,782	1,860	4.2	63	1,186	158	229	7.5	11.4	5
21	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	74.3	105	7,803	1,840	4.2	74	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2
22	Ricky Watters R. Watters	74.3	21	1,560	350	4.5	8	720	74	114	9.7	34.3	2
23	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	74.2	130	9,651	2,163	4.5	55	2,255	307	424	7.3	17.3	9
24	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	73.5	100	7,349	1,462	5.0	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
25	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	73.2	85	6,223	1,427	4.4	55	1,373	154	227	8.9	16.2	6

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