most rushing yards per game from 2007 to 2015

From 2007 through 2015, Adrian Peterson averaged the most rushing yards per game, with 97.3 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	97.3	120	11,675	2,381	4.9	97	1,937	238	327	8.1	16.1	5
2	Arian Foster A. Foster	85.2	76	6,472	1,454	4.5	54	2,268	249	345	9.1	29.8	14
3	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	85.1	13	1,106	229	4.8	10	188	21	26	9.0	14.5	0
4	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	79.3	35	2,777	647	4.3	19	1,389	152	197	9.1	39.7	3
5	Doug Martin D. Martin	77.7	49	3,806	868	4.4	20	873	107	158	8.2	17.8	2
6	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	77.4	122	9,442	2,093	4.5	54	2,212	302	417	7.3	18.1	9
7	Clinton Portis C. Portis	77.1	45	3,470	845	4.1	23	719	89	115	8.1	16.0	1
8	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	76.9	68	5,228	1,127	4.6	34	1,522	215	262	7.1	22.4	2
9	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	75.4	102	7,687	1,664	4.6	47	2,574	332	432	7.8	25.2	12
10	Alfred Morris A. Morris	73.6	64	4,713	1,078	4.4	29	365	47	67	7.8	5.7	0
11	Frank Gore F. Gore	72.7	134	9,737	2,263	4.3	59	2,534	300	452	8.4	18.9	11
12	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	72.2	100	7,220	1,320	5.5	42	2,443	283	407	8.6	24.4	20
13	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	71.7	127	9,112	2,144	4.3	74	1,979	252	340	7.9	15.6	9
14	Matt Forte M. Forte	71.7	120	8,602	2,035	4.2	45	4,116	487	636	8.5	34.3	19
15	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	71.2	115	8,191	2,030	4.0	44	2,368	309	438	7.7	20.6	4
16	Cedric Benson C. Benson	70.8	72	5,098	1,376	3.7	26	776	111	151	7.0	10.8	1
17	Michael Turner M. Turner	70.3	91	6,397	1,482	4.3	61	473	63	99	7.5	5.2	1
18	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	70.2	40	2,806	720	3.9	13	514	61	82	8.4	12.9	2
19	Ray Rice R. Rice	67.2	92	6,180	1,430	4.3	37	3,034	369	487	8.2	33.0	6
20	Eddie Lacy E. Lacy	66.8	46	3,075	717	4.3	23	872	97	127	9.0	19.0	6
21	Darius Walker D. Walker	66.0	4	264	58	4.6	1	81	13	15	6.2	20.3	0
22	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	65.7	110	7,226	1,681	4.3	55	2,508	300	402	8.4	22.8	9
23	Thomas Jones T. Jones	65.1	80	5,207	1,329	3.9	34	647	93	121	7.0	8.1	3
24	Thomas Rawls T. Rawls	63.8	13	830	147	5.6	4	76	9	11	8.4	5.8	1
25	Ryan Mathews R. Mathews	63.0	73	4,600	1,029	4.5	29	1,256	166	213	7.6	17.2	2

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