most rushing yards per game from 2007 to 2016

From 2007 through 2016, Ezekiel Elliott averaged the most rushing yards per game, with 108.7 per game.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDS/GGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
108.7
15
1,631
322
5.1
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
95.5
123
11,747
2,418
4.9
97
1,945
241
333
8.1
15.8
5
3Jordan Howard
J. Howard
87.5
15
1,313
252
5.2
6
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
4Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
86.1
47
4,045
908
4.5
26
2,005
227
291
8.8
42.7
5
5Arian Foster
A. Foster
81.6
80
6,527
1,476
4.4
54
2,346
255
355
9.2
29.3
14
6DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
77.6
84
6,515
1,420
4.6
43
1,899
268
329
7.1
22.6
5
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
77.1
45
3,470
845
4.1
23
719
89
115
8.1
16.0
1
8LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
76.5
117
8,954
1,898
4.7
60
2,930
382
489
7.7
25.0
13
9Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
75.7
126
9,537
2,118
4.5
55
2,212
302
418
7.3
17.6
9
10Doug Martin
D. Martin
74.2
57
4,227
1,012
4.2
23
1,007
121
174
8.3
17.7
2
11Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
71.7
127
9,112
2,144
4.3
74
1,979
252
340
7.9
15.6
9
12Frank Gore
F. Gore
71.7
150
10,762
2,526
4.3
63
2,811
338
499
8.3
18.7
15
13Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
71.2
115
8,191
2,030
4.0
44
2,368
309
438
7.7
20.6
4
14Cedric Benson
C. Benson
70.8
72
5,098
1,376
3.7
26
776
111
151
7.0
10.8
1
15Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
70.5
103
7,260
1,332
5.5
43
2,457
285
410
8.6
23.9
20
16Michael Turner
M. Turner
70.3
91
6,397
1,482
4.3
61
473
63
99
7.5
5.2
1
17Matt Forte
M. Forte
70.3
134
9,415
2,253
4.2
52
4,379
517
679
8.5
32.7
20
18Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
70.2
40
2,806
720
3.9
13
514
61
82
8.4
12.9
2
19Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
68.7
29
1,991
507
3.9
16
515
64
84
8.0
17.8
0
20Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
67.4
51
3,435
788
4.4
23
900
101
134
8.9
17.6
6
21Ray Rice
R. Rice
67.2
92
6,180
1,430
4.3
37
3,034
369
487
8.2
33.0
6
22Darius Walker
D. Walker
66.0
4
264
58
4.6
1
81
13
15
6.2
20.3
0
23Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
65.7
110
7,226
1,681
4.3
55
2,508
300
402
8.4
22.8
9
24Thomas Jones
T. Jones
65.1
80
5,207
1,329
3.9
34
647
93
121
7.0
8.1
3
25Alfred Morris
A. Morris
63.5
78
4,956
1,147
4.3
31
376
50
73
7.5
4.8
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