most rushing yards per game from 2008 to 2017

From 2008 through 2017, Ezekiel Elliott averaged the most rushing yards per game, with 104.6 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
104.6
25
2,614
564
4.6
22
632
58
78
10.9
25.3
3
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
91.9
119
10,935
2,336
4.7
87
1,747
233
324
7.5
14.7
4
3Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
88.5
4
354
74
4.8
2
90
11
16
8.2
22.5
0
4Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
86.1
62
5,336
1,229
4.3
35
2,660
312
397
8.5
42.9
7
5Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
82.9
16
1,327
272
4.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
6Arian Foster
A. Foster
81.6
80
6,527
1,476
4.4
54
2,346
255
355
9.2
29.3
14
7Michael Turner
M. Turner
81.1
75
6,081
1,411
4.3
60
457
59
92
7.7
6.1
1
8Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
80.0
13
1,040
268
3.9
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
9Jordan Howard
J. Howard
78.5
31
2,435
528
4.6
15
423
52
82
8.1
13.6
1
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
76.1
29
2,208
520
4.2
12
330
42
57
7.9
11.4
1
11LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
75.9
133
10,092
2,185
4.6
66
3,378
441
566
7.7
25.4
15
12Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
74.9
44
3,296
786
4.2
29
1,303
128
171
10.2
29.6
6
13Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
74.2
130
9,651
2,163
4.5
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
14Cedric Benson
C. Benson
72.5
61
4,424
1,180
3.7
22
653
94
124
6.9
10.7
1
15DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
72.5
99
7,174
1,604
4.5
49
2,165
307
376
7.1
21.9
6
16Frank Gore
F. Gore
70.3
151
10,621
2,527
4.2
61
2,620
314
468
8.3
17.4
15
17Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
69.8
103
7,189
1,793
4.0
39
2,097
271
386
7.7
20.4
3
18Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
68.9
129
8,888
2,071
4.3
74
1,946
254
345
7.7
15.1
9
19Doug Martin
D. Martin
68.1
68
4,633
1,150
4.0
26
1,091
130
192
8.4
16.0
2
20Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
68.0
95
6,458
1,514
4.3
46
2,101
260
347
8.1
22.1
9
21Ray Rice
R. Rice
67.2
92
6,180
1,430
4.3
37
3,034
369
487
8.2
33.0
6
22Matt Forte
M. Forte
67.1
146
9,796
2,356
4.2
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
23Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
64.6
117
7,556
1,401
5.4
44
2,586
308
438
8.4
22.1
20
24Thomas Jones
T. Jones
63.9
64
4,088
1,019
4.0
33
430
65
87
6.6
6.7
2
25Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
63.8
43
2,743
722
3.8
18
1,087
132
177
8.2
25.3
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