most touches in a year nfl running backs

James Wilder has the most touches by a running back in a season, with 492 touches in 1984.

	NAME	TOUCHES	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	James Wilder J. Wilder	492	1984	TB	16	1,544	407	3.8	96.5	13	685	85		8.1	42.8	0
2	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	457	2006	KC	16	1,789	416	4.3	111.8	17	410	41	67	10.0	25.6	2
3	Eddie George E. George	453	2000	TEN	16	1,509	403	3.7	94.3	14	453	50	65	9.1	28.3	2
4	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	451	2002	SD	16	1,683	372	4.5	105.2	14	489	79	101	6.2	30.6	1
5	Edgerrin James E. James	450	2000	IND	16	1,709	387	4.4	106.8	13	594	63	87	9.4	37.1	5
6	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	449	2014	DAL	16	1,845	392	4.7	115.3	13	416	57	64	7.3	26.0	0
7	Marcus Allen M. Allen	447	1985	RAI	16	1,759	380	4.6	109.9	11	555	67		8.3	34.7	3
8	Ricky Williams R. Williams	442	2003	MIA	16	1,372	392	3.5	85.8	9	351	50	62	7.0	21.9	1
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	441	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51		7.9	25.3	2
10	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	439	1995	DAL	16	1,773	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
11	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	437	1998	ATL	16	1,846	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
12	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	436	2006	STL	16	1,528	346	4.4	95.5	13	806	90	110	9.0	50.4	3
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	432	1992	DAL	16	1,713	373	4.6	107.1	18	335	59		5.7	20.9	1
14	Edgerrin James E. James	431	1999	IND	16	1,553	369	4.2	97.1	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
15	Ricky Williams R. Williams	430	2002	MIA	16	1,853	383	4.8	115.8	16	363	47	59	7.7	22.7	1
16	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	430	1986	RAM	16	1,821	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26		7.9	12.8	0
17	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	430	1985	ATL	16	1,719	397	4.3	107.4	10	267	33		8.1	16.7	0
18	Barry Foster B. Foster	426	1992	PIT	16	1,690	390	4.3	105.6	11	344	36		9.6	21.5	0
19	Walter Payton W. Payton	426	1984	CHI	16	1,684	381	4.4	105.3	11	368	45		8.2	23.0	0
20	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	424	1988	IND	16	1,659	388	4.3	103.7	14	377	36		10.5	23.6	1
21	Deuce McAllister D. McAllister	420	2003	NO	16	1,641	351	4.7	102.6	8	516	69	86	7.5	32.3	0
22	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	418	1994	DAL	15	1,484	368	4.0	98.9	21	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
23	James Wilder J. Wilder	418	1985	TB	16	1,300	365	3.6	81.3	10	341	53		6.4	21.3	0
24	Terrell Davis T. Davis	417	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
25	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	414	1991	DAL	16	1,563	365	4.3	97.7	12	258	49		5.3	16.1	1

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