Barry Sanders has gained the most all-purpose yards by an NFL MVP in a season, with 2,358 yards in 1997.
| NAME | YDS | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | YDS/G | TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 2,358 | 1 | 1997 | 16 | 147.4 | 14 | 2,053 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 19.1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | L. Tomlinson | 2,323 | 1 | 2006 | 16 | 145.2 | 31 | 1,815 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 31.8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | A. Peterson | 2,314 | 1 | 2012 | 16 | 144.6 | 13 | 2,097 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 13.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | M. Allen | 2,308 | 1 | 1985 | 16 | 144.3 | 14 | 1,759 | 109.9 | 11 | 555 | 34.7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | T. Davis | 2,225 | 1 | 1998 | 16 | 139.1 | 23 | 2,008 | 125.5 | 21 | 217 | 13.6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | W. Payton | 2,216 | 1 | 1977 | 14 | 158.3 | 16 | 1,852 | 132.3 | 14 | 269 | 19.2 | 2 | 95 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | M. Faulk | 2,207 | 1 | 2000 | 14 | 157.6 | 26 | 1,359 | 97.1 | 18 | 830 | 59.3 | 8 | 18 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | A. Haynes | 2,100 | 1 | 1960 | 14 | 150.0 | 12 | 875 | 62.5 | 9 | 576 | 41.1 | 3 | 434 | 31.0 | 0 | 215 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | O.J. Simpson | 2,073 | 1 | 1973 | 14 | 148.1 | 12 | 2,003 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | T. Thomas | 2,038 | 1 | 1991 | 15 | 135.9 | 12 | 1,407 | 93.8 | 7 | 631 | 42.1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | S. Alexander | 1,958 | 1 | 2005 | 16 | 122.4 | 28 | 1,880 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | E. Smith | 1,900 | 1 | 1993 | 14 | 135.7 | 10 | 1,486 | 106.1 | 9 | 414 | 29.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | J. Brown | 1,872 | 1 | 1965 | 14 | 133.7 | 21 | 1,544 | 110.3 | 17 | 328 | 23.4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | E. Campbell | 1,790 | 1 | 1979 | 16 | 111.9 | 19 | 1,697 | 106.1 | 19 | 94 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Brown | 1,739 | 1 | 1958 | 12 | 144.9 | 18 | 1,527 | 127.3 | 17 | 138 | 11.5 | 1 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | L. Brown | 1,689 | 1 | 1972 | 12 | 140.8 | 12 | 1,216 | 101.3 | 8 | 473 | 39.4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Taylor | 1,580 | 1 | 1962 | 14 | 112.9 | 19 | 1,474 | 105.3 | 19 | 106 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Gilchrist | 1,565 | 1 | 1962 | 14 | 111.8 | 15 | 1,096 | 78.3 | 13 | 319 | 22.8 | 2 | 150 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Nance | 1,561 | 1 | 1966 | 14 | 111.5 | 11 | 1,458 | 104.1 | 11 | 103 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | L. Jackson | 1,203 | 1 | 2019 | 15 | 80.2 | 7 | 1,206 | 80.4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Brown | 1,133 | 1 | 1957 | 12 | 94.4 | 10 | 942 | 78.5 | 9 | 55 | 4.6 | 1 | 136 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | G. Cappelletti | 872 | 1 | 1964 | 14 | 62.3 | 7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 865 | 61.8 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | L. Jackson | 814 | 1 | 2023 | 16 | 50.9 | 5 | 821 | 51.3 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | P. Hornung | 742 | 1 | 1961 | 12 | 61.8 | 10 | 597 | 49.8 | 8 | 145 | 12.1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | C. Newton | 626 | 1 | 2015 | 16 | 39.1 | 10 | 636 | 39.8 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
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