most yards per carry ever by a running back

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
2Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.2
832
56
4,353
77.7
47
1,734
215
272
8.1
31.0
12
3Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
4Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
5James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.1
980
73
4,966
68.0
39
1,284
142
181
9.0
17.6
9
6Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,462
100
7,349
73.5
54
1,109
141
193
7.9
11.1
5
7Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
8Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
781
115
3,895
33.9
34
969
123
157
7.9
8.4
8
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
10Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
4.9
955
59
4,690
79.5
29
1,941
223
294
8.7
32.9
10
11Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
12Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
13Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,820
161
13,650
84.8
130
1,876
201
259
9.3
11.7
6
14Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
15Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
4.8
1,699
92
8,208
89.2
77
1,671
208
270
8.0
18.2
7
16Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.8
1,674
133
8,084
60.8
54
2,773
366
488
7.6
20.8
21
17Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
18Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4.8
951
103
4,544
44.1
23
628
85
7.4
6.1
1
19Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4.7
1,344
108
6,378
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
20Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
4.7
820
122
3,890
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
21Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
4.7
1,196
158
5,672
35.9
27
3,069
328
9.4
19.4
18
22Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
4.7
943
88
4,462
50.7
24
1,274
183
254
7.0
14.5
4
23James Brooks
J. Brooks
4.7
1,685
162
7,962
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
24Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4.7
986
116
4,649
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
25Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4.7
2,217
154
10,449
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12

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RUSH

770

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410

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23.9

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18.7

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134.1

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256.4

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2
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2
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4
0
.500
0
7
0
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11/26
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NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
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3
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.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
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6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
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6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
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7
0
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