Jahmyr Gibbs has the most career rushing yards per attempt by an active running back, with 5.3 per attempt.
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NFL active running back yards per carry with a minimum of 375 rushing attempts career leaders| NAME | YPC | ATT | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Gibbs | 5.3 | 475 | 35 | 2,537 | 72.5 | 29 | 906 | 122 | 153 | 7.4 | 25.9 | 5 |
| 2 |  | J.K. Dobbins | 5.3 | 470 | 40 | 2,474 | 61.9 | 24 | 344 | 63 | 79 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 3 |  | N. Chubb | 5.1 | 1,374 | 88 | 6,984 | 79.4 | 52 | 1,073 | 133 | 180 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 5 |
| 4 |  | R. Mostert | 5.0 | 759 | 103 | 3,791 | 36.8 | 34 | 899 | 111 | 145 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8 |
| 5 |  | J. Cook III | 5.0 | 586 | 52 | 2,922 | 56.2 | 24 | 954 | 106 | 133 | 9.0 | 18.3 | 7 |
| 6 |  | J. Taylor | 4.9 | 1,288 | 70 | 6,351 | 90.7 | 54 | 1,184 | 149 | 193 | 7.9 | 16.9 | 6 |
| 7 |  | A. Jones Sr. | 4.9 | 1,445 | 116 | 7,124 | 61.4 | 50 | 2,528 | 326 | 430 | 7.8 | 21.8 | 21 |
| 8 |  | D. Henry | 4.9 | 2,396 | 139 | 11,665 | 83.9 | 109 | 1,671 | 176 | 226 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 9 |  | K. Herbert | 4.8 | 400 | 56 | 1,905 | 34.0 | 9 | 312 | 53 | 70 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 10 |  | M. Sanders | 4.7 | 941 | 87 | 4,454 | 51.2 | 24 | 1,257 | 181 | 252 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 4 |
| 11 |  | B. Robinson | 4.7 | 565 | 37 | 2,671 | 72.2 | 18 | 1,082 | 133 | 176 | 8.1 | 29.2 | 6 |
| 12 |  | C. McCaffrey | 4.7 | 1,399 | 98 | 6,563 | 67.0 | 52 | 4,679 | 549 | 681 | 8.5 | 47.7 | 30 |
| 13 |  | J. Warren | 4.6 | 389 | 51 | 1,806 | 35.4 | 6 | 1,036 | 138 | 166 | 7.5 | 20.3 | 1 |
| 14 |  | S. Barkley | 4.6 | 1,604 | 93 | 7,410 | 79.7 | 50 | 2,417 | 331 | 451 | 7.3 | 26.0 | 14 |
| 15 |  | T. Pollard | 4.6 | 1,076 | 98 | 4,897 | 50.0 | 29 | 1,600 | 220 | 291 | 7.3 | 16.3 | 5 |
| 16 |  | B. Hall | 4.5 | 550 | 43 | 2,490 | 57.9 | 14 | 1,370 | 160 | 215 | 8.6 | 31.9 | 8 |
| 17 |  | I. Pacheco | 4.5 | 483 | 41 | 2,167 | 52.9 | 13 | 466 | 73 | 85 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 18 |  | D. Singletary | 4.5 | 1,009 | 96 | 4,510 | 47.0 | 24 | 1,279 | 197 | 256 | 6.5 | 13.3 | 4 |
| 19 |  | J. Wilson Jr. | 4.5 | 531 | 74 | 2,370 | 32.0 | 18 | 585 | 74 | 113 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 20 |  | K. Williams | 4.4 | 634 | 41 | 2,808 | 68.5 | 27 | 499 | 80 | 107 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 6 |
| 21 |  | A. Ekeler | 4.4 | 1,081 | 117 | 4,765 | 40.7 | 43 | 4,288 | 480 | 604 | 8.9 | 36.6 | 30 |
| 22 |  | T. Allgeier | 4.4 | 560 | 53 | 2,466 | 46.5 | 11 | 424 | 49 | 56 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 23 |  | C. Edmonds | 4.4 | 450 | 83 | 1,972 | 23.8 | 11 | 1,159 | 158 | 205 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 6 |
| 24 |  | A. Kamara | 4.4 | 1,593 | 118 | 6,965 | 59.0 | 61 | 4,809 | 582 | 738 | 8.3 | 40.8 | 25 |
| 25 |  | J. Conner | 4.4 | 1,393 | 110 | 6,062 | 55.1 | 60 | 2,255 | 289 | 347 | 7.8 | 20.5 | 12 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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