nfl most rush yards per attempt by a player 2009

Felix Jones had the most rushing yards per rush attempt in 2009, with 5.91.

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	NAME	YDS/ATT	RUSH YDS	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Felix Jones F. Jones	5.91	685	116	2009	DAL	14	5.9	48.9	3	119	19	22	6.3	8.5	0
2	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.89	1,120	190	2009	KC	15	5.9	74.7	7	297	40	56	7.4	19.8	1
3	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	5.6	2,006	358	2009	TEN	16	5.6	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
4	Justin Forsett J. Forsett	5.43	619	114	2009	SEA	16	5.4	38.7	4	350	41	57	8.5	21.9	1
5	Pierre Thomas P. Thomas	5.39	793	147	2009	NO	14	5.4	56.6	6	302	39	45	7.7	21.6	2
6	Correll Buckhalter C. Buckhalter	5.35	642	120	2009	DEN	14	5.4	45.9	1	240	31	38	7.7	17.1	0
7	Ray Rice R. Rice	5.27	1,339	254	2009	BAL	16	5.3	83.7	7	702	78	101	9.0	43.9	1
8	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	5.17	1,117	216	2009	CAR	13	5.2	85.9	7	252	29	41	8.7	19.4	0
9	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	5.13	1,133	221	2009	CAR	16	5.1	70.8	10	139	18	26	7.7	8.7	1
10	Shonn Greene S. Greene	5	540	108	2009	NYJ	14	5.0	38.6	2	0	0	5		0.0	0
11	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	4.99	544	109	2009	BAL	16	5.0	34.0	12	85	15	22	5.7	5.3	2
12	Michael Turner M. Turner	4.89	871	178	2009	ATL	11	4.9	79.2	10	35	5	7	7.0	3.2	0
13	Frank Gore F. Gore	4.89	1,120	229	2009	SF	14	4.9	80.0	10	406	52	75	7.8	29.0	3
14	Michael Bush M. Bush	4.79	589	123	2009	OAK	16	4.8	36.8	3	105	17	19	6.2	6.6	0
15	Ahmad Bradshaw A. Bradshaw	4.77	778	163	2009	NYG	15	4.8	51.9	7	207	21	30	9.9	13.8	0
16	Ricky Williams R. Williams	4.65	1,121	241	2009	MIA	16	4.7	70.1	11	264	35	53	7.5	16.5	2
17	Rashard Mendenhall R. Mendenhall	4.58	1,108	242	2009	PIT	16	4.6	69.3	7	261	25	32	10.4	16.3	1
18	Beanie Wells B. Wells	4.51	793	176	2009	ARI	16	4.5	49.6	7	143	12	16	11.9	8.9	0
19	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	4.48	1,062	237	2009	BUF	16	4.5	66.4	2	371	46	60	8.1	23.2	2
20	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	4.46	1,391	312	2009	JAX	16	4.5	86.9	15	374	53	71	7.1	23.4	1
21	Jerome Harrison J. Harrison	4.44	862	194	2009	CLE	14	4.4	61.6	5	220	34	50	6.5	15.7	2
22	Ryan Grant R. Grant	4.44	1,253	282	2009	GB	16	4.4	78.3	11	197	25	30	7.9	12.3	0
23	Ronnie Brown R. Brown	4.41	648	147	2009	MIA	9	4.4	72.0	8	98	14	20	7.0	10.9	0
24	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	4.4	1,383	314	2009	MIN	16	4.4	86.4	18	436	43	57	10.1	27.3	0
25	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	4.37	1,416	324	2009	STL	15	4.4	94.4	4	322	51	75	6.3	21.5	0

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RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

11th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

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14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

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7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Felix Jones had the most rushing yards per rush attempt in 2009, with 5.91.

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