nfl most rushing sacks for a db in a season

George Taliaferro has the most rushing yards by a defensive back in a season, with 330 yards in 1951.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
330
1951
12
62
5.3
27.5
3
230
16
14.4
19.2
2
2Mark Bailey
M. Bailey
266
1977
14
66
4.0
19.0
2
206
17
12.1
14.7
1
3Don Paul
D. Paul
247
1951
12
37
6.7
20.6
3
398
23
17.3
33.2
3
4Dicky Moegle
D. Moegle
235
1955
11
41
5.7
21.4
5
94
4
23.5
8.5
0
5Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
228
1954
12
41
5.6
19.0
0
159
16
9.9
13.3
1
6Frank Seno
F. Seno
212
1947
11
69
3.1
19.3
0
118
12
9.8
10.7
1
7Don Phelps
D. Phelps
198
1950
12
39
5.1
16.5
2
28
1
28.0
2.3
0
8Ken Carpenter
K. Carpenter
181
1950
12
35
5.2
15.1
1
45
5
9.0
3.8
0
9Billy Mixon
B. Mixon
176
1953
12
25
7.0
14.7
1
7
1
7.0
0.6
0
10Bill Stits
B. Stits
165
1955
12
46
3.6
13.8
0
17
5
3.4
1.4
0
11Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
157
1953
12
50
3.1
13.1
2
292
18
16.2
24.3
4
12Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
148
1952
11
19
7.8
13.5
2
32
3
10.7
2.9
0
13J.C. Caroline
J.C. Caroline
141
1956
12
34
4.1
11.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
141
1951
10
19
7.4
14.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Bobby Smith
B. Smith
137
1965
14
43
3.2
9.8
1
116
12
9.7
8.3
0
16Al Campana
A. Campana
134
1950
9
45
3.0
14.9
1
58
5
11.6
6.4
0
17Al Pollard
A. Pollard
121
1951
TOT
12
26
4.7
10.1
0
35
3
11.7
2.9
0
18Dave Ames
D. Ames
114
1961
TOT
12
19
6.0
9.5
0
20
6
3.3
1.7
0
19Don Paul
D. Paul
114
1953
12
16
7.1
9.5
0
167
16
10.4
13.9
2
20Woodley Lewis
W. Lewis
114
1952
12
19
6.0
9.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
113
1951
12
35
3.2
9.4
1
36
2
18.0
3.0
1
22Billy Stone
B. Stone
113
1950
8
14
8.1
14.1
1
324
12
27.0
40.5
4
23Joe Kulbacki
J. Kulbacki
108
1960
14
41
2.6
7.7
1
9
2
4.5
0.6
0
24Jerry Williams
J. Williams
108
1950
12
13
8.3
9.0
1
21
4
5.3
1.8
1
25Jerry Williams
J. Williams
106
1951
10
21
5.0
10.6
2
49
5
9.8
4.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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