nfl player record most rushing yards in a season

8 players had a record of 10-6. The first three are Eric Dickerson in 1984 and in 1986, Adrian Peterson in 2012 and in 2008 and Jamal Lewis in 2003.

NAMERECRUSH YDSSEASONTMW%GPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC RECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
10-6
2,105
1984
.625
16
379
5.6
131.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10-6
2,097
2012
.625
16
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
3Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10-6
2,066
2003
.625
16
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
9-7
2,053
1997
.563
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
5Derrick Henry
D. Henry
11-5
2,027
2020
.688
16
378
5.4
126.7
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
6Terrell Davis
T. Davis
14-2
2,008
1998
.875
16
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
7Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
8-8
2,006
2009
.500
16
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
13-3
2,005
2024
.813
16
345
5.8
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
9O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
9-5
2,003
1973
.643
14
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
10Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
10-5
1,934
1980
.667
15
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12-5
1,921
2024
.706
17
325
5.9
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
12Ahman Green
A. Green
10-6
1,883
2003
.625
16
355
5.3
117.7
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
9-7
1,883
1994
.563
16
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
14Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
13-3
1,880
2005
.813
16
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
15Jim Brown
J. Brown
10-4
1,863
1963
.714
14
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
16Tiki Barber
T. Barber
11-5
1,860
2005
.688
16
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
17Ricky Williams
R. Williams
9-7
1,853
2002
.563
16
383
4.8
115.8
16
363
47
59
7.7
22.7
1
18Walter Payton
W. Payton
9-5
1,852
1977
.643
14
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
19Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
14-2
1,846
1998
.875
16
410
4.5
115.4
14
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
20DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
12-4
1,845
2014
.750
16
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
21Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
10-6
1,821
1986
.625
16
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
22O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
8-6
1,817
1975
.571
14
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
23LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
14-2
1,815
2006
.875
16
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
24Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
9-8
1,811
2021
.529
17
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
25Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
9-7
1,808
1983
.563
16
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
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