nfl running backs who won opoy

Larry Brown won the Offensive Player of the Year award in 1972.

NAMEOPOYSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Larry Brown
L. Brown
1
1972
12
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
2O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
1973
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
1977
14
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
4Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1978
15
1,450
302
4.8
96.7
13
48
12
4.0
3.2
0
5Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1979
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
6Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1980
15
1,934
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
7Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1
1985
16
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1
1986
16
1,821
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
9Roger Craig
R. Craig
1
1988
16
1,502
310
4.8
93.9
9
534
76
7.0
33.4
1
10Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
1
1991
15
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
11Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1
1994
16
1,883
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
12Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1
1996
16
1,538
345
4.5
96.1
13
310
36
8.6
19.4
2
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1
1997
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
14Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1
1998
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
15Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
1999
16
1,381
253
5.5
86.3
7
1,048
87
103
12.0
65.5
5
16Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
2000
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
2001
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
18Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
1
2002
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
19Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1
2003
16
2,066
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
20Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1
2005
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1
2006
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
22Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
1
2009
16
2,006
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
23Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1
2012
16
2,097
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
24DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
1
2014
16
1,845
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
25Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
1
2017
15
1,305
279
4.7
87.0
13
788
64
87
12.3
52.5
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