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NFL running backs with the most 1500 or more rushing yard seasons| NAME | SEAS | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 5 | 8,537 | 79 | 1,629 | 5.2 | 108.1 | 56 | 1,440 | 190 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 6 | |
| 2 |  | D. Henry | 4 | 7,026 | 64 | 1,355 | 5.2 | 109.8 | 62 | 911 | 89 | 118 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 3 |  | E. James | 4 | 6,316 | 63 | 1,450 | 4.4 | 100.3 | 48 | 2,000 | 220 | 284 | 9.1 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 4 | 7,393 | 64 | 1,561 | 4.7 | 115.5 | 57 | 1,125 | 134 | 8.4 | 17.6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 4 | 6,697 | 62 | 1,413 | 4.7 | 108.0 | 48 | 1,433 | 152 | 9.4 | 23.1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  | T. Barber | 3 | 5,040 | 48 | 1,006 | 5.0 | 105.0 | 27 | 1,573 | 164 | 230 | 9.6 | 32.8 | 4 |
| 7 | | C. Portis | 3 | 4,615 | 45 | 915 | 5.0 | 102.6 | 40 | 894 | 101 | 140 | 8.9 | 19.9 | 2 |
| 8 |  | L. Tomlinson | 3 | 5,143 | 48 | 1,033 | 5.0 | 107.1 | 55 | 1,722 | 235 | 318 | 7.3 | 35.9 | 8 |
| 9 | | T. Davis | 3 | 5,296 | 47 | 1,106 | 4.8 | 112.7 | 49 | 814 | 103 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 4 | |
| 10 |  | E. Smith | 3 | 5,049 | 48 | 1,115 | 4.5 | 105.2 | 55 | 968 | 170 | 5.7 | 20.2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | O.J. Simpson | 3 | 5,323 | 42 | 951 | 5.6 | 126.7 | 36 | 755 | 56 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 8 | |
| 12 |  | J. Brown | 3 | 4,934 | 40 | 837 | 5.9 | 123.4 | 46 | 734 | 74 | 9.9 | 18.4 | 8 | |
| 13 |  | A. Peterson | 2 | 3,857 | 32 | 711 | 5.4 | 120.5 | 22 | 342 | 61 | 90 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 1 |
| 14 | | L. Johnson | 2 | 3,539 | 32 | 752 | 4.7 | 110.6 | 37 | 753 | 74 | 116 | 10.2 | 23.5 | 3 |
| 15 | | S. Alexander | 2 | 3,576 | 32 | 723 | 4.9 | 111.8 | 43 | 248 | 38 | 67 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 16 | | P. Holmes | 2 | 3,170 | 30 | 640 | 5.0 | 105.7 | 29 | 1,286 | 132 | 156 | 9.7 | 42.9 | 5 |
| 17 |  | C. Martin | 2 | 3,210 | 32 | 704 | 4.6 | 100.3 | 22 | 565 | 94 | 112 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 2 |
| 18 | | E. Campbell | 2 | 3,631 | 31 | 741 | 4.9 | 117.1 | 32 | 141 | 27 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | S. Barkley | 1 | 2,005 | 16 | 345 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 20 |  | N. Chubb | 1 | 1,525 | 17 | 302 | 5.0 | 89.7 | 12 | 239 | 27 | 37 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 21 |  | J. Jacobs | 1 | 1,653 | 17 | 340 | 4.9 | 97.2 | 12 | 400 | 53 | 64 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 22 |  | J. Taylor | 1 | 1,811 | 17 | 332 | 5.5 | 106.5 | 18 | 360 | 40 | 51 | 9.0 | 21.2 | 2 |
| 23 |  | D. Cook | 1 | 1,557 | 14 | 312 | 5.0 | 111.2 | 16 | 361 | 44 | 54 | 8.2 | 25.8 | 1 |
| 24 |  | E. Elliott | 1 | 1,631 | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 25 |  | D. Murray | 1 | 1,845 | 16 | 392 | 4.7 | 115.3 | 13 | 416 | 57 | 64 | 7.3 | 26.0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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