nfl yards from scrimmage leaders 2009 running backs

Chris Johnson gained the most yards from scrimmage by a running back in 2009, with 2,509 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	2,509	2009	TEN	16	2,006	358	5.6	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
2	Ray Rice R. Rice	2,041	2009	BAL	16	1,339	254	5.3	83.7	7	702	78	101	9.0	43.9	1
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,819	2009	MIN	16	1,383	314	4.4	86.4	18	436	43	57	10.1	27.3	0
4	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	1,765	2009	JAX	16	1,391	312	4.5	86.9	15	374	53	71	7.1	23.4	1
5	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,738	2009	STL	15	1,416	324	4.4	94.4	4	322	51	75	6.3	21.5	0
6	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,526	2009	SF	14	1,120	229	4.9	80.0	10	406	52	75	7.8	29.0	3
7	Thomas Jones T. Jones	1,460	2009	NYJ	16	1,402	331	4.2	87.6	14	58	10	18	5.8	3.6	0
8	Ryan Grant R. Grant	1,450	2009	GB	16	1,253	282	4.4	78.3	11	197	25	30	7.9	12.3	0
9	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	1,433	2009	BUF	16	1,062	237	4.5	66.4	2	371	46	60	8.1	23.2	2
10	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	1,417	2009	KC	15	1,120	190	5.9	74.7	7	297	40	56	7.4	19.8	1
11	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,400	2009	CHI	16	929	258	3.6	58.1	4	471	57	72	8.3	29.4	0
12	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,385	2009	MIA	16	1,121	241	4.7	70.1	11	264	35	53	7.5	16.5	2
13	Rashard Mendenhall R. Mendenhall	1,369	2009	PIT	16	1,108	242	4.6	69.3	7	261	25	32	10.4	16.3	1
14	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	1,369	2009	CAR	13	1,117	216	5.2	85.9	7	252	29	41	8.7	19.4	0
15	Cedric Benson C. Benson	1,362	2009	CIN	13	1,251	301	4.2	96.2	6	111	17	24	6.5	8.5	0
16	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	1,272	2009	CAR	16	1,133	221	5.1	70.8	10	139	18	26	7.7	8.7	1
17	Joseph Addai J. Addai	1,164	2009	IND	15	828	219	3.8	55.2	10	336	51	63	6.6	22.4	3
18	Kevin Smith K. Smith	1,162	2009	DET	13	747	217	3.4	57.5	4	415	41	57	10.1	31.9	1
19	Knowshon Moreno K. Moreno	1,160	2009	DEN	16	947	247	3.8	59.2	7	213	28	41	7.6	13.3	2
20	Marion Barber M. Barber	1,153	2009	DAL	15	932	214	4.4	62.1	7	221	26	36	8.5	14.7	0
21	Pierre Thomas P. Thomas	1,095	2009	NO	14	793	147	5.4	56.6	6	302	39	45	7.7	21.6	2
22	Jerome Harrison J. Harrison	1,082	2009	CLE	14	862	194	4.4	61.6	5	220	34	50	6.5	15.7	2
23	Cadillac Williams C. Williams	1,040	2009	TB	16	823	211	3.9	51.4	4	217	28	39	7.8	13.6	3
24	Tim Hightower T. Hightower	1,026	2009	ARI	16	598	143	4.2	37.4	8	428	63	80	6.8	26.8	0
25	Brandon Jacobs B. Jacobs	1,019	2009	NYG	15	835	224	3.7	55.7	5	184	18	31	10.2	12.3	1

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	4	.333
Texans	2	4	.333
Titans	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	TEN	@	JAX	4:05 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Olave

577

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

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

130.7

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

63.7

Kittle

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Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

68

Reichard

65

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4-1

4-1-1

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Worst Record ATS

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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	4	1	.250
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	6	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

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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)
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
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