oldest player to win offensive player of the year by a running back

Priest Holmes and Barry Sanders are tied for the oldest running back Offensive Players of the Year in a season. They were 29 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to win offensive player of the year in a regular season by a running back
NAME AGE OPOY SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
29
1
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
2 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
29
1
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
3 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
28
1
2005
SEA SEA
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
4 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
28
1
2001
STL STL
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
5 Roger Craig
R. Craig
28
1
1988
SF SF
16
1,502
310
4.8
93.9
9
534
76
7.0
33.4
1
6 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
27
1
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
345
5.8
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
7 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
27
1
2023
SF SF
16
1,459
272
5.4
91.2
14
564
67
83
8.4
35.3
7
8 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
27
1
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
9 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
27
1
2006
SD SD
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
10 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
27
1
2000
STL STL
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
11 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
26
1
2020
TEN TEN
16
2,027
378
5.4
126.7
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
12 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
26
1
2014
DAL DAL
16
1,845
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
13 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
26
1
1999
STL STL
16
1,381
253
5.5
86.3
7
1,048
87
103
12.0
65.5
5
14 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
26
1
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
15 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
1
1994
DET DET
16
1,883
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
16 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
26
1
1986
RAM RAM
16
1,821
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
17 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
26
1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
18 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
25
1
1991
BUF BUF
15
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
19 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
25
1
1985
RAI RAI
16
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
20 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
25
1
1980
HOU HOU
15
1,934
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
21 Larry Brown
L. Brown
25
1
1972
WAS WAS
12
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
22 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
24
1
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
23 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
24
1
2003
BAL BAL
16
2,066
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
24 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
24
1
1996
DEN DEN
16
1,538
345
4.5
96.1
13
310
36
8.6
19.4
2
25 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
24
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
94
16
5.9
5.9
0

More Chiefs Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

22.6

15th

OPP PPG

19.2

4th

RUSH YDS/G

105.3

22nd

PASS YDS/G

238.0

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
Broncos Broncos
10
7
0
.588
Raiders Raiders
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/14
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Sun
9/21
KC KC
@
NYG NYG
8:20 PM
Sun
9/28
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

40

Final

22

KC Chiefs

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 9 Feb 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM