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.
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oldest running back to win offensive player of the year in a regular season| 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 |  | P. Holmes | 29 | 1 | 2002 | 14 | 1,615 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | B. Sanders | 29 | 1 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | | S. Alexander | 28 | 1 | 2005 | 16 | 1,880 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | M. Faulk | 28 | 1 | 2001 | 14 | 1,382 | 260 | 5.3 | 98.7 | 12 | 765 | 83 | 104 | 9.2 | 54.6 | 9 | |
| 5 | | R. Craig | 28 | 1 | 1988 | 16 | 1,502 | 310 | 4.8 | 93.9 | 9 | 534 | 76 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 1 | ||
| 6 |  | S. Barkley | 27 | 1 | 2024 | 16 | 2,005 | 345 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 | |
| 7 |  | C. McCaffrey | 27 | 1 | 2023 | 16 | 1,459 | 272 | 5.4 | 91.2 | 14 | 564 | 67 | 83 | 8.4 | 35.3 | 7 | |
| 8 |  | A. Peterson | 27 | 1 | 2012 | 16 | 2,097 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| 9 |  | L. Tomlinson | 27 | 1 | 2006 | 16 | 1,815 | 348 | 5.2 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 | |
| 10 | | M. Faulk | 27 | 1 | 2000 | 14 | 1,359 | 253 | 5.4 | 97.1 | 18 | 830 | 81 | 113 | 10.2 | 59.3 | 8 | |
| 11 |  | D. Henry | 26 | 1 | 2020 | 16 | 2,027 | 378 | 5.4 | 126.7 | 17 | 114 | 19 | 31 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | D. Murray | 26 | 1 | 2014 | 16 | 1,845 | 392 | 4.7 | 115.3 | 13 | 416 | 57 | 64 | 7.3 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Faulk | 26 | 1 | 1999 | 16 | 1,381 | 253 | 5.5 | 86.3 | 7 | 1,048 | 87 | 103 | 12.0 | 65.5 | 5 | |
| 14 | | T. Davis | 26 | 1 | 1998 | 16 | 2,008 | 392 | 5.1 | 125.5 | 21 | 217 | 25 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 2 | ||
| 15 | | B. Sanders | 26 | 1 | 1994 | 16 | 1,883 | 331 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | ||
| 16 |  | E. Dickerson | 26 | 1 | 1986 | 16 | 1,821 | 404 | 4.5 | 113.8 | 11 | 205 | 26 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | O.J. Simpson | 26 | 1 | 1973 | 14 | 2,003 | 332 | 6.0 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | T. Thomas | 25 | 1 | 1991 | 15 | 1,407 | 288 | 4.9 | 93.8 | 7 | 631 | 62 | 10.2 | 42.1 | 5 | ||
| 19 | | M. Allen | 25 | 1 | 1985 | 16 | 1,759 | 380 | 4.6 | 109.9 | 11 | 555 | 67 | 8.3 | 34.7 | 3 | ||
| 20 | | E. Campbell | 25 | 1 | 1980 | 15 | 1,934 | 373 | 5.2 | 128.9 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | L. Brown | 25 | 1 | 1972 | 12 | 1,216 | 285 | 4.3 | 101.3 | 8 | 473 | 32 | 14.8 | 39.4 | 4 | ||
| 22 |  | C. Johnson | 24 | 1 | 2009 | 16 | 2,006 | 358 | 5.6 | 125.4 | 14 | 503 | 50 | 71 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 2 | |
| 23 | | J. Lewis | 24 | 1 | 2003 | 16 | 2,066 | 387 | 5.3 | 129.1 | 14 | 205 | 26 | 38 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 24 | | T. Davis | 24 | 1 | 1996 | 16 | 1,538 | 345 | 4.5 | 96.1 | 13 | 310 | 36 | 8.6 | 19.4 | 2 | ||
| 25 | | E. Campbell | 24 | 1 | 1979 | 16 | 1,697 | 368 | 4.6 | 106.1 | 19 | 94 | 16 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0 | ||
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 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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