Tiki Barber, Curtis Martin and Walter Payton are tied for the oldest running backs with 1,500+ rushing yards in a season. They were 31 years old.
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oldest running back with 1500 or more rush yards in a year| NAME | Age | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Barber | 31 | 1,662 | 2006 |  NYG | 16 | 327 | 5.1 | 103.9 | 5 | 465 | 58 | 81 | 8.0 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | C. Martin | 31 | 1,697 | 2004 |  NYJ | 16 | 371 | 4.6 | 106.1 | 12 | 245 | 41 | 49 | 6.0 | 15.3 | 2 |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 31 | 1,551 | 1985 |  CHI | 16 | 324 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 9 | 483 | 49 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  | D. Henry | 30 | 1,921 | 2024 |  BAL | 17 | 325 | 5.9 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 5 | | T. Barber | 30 | 1,860 | 2005 | NYG | 16 | 357 | 5.2 | 116.3 | 9 | 530 | 54 | 70 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 2 |
| 6 | | C. Dillon | 30 | 1,635 | 2004 |  NE | 15 | 345 | 4.7 | 109.0 | 12 | 103 | 15 | 21 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 7 | | W. Payton | 30 | 1,684 | 1984 | CHI | 16 | 381 | 4.4 | 105.3 | 11 | 368 | 45 | 8.2 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | T. Barber | 29 | 1,518 | 2004 | NYG | 16 | 322 | 4.7 | 94.9 | 13 | 578 | 52 | 79 | 11.1 | 36.1 | 2 |
| 9 | | P. Holmes | 29 | 1,615 | 2002 |  KC | 14 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 |
| 10 |  | B. Sanders | 29 | 2,053 | 1997 |  DET | 16 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  | O.J. Simpson | 29 | 1,503 | 1976 |  BUF | 14 | 290 | 5.2 | 107.4 | 8 | 259 | 22 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | J. Brown | 29 | 1,544 | 1965 |  CLE | 14 | 289 | 5.3 | 110.3 | 17 | 328 | 34 | 9.6 | 23.4 | 4 | |
| 13 |  | D. Henry | 28 | 1,538 | 2022 |  TEN | 16 | 349 | 4.4 | 96.1 | 13 | 398 | 33 | 41 | 12.1 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 14 | | S. Alexander | 28 | 1,880 | 2005 |  SEA | 16 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 15 | | P. Holmes | 28 | 1,555 | 2001 | KC | 16 | 327 | 4.8 | 97.2 | 8 | 614 | 62 | 75 | 9.9 | 38.4 | 2 |
| 16 | | C. Martin | 28 | 1,513 | 2001 | NYJ | 16 | 333 | 4.5 | 94.6 | 10 | 320 | 53 | 63 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Smith | 28 | 1,521 | 2000 |  MIN | 16 | 295 | 5.2 | 95.1 | 7 | 348 | 36 | 44 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 3 |
| 18 | | B. Sanders | 28 | 1,553 | 1996 | DET | 16 | 307 | 5.1 | 97.1 | 11 | 147 | 24 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| 19 | | R. Craig | 28 | 1,502 | 1988 |  SF | 16 | 310 | 4.8 | 93.9 | 9 | 534 | 76 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 1 | |
| 20 |  | E. Dickerson | 28 | 1,659 | 1988 |  IND | 16 | 388 | 4.3 | 103.7 | 14 | 377 | 36 | 10.5 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 21 | | W. Andrews | 28 | 1,567 | 1983 |  ATL | 16 | 331 | 4.7 | 97.9 | 7 | 609 | 59 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 4 | |
| 22 | | O.J. Simpson | 28 | 1,817 | 1975 | BUF | 14 | 329 | 5.5 | 129.8 | 16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | |
| 23 |  | S. Barkley | 27 | 2,005 | 2024 |  PHI | 16 | 345 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 24 |  | N. Chubb | 27 | 1,525 | 2022 | CLE | 17 | 302 | 5.0 | 89.7 | 12 | 239 | 27 | 37 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 25 |  | A. Peterson | 27 | 2,097 | 2012 | MIN | 16 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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