rb most yards per carry career 1986 to 2026 minimum 400 attempts

From 1986 through 2026, De'Von Achane has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 400+ rush attempts, with 5.5 per attempt.

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	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	De'Von Achane D. Achane	5.5	578	47	3,184	67.7	22	1,326	179	221	7.4	28.2	13
2	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	5.4	515	38	2,782	73.2	16	352	40		8.8	9.3	2
3	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
4	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	5.3	740	52	3,887	74.8	43	1,605	199	249	8.1	30.9	12
5	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	900	69	4,605	66.7	34	1,190	134	172	8.9	17.2	9
6	J.K. Dobbins	5.1	617	50	3,145	62.9	25	371	71	89	5.2	7.4	1
7	Jordan Mason J. Mason	5.0	410	62	2,070	33.4	14	173	28	34	6.2	2.8	0
8	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
9	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
11	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
12	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.9	871	54	4,259	78.9	27	1,856	211	277	8.8	34.4	10
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,728	156	13,319	85.4	128	1,839	194	250	9.5	11.8	5
14	Tatum Bell T. Bell	4.9	569	54	2,773	51.4	16	419	71	101	5.9	7.8	0
15	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.9	1,617	87	7,856	90.3	73	1,536	196	250	7.8	17.7	7
16	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	4.9	732	183	3,552	19.4	23	4,840	553	748	8.8	26.4	32
17	C.J. Spiller	4.8	712	90	3,451	38.3	12	1,484	198	261	7.5	16.5	9
18	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.8	1,616	129	7,829	60.7	53	2,717	356	474	7.6	21.1	21
19	James Brooks J. Brooks	4.8	1,067	93	5,166	55.5	28	2,167	210		10.3	23.3	20
20	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
21	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	4.8	595	67	2,848	42.5	12	1,337	177	213	7.6	20.0	2
22	Derrick Ward D. Ward	4.8	551	93	2,628	28.3	12	787	96	136	8.2	8.5	3
23	Justin Forsett J. Forsett	4.7	820	122	3,890	31.9	19	1,351	210	290	6.4	11.1	1
24	Miles Sanders M. Sanders	4.7	943	88	4,462	50.7	24	1,274	183	254	7.0	14.5	4
25	Felix Jones F. Jones	4.7	617	80	2,912	36.4	11	1,125	136	169	8.3	14.1	3

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