Clinton Portis had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in 2002, with 5.5 per attempt in his rookie season.
Interpreted as:
rb ypc with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game leaders 2002| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Portis | 5.5 | 2002 | 16 | 1,508 | 273 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 2 | | C. Garner | 5.3 | 2002 | 16 | 962 | 182 | 60.1 | 7 | 941 | 91 | 111 | 10.3 | 58.8 | 4 | |
| 3 | | P. Holmes | 5.2 | 2002 | 14 | 1,615 | 313 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 | |
| 4 | | M. Bennett | 5.1 | 2002 | 16 | 1,296 | 255 | 81.0 | 5 | 351 | 37 | 41 | 9.5 | 21.9 | 1 | |
| 5 | | R. Williams | 4.8 | 2002 | 16 | 1,853 | 383 | 115.8 | 16 | 363 | 47 | 59 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 1 | |
| 6 | | K. Barlow | 4.7 | 2002 | 14 | 675 | 145 | 48.2 | 4 | 136 | 14 | 21 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| 7 | | K. Watson | 4.6 | 2002 | 16 | 534 | 116 | 33.4 | 1 | 253 | 32 | 43 | 7.9 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| 8 | | F. Taylor | 4.6 | 2002 | 16 | 1,314 | 287 | 82.1 | 8 | 408 | 49 | 57 | 8.3 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | T. Barber | 4.6 | 2002 | 16 | 1,387 | 304 | 86.7 | 11 | 597 | 69 | 95 | 8.7 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | L. Tomlinson | 4.5 | 2002 | 16 | 1,683 | 372 | 105.2 | 14 | 489 | 79 | 101 | 6.2 | 30.6 | 1 | |
| 11 | | G. Hearst | 4.5 | 2002 | 16 | 972 | 215 | 60.8 | 8 | 317 | 48 | 69 | 6.6 | 19.8 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | M. Faulk | 4.5 | 2002 | 14 | 953 | 212 | 68.1 | 8 | 537 | 80 | 102 | 6.7 | 38.4 | 2 | |
| 13 | | M. Shipp | 4.4 | 2002 | 15 | 834 | 188 | 55.6 | 6 | 413 | 38 | 49 | 10.9 | 27.5 | 3 | |
| 14 | | J. White | 4.4 | 2002 | 14 | 470 | 106 | 33.6 | 3 | 452 | 63 | 86 | 7.2 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| 15 | | T. Henry | 4.4 | 2002 | 16 | 1,438 | 325 | 89.9 | 13 | 309 | 43 | 59 | 7.2 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| 16 | | J. Stewart | 4.4 | 2002 | 14 | 1,021 | 231 | 72.9 | 4 | 333 | 46 | 70 | 7.2 | 23.8 | 2 | |
| 17 | | A. Green | 4.3 | 2002 | 14 | 1,240 | 286 | 88.6 | 7 | 393 | 57 | 74 | 6.9 | 28.1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | J. Lewis | 4.3 | 2002 | 16 | 1,327 | 308 | 82.9 | 6 | 442 | 47 | 60 | 9.4 | 27.6 | 1 | |
| 19 | | D. McAllister | 4.3 | 2002 | 15 | 1,388 | 325 | 92.5 | 13 | 352 | 47 | 74 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 3 | |
| 20 |  | C. Martin | 4.2 | 2002 | 16 | 1,094 | 261 | 68.4 | 7 | 362 | 49 | 56 | 7.4 | 22.6 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Dillon | 4.2 | 2002 | 16 | 1,311 | 314 | 81.9 | 7 | 298 | 43 | 61 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| 22 | | W. Dunn | 4.0 | 2002 | 15 | 927 | 230 | 61.8 | 7 | 377 | 50 | 65 | 7.5 | 25.1 | 2 | |
| 23 | | S. Alexander | 4.0 | 2002 | 16 | 1,175 | 295 | 73.4 | 16 | 460 | 59 | 78 | 7.8 | 28.8 | 2 | |
| 24 | | S. Davis | 4.0 | 2002 | 12 | 820 | 207 | 68.3 | 7 | 142 | 23 | 33 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 1 | |
| 25 | | A. Zereoue | 3.9 | 2002 | 16 | 762 | 193 | 47.6 | 4 | 341 | 42 | 53 | 8.1 | 21.3 | 0 | |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |