Since 2005, Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards by a running back in a season, with 2,097 yards in 2012.
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running back most rushing yards in a season since 2005| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 2,097 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2 |  | D. Henry | 2,027 | 2020 |  TEN | 16 | 378 | 5.4 | 126.7 | 17 | 114 | 19 | 31 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | C. Johnson | 2,006 | 2009 | TEN | 16 | 358 | 5.6 | 125.4 | 14 | 503 | 50 | 71 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 2 |
| 4 |  | S. Barkley | 2,005 | 2024 |  PHI | 16 | 345 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 5 |  | D. Henry | 1,921 | 2024 |  BAL | 17 | 325 | 5.9 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 6 |  | S. Alexander | 1,880 | 2005 |  SEA | 16 | 370 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 27 | 78 | 15 | 29 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 7 | | T. Barber | 1,860 | 2005 |  NYG | 16 | 357 | 5.2 | 116.3 | 9 | 530 | 54 | 70 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 2 |
| 8 |  | D. Murray | 1,845 | 2014 |  DAL | 16 | 392 | 4.7 | 115.3 | 13 | 416 | 57 | 64 | 7.3 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 9 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,815 | 2006 |  SD | 16 | 348 | 5.2 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 |
| 10 |  | J. Taylor | 1,811 | 2021 |  IND | 17 | 332 | 5.5 | 106.5 | 18 | 360 | 40 | 51 | 9.0 | 21.2 | 2 |
| 11 | | L. Johnson | 1,789 | 2006 |  KC | 16 | 416 | 4.3 | 111.8 | 17 | 410 | 41 | 67 | 10.0 | 25.6 | 2 |
| 12 | | A. Peterson | 1,760 | 2008 | MIN | 16 | 363 | 4.8 | 110.0 | 10 | 125 | 21 | 39 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 13 | | L. Johnson | 1,750 | 2005 | KC | 16 | 336 | 5.2 | 109.4 | 20 | 343 | 33 | 49 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 14 | | M. Turner | 1,699 | 2008 |  ATL | 16 | 376 | 4.5 | 106.2 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 15 |  | F. Gore | 1,695 | 2006 |  SF | 16 | 312 | 5.4 | 105.9 | 8 | 485 | 61 | 86 | 8.0 | 30.3 | 1 |
| 16 | | T. Barber | 1,662 | 2006 | NYG | 16 | 327 | 5.1 | 103.9 | 5 | 465 | 58 | 81 | 8.0 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 17 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,653 | 2022 |  LV | 17 | 340 | 4.9 | 97.2 | 12 | 400 | 53 | 64 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 18 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 | DAL | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 19 | | A. Foster | 1,616 | 2010 |  HOU | 16 | 327 | 4.9 | 101.0 | 16 | 604 | 66 | 84 | 9.2 | 37.8 | 2 |
| 20 | | A. Morris | 1,613 | 2012 |  WAS | 16 | 335 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 21 |  | L. McCoy | 1,607 | 2013 | PHI | 16 | 314 | 5.1 | 100.4 | 9 | 539 | 52 | 64 | 10.4 | 33.7 | 2 |
| 22 | | M. Jones-Drew | 1,606 | 2011 |  JAX | 16 | 343 | 4.7 | 100.4 | 8 | 374 | 43 | 63 | 8.7 | 23.4 | 3 |
| 23 |  | M. Lynch | 1,590 | 2012 | SEA | 16 | 315 | 5.0 | 99.4 | 11 | 196 | 23 | 30 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 24 |  | D. Cook | 1,557 | 2020 | MIN | 14 | 312 | 5.0 | 111.2 | 16 | 361 | 44 | 54 | 8.2 | 25.8 | 1 |
| 25 | | D. Henry | 1,540 | 2019 | TEN | 15 | 303 | 5.1 | 102.7 | 16 | 206 | 18 | 24 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 2 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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