running backs to average 5.7 yards per touch in a single season

Bruce Maxwell had 9 yards per attempt per touch in his rookie season in 1970.

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Data note: Touches: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	AVG/TOUCHES	AVG	TOUCHES	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	REC AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Bruce Maxwell B. Maxwell	9	9.0	1	1970	DET	11	9	1	9.0	0.8	0	0	0			0.0	0
2	Rocky Bleier R. Bleier	17	17.0	1	1972	PIT	14	17	1	17.0	1.2	0	0	0			0.0	0
3	Larry Krause L. Krause	8	8.0	1	1973	GB	14	8	1	8.0	0.6	0	0	0			0.0	0
4	Bob Hudson B. Hudson	12	12.0	1	1974	OAK	14	12	1	12.0	0.9	0	0	0			0.0	0
5	Dino Hall D. Hall	6.5	13.0	2	1980	CLE	16	26	2	13.0	1.6	0	0	0			0.0	0
6	Ken Jenkins K. Jenkins	9.75	19.5	2	1985	WAS	13	39	2	19.5	3.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
7	Johnny Davis J. Davis	7	7.0	1	1987	CLE	1	7	1	7.0	7.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
8	Nuu Faaola N. Faaola	13	13.0	1	1988	NYJ	16	13	1	13.0	0.8	0	0	0			0.0	0
9	Kevin Harmon K. Harmon	24	24.0	1	1989	SEA	4	24	1	24.0	6.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
10	Bobby Morse B. Morse	10.75	21.5	2	1989	NO	11	43	2	21.5	3.9	0	0	0			0.0	0
11	A.B. Brown	8	8.0	1	1990	NYJ	1	8	1	8.0	8.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
12	Beno Bryant B. Bryant	6	6.0	1	1994	SEA	2	6	1	6.0	3.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
13	Ed Toner E. Toner	11	11.0	1	1994	IND	9	11	1	11.0	1.2	0	0	0			0.0	0
14	David Lang D. Lang	7	7.0	1	1995	DAL	16	7	1	7.0	0.4	0	0	0			0.0	0
15	Jonas Lewis J. Lewis	6	6.0	1	2000	SF	10	6	1	6.0	0.6	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	9.25	18.5	2	2000	NO	12	37	2	18.5	3.1	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Brock Olivo B. Olivo	6	6.0	1	2001	DET	16	6	1	6.0	0.4	0	0	0	1		0.0	0
18	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	11	11.0	1	2002	NO	11	11	1	11.0	1.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	George Layne G. Layne	7.5	15.0	2	2003	ATL	3	15	1	15.0	5.0	0	3	1	2	3.0	1.0	0
20	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	13	13.0	1	2003	NO	14	13	1	13.0	0.9	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	George Layne G. Layne	6	12.0	2	2004	TOT	4	12	1	12.0	3.0	0	6	1	1	6.0	1.5	0
22	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	13.5	27.0	2	2004	NO	11	54	2	27.0	4.9	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Chad Morton C. Morton	22	22.0	1	2006	NYG	15	22	1	22.0	1.5	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jalen Parmele J. Parmele	6.75	13.5	2	2008	BAL	1	27	2	13.5	27.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Antone Smith A. Smith	11	11.0	1	2015	CHI	5	11	1	11.0	2.2	0	0	0	0		0.0	0

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