running backs with most 1250 yd seasons

Barry Sanders and Walter Payton are tied for playing the most seasons by a running back when rushing for 1,250+ yards, with 9 seasons.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMESEASRUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
9
14,154
142
2,819
5.0
99.7
96
2,716
316
8.6
19.1
10
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
9
13,696
140
3,009
4.6
97.8
92
3,418
353
9.7
24.4
12
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
7
10,630
107
2,152
4.9
99.3
85
1,780
218
301
8.2
16.6
4
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7
10,748
108
2,414
4.5
99.5
109
2,017
331
32
6.1
18.7
8
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
7
10,374
92
1,927
5.4
112.8
84
1,927
199
9.7
20.9
14
6Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6
8,679
92
1,925
4.5
94.3
65
1,736
216
291
8.0
18.9
4
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
6
9,414
95
2,026
4.6
99.1
105
3,008
399
547
7.5
31.7
14
8Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6
8,756
95
2,131
4.1
92.2
51
1,712
254
226
6.7
18.0
4
9Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
6
9,992
91
2,158
4.6
109.8
70
1,507
182
8.3
16.6
4
10Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5
8,621
81
1,662
5.2
106.4
78
1,061
104
139
10.2
13.1
4
11Edgerrin James
E. James
5
7,575
76
1,760
4.3
99.7
59
2,292
271
355
8.5
30.2
10
12Eddie George
E. George
5
6,874
80
1,763
3.9
85.9
42
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
13Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5
6,723
76
1,404
4.8
88.5
54
4,073
389
320
10.5
53.6
27
14Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
5
7,758
76
1,726
4.5
102.1
67
561
94
6.0
7.4
0
15LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
4
5,502
62
1,133
4.9
88.7
44
1,365
178
227
7.7
22.0
6
16Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4
6,427
64
1,310
4.9
100.4
38
2,170
233
325
9.3
33.9
4
17Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
4
6,329
64
1,358
4.7
98.9
71
886
124
185
7.1
13.8
9
18Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
5,696
63
1,314
4.3
90.4
36
787
110
169
7.2
12.5
4
19Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
4
6,061
63
1,302
4.7
96.2
35
1,191
130
173
9.2
18.9
3
20Stephen Davis
S. Davis
4
5,599
59
1,296
4.3
94.9
41
788
98
131
8.0
13.4
0
21Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
4
5,866
63
1,344
4.4
93.1
33
573
76
19
7.5
9.1
2
22Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
4
5,506
63
1,226
4.5
87.4
33
2,176
217
10.0
34.5
10
23Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
4
5,603
63
1,256
4.5
88.9
31
1,462
182
8.0
23.2
3
24Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4
5,599
64
1,226
4.6
87.5
26
1,439
155
9.3
22.5
8
25O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
4
6,574
56
1,243
5.3
117.4
42
953
83
11.5
17.0
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