rush attempts leader single season 1991

Emmitt Smith had the most carries in 1991, with 365 rush attempts.

NAMEATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
365
1991
16
1,563
4.3
97.7
12
258
49
5.3
16.1
1
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
342
1991
15
1,548
4.5
103.2
16
307
41
7.5
20.5
1
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
288
1991
15
1,407
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
4Earnest Byner
E. Byner
274
1991
16
1,048
3.8
65.5
5
308
34
9.1
19.3
0
5Leonard Russell
L. Russell
266
1991
16
959
3.6
59.9
4
81
18
4.5
5.1
0
6Gaston Green
G. Green
261
1991
13
1,037
4.0
79.8
4
78
13
6.0
6.0
0
7Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
256
1991
14
1,059
4.1
75.6
10
283
43
6.6
20.2
0
8Mark Higgs
M. Higgs
231
1991
14
905
3.9
64.6
4
80
11
7.3
5.7
0
9Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
225
1991
14
1,031
4.6
73.6
9
34
3
11.3
2.4
0
10Robert Delpino
R. Delpino
214
1991
16
688
3.2
43.0
9
617
55
11.2
38.6
1
11Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
210
1991
13
747
3.6
57.5
6
368
47
7.8
28.3
3
12Herschel Walker
H. Walker
198
1991
15
825
4.2
55.0
10
204
33
6.2
13.6
0
13Kevin Mack
K. Mack
197
1991
14
726
3.7
51.9
8
255
40
6.4
18.2
2
14Reggie Cobb
R. Cobb
196
1991
16
752
3.8
47.0
7
111
15
7.4
6.9
0
15Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
196
1991
15
666
3.4
44.4
4
225
29
7.8
15.0
2
16Marion Butts
M. Butts
193
1991
16
834
4.3
52.1
6
91
10
9.1
5.7
1
17Blair Thomas
B. Thomas
189
1991
16
728
3.9
45.5
3
195
30
6.5
12.2
1
18John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
188
1991
16
741
3.9
46.3
4
499
61
8.2
31.2
1
19Brad Baxter
B. Baxter
184
1991
16
666
3.6
41.6
11
124
12
10.3
7.8
0
20Allen Pinkett
A. Pinkett
171
1991
16
720
4.2
45.0
9
228
29
7.9
14.3
1
21Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
167
1991
10
536
3.2
53.6
2
269
41
6.6
26.9
1
22Merril Hoge
M. Hoge
165
1991
16
610
3.7
38.1
2
379
49
7.7
23.7
1
23Roger Craig
R. Craig
162
1991
15
590
3.6
39.3
1
136
17
8.0
9.1
0
24Barry Word
B. Word
160
1991
16
684
4.3
42.8
4
13
2
6.5
0.8
0
25Rod Bernstine
R. Bernstine
159
1991
13
766
4.8
58.9
8
124
11
11.3
9.5
0
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