rushing yards per game leaders in 2008

Adrian Peterson averaged the most rushing yards per game in 2008, with 110.0 per game.

NAMERUSH YDS/GSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
110.0
2008
16
1,760
363
4.8
10
125
21
39
6.0
7.8
0
2Michael Turner
M. Turner
106.2
2008
16
1,699
376
4.5
17
41
6
9
6.8
2.6
0
3DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
94.7
2008
16
1,515
273
5.5
18
121
22
30
5.5
7.6
2
4Clinton Portis
C. Portis
92.9
2008
16
1,487
342
4.3
9
218
28
36
7.8
13.6
0
5Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
86.8
2008
12
1,042
253
4.1
7
379
40
62
9.5
31.6
1
6Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
83.8
2008
13
1,089
219
5.0
15
36
6
12
6.0
2.8
0
7Lance Ball
L. Ball
83.0
2008
1
83
13
6.4
0
5
1
1
5.0
5.0
0
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
82.0
2008
16
1,312
290
4.5
13
207
36
42
5.8
12.9
2
9Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
81.9
2008
15
1,228
251
4.9
9
260
43
62
6.0
17.3
1
10Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
80.1
2008
16
1,282
268
4.8
9
377
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
11Matt Forte
M. Forte
77.4
2008
16
1,238
316
3.9
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
12Ryan Grant
R. Grant
75.2
2008
16
1,203
312
3.9
4
116
18
22
6.4
7.3
1
13Frank Gore
F. Gore
74.0
2008
14
1,036
240
4.3
6
373
43
66
8.7
26.6
2
14Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
72.8
2008
12
874
193
4.5
5
74
12
16
6.2
6.2
0
15Willie Parker
W. Parker
71.9
2008
11
791
210
3.8
5
13
3
10
4.3
1.2
0
16LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
69.4
2008
16
1,110
292
3.8
11
426
52
77
8.2
26.6
1
17Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
69.1
2008
15
1,036
250
4.1
8
300
47
67
6.4
20.0
1
18Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
66.9
2008
14
936
233
4.0
9
402
54
73
7.4
28.7
5
19Derrick Ward
D. Ward
64.1
2008
16
1,025
182
5.6
2
384
41
55
9.4
24.0
0
20Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
62.6
2008
16
1,002
279
3.6
4
178
23
32
7.7
11.1
0
21Cedric Benson
C. Benson
62.3
2008
12
747
214
3.5
2
185
20
26
9.3
15.4
0
22Kevin Smith
K. Smith
61.0
2008
16
976
238
4.1
8
286
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
23Justin Fargas
J. Fargas
60.9
2008
14
853
218
3.9
1
52
10
15
5.2
3.7
0
24Marion Barber
M. Barber
59.0
2008
15
885
238
3.7
7
417
52
61
8.0
27.8
2
25Ronnie Brown
R. Brown
57.3
2008
16
916
214
4.3
10
254
33
43
7.7
15.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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