top 10 rb points by year

LaDainian Tomlinson has scored the most points by a running back in a season, with 186 points in 2006.

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  • Data note: Points: player season data complete from 1921
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
186
2006
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
2Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
176
1960
12
671
160
4.2
55.9
13
257
28
9.2
21.4
2
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
168
2005
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
4Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
162
2003
16
1,420
320
4.4
88.8
27
690
74
90
9.3
43.1
0
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
160
2000
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
6Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
150
1995
16
1,773
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
7Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
146
1961
12
597
127
4.7
49.8
8
145
15
9.7
12.1
2
8Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
144
2002
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
9John Riggins
J. Riggins
144
1983
15
1,347
375
3.6
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
10Terrell Davis
T. Davis
138
1998
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
138
1975
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
12Gene Mingo
G. Mingo
137
1962
14
287
54
5.3
20.5
4
107
14
7.6
7.6
0
13Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
132
2018
14
1,251
256
4.9
89.4
17
580
59
81
9.8
41.4
4
14Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
132
1994
15
1,484
368
4.0
98.9
21
341
50
6.8
22.7
1
15Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
132
1975
14
1,070
280
3.8
76.4
13
691
73
9.5
49.4
9
16Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
132
1965
14
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
507
29
17.5
36.2
6
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
128
2001
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
18Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
128
1962
14
1,096
214
5.1
78.3
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
19Doak Walker
D. Walker
128
1950
12
386
83
4.7
32.2
5
534
35
15.3
44.5
6
20Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
126
2023
15
1,012
209
4.8
67.5
18
175
25
32
7.0
11.7
3
21Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
126
2023
16
1,459
272
5.4
91.2
14
564
67
83
8.4
35.3
7
22Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
126
2020
15
932
187
5.0
62.1
16
756
83
107
9.1
50.4
5
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
126
2005
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
20
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
24Terry Allen
T. Allen
126
1996
16
1,353
347
3.9
84.6
21
194
32
6.1
12.1
0
25Joe Morris
J. Morris
126
1985
16
1,336
294
4.5
83.5
21
212
22
9.6
13.3
0

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