top 10 running backs in rushing yards per attempt with at least 500 carries

Emmitt Smith averaged 4.2 yards per rush attempt with 500+ carries in his career.

NAME YPC ATT GP RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4.2
4,409
226
18,355
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
4.4
3,838
190
16,726
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3 Frank Gore
F. Gore
4.3
3,735
241
16,000
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
4.0
3,518
168
14,101
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
5 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
3.9
3,479
192
13,662
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4.6
3,230
184
14,918
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
4.3
3,174
170
13,684
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
8 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9 Edgerrin James
E. James
4.0
3,028
148
12,246
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
4.1
3,022
222
12,243
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
11 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
4.4
2,996
146
13,259
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
12 Franco Harris
F. Harris
4.1
2,949
173
12,120
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
13 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4.3
2,936
173
12,739
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
14 John Riggins
J. Riggins
3.9
2,916
175
11,352
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
4.2
2,877
182
12,074
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
16 Eddie George
E. George
3.6
2,865
141
10,441
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
17 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
4.3
2,836
176
12,279
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
18 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
4.1
2,764
160
11,438
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
19 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
4.0
2,678
180
10,591
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
20 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
4.1
2,669
181
10,967
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
21 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4.1
2,622
144
10,643
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4.3
2,618
150
11,241
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
23 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
4.0
2,562
182
10,273
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
24 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
4.2
2,542
131
10,607
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
25 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
4.6
2,534
153
11,695
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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20.6

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27.5

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100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

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