Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards by a 27-year-old running back in a season, with 2,097 yards in 2012.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | Age | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 2,097 | 27 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2 |  | S. Barkley | 2,005 | 27 | 2024 |  PHI | 16 | 345 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 1,863 | 27 | 1963 |  CLE | 14 | 291 | 6.4 | 133.1 | 12 | 268 | 24 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,815 | 27 | 2006 |  SD | 16 | 348 | 5.2 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 |
| 5 |  | L. Johnson | 1,789 | 27 | 2006 |  KC | 16 | 416 | 4.3 | 111.8 | 17 | 410 | 41 | 67 | 10.0 | 25.6 | 2 |
| 6 | | S. Alexander | 1,696 | 27 | 2004 |  SEA | 16 | 353 | 4.8 | 106.0 | 16 | 170 | 23 | 38 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 7 | | T. Dorsett | 1,646 | 27 | 1981 |  DAL | 16 | 342 | 4.8 | 102.9 | 4 | 325 | 32 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 2 | |
| 8 | | F. Taylor | 1,572 | 27 | 2003 |  JAX | 16 | 345 | 4.6 | 98.3 | 6 | 370 | 48 | 74 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 9 | | G. Hearst | 1,570 | 27 | 1998 |  SF | 16 | 310 | 5.1 | 98.1 | 7 | 535 | 39 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 2 | |
| 10 |  | N. Chubb | 1,525 | 27 | 2022 | CLE | 17 | 302 | 5.0 | 89.7 | 12 | 239 | 27 | 37 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 11 | | E. George | 1,509 | 27 | 2000 |  TEN | 16 | 403 | 3.7 | 94.3 | 14 | 453 | 50 | 65 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 12 |  | E. James | 1,506 | 27 | 2005 |  IND | 15 | 360 | 4.2 | 100.4 | 13 | 337 | 44 | 50 | 7.7 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 13 |  | B. Sanders | 1,500 | 27 | 1995 |  DET | 16 | 314 | 4.8 | 93.8 | 11 | 398 | 48 | 8.3 | 24.9 | 1 | |
| 14 | | C. Portis | 1,487 | 27 | 2008 |  WAS | 16 | 342 | 4.3 | 92.9 | 9 | 218 | 28 | 36 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 15 | | M. Anderson | 1,487 | 27 | 2000 |  DEN | 16 | 297 | 5.0 | 92.9 | 15 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 16 | | J. Taylor | 1,474 | 27 | 1962 |  GB | 14 | 272 | 5.4 | 105.3 | 19 | 106 | 22 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | C. McCaffrey | 1,459 | 27 | 2023 | SF | 16 | 272 | 5.4 | 91.2 | 14 | 564 | 67 | 83 | 8.4 | 35.3 | 7 |
| 18 | | D. Levens | 1,435 | 27 | 1997 | GB | 16 | 329 | 4.4 | 89.7 | 7 | 370 | 53 | 7.0 | 23.1 | 5 | |
| 19 | | S. Davis | 1,432 | 27 | 2001 | WAS | 16 | 356 | 4.0 | 89.5 | 5 | 205 | 28 | 37 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 20 | | R. Watters | 1,411 | 27 | 1996 | PHI | 16 | 353 | 4.0 | 88.2 | 13 | 444 | 51 | 8.7 | 27.8 | 0 | |
| 21 | | W. Montgomery | 1,402 | 27 | 1981 | PHI | 15 | 286 | 4.9 | 93.5 | 8 | 521 | 49 | 10.6 | 34.7 | 2 | |
| 22 | | T. Barber | 1,387 | 27 | 2002 |  NYG | 16 | 304 | 4.6 | 86.7 | 11 | 597 | 69 | 95 | 8.7 | 37.3 | 0 |
| 23 |  | M. Faulk | 1,359 | 27 | 2000 |  STL | 14 | 253 | 5.4 | 97.1 | 18 | 830 | 81 | 113 | 10.2 | 59.3 | 8 |
| 24 | | C. Warren | 1,346 | 27 | 1995 | SEA | 16 | 310 | 4.3 | 84.1 | 15 | 247 | 35 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| 25 | | T. Jones | 1,335 | 27 | 2005 |  CHI | 15 | 314 | 4.3 | 89.0 | 9 | 143 | 26 | 39 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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