what running back has most total yards in a season from scrimmage

Darren Sproles has the most all-purpose yards by a running back in a season, with 2,696 yards in 2011.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	2,696	2011	NO	16	603	87	6.9	37.7	2	710	86	112	8.3	44.4	7
2	Lionel James L. James	2,535	1985	SD	16	516	105	4.9	32.3	2	1,027	86		11.9	64.2	6
3	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	2,516	2009	BUF	16	1,062	237	4.5	66.4	2	371	46	60	8.1	23.2	2
4	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	2,509	2009	TEN	16	2,006	358	5.6	125.4	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
5	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	2,477	1994	WAS	16	311	78	4.0	19.4	0	236	26		9.1	14.8	1
6	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	2,462	1975	STL	13	816	165	4.9	62.8	9	378	43		8.8	29.1	2
7	Mack Herron M. Herron	2,444	1974	NE	14	824	231	3.6	58.9	7	474	38		12.5	33.9	5
8	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	2,440	1966	CHI	14	1,231	229	5.4	87.9	8	447	34		13.1	31.9	2
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	2,429	1999	STL	16	1,381	253	5.5	86.3	7	1,048	87	103	12.0	65.5	5
10	Timmy Brown T. Brown	2,428	1963	PHI	14	841	192	4.4	60.1	6	487	36		13.5	34.8	4
11	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2,392	2019	CAR	16	1,387	287	4.8	86.7	15	1,005	116	142	8.7	62.8	4
12	Tiki Barber T. Barber	2,390	2005	NYG	16	1,860	357	5.2	116.3	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
13	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,370	2003	SD	16	1,645	313	5.3	102.8	13	725	100	137	7.3	45.3	4
14	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,358	1997	DET	16	2,053	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
15	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	2,357	1998	WAS	16	208	39	5.3	13.0	2	306	44		7.0	19.1	0
16	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	2,348	1995	WAS	16	301	46	6.5	18.8	1	324	38		8.5	20.3	1
17	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	2,342	2009	KC	15	1,120	190	5.9	74.7	7	297	40	56	7.4	19.8	1
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	2,334	2006	STL	16	1,528	346	4.4	95.5	13	806	90	110	9.0	50.4	3
19	Leon Washington L. Washington	2,332	2008	NYJ	16	448	76	5.9	28.0	6	355	47	61	7.6	22.2	2
20	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	2,323	2009	SD	16	343	93	3.7	21.4	3	497	45	57	11.0	31.1	4
21	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,323	2006	SD	16	1,815	348	5.2	113.4	28	508	56	80	9.1	31.8	3
22	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	2,314	2012	MIN	16	2,097	348	6.0	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
23	Marcus Allen M. Allen	2,308	1985	RAI	16	1,759	380	4.6	109.9	11	555	67		8.3	34.7	3
24	Timmy Brown T. Brown	2,306	1962	PHI	14	545	137	4.0	38.9	5	849	52		16.3	60.6	6
25	Edgerrin James E. James	2,303	2000	IND	16	1,709	387	4.4	106.8	13	594	63	87	9.4	37.1	5

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