what running back has most total yards in a season only rushing and receiving yarss

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

NAMEYDSRUSH YDSREC YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
2,696
603
710
2011
NO NO
16
87
6.9
37.7
2
86
112
8.3
44.4
7
2Lionel James
L. James
2,535
516
1,027
1985
SD SD
16
105
4.9
32.3
2
86
11.9
64.2
6
3Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
2,516
1,062
371
2009
BUF BUF
16
237
4.5
66.4
2
46
60
8.1
23.2
2
4Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,509
2,006
503
2009
TEN TEN
16
358
5.6
125.4
14
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
5Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,477
311
236
1994
WAS WAS
16
78
4.0
19.4
0
26
9.1
14.8
1
6Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
2,462
816
378
1975
STL STL
13
165
4.9
62.8
9
43
8.8
29.1
2
7Mack Herron
M. Herron
2,444
824
474
1974
NE NE
14
231
3.6
58.9
7
38
12.5
33.9
5
8Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
2,440
1,231
447
1966
CHI CHI
14
229
5.4
87.9
8
34
13.1
31.9
2
9Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,429
1,381
1,048
1999
STL STL
16
253
5.5
86.3
7
87
103
12.0
65.5
5
10Timmy Brown
T. Brown
2,428
841
487
1963
PHI PHI
14
192
4.4
60.1
6
36
13.5
34.8
4
11Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
2,392
1,387
1,005
2019
CAR CAR
16
287
4.8
86.7
15
116
142
8.7
62.8
4
12Tiki Barber
T. Barber
2,390
1,860
530
2005
NYG NYG
16
357
5.2
116.3
9
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
13LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,370
1,645
725
2003
SD SD
16
313
5.3
102.8
13
100
137
7.3
45.3
4
14Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,358
2,053
305
1997
DET DET
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
33
9.2
19.1
3
15Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,357
208
306
1998
WAS WAS
16
39
5.3
13.0
2
44
7.0
19.1
0
16Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,348
301
324
1995
WAS WAS
16
46
6.5
18.8
1
38
8.5
20.3
1
17Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
2,342
1,120
297
2009
KC KC
15
190
5.9
74.7
7
40
56
7.4
19.8
1
18Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2,334
1,528
806
2006
STL STL
16
346
4.4
95.5
13
90
110
9.0
50.4
3
19Leon Washington
L. Washington
2,332
448
355
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
76
5.9
28.0
6
47
61
7.6
22.2
2
20Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
2,323
343
497
2009
SD SD
16
93
3.7
21.4
3
45
57
11.0
31.1
4
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,323
1,815
508
2006
SD SD
16
348
5.2
113.4
28
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
22Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,314
2,097
217
2012
MIN MIN
16
348
6.0
131.1
12
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
23Marcus Allen
M. Allen
2,308
1,759
555
1985
RAI RAI
16
380
4.6
109.9
11
67
8.3
34.7
3
24Timmy Brown
T. Brown
2,306
545
849
1962
PHI PHI
14
137
4.0
38.9
5
52
16.3
60.6
6
25Edgerrin James
E. James
2,303
1,709
594
2000
IND IND
16
387
4.4
106.8
13
63
87
9.4
37.1
5
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards and rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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