Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in 1997, with 6.1 per attempt.
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| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 6.1 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Smith | 5.5 | 1997 | 14 | 1,266 | 232 | 90.4 | 6 | 197 | 37 | 5.3 | 14.1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | C. Dillon | 4.8 | 1997 | 16 | 1,129 | 233 | 70.6 | 10 | 259 | 27 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | N. Kaufman | 4.8 | 1997 | 16 | 1,294 | 272 | 80.9 | 6 | 403 | 40 | 10.1 | 25.2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | T. Davis | 4.7 | 1997 | 15 | 1,750 | 369 | 116.7 | 15 | 287 | 42 | 6.8 | 19.1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | C. Garner | 4.7 | 1997 | 16 | 547 | 116 | 34.2 | 3 | 225 | 24 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | C. Way | 4.6 | 1997 | 16 | 698 | 151 | 43.6 | 4 | 304 | 37 | 8.2 | 19.0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | F. Lane | 4.4 | 1997 | 13 | 809 | 182 | 62.2 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Bettis | 4.4 | 1997 | 15 | 1,665 | 375 | 111.0 | 7 | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | ||
| 10 | | W. Dunn | 4.4 | 1997 | 16 | 978 | 224 | 61.1 | 4 | 462 | 39 | 11.8 | 28.9 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | D. Levens | 4.4 | 1997 | 16 | 1,435 | 329 | 89.7 | 7 | 370 | 53 | 7.0 | 23.1 | 5 | ||
| 12 | | G. Hearst | 4.4 | 1997 | 13 | 1,019 | 234 | 78.4 | 4 | 194 | 21 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | A. Smith | 4.3 | 1997 | 16 | 840 | 194 | 52.5 | 8 | 177 | 28 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Warren | 4.2 | 1997 | 15 | 847 | 200 | 56.5 | 4 | 257 | 45 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | C. Martin | 4.2 | 1997 | 13 | 1,160 | 274 | 89.2 | 4 | 296 | 41 | 7.2 | 22.8 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | T. Thomas | 4.2 | 1997 | 16 | 643 | 154 | 40.2 | 1 | 208 | 30 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | E. Smith | 4.1 | 1997 | 16 | 1,074 | 261 | 67.1 | 4 | 234 | 40 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | J. Stewart | 4.1 | 1997 | 16 | 555 | 136 | 34.7 | 8 | 336 | 41 | 8.2 | 21.0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | M. Allen | 4.1 | 1997 | 16 | 505 | 124 | 31.6 | 11 | 86 | 11 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | S. Davis | 4.0 | 1997 | 14 | 567 | 141 | 40.5 | 3 | 134 | 18 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | M. Faulk | 4.0 | 1997 | 16 | 1,054 | 264 | 65.9 | 7 | 471 | 47 | 10.0 | 29.4 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | E. George | 3.9 | 1997 | 16 | 1,399 | 357 | 87.4 | 6 | 44 | 7 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | R. Watters | 3.9 | 1997 | 16 | 1,110 | 285 | 69.4 | 7 | 440 | 48 | 9.2 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | S. Williams | 3.9 | 1997 | 16 | 468 | 121 | 29.3 | 2 | 159 | 21 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | T. Wheatley | 3.8 | 1997 | 14 | 583 | 152 | 41.6 | 4 | 140 | 16 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
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