what was the single season record for rushing yards by a single player as of the 2006 nfl season

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing yards in 2006, with 1,815 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,815
2006
16
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
2Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
1,789
2006
16
416
4.3
111.8
17
410
41
67
10.0
25.6
2
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,695
2006
16
312
5.4
105.9
8
485
61
86
8.0
30.3
1
4Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,662
2006
16
327
5.1
103.9
5
465
58
81
8.0
29.1
0
5Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
1,528
2006
16
346
4.4
95.5
13
806
90
110
9.0
50.4
3
6Willie Parker
W. Parker
1,494
2006
16
337
4.4
93.4
13
222
31
42
7.2
13.9
3
7Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
1,309
2006
16
341
3.8
81.8
12
124
23
31
5.4
7.8
0
8Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
1,217
2006
15
240
5.1
81.1
7
699
77
109
9.1
46.6
4
9Chester Taylor
C. Taylor
1,216
2006
15
303
4.0
81.1
6
288
42
51
6.9
19.2
0
10Travis Henry
T. Henry
1,211
2006
14
270
4.5
86.5
7
78
18
25
4.3
5.6
0
11Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,210
2006
16
296
4.1
75.6
6
154
36
47
4.3
9.6
0
12Edgerrin James
E. James
1,159
2006
16
337
3.4
72.4
6
217
38
61
5.7
13.6
0
13Ladell Betts
L. Betts
1,154
2006
16
245
4.7
72.1
4
445
53
64
8.4
27.8
1
14Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
1,146
2006
15
231
5.0
76.4
5
242
23
28
10.5
16.1
1
15Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
1,140
2006
16
286
4.0
71.3
4
170
22
27
7.7
10.6
1
16Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1,132
2006
16
314
3.6
70.8
9
115
18
26
6.4
7.2
0
17Julius Jones
J. Jones
1,084
2006
16
267
4.1
67.8
4
142
9
15
15.8
8.9
0
18Joseph Addai
J. Addai
1,081
2006
16
226
4.8
67.6
7
325
40
50
8.1
20.3
1
19Ahman Green
A. Green
1,059
2006
14
266
4.0
75.6
5
373
46
63
8.1
26.6
1
20Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
1,057
2006
15
244
4.3
70.5
10
198
30
36
6.6
13.2
0
21Michael Vick
M. Vick
1,039
2006
16
123
8.4
64.9
2
1
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
22Tatum Bell
T. Bell
1,025
2006
13
233
4.4
78.8
2
115
24
31
4.8
8.8
0
23Ronnie Brown
R. Brown
1,008
2006
13
241
4.2
77.5
5
276
33
38
8.4
21.2
0
24Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
990
2006
14
259
3.8
70.7
6
156
18
28
8.7
11.1
0
25Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
941
2006
16
166
5.7
58.8
13
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
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