which nfl running back had the most yards per carry

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

Interpreted as:

Which NFL running back had the most yards per carry with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts?

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
3	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
4	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	840	65	4,244	65.3	32	1,174	130	164	9.0	18.1	9
5	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
6	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
7	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
9	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.9	1,537	83	7,572	91.2	69	1,456	185	237	7.9	17.5	7
10	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,642	152	12,892	84.8	122	1,801	189	244	9.5	11.8	5
12	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.9	1,564	126	7,626	60.5	52	2,683	351	467	7.6	21.3	21
13	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
14	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
15	Joe Perry J. Perry	4.8	1,737	156	8,378	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.8	768	49	3,682	75.1	24	1,694	190	250	8.9	34.6	8
17	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	4.8	951	103	4,544	44.1	23	628	85		7.4	6.1	1
18	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	4.7	1,344	108	6,378	59.1	50	1,816	202		9.0	16.8	16
19	Justin Forsett J. Forsett	4.7	820	122	3,890	31.9	19	1,351	210	290	6.4	11.1	1
20	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	4.7	1,196	158	5,672	35.9	27	3,069	328		9.4	19.4	18
21	Miles Sanders M. Sanders	4.7	943	88	4,462	50.7	24	1,274	183	254	7.0	14.5	4
22	James Brooks J. Brooks	4.7	1,685	162	7,962	49.1	49	3,621	383		9.5	22.4	30
23	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	4.7	986	116	4,649	40.1	32	1,955	209		9.4	16.9	9
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	4.7	2,217	154	10,449	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
25	Gus Edwards G. Edwards	4.7	800	80	3,760	47.0	30	380	33	42	11.5	4.8	0

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RUSH

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pass TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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NFL 2025 Rankings

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28.9

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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50.0

48.0

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312.4

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272.6

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Fantasy WR Rankings

232.5

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - x	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188