which running back has the highest scrimmage yards per touch in nfl history at least 2000 touches

Christian McCaffrey has the most career scrimmage yards per touch by a running back with 2,000+ touches, with 5.68.

NAMEYDS/TOUCHESTOUCHESYDSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
5.68
2,216
12,595
109
7,309
1,606
4.6
67.1
61
5,286
610
757
8.7
48.5
34
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.65
2,621
14,811
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
3James Brooks
J. Brooks
5.6
2,068
11,583
162
7,962
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
4Tiki Barber
T. Barber
5.58
2,803
15,632
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
5Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
5.35
2,280
12,198
126
7,250
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
4,948
606
767
8.2
39.3
25
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.33
3,414
18,190
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
7Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5.32
3,603
19,154
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
8Herschel Walker
H. Walker
5.31
2,466
13,084
187
8,225
1,954
4.2
44.0
61
4,859
512
9.5
26.0
21
9Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
5.27
2,093
11,035
144
8,074
1,798
4.5
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
10Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
5.25
2,119
11,134
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
72.3
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.17
2,777
14,349
150
12,548
2,588
4.8
83.7
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.0
5
12O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
5.13
2,607
13,378
135
11,236
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
13Roger Craig
R. Craig
5.12
2,557
13,100
165
8,189
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
14Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
5.07
2,193
11,111
126
8,167
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
15LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
5.04
2,975
15,000
170
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
16Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
5.04
2,144
10,807
104
8,156
1,786
4.6
78.4
54
2,651
358
487
7.4
25.5
16
17Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
4.99
2,824
14,079
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
18Matt Forte
M. Forte
4.97
2,910
14,468
146
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
19Ahman Green
A. Green
4.97
2,434
12,088
148
9,205
2,056
4.5
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
20Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
4.94
3,349
16,532
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
21Earnest Byner
E. Byner
4.94
2,607
12,866
211
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
22Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4.92
3,535
17,392
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
23Walter Payton
W. Payton
4.91
4,330
21,264
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
24Marcus Allen
M. Allen
4.89
3,609
17,654
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
25Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4.89
3,334
16,293
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
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