which running back has the highest yards per carry in a season 2000 and later

Since 2000, Jamaal Charles has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a season, with 6.4 per attempt in 2010.

Interpreted as:
Which running back has the highest yards per carry with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game in a season 2000 and later?
NAMEYPCSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
6.4
2010
KC KC
16
1,467
230
91.7
5
468
45
64
10.4
29.3
3
2Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
6.3
2021
SEA SEA
10
749
119
74.9
6
48
6
8
8.0
4.8
0
3Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.1
2017
NO NO
16
728
120
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6.0
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
5C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
6.0
2012
BUF BUF
16
1,244
207
77.8
6
459
43
57
10.7
28.7
2
6J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
6.0
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
134
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
7Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
6.0
2007
ATL ATL
15
613
103
40.9
1
277
28
39
9.9
18.5
0
8Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.9
2024
BAL BAL
17
1,921
325
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
9Felix Jones
F. Jones
5.9
2009
DAL DAL
14
685
116
48.9
3
119
19
22
6.3
8.5
0
10Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.9
2009
KC KC
15
1,120
190
74.7
7
297
40
56
7.4
19.8
1
11Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
5.8
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
345
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
12Mike Gillislee
M. Gillislee
5.7
2016
BUF BUF
15
577
101
38.5
8
50
9
11
5.6
3.3
1
13Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.7
2025
DET DET
13
1,062
187
81.7
13
474
58
66
8.2
36.5
3
14Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.7
2025
IND IND
12
1,282
226
106.8
15
304
35
40
8.7
25.3
2
15Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
5.7
2006
JAX JAX
16
941
166
58.8
13
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
16Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
5.7
2022
CHI CHI
13
731
129
56.2
4
57
9
12
6.3
4.4
1
17Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.6
2024
DET DET
17
1,412
250
83.1
16
517
52
63
9.9
30.4
4
18Thomas Rawls
T. Rawls
5.6
2015
SEA SEA
13
830
147
63.8
4
76
9
11
8.4
5.8
1
19Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.6
2019
SF SF
16
772
137
48.3
8
180
14
22
12.9
11.3
2
20Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
5.6
2007
MIN MIN
14
1,341
238
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
21Derrick Ward
D. Ward
5.6
2008
NYG NYG
16
1,025
182
64.1
2
384
41
55
9.4
24.0
0
22Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.6
2020
CLE CLE
12
1,067
190
88.9
12
150
16
18
9.4
12.5
0
23Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
5.6
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
24Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
5.6
2010
NYG NYG
16
823
147
51.4
9
59
7
13
8.4
3.7
0
25De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.6
2025
MIA MIA
12
1,034
186
86.2
6
370
54
72
6.9
30.8
4
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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118.3

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269.8

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