which running back has the highest yards per carry in a season since 1966 with 100 or more carries

Since 1966, De'Von Achane has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 100+ rush attempts in a season, with 7.8 per attempt in his rookie season in 2023.

NAMEYPCATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1De'Von Achane
D. Achane
7.8
103
2023
MIA MIA
11
800
72.7
8
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
2Mercury Morris
M. Morris
6.4
149
1973
MIA MIA
13
954
73.4
10
51
4
12.8
3.9
0
3Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
6.4
230
2010
KC KC
16
1,467
91.7
5
468
45
64
10.4
29.3
3
4Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
6.3
119
2021
SEA SEA
10
749
74.9
6
48
6
8
8.0
4.8
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6.2
138
1968
CHI CHI
9
856
95.1
2
117
15
7.8
13.0
0
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6.1
335
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
7Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.1
120
2017
NO NO
16
728
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
8O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
6.0
332
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
9Hokie Gajan
H. Gajan
6.0
102
1984
NO NO
14
615
43.9
5
288
35
8.2
20.6
2
10Ted McKnight
T. McKnight
6.0
104
1978
KC KC
16
627
39.2
6
83
14
5.9
5.2
1
11Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6.0
348
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
12C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
6.0
207
2012
BUF BUF
16
1,244
77.8
6
459
43
57
10.7
28.7
2
13J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
6.0
134
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
14James Cook III
J. Cook III
6.0
126
2025
BUF BUF
7
753
107.6
7
89
12
14
7.4
12.7
0
15Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
6.0
103
2007
ATL ATL
15
613
40.9
1
277
28
39
9.9
18.5
0
16Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.9
143
2025
IND IND
8
850
106.3
12
206
25
27
8.2
25.8
2
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.9
325
2024
BAL BAL
17
1,921
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
18Felix Jones
F. Jones
5.9
116
2009
DAL DAL
14
685
48.9
3
119
19
22
6.3
8.5
0
19Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.9
190
2009
KC KC
15
1,120
74.7
7
297
40
56
7.4
19.8
1
20Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
5.8
150
1996
OAK OAK
16
874
54.6
1
143
22
6.5
8.9
1
21Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
5.8
345
2024
PHI PHI
16
2,005
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
22Mike Gillislee
M. Gillislee
5.7
101
2016
BUF BUF
15
577
38.5
8
50
9
11
5.6
3.3
1
23Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
5.7
106
2025
CAR CAR
8
605
75.6
2
121
13
17
9.3
15.1
1
24Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.7
331
1994
DET DET
16
1,883
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
25Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
5.7
166
2006
JAX JAX
16
941
58.8
13
436
46
62
9.5
27.3
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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