Since 2020, Christian McCaffrey has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a season, with 6.8 per attempt this season.
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Which running back has the highest yards per carry with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game in a season since 2020?| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. McCaffrey | 6.8 | 2026 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 68.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | R. Penny | 6.3 | 2021 | 10 | 749 | 119 | 74.9 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J.K. Dobbins | 6.0 | 2020 | 15 | 805 | 134 | 53.7 | 9 | 120 | 18 | 24 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | D. Henry | 5.9 | 2024 | 17 | 1,921 | 325 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | S. Barkley | 5.8 | 2024 | 16 | 2,005 | 345 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | D. Achane | 5.7 | 2025 | 16 | 1,350 | 238 | 84.4 | 8 | 488 | 67 | 85 | 7.3 | 30.5 | 4 | |
| 7 |  | K. Herbert | 5.7 | 2022 | 13 | 731 | 129 | 56.2 | 4 | 57 | 9 | 12 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| 8 |  | J. Gibbs | 5.6 | 2024 | 17 | 1,412 | 250 | 83.1 | 16 | 517 | 52 | 63 | 9.9 | 30.4 | 4 | |
| 9 |  | N. Chubb | 5.6 | 2020 | 12 | 1,067 | 190 | 88.9 | 12 | 150 | 16 | 18 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | T. Pollard | 5.5 | 2021 | 15 | 719 | 130 | 47.9 | 2 | 337 | 39 | 46 | 8.6 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | | N. Chubb | 5.5 | 2021 | 14 | 1,259 | 228 | 89.9 | 8 | 174 | 20 | 25 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | M. Sanders | 5.5 | 2021 | 12 | 754 | 137 | 62.8 | 0 | 158 | 26 | 34 | 6.1 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | A. Jones Sr. | 5.5 | 2020 | 14 | 1,104 | 201 | 78.9 | 9 | 355 | 47 | 63 | 7.6 | 25.4 | 2 | |
| 14 |  | J. Taylor | 5.5 | 2021 | 17 | 1,811 | 332 | 106.5 | 18 | 360 | 40 | 51 | 9.0 | 21.2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  | B. Irving | 5.4 | 2024 | 17 | 1,122 | 207 | 66.0 | 8 | 392 | 47 | 52 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | B. Corum | 5.4 | 2026 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | C. McCaffrey | 5.4 | 2023 | 16 | 1,459 | 272 | 91.2 | 14 | 564 | 67 | 83 | 8.4 | 35.3 | 7 | |
| 18 |  | D. Henry | 5.4 | 2020 | 16 | 2,027 | 378 | 126.7 | 17 | 114 | 19 | 31 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | M. Sanders | 5.3 | 2020 | 12 | 867 | 164 | 72.3 | 6 | 197 | 28 | 52 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Jones Sr. | 5.3 | 2022 | 17 | 1,121 | 213 | 65.9 | 2 | 395 | 59 | 72 | 6.7 | 23.2 | 5 | |
| 21 |  | J. Warren | 5.3 | 2023 | 17 | 784 | 149 | 46.1 | 4 | 370 | 61 | 74 | 6.1 | 21.8 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | J. Cook III | 5.2 | 2025 | 17 | 1,621 | 309 | 95.4 | 12 | 291 | 33 | 40 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 2 | |
| 23 | | T. Pollard | 5.2 | 2022 | 16 | 1,007 | 193 | 62.9 | 9 | 371 | 39 | 55 | 9.5 | 23.2 | 3 | |
| 24 |  | J. Price | 5.2 | 2026 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 52.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | D. Henry | 5.2 | 2025 | 17 | 1,595 | 307 | 93.8 | 16 | 150 | 15 | 21 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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