which running back has the highest yards per carry in a season with at least 100 carries from 1900 to 2025

Since 1900, Beattie Feathers has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 100+ carries in a season, with 8.4 per attempt in his rookie season in 1934.

NAMEYPCATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
8.4
119
1934
CHB CHB
11
1,004
91.3
8
174
6
29.0
15.8
1
2De'Von Achane
D. Achane
7.8
103
2023
MIA MIA
11
800
72.7
8
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
3Dan Towler
D. Towler
6.8
126
1951
LA LA
12
854
71.2
6
257
16
16.1
21.4
0
4Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
6.5
128
1963
SD SD
14
826
59.0
5
325
24
13.5
23.2
3
5Mercury Morris
M. Morris
6.4
149
1973
MIA MIA
13
954
73.4
10
51
4
12.8
3.9
0
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
6.4
291
1963
CLE CLE
14
1,863
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
7Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
6.4
230
2010
KC KC
16
1,467
91.7
5
468
45
64
10.4
29.3
3
8Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
6.3
119
2021
SEA SEA
10
749
74.9
6
48
6
8
8.0
4.8
0
9Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
6.3
136
1960
LAC LAC
14
855
61.1
8
377
23
16.4
26.9
2
10Dutch Clark
D. Clark
6.2
123
1934
DET DET
12
763
63.6
8
72
6
12.0
6.0
0
11Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6.2
138
1968
CHI CHI
9
856
95.1
2
117
15
7.8
13.0
0
12Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
6.1
155
2025
DET DET
11
951
86.5
10
379
48
55
7.9
34.5
3
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6.1
335
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
14Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.1
120
2017
NO NO
16
728
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
15Joe Perry
J. Perry
6.1
125
1958
SF SF
12
758
63.2
4
218
23
9.5
18.2
1
16Joe Perry
J. Perry
6.1
173
1954
SF SF
12
1,049
87.4
8
203
26
7.8
16.9
0
17O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
6.0
332
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
18Hokie Gajan
H. Gajan
6.0
102
1984
NO NO
14
615
43.9
5
288
35
8.2
20.6
2
19Ted McKnight
T. McKnight
6.0
104
1978
KC KC
16
627
39.2
6
83
14
5.9
5.2
1
20Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6.0
348
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
21C.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
22J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
6.0
134
2020
BAL BAL
15
805
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
23Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
6.0
103
2007
ATL ATL
15
613
40.9
1
277
28
39
9.9
18.5
0
24Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.9
257
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,527
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
25Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.9
325
2024
BAL BAL
17
1,921
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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