which running back has the highest yards per carry in a season with at least 15 rushing attempts per game

Jim Brown has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back when he has had 15 or more (ATT/GP) in a season, with 6.4 per attempt in 1963.

NAME YPC ATT GP ATT/GP SEASON TM RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jim Brown
J. Brown
6.4
291
14
20.79
1963
CLE CLE
1,863
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
6.2
138
9
15.33
1968
CHI CHI
856
95.1
2
117
15
7.8
13.0
0
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6.1
335
16
20.94
1997
DET DET
2,053
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
4 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
6.0
332
14
23.71
1973
BUF BUF
2,003
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6.0
348
16
21.75
2012
MIN MIN
2,097
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
6 Greg Hill
G. Hill
6.0
40
2
20
1998
STL STL
240
120.0
4
6
1
6.0
3.0
0
7 Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.9
257
12
21.42
1958
CLE CLE
1,527
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
8 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
5.9
325
17
19.12
2024
BAL BAL
1,921
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
9 John David Crow
J. David Crow
5.9
183
12
15.25
1960
STL STL
1,071
89.3
6
462
25
18.5
38.5
3
10 Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.8
215
12
17.92
1960
CLE CLE
1,257
104.8
9
204
19
10.7
17.0
2
11 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
5.8
345
16
21.56
2024
PHI PHI
2,005
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
12 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.7
331
16
20.69
1994
DET DET
1,883
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
13 Kimble Anders
K. Anders
5.7
32
2
16
1999
KC KC
181
90.5
0
14
2
5
7.0
7.0
0
14 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
5.6
238
14
17
2007
MIN MIN
1,341
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
15 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.6
190
12
15.83
2020
CLE CLE
1,067
88.9
12
150
16
18
9.4
12.5
0
16 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
5.6
358
16
22.38
2009
TEN TEN
2,006
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
17 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
5.6
379
16
23.69
1984
RAM RAM
2,105
131.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
18 DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
5.5
273
16
17.06
2008
CAR CAR
1,515
94.7
18
121
22
30
5.5
7.6
2
19 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
5.5
273
16
17.06
2002
DEN DEN
1,508
94.3
15
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
20 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
5.5
329
14
23.5
1975
BUF BUF
1,817
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
21 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.5
228
14
16.29
2021
CLE CLE
1,259
89.9
8
174
20
25
8.7
12.4
1
22 Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
5.5
170
10
17
2011
BUF BUF
934
93.4
6
442
39
50
11.3
44.2
0
23 Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
5.5
173
11
15.73
1989
RAI RAI
950
86.4
4
69
9
7.7
6.3
0
24 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
5.5
290
13
22.31
2003
DEN DEN
1,591
122.4
14
314
38
51
8.3
24.2
0
25 Walter Payton
W. Payton
5.5
339
14
24.21
1977
CHI CHI
1,852
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

15.2

32nd

OPP PPG

25.6

27th

RUSH YDS/G

94.6

29th

PASS YDS/G

228.2

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
Bengals Bengals
9
8
0
.529
Browns Browns
3
14
0
.176
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
GB GB
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

12 - 5 - 0

35

Final

10

CLE Browns

3 - 14 - 0

Sat 4 Jan 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM