which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history 500 or more attempts

De'Von Achane has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 500+ rush attempts, with 5.5 per attempt.

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	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	De'Von Achane D. Achane	5.5	578	47	3,184	67.7	22	1,326	179	221	7.4	28.2	13
2	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	5.4	515	38	2,782	73.2	16	352	40		8.8	9.3	2
3	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
4	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	5.2	780	54	4,084	75.6	46	1,692	208	262	8.1	31.3	12
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
6	Dan Towler D. Towler	5.2	672	67	3,493	52.1	43	665	62		10.7	9.9	1
7	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
8	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	937	71	4,791	67.5	37	1,205	137	175	8.8	17.0	9
9	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
10	Tommy Wilson T. Wilson	5.0	508	91	2,553	28.1	18	617	61		10.1	6.8	5
11	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
12	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
14	J.K. Dobbins	5.0	663	53	3,294	62.2	27	394	78	96	5.1	7.4	1
15	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	5.0	907	56	4,490	80.2	29	1,890	216	286	8.8	33.8	10
16	Charley Trippi C. Trippi	4.9	537	71	2,655	37.4	15	1,255	125		10.0	17.7	11
17	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
18	Tatum Bell T. Bell	4.9	569	54	2,773	51.4	16	419	71	101	5.9	7.8	0
19	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
20	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,775	158	13,494	85.4	129	1,863	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
21	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	4.9	732	183	3,552	19.4	23	4,840	553	748	8.8	26.4	32
22	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	4.9	627	69	3,042	44.1	13	1,457	186	225	7.8	21.1	3
23	C.J. Spiller	4.8	712	90	3,451	38.3	12	1,484	198	261	7.5	16.5	9
24	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.8	1,652	89	7,996	89.8	75	1,575	200	258	7.9	17.7	7
25	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	4.8	732	123	3,543	28.8	16	3,592	383		9.4	29.2	16

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1,485

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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29.5

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Rush Yards Rankings

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162.3

158.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
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Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
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Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
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Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000