which running back has the highest yards per carry in nfl history minimum of 500 rushing attempts

Jahmyr Gibbs has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 500+ carries, with 5.5 per attempt.

NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.5
632
46
3,457
75.2
39
1,327
166
207
8.0
28.8
8
2Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
5.4
515
38
2,782
73.2
16
352
40
8.8
9.3
2
3Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.4
1,407
119
7,563
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
4Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.2
2,359
118
12,312
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
5Dan Towler
D. Towler
5.2
672
67
3,493
52.1
43
665
62
10.7
9.9
1
6J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
5.2
582
47
3,024
64.3
25
367
70
87
5.2
7.8
1
7Mercury Morris
M. Morris
5.1
804
99
4,133
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
8James Cook III
J. Cook III
5.0
804
63
4,053
64.3
30
1,154
128
158
9.0
18.3
9
9Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
5.0
1,455
98
7,315
74.6
54
1,100
140
192
7.9
11.2
5
10Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
5.0
508
91
2,553
28.1
18
617
61
10.1
6.8
5
11Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.0
991
68
4,956
72.9
39
1,307
112
11.7
19.2
9
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
5.0
3,062
153
15,269
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
13Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
5.0
780
114
3,889
34.1
34
966
122
156
7.9
8.5
8
14Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.0
1,500
81
7,456
92.0
67
1,409
179
228
7.9
17.4
7
15Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
4.9
537
71
2,655
37.4
15
1,255
125
10.0
17.7
11
16Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
4.9
1,525
124
7,488
60.4
51
2,665
346
460
7.7
21.5
21
17Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4.9
978
91
4,792
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
18Tatum Bell
T. Bell
4.9
569
54
2,773
51.4
16
419
71
101
5.9
7.8
0
19Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4.9
1,026
100
4,995
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
20Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
4.9
732
183
3,552
19.4
23
4,840
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
21Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4.8
2,588
150
12,548
83.7
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.0
5
22C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
4.8
712
90
3,451
38.3
12
1,484
198
261
7.5
16.5
9
23Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
4.8
732
123
3,543
28.8
16
3,592
383
9.4
29.2
16
24Robert Smith
R. Smith
4.8
1,411
98
6,818
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
25Joe Perry
J. Perry
4.8
1,737
156
8,378
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
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