who has the highest average yards per game in a singl season rushes and receiving

O.J. Simpson has averaged the most rushing yards per game in a season when averaging >0.0 yards per reception with >0 carries, with 143.1 per game in 1973.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Game, Yards Per Reception, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDS/GATTAVGSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGREC YDS/GREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
143.1
332
11.7
1973
14
2,003
6.0
12
70
6
5.0
0
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
133.1
291
11.2
1963
14
1,863
6.4
12
268
24
19.1
3
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
132.3
339
10.0
1977
14
1,852
5.5
14
269
27
19.2
2
4Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
131.6
379
6.6
1984
16
2,105
5.6
14
139
21
8.7
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
131.1
348
5.4
2012
16
2,097
6.0
12
217
40
51
13.6
1
6O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
129.8
329
15.2
1975
14
1,817
5.5
16
426
28
30.4
7
7Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
129.1
387
7.9
2003
16
2,066
5.3
14
205
26
38
12.8
0
8Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
128.9
373
4.3
1980
15
1,934
5.2
13
47
11
3.1
0
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
128.3
335
9.2
1997
16
2,053
6.1
11
305
33
19.1
3
10Jim Brown
J. Brown
127.3
257
8.6
1958
12
1,527
5.9
17
138
16
11.5
1
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
126.7
378
6.0
2020
16
2,027
5.4
17
114
19
31
7.1
0
12Terrell Davis
T. Davis
125.5
392
8.7
1998
16
2,008
5.1
21
217
25
13.6
2
13Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
125.4
358
10.1
2009
16
2,006
5.6
14
503
50
71
31.4
2
14Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
125.3
345
8.4
2024
16
2,005
5.8
13
278
33
43
17.4
2
15Clinton Portis
C. Portis
122.4
290
8.3
2003
13
1,591
5.5
14
314
38
51
24.2
0
16Greg Hill
G. Hill
120.0
40
6.0
1998
2
240
6.0
4
6
1
3.0
0
17Ahman Green
A. Green
117.7
355
7.3
2003
16
1,883
5.3
15
367
50
60
22.9
5
18Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
117.7
331
6.4
1994
16
1,883
5.7
7
283
44
17.7
1
19Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
117.5
370
5.2
2005
16
1,880
5.1
27
78
15
29
4.9
1
20Derrick Henry
D. Henry
117.1
219
8.6
2021
8
937
4.3
10
154
18
20
19.3
0
21Terrell Davis
T. Davis
116.7
369
6.8
1997
15
1,750
4.7
15
287
42
19.1
0
22Tiki Barber
T. Barber
116.3
357
9.8
2005
16
1,860
5.2
9
530
54
70
33.1
2
23Ricky Williams
R. Williams
115.8
383
7.7
2002
16
1,853
4.8
16
363
47
59
22.7
1
24Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
115.4
410
11.8
1998
16
1,846
4.5
14
319
27
19.9
2
25Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
115.4
313
9.6
2002
14
1,615
5.2
21
672
70
81
48.0
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