who has the record for most yards per game in a season

Herb Mul-Key has gained the most yards per game in a season, with 215.0 per game in his rookie season in 1972.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPYDSTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Herb Mul-Key
H. Mul-Key
215.0
1972
2
430
1
155
77.5
1
66
33.0
0
209
104.5
0
0
0.0
0
2Roell Preston
R. Preston
211.0
1997
1
211
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
211
211.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
189.4
1975
13
2,462
13
816
62.8
9
378
29.1
2
960
73.8
1
285
21.9
1
4B.J. Sams
B.J. Sams
177.0
2007
1
177
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
140
140.0
0
37
37.0
0
5Mack Herron
M. Herron
174.6
1974
14
2,444
12
824
58.9
7
474
33.9
5
629
44.9
0
517
36.9
0
6Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
174.3
1966
14
2,440
12
1,231
87.9
8
447
31.9
2
718
51.3
2
44
3.1
0
7Avery Williams
A. Williams
174.0
2025
1
174
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
133
133.0
0
41
41.0
0
8Bruce Perry
B. Perry
173.5
2005
2
347
0
74
37.0
0
0
0.0
0
273
136.5
0
0
0.0
0
9Timmy Brown
T. Brown
173.4
1963
14
2,428
11
841
60.1
6
487
34.8
4
945
67.5
1
152
10.9
0
10Derek Stanley
D. Stanley
171.3
2007
3
514
0
5
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
509
169.7
0
0
0.0
0
11Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
168.5
2011
16
2,696
10
603
37.7
2
710
44.4
7
1,089
68.1
0
294
18.4
1
12Derrick Mason
D. Mason
168.1
2000
16
2,690
6
1
0.1
0
895
55.9
5
1,132
70.8
0
662
41.4
1
13Ollie Matson
O. Matson
166.6
1954
10
1,666
9
506
50.6
4
611
61.1
3
449
44.9
1
100
10.0
1
14Floyd Little
F. Little
165.9
1968
11
1,825
5
584
53.1
3
331
30.1
1
649
59.0
0
261
23.7
1
15Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
165.4
2002
16
2,647
3
15
0.9
0
200
12.5
0
1,807
112.9
2
625
39.1
1
16Timmy Brown
T. Brown
164.7
1962
14
2,306
13
545
38.9
5
849
60.6
6
831
59.4
1
81
5.8
0
17Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
164.4
2009
14
2,302
1
-2
-0.1
0
326
23.3
1
1,618
115.6
0
360
25.7
0
18Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
163.4
2002
14
2,287
24
1,615
115.4
21
672
48.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
162.6
1968
9
1,463
2
856
95.1
2
117
13.0
0
461
51.2
0
29
3.2
0
20Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
162.3
1965
14
2,272
22
867
61.9
14
507
36.2
6
660
47.1
1
238
17.0
1
21Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
161.5
1954
6
969
6
515
85.8
6
162
27.0
0
210
35.0
0
78
13.0
0
22Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
161.0
2022
1
161
0
4
4.0
0
0
0.0
0
157
157.0
0
0
0.0
0
23O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
160.2
1975
14
2,243
23
1,817
129.8
16
426
30.4
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Bobby Leo
B. Leo
159.0
1967
2
318
1
7
3.5
0
25
12.5
1
232
116.0
0
54
27.0
0
25Lionel James
L. James
158.4
1985
16
2,535
8
516
32.3
2
1,027
64.2
6
779
48.7
0
213
13.3
0

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