youngest player to rush for 250 yards in a game

Jonathan Taylor is the youngest in a game with >0 carries when rushing for 250+ yards. He was 21 years and 350 days old against the Jaguars on January 3, 2021.

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  • Data note: Rush Attempts, Rushing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEAgeATTRUSH YDSDATETMOPPYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
21-350
30
253
1/3/2021
vs
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
22-228
30
296
11/4/2007
vs
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
3Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
23-007
25
259
1/3/2010
@
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
23-118
40
275
11/20/1977
vs
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
5DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
23-253
25
253
10/23/2011
vs
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
6Doug Martin
D. Martin
23-296
25
251
11/4/2012
@
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
7Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
24-019
30
295
9/14/2003
vs
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
8Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
24-073
35
266
11/11/2001
vs
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
9Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
25-364
22
278
10/22/2000
vs
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
10O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
26-069
29
250
9/16/1973
@
8.6
2
0
0
0
11Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
26-297
34
286
12/20/2009
@
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
26-365
34
250
1/3/2021
@
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
13Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
27-073
37
251
12/3/2000
@
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
14Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
27-289
26
255
11/24/2024
@
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
15O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
29-139
29
273
11/25/1976
@
9.4
2
0
0
0

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