Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards by a Lions running back, with 13,799 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 13,799 | 138 | 2,782 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 85 | 2,639 | 328 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | R. Rivers | 722 | 69 | 167 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 3 | 264 | 28 | 24 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 3 | | G. Hill | 542 | 14 | 144 | 3.8 | 38.7 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 23 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 4 | | D. Moore | 457 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 15.8 | 7 | 179 | 22 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 5 | | E. Lynch | 209 | 37 | 56 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 2 | 100 | 15 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 6 | | T. Vardell | 159 | 30 | 50 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 12 | 361 | 30 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | C. Schlesinger | 153 | 79 | 56 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 238 | 30 | 34 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 8 | | S. Irvin | 133 | 14 | 36 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 4 | 233 | 25 | 32 | 9.3 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 9 | | D. Overton | 59 | 15 | 14 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | | C. Jackson | 55 | 8 | 17 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Wilder | 51 | 15 | 11 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 12 | | D.J. Dozier | 48 | 6 | 9 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | T. Stradford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 14 | | E. Tillison | 22 | 6 | 4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | B. Olivo | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 16 | | C. Richards | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
