most scrimmage yards by a running back in a season in the 2000's

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Chris Johnson gained the most yards from scrimmage by a running back in a season, with 2,509 yards in 2009.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,509
2009
TEN TEN
16
2,006
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
2Tiki Barber
T. Barber
2,390
2005
NYG NYG
16
1,860
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,370
2003
SD SD
16
1,645
313
5.3
102.8
13
725
100
137
7.3
45.3
4
4Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2,334
2006
STL STL
16
1,528
346
4.4
95.5
13
806
90
110
9.0
50.4
3
5LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,323
2006
SD SD
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
6Edgerrin James
E. James
2,303
2000
IND IND
16
1,709
387
4.4
106.8
13
594
63
87
9.4
37.1
5
7Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
2,287
2002
KC KC
14
1,615
313
5.2
115.4
21
672
70
81
9.6
48.0
3
8Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,271
2003
BAL BAL
16
2,066
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
9Ahman Green
A. Green
2,250
2003
GB GB
16
1,883
355
5.3
117.7
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
10Ricky Williams
R. Williams
2,216
2002
MIA MIA
16
1,853
383
4.8
115.8
16
363
47
59
7.7
22.7
1
11Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
2,199
2006
KC KC
16
1,789
416
4.3
111.8
17
410
41
67
10.0
25.6
2
12Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,189
2000
STL STL
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
13Frank Gore
F. Gore
2,180
2006
SF SF
16
1,695
312
5.4
105.9
8
485
61
86
8.0
30.3
1
14LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,172
2002
SD SD
16
1,683
372
4.5
105.2
14
489
79
101
6.2
30.6
1
15Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
2,169
2001
KC KC
16
1,555
327
4.8
97.2
8
614
62
75
9.9
38.4
2
16Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
2,157
2003
NO NO
16
1,641
351
4.7
102.6
8
516
69
86
7.5
32.3
0
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,147
2001
STL STL
14
1,382
260
5.3
98.7
12
765
83
104
9.2
54.6
9
18Tiki Barber
T. Barber
2,127
2006
NYG NYG
16
1,662
327
5.1
103.9
5
465
58
81
8.0
29.1
0
19Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
2,110
2003
KC KC
16
1,420
320
4.4
88.8
27
690
74
90
9.3
43.1
0
20Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
2,104
2007
PHI PHI
15
1,333
278
4.8
88.9
7
771
90
120
8.6
51.4
5
21Tiki Barber
T. Barber
2,096
2004
NYG NYG
16
1,518
322
4.7
94.9
13
578
52
79
11.1
36.1
2
22Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
2,093
2005
KC KC
16
1,750
336
5.2
109.4
20
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
23Ray Rice
R. Rice
2,041
2009
BAL BAL
16
1,339
254
5.3
83.7
7
702
78
101
9.0
43.9
1
24Edgerrin James
E. James
2,031
2004
IND IND
16
1,548
334
4.6
96.8
9
483
51
60
9.5
30.2
0
25Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,984
2002
NYG NYG
16
1,387
304
4.6
86.7
11
597
69
95
8.7
37.3
0

More Titans Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

13.8

32nd

OPP PPG

28.8

30th

RUSH YDS/G

80.4

32nd

PASS YDS/G

201.9

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
Texans Texans
3
4
0
.429
Titans Titans
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
SEA SEA
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

1 - 7 - 0

14

Final

38

IND Colts

7 - 1 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM