most combined rushing yards + kick return yards in a season

MarTay Jenkins has the most rushing yards + kick-return yards in a season, with 2,182 in 2000.

Interpreted as:
most combined rushing yards + kick return yards by a player in a season
NAME YDS+YDS RUSH YDS KR YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 MarTay Jenkins
M. Jenkins
2,182
-4
2,186
2000
ARI ARI
16
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
219
17
40
12.9
13.7
0
2 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,105
2,105
0
1984
RAM RAM
16
379
5.6
131.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
3 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,097
2,097
0
2012
MIN MIN
16
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
4 Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
2,076
1,062
1,014
2009
BUF BUF
16
237
4.5
66.4
2
371
46
60
8.1
23.2
2
5 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,066
2,066
0
2003
BAL BAL
16
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
6 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,053
2,053
0
1997
DET DET
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
7 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
2,045
1,120
925
2009
KC KC
15
190
5.9
74.7
7
297
40
56
7.4
19.8
1
8 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,027
2,027
0
2020
TEN TEN
16
378
5.4
126.7
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
9 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,008
2,008
0
1998
DEN DEN
16
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
10 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,006
2,006
0
2009
TEN TEN
16
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
11 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
2,005
2,005
0
2024
PHI PHI
16
345
5.8
125.3
13
278
33
43
8.4
17.4
2
12 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,003
2,003
0
1973
BUF BUF
14
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
13 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,949
1,231
718
1966
CHI CHI
14
229
5.4
87.9
8
447
34
13.1
31.9
2
14 Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,947
1,852
95
1977
CHI CHI
14
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
15 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1,934
1,934
0
1980
HOU HOU
15
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
16 Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
1,930
613
1,317
2007
ATL ATL
15
103
6.0
40.9
1
277
28
39
9.9
18.5
0
17 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,923
381
1,542
2009
CLE CLE
16
55
6.9
23.8
1
135
20
37
6.8
8.4
1
18 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,921
1,921
0
2024
BAL BAL
17
325
5.9
113.0
16
193
19
22
10.2
11.4
2
19 David Wilson
D. Wilson
1,891
358
1,533
2012
NYG NYG
16
71
5.0
22.4
4
34
4
9
8.5
2.1
1
20 Ahman Green
A. Green
1,883
1,883
0
2003
GB GB
16
355
5.3
117.7
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
21 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,883
1,883
0
1994
DET DET
16
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
22 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1,880
1,880
0
2005
SEA SEA
16
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
23 Josh Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,870
61
1,809
2007
CLE CLE
16
9
6.8
3.8
0
37
3
5
12.3
2.3
0
24 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,863
1,863
0
1963
CLE CLE
14
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
25 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,860
1,860
0
2005
NYG NYG
16
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
StatMuse has season-level data for kick-return yards going back to the 1941 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.7

20th

OPP PPG

21.2

13th

RUSH YDS/G

113.2

17th

PASS YDS/G

213.7

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
4
2
0
.667
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
GB GB
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
11/23
JAX JAX
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

5 - 1 - 0

31

Final

27

ARI Cardinals

2 - 4 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM