Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards per attempt with 300+ rush attempts in a season, with 6.1 per attempt in 1997.
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most yards per carry by a player in one season, minimum 300 rushing attempts| NAME | YPC | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 6.1 | 335 | 1997 |  DET | 16 | 2,053 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | O.J. Simpson | 6.0 | 332 | 1973 |  BUF | 14 | 2,003 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | A. Peterson | 6.0 | 348 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 2,097 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 4 |  | D. Henry | 5.9 | 325 | 2024 |  BAL | 17 | 1,921 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 5 |  | S. Barkley | 5.8 | 345 | 2024 |  PHI | 16 | 2,005 | 125.3 | 13 | 278 | 33 | 43 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 5.7 | 331 | 1994 | DET | 16 | 1,883 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| 7 |  | C. Johnson | 5.6 | 358 | 2009 |  TEN | 16 | 2,006 | 125.4 | 14 | 503 | 50 | 71 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 2 |
| 8 |  | E. Dickerson | 5.6 | 379 | 1984 |  RAM | 16 | 2,105 | 131.6 | 14 | 139 | 21 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | | O.J. Simpson | 5.5 | 329 | 1975 | BUF | 14 | 1,817 | 129.8 | 16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 7 | |
| 10 |  | W. Payton | 5.5 | 339 | 1977 |  CHI | 14 | 1,852 | 132.3 | 14 | 269 | 27 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | J. Taylor | 5.5 | 332 | 2021 |  IND | 17 | 1,811 | 106.5 | 18 | 360 | 40 | 51 | 9.0 | 21.2 | 2 |
| 12 |  | F. Gore | 5.4 | 312 | 2006 |  SF | 16 | 1,695 | 105.9 | 8 | 485 | 61 | 86 | 8.0 | 30.3 | 1 |
| 13 |  | D. Henry | 5.4 | 378 | 2020 | TEN | 16 | 2,027 | 126.7 | 17 | 114 | 19 | 31 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Lewis | 5.3 | 387 | 2003 | BAL | 16 | 2,066 | 129.1 | 14 | 205 | 26 | 38 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Green | 5.3 | 355 | 2003 |  GB | 16 | 1,883 | 117.7 | 15 | 367 | 50 | 60 | 7.3 | 22.9 | 5 |
| 16 |  | L. Tomlinson | 5.3 | 313 | 2003 |  SD | 16 | 1,645 | 102.8 | 13 | 725 | 100 | 137 | 7.3 | 45.3 | 4 |
| 17 | | L. Tomlinson | 5.2 | 348 | 2006 | SD | 16 | 1,815 | 113.4 | 28 | 508 | 56 | 80 | 9.1 | 31.8 | 3 |
| 18 | | T. Barber | 5.2 | 357 | 2005 |  NYG | 16 | 1,860 | 116.3 | 9 | 530 | 54 | 70 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 2 |
| 19 | | L. Johnson | 5.2 | 336 | 2005 |  KC | 16 | 1,750 | 109.4 | 20 | 343 | 33 | 49 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 20 | | E. Campbell | 5.2 | 373 | 1980 |  HOU | 15 | 1,934 | 128.9 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | P. Holmes | 5.2 | 313 | 2002 | KC | 14 | 1,615 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 |
| 22 | | T. Davis | 5.1 | 392 | 1998 |  DEN | 16 | 2,008 | 125.5 | 21 | 217 | 25 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 2 | |
| 23 |  | L. McCoy | 5.1 | 314 | 2013 | PHI | 16 | 1,607 | 100.4 | 9 | 539 | 52 | 64 | 10.4 | 33.7 | 2 |
| 24 | | T. Barber | 5.1 | 327 | 2006 | NYG | 16 | 1,662 | 103.9 | 5 | 465 | 58 | 81 | 8.0 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 25 | | D. Henry | 5.1 | 303 | 2019 | TEN | 15 | 1,540 | 102.7 | 16 | 206 | 18 | 24 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 2 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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