nfl running back most rushing yards in a season, combine regular season and playoffs

Saquon Barkley has rushed for the most yards by a running back in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 2,504 yards in 2024.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
2,504
2024
PHI PHI
20
436
5.7
125.2
18
353
46
58
7.7
17.7
2
2 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,476
1998
DEN DEN
19
470
5.3
130.3
24
286
29
9.9
15.1
2
3 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,331
1997
DEN DEN
19
481
4.8
122.7
23
325
50
6.5
17.1
0
4 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,212
1984
RAM RAM
17
402
5.5
130.1
15
139
21
6.6
8.2
0
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,196
2012
MIN MIN
17
370
5.9
129.2
12
225
41
54
5.5
13.2
1
6 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,191
2024
BAL BAL
19
367
6.0
115.3
19
193
19
24
10.2
10.2
2
7 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
2,122
1998
ATL ATL
19
480
4.4
111.7
16
378
37
10.2
19.9
3
8 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,118
1997
DET DET
17
353
6.0
124.6
11
348
38
9.2
20.5
3
9 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
2,116
2005
SEA SEA
19
430
4.9
111.4
29
80
18
35
4.4
4.2
1
10 Ahman Green
A. Green
2,105
2003
GB GB
18
403
5.2
116.9
17
427
58
72
7.4
23.7
5
11 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,101
2003
BAL BAL
17
401
5.2
123.6
14
209
28
41
7.5
12.3
0
12 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
2,071
1995
DAL DAL
19
451
4.6
109.0
31
435
68
6.4
22.9
0
13 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,067
2020
TEN TEN
17
396
5.2
121.6
17
125
22
34
5.7
7.4
0
14 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
2,049
1992
DAL DAL
19
444
4.6
107.8
21
421
72
5.8
22.2
2
15 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
2,043
2014
DAL DAL
18
436
4.7
113.5
15
443
61
70
7.3
24.6
0
16 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
2,025
1980
HOU HOU
16
400
5.1
126.6
14
47
11
4.3
2.9
0
17 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,006
2009
TEN TEN
16
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
18 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,003
1973
BUF BUF
14
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
19 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1,986
2019
TEN TEN
18
386
5.1
110.3
18
227
23
29
9.9
12.6
2
20 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1,979
1986
RAM RAM
17
430
4.6
116.4
11
205
26
7.9
12.1
0
21 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,938
2006
SD SD
17
371
5.2
114.0
30
572
58
84
9.9
33.6
3
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1,927
2004
NE NE
18
410
4.7
107.1
14
156
24
31
6.5
8.7
1
23 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1,923
1983
RAM RAM
18
423
4.5
106.8
18
424
59
7.2
23.6
2
24 Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,912
1977
CHI CHI
15
358
5.3
127.5
14
302
30
10.1
20.1
2
25 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,901
2005
NYG NYG
17
370
5.1
111.8
9
558
57
74
9.8
32.8
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

21.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

122.0

14th

PASS YDS/G

159.7

32nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
PHI PHI
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

3 - 0 - 0

33

Final

26

LAR Rams

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM