nfl ypc leaders all-time for running back

Jamaal Charles has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back, with 5.4 per attempt.

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NFL ypc with a minimum of 750 rushing attempts leaders all-time for running back

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
3	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
4	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	842	66	4,259	64.5	32	1,174	130	164	9.0	17.8	9
5	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
6	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
7	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
9	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
10	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.9	1,551	84	7,598	90.5	69	1,469	187	239	7.9	17.5	7
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,662	153	13,018	85.1	122	1,801	189	245	9.5	11.8	5
12	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.9	1,564	126	7,626	60.5	52	2,683	351	467	7.6	21.3	21
13	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
14	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.9	805	51	3,910	76.7	25	1,738	198	261	8.8	34.1	9
15	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
16	Joe Perry J. Perry	4.8	1,737	156	8,378	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
17	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	4.8	951	103	4,544	44.1	23	628	85		7.4	6.1	1
18	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	4.7	1,344	108	6,378	59.1	50	1,816	202		9.0	16.8	16
19	Justin Forsett J. Forsett	4.7	820	122	3,890	31.9	19	1,351	210	290	6.4	11.1	1
20	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	4.7	1,196	158	5,672	35.9	27	3,069	328		9.4	19.4	18
21	Miles Sanders M. Sanders	4.7	943	88	4,462	50.7	24	1,274	183	254	7.0	14.5	4
22	James Brooks J. Brooks	4.7	1,685	162	7,962	49.1	49	3,621	383		9.5	22.4	30
23	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	4.7	986	116	4,649	40.1	32	1,955	209		9.4	16.9	9
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	4.7	2,217	154	10,449	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
25	Gus Edwards G. Edwards	4.7	800	80	3,760	47.0	30	380	33	42	11.5	4.8	0

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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
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Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
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Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
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Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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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
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Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176