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running back with most 1,400 or more rushing yard seasons| NAME | SEAS | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 7 | 11,498 | 110 | 2,252 | 5.1 | 104.5 | 74 | 2,011 | 251 | 8.0 | 18.3 | 6 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 6 | 9,578 | 94 | 2,044 | 4.7 | 101.9 | 60 | 2,407 | 251 | 9.6 | 25.6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  | L. Tomlinson | 5 | 8,079 | 80 | 1,687 | 4.8 | 101.0 | 88 | 2,567 | 346 | 481 | 7.4 | 32.1 | 13 |
| 4 |  | E. Smith | 5 | 8,019 | 77 | 1,766 | 4.5 | 104.1 | 85 | 1,723 | 277 | 6.2 | 22.4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  | J. Brown | 5 | 7,788 | 68 | 1,422 | 5.5 | 114.5 | 61 | 1,533 | 156 | 9.8 | 22.5 | 12 | |
| 6 |  | D. Henry | 4 | 7,026 | 64 | 1,355 | 5.2 | 109.8 | 62 | 911 | 89 | 118 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 7 |  | C. Portis | 4 | 6,102 | 61 | 1,257 | 4.9 | 100.0 | 49 | 1,112 | 129 | 176 | 8.6 | 18.2 | 2 |
| 8 |  | E. James | 4 | 6,316 | 63 | 1,450 | 4.4 | 100.3 | 48 | 2,000 | 220 | 284 | 9.1 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 9 |  | C. Martin | 4 | 6,161 | 64 | 1,439 | 4.3 | 96.3 | 41 | 1,085 | 169 | 173 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 3 |
| 10 |  | E. Dickerson | 4 | 7,393 | 64 | 1,561 | 4.7 | 115.5 | 57 | 1,125 | 134 | 8.4 | 17.6 | 3 | |
| 11 |  | A. Peterson | 3 | 5,342 | 48 | 1,038 | 5.1 | 111.3 | 33 | 564 | 91 | 126 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 12 | | T. Barber | 3 | 5,040 | 48 | 1,006 | 5.0 | 105.0 | 27 | 1,573 | 164 | 230 | 9.6 | 32.8 | 4 |
| 13 | | S. Alexander | 3 | 5,011 | 48 | 1,049 | 4.8 | 104.4 | 57 | 543 | 80 | 126 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 7 |
| 14 | | P. Holmes | 3 | 4,590 | 46 | 960 | 4.8 | 99.8 | 56 | 1,976 | 206 | 246 | 9.6 | 43.0 | 5 |
| 15 | | S. Davis | 3 | 4,281 | 44 | 964 | 4.4 | 97.3 | 30 | 475 | 65 | 82 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 16 | | T. Davis | 3 | 5,296 | 47 | 1,106 | 4.8 | 112.7 | 49 | 814 | 103 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 4 | |
| 17 |  | J. Bettis | 3 | 4,525 | 47 | 989 | 4.6 | 96.3 | 25 | 476 | 63 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | E. Campbell | 3 | 5,081 | 46 | 1,043 | 4.9 | 110.5 | 45 | 189 | 39 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | O.J. Simpson | 3 | 5,323 | 42 | 951 | 5.6 | 126.7 | 36 | 755 | 56 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 8 | |
| 20 |  | J. Taylor | 2 | 3,242 | 31 | 635 | 5.1 | 104.6 | 29 | 496 | 58 | 82 | 8.6 | 16.0 | 3 |
| 21 |  | N. Chubb | 2 | 3,019 | 33 | 600 | 5.0 | 91.5 | 20 | 517 | 63 | 86 | 8.2 | 15.7 | 1 |
| 22 |  | E. Elliott | 2 | 3,065 | 30 | 626 | 4.9 | 102.2 | 21 | 930 | 109 | 135 | 8.5 | 31.0 | 4 |
| 23 |  | D. Martin | 2 | 2,856 | 32 | 607 | 4.7 | 89.3 | 17 | 743 | 82 | 114 | 9.1 | 23.2 | 2 |
| 24 | | J. Charles | 2 | 2,976 | 32 | 515 | 5.8 | 93.0 | 10 | 704 | 80 | 112 | 8.8 | 22.0 | 4 |
| 25 | | A. Foster | 2 | 3,040 | 32 | 678 | 4.5 | 95.0 | 31 | 821 | 106 | 142 | 7.7 | 25.7 | 4 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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OPP PPG
26.0
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RUSH YDS/G
149.0
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PASS YDS/G
253.7
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