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Year-by-Year Yards per Touch Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/Tch Teams
2009  Percy Harvin (21) 19.4 MIN
2008  Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) 17.3 OAK
2007  Josh Cribbs (24) 22.9 CLE
2006  Chris Carr (23) 19.0 OAK
2005  Chris Carr (22) 18.1 OAK
2004  Dante Hall (26) 18.0 KAN
2003  Allen Rossum (28) 18.2 ATL
2002  Michael Lewis (31) 21.5 NOR
2001  Steve Smith (22) 19.2 CAR
2000  MarTay Jenkins (25) 23.8 ARI
1999  Tim Dwight (24) 18.4 ATL
1998  Roell Preston (26) 18.6 GNB
1997  Kevin Williams (26) 18.3 ARI
1996  Tyrone Hughes (26) 19.4 NOR
1995  Tamarick Vanover (21) 17.1 KAN
1994  Kevin Williams (23) 16.8 DAL
1993  Jerry Rice (31) 15.6 SFO
1992  Kelvin Martin (27) 14.1 DAL
1991  Haywood Jeffires (27) 11.8 HOU
1990  Jerry Rice (28) 14.7 SFO
1989  Anthony Miller (24) 18.1 SDG
1988  Tim Brown (22) 15.8 RAI
1987  Lionel James (25) 11.1 SDG
1986  Vai Sikahema (24) 14.4 STL
1985  Louis Lipps (23) 16.6 PIT
1984  Louis Lipps (22) 15.7 PIT
1983  Greg Pruitt (32) 12.3 RAI
1982  Dwight Clark (25) 15.2 SFO
1981  Stump Mitchell (22) 14.5 STL
1980  Bruce Harper (25) 12.0 NYJ
1979  Tony Nathan (23) 15.1 MIA
1978  Tony Green (22) 14.5 WAS
1977  Eddie Brown (25) 14.3 WAS
1976  Billy Johnson (24) 12.7 HOU
1975  Rick Upchurch (23) 19.1 DEN
1974  Billy Johnson (22) 17.9 HOU
1973  Mack Herron (25) 12.5 NWE
1972  Joe Dawkins (24) 9.5 DEN
1971  Dave Hampton (24) 14.3 GNB
1970  Alvin Haymond (28) 15.9 RAM
1969  Jerry LeVias (23) 16.1 HOU
Dave Hampton (22) 9.9 GNB
1968  Roy Jefferson (25) 15.3 PIT
Floyd Little (26) 8.0 DEN
1967  Doug Cunningham (22) 12.4 SFO
Joe Auer (26) 9.0 MIA
1966  Emerson Boozer (23) 9.5 NYJ
Charley Taylor+ (25) 9.2 WAS
1965  Abner Haynes (28) 12.2 DEN
Gale Sayers+ (22) 9.8 CHI
1964  Charley Hennigan (29) 15.3 HOU
Clarence Childs (26) 13.5 NYG
1963  Dick James (29) 10.4 WAS
Ed Rutkowski (22) 9.9 BUF
1962  Bobby Mitchell+ (27) 20.4 WAS
Larry Garron (25) 12.1 BOS
1961  Al Frazier (26) 15.5 DEN
Timmy Brown (24) 15.2 PHI
1960  Al Carmichael (32) 13.7 DEN
Lenny Moore+ (27) 9.7 BAL
1959  Tommy McDonald+ (25) 14.8 PHI
1958  Jimmy Sears (27) 14.3 CRD
1957  Al Carmichael (29) 11.2 GNB
1956  Al Carmichael (28) 14.9 GNB
1955  Joe Arenas (30) 11.1 SFO
1954  Doak Walker+ (27) 14.4 DET
1953  Al Carmichael (25) 10.9 GNB
1952  Ray Mathews (23) 11.7 PIT
1951  Joe Arenas (26) 13.1 SFO
1950  Vitamin Smith (27) 13.4 RAM
1949  Dan Sandifer (22) 13.3 WAS
Buddy Young (23) 10.7 NYY
1948  Joe Scott (22) 11.7 NYG
Billy Hillenbrand (26) 11.2 BCL
1947  Eddie Saenz (25) 13.4 WAS
Ray Ramsey (26) 13.2 CHR
1946  Chuck Fenenbock (29) 13.5 LAD
Bosh Pritchard (27) 11.3 PHI
1945  Steve Bagarus (26) 12.7 WAS
1944  Don Hutson+ (31) 13.6 GNB
1943  Don Hutson+ (30) 15.4 GNB
1942  Don Hutson+ (29) 15.8 GNB
1941  George McAfee+ (23) 11.9 CHI
1940  Dick Todd (26) 8.4 WAS
1939  Joe Maniaci (25) 7.1 CHI
1938  Cecil Isbell (23) 6.1 GNB
1937  Jack Manders (28) 6.0 CHI
Ernie Caddel (26) 6.0 DET
1936  Ernie Caddel (25) 6.6 DET
1935  Ernie Caddel (24) 6.4 DET
1934  Beattie Feathers (26) 9.4 CHI
1933  Cliff Battles+ (23) 6.3 BOS
1932  Bob Campiglio (62) 5.3 SIS