All-Time All-Purpose Yards Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
APYd |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Ed Podolak | 350 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
2 | Keith Lincoln | 329 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
3 | Darren Sproles | 328 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
4 | Jacoby Jones | 290 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013 |
5 | Bob Hayes+ | 285 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
6 | O.J. McDuffie | 280 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 30, 1995 |
7 | Anthony Carter | 278 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 9, 1988 |
8 | Darren Sproles | 274 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 11, 2009 |
9 | Paul Lowe | 271 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, January 1, 1961 |
10 | Billy Cannon | 259 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Los Angeles Chargers, January 1, 1961 |
11 | Elbert Dubenion | 251 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots, December 28, 1963 |
12 | Trindon Holliday | 248 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
13 | Desmond Howard | 244 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
| Andre Coleman | 244 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 |
| Eric Dickerson+ | 244 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1986 |
16 | Steve Smith Sr. | 243 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears, January 15, 2006 |
| Ken Strong+ | 243 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 9, 1934 |
18 | Eric Moulds | 240 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1999 |
19 | Ricky Sanders | 235 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
20 | Allen Rossum | 232 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams, January 15, 2005 |
21 | Alvin Kamara | 230 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 2019 |
| Antonio Freeman | 230 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos, January 25, 1998 |
| Kevin Williams | 230 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 15, 1995 |
24 | Terry Metcalf | 229 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 27, 1975 |
25 | Deonte Harty | 227 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 5, 2020 |
| Dante Hall | 227 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
| Lamar Smith | 227 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 30, 2000 |
| Eric Metcalf | 227 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1995 |
29 | Raheem Mostert | 226 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 19, 2020 |
30 | T.Y. Hilton | 224 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 4, 2014 |
31 | Jeff Janis | 222 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 16, 2016 |
| Anthony Carter | 222 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 3, 1988 |
33 | Reggie Wayne | 221 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
34 | Ellis Hobbs | 220 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 220 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 22, 1989 |
36 | Reggie Bush | 217 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 16, 2010 |
37 | Danieal Manning | 216 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
| Marcus Allen+ | 216 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 1984 |
39 | Doug Baldwin | 215 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 19, 2014 |
| Tim Dwight | 215 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999 |
41 | Randy Moss+ | 213 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
| Timmy Smith | 213 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
43 | Antonio Freeman | 212 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 1996 |
44 | Calvin Johnson+ | 211 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, January 7, 2012 |
| Freeman McNeil | 211 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 1983 |
46 | Thurman Thomas+ | 210 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, December 30, 1995 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 210 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 27, 1975 |
48 | Brian Mitchell | 209 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 2, 1993 |
| Marcus Allen+ | 209 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins, January 22, 1984 |
50 | Priest Holmes | 208 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
| Thurman Thomas+ | 208 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 1994 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 208 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981 |
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