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Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Leaders
Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Leaders
Football Leaders & Football Records
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Year-by-Year
Rank
Player
(age), + - HOFer,
Bold
- Active
APYd
Year
Teams
1.
Derrick Mason
(26)
2,690
2000
TEN
2.
Michael Lewis
(31)
2,647
2002
NOR
3.
Lionel James
(23)
2,535
1985
SDG
4.
Brian Mitchell
(26)
2,477
1994
WAS
5.
Dante Hall
(25)
2,446
2003
KAN
6.
Mack Herron
(26)
2,444
1974
NWE
7.
Gale Sayers
+ (23)
2,440
1966
CHI
8.
Terry Metcalf
(24)
2,439
1975
STL
9.
Marshall Faulk
(26)
2,429
1999
STL
10.
Timmy Brown
(26)
2,425
1963
PHI
11.
MarTay Jenkins
(25)
2,402
2000
ARI
12.
Tiki Barber
(30)
2,390
2005
NYG
13.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(24)
2,370
2003
SDG
14.
Barry Sanders
+ (29)
2,358
1997
DET
15.
Brian Mitchell
(30)
2,357
1998
WAS
16.
Brian Mitchell
(27)
2,348
1995
WAS
17.
Steven Jackson
(23)
2,334
2006
STL
18.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(27)
2,323
2006
SDG
19.
Tim Brown
(22)
2,317
1988
RAI
20.
Marcus Allen
+ (25)
2,314
1985
RAI
21.
Josh Cribbs
(24)
2,312
2007
CLE
22.
Timmy Brown
(25)
2,306
1962
PHI
23.
Edgerrin James
(22)
2,303
2000
IND
24.
Chet Mutryn
(27)
2,288
1948
BUF
25.
Priest Holmes
(29)
2,287
2002
KAN
26.
Dante Hall
(27)
2,283
2005
KAN
27.
Gale Sayers
+ (22)
2,272
1965
CHI
28.
Jamal Lewis
(24)
2,271
2003
BAL
29.
Ahman Green
(26)
2,250
2003
GNB
Maurice Jones-Drew
(21)
2,250
2006
JAX
31.
Eric Dickerson
+ (24)
2,244
1984
RAM
32.
O.J. Simpson
+ (28)
2,243
1975
BUF
33.
Dante Hall
(26)
2,236
2004
KAN
34.
James Wilder
(26)
2,229
1984
TAM
35.
Marshall Faulk
(25)
2,227
1998
IND
36.
Terrell Davis
(26)
2,225
1998
DEN
37.
Walter Payton
+ (23)
2,216
1977
CHI
Ricky Williams
(25)
2,216
2002
MIA
39.
Eric Dickerson
+ (23)
2,212
1983
RAM
40.
Wes Welker
(24)
2,208
2005
MIA
41.
Marshall Faulk
(27)
2,207
2000
STL
Jerious Norwood
(24)
2,207
2007
ATL
43.
Spec Sanders
(29)
2,202
1947
NYY
44.
Larry Johnson
(27)
2,199
2006
KAN
45.
Otis Armstrong
(24)
2,198
1974
DEN
46.
Kevin Williams
(26)
2,191
1997
ARI
47.
Brian Westbrook
(28)
2,183
2007
PHI
48.
Frank Gore
(23)
2,180
2006
SFO
49.
William Andrews
(28)
2,176
1983
ATL
50.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(23)
2,172
2002
SDG
51.
Priest Holmes
(28)
2,169
2001
KAN
52.
Barry Sanders
+ (26)
2,166
1994
DET
53.
Jamal Anderson
(26)
2,165
1998
ATL
54.
Bruce Harper
(23)
2,157
1978
NYJ
Deuce McAllister
(25)
2,157
2003
NOR
56.
Emmitt Smith
(26)
2,148
1995
DAL
57.
Dick Christy
(27)
2,147
1962
NYT
Marshall Faulk
(28)
2,147
2001
STL
59.
Edgerrin James
(21)
2,139
1999
IND
60.
Jim Brown
+ (27)
2,131
1963
CLE
61.
Wes Welker
(25)
2,129
2006
MIA
62.
Tiki Barber
(31)
2,127
2006
NYG
63.
Dante Hall
(24)
2,120
2002
KAN
64.
Thurman Thomas
+ (26)
2,113
1992
BUF
65.
Priest Holmes
(30)
2,110
2003
KAN
66.
Garrison Hearst
(27)
2,105
1998
SFO
67.
Abner Haynes
(23)
2,100
1960
DTX
68.
Tiki Barber
(29)
2,096
2004
NYG
69.
James Brooks
(23)
2,093
1981
SDG
Larry Johnson
(26)
2,093
2005
KAN
71.
Terrence Wilkins
(24)
2,089
1999
IND
72.
Ted Ginn Jr.
(22)
2,086
2007
MIA
73.
Tiki Barber
(25)
2,085
2000
NYG
74.
Brian Mitchell
(29)
2,081
1997
WAS
75.
Glyn Milburn
(24)
2,080
1995
DEN
76.
O.J. Simpson
+ (26)
2,073
1973
BUF
77.
Bruce Harper
(25)
2,072
1980
NYJ
78.
Roger Craig
(28)
2,068
1988
SFO
79.
Billy Hillenbrand
(26)
2,067
1948
BCL
80.
Roger Craig
(25)
2,066
1985
SFO
81.
Terry Metcalf
(23)
2,058
1974
STL
82.
Walter Payton
+ (30)
2,052
1984
CHI
83.
Herschel Walker
(28)
2,051
1990
MIN
84.
Emmitt Smith
(23)
2,048
1992
DAL
85.
Billy Cannon
(24)
2,043
1961
HOU
86.
Leon Washington
(25)
2,040
2007
NYJ
87.
Thurman Thomas
+ (25)
2,038
1991
BUF
88.
Terrell Davis
(25)
2,037
1997
DEN
89.
William Andrews
(26)
2,036
1981
ATL
Eric Dickerson
+ (28)
2,036
1988
IND
91.
Walter Payton
+ (31)
2,034
1985
CHI
Barry Foster
(24)
2,034
1992
PIT
93.
Edgerrin James
(26)
2,031
2004
IND
94.
Walter Payton
+ (29)
2,028
1983
CHI
95.
Eric Dickerson
+ (26)
2,026
1986
RAM
96.
Jermaine Lewis
(23)
2,025
1997
BAL
Glyn Milburn
(28)
2,025
1999
CHI
98.
Ernie Mills
(27)
2,024
1995
PIT
99.
Gary W. Anderson
(25)
2,022
1986
SDG
Terry Metcalf
(26)
2,022
1977
STL
101.
Adrian Peterson
(22)
2,021
2007
MIN
102.
Herschel Walker
(26)
2,019
1988
DAL
103.
Maurice Jones-Drew
(22)
2,014
2007
JAX
Leroy Kelly
+ (24)
2,014
1966
CLE
105.
Wilbert Montgomery
(25)
2,012
1979
PHI
106.
Derrick Mason
(27)
2,004
2001
TEN
107.
Amos Marsh
(23)
1,998
1962
DAL
108.
Brian Mitchell
(28)
1,995
1996
WAS
109.
Steve Smith
(22)
1,992
2001
CAR
Charlie Rogers
(24)
1,992
2000
SEA
111.
Tiki Barber
(27)
1,989
2002
NYG
112.
Gerald Riggs
(25)
1,986
1985
ATL
Vic Washington
(25)
1,986
1971
SFO
Eric Guliford
(28)
1,986
1997
NOR
115.
Eric Metcalf
(27)
1,983
1995
ATL
116.
Earl Campbell
+ (25)
1,981
1980
HOU
Ahman Green
(24)
1,981
2001
GNB
118.
Bruce Harper
(24)
1,980
1979
NYJ
119.
Chris Carr
(23)
1,978
2006
OAK
120.
Tony Dorsett
+ (27)
1,971
1981
DAL
121.
Eddie George
(27)
1,962
2000
TEN
122.
Shaun Alexander
(28)
1,958
2005
SEA
123.
Brian Westbrook
(27)
1,955
2006
PHI
124.
Stump Mitchell
(26)
1,950
1985
STL
125.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(28)
1,949
2007
SDG
126.
Stump Mitchell
(22)
1,947
1981
STL
127.
Jerry LeVias
(23)
1,946
1969
HOU
Nate Burleson
(26)
1,946
2007
SEA
129.
Tyrone Hughes
(26)
1,943
1996
NOR
130.
Curtis Martin
(31)
1,942
2004
NYJ
Fred Taylor
(27)
1,942
2003
JAX
132.
Kevin Williams
(24)
1,940
1995
DAL
133.
Chris Carr
(22)
1,938
2005
OAK
134.
Eric Metcalf
(28)
1,937
1996
ATL
135.
Steve Smith
(26)
1,935
2005
CAR
136.
Eric Metcalf
(25)
1,932
1993
CLE
137.
Dave Meggett
(29)
1,931
1995
NWE
138.
Rick Upchurch
(23)
1,929
1975
DEN
139.
Chris Warren
(24)
1,927
1992
SEA
140.
Marcus Allen
+ (24)
1,926
1984
RAI
141.
Billy Sims
(25)
1,924
1980
DET
142.
Walter Payton
+ (25)
1,923
1979
CHI
Wilbert Montgomery
(27)
1,923
1981
PHI
144.
Glyn Milburn
(23)
1,922
1994
DEN
Chet Mutryn
(26)
1,922
1947
BUF
146.
Roell Preston
(26)
1,918
1998
GNB
147.
Jim Brown
+ (25)
1,917
1961
CLE
148.
Ottis Anderson
(22)
1,913
1979
STL
Thurman Thomas
+ (23)
1,913
1989
BUF
150.
Glyn Milburn
(25)
1,911
1996
DET
151.
Carl Garrett
(22)
1,909
1969
BOS
Steve Smith
(23)
1,909
2002
CAR
Kevin Faulk
(24)
1,909
2000
NWE
154.
Clinton Portis
(22)
1,905
2003
DEN
155.
Charlie Garner
(30)
1,903
2002
OAK
156.
Emmitt Smith
(24)
1,900
1993
DAL
Steve Smith
(24)
1,900
2003
CAR
158.
Barry Sanders
+ (27)
1,898
1995
DET
159.
Tamarick Vanover
(21)
1,897
1995
KAN
160.
Billy Grimes
(23)
1,896
1950
GNB
161.
Tony Collins
(22)
1,893
1981
NWE
162.
Stump Mitchell
(25)
1,889
1984
STL
163.
Billy Sims
(26)
1,888
1981
DET
164.
Glyn Milburn
(27)
1,886
1998
CHI
Steve Breaston
(24)
1,886
2007
ARI
166.
Jerry Rice
(33)
1,884
1995
SFO
Larry Garron
(26)
1,884
1963
BOS
168.
Tyrone Hughes
(25)
1,879
1995
NOR
Wes Welker
(23)
1,879
2004
2TM
170.
Walter Payton
+ (24)
1,875
1978
CHI
171.
Devin Hester
(25)
1,874
2007
CHI
172.
Desmond Howard
(30)
1,872
2000
DET
Clinton Portis
(21)
1,872
2002
DEN
Jim Brown
+ (29)
1,872
1965
CLE
175.
Barry Sanders
+ (21)
1,870
1989
DET
176.
Joe Washington
(25)
1,869
1978
BAL
Robert Smith
(28)
1,869
2000
MIN
Reidel Anthony
(22)
1,869
1998
TAM
179.
Chris Warren
(26)
1,868
1994
SEA
180.
Bruce Harper
(22)
1,867
1977
NYJ
Lorenzo White
(26)
1,867
1992
HOU
182.
Shaun Alexander
(27)
1,866
2004
SEA
Kevin Williams
(27)
1,866
1998
BUF
184.
Abner Haynes
(24)
1,865
1961
DTX
185.
Tim Dwight
(24)
1,861
1999
ATL
186.
Ricky Watters
(27)
1,855
1996
PHI
Barry Sanders
+ (23)
1,855
1991
DET
Ricky Watters
(31)
1,855
2000
SEA
189.
Reggie Swinton
(26)
1,854
2001
DAL
190.
Bobby Mitchell
+ (28)
1,852
1963
WAS
191.
Isaac Bruce
(23)
1,850
1995
STL
192.
Terrell Davis
(24)
1,848
1996
DEN
193.
B.J. Sams
(24)
1,847
2004
BAL
194.
Eddie Saenz
(25)
1,846
1947
WAS
195.
Paul Lowe
(24)
1,843
1960
LAC
Edgerrin James
(27)
1,843
2005
IND
197.
James Thrash
(25)
1,841
2000
WAS
198.
Mack Herron
(25)
1,839
1973
NWE
199.
Eric Metcalf
(30)
1,837
1998
ARI
200.
Allen Rossum
(28)
1,836
2003
ATL
201.
Tamarick Vanover
(23)
1,833
1997
KAN
Curtis Martin
(28)
1,833
2001
NYJ
203.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(26)
1,832
2005
SDG
204.
Thurman Thomas
+ (24)
1,829
1990
BUF
205.
Walter Payton
+ (26)
1,827
1980
CHI
206.
Floyd Little
(26)
1,825
1968
DEN
Emmitt Smith
(25)
1,825
1994
DAL
Glyn Milburn
(26)
1,825
1997
DET
Reuben Droughns
(26)
1,825
2004
DEN
210.
Louis Lipps
(23)
1,824
1985
PIT
211.
Curt Warner
(25)
1,823
1986
SEA
212.
Dick Bass
(25)
1,822
1962
RAM
213.
Emmitt Smith
(22)
1,821
1991
DAL
214.
Billy Johnson
(23)
1,820
1975
HOU
215.
Dave Meggett
(23)
1,807
1989
NYG
216.
Anthony Miller
(24)
1,806
1989
SDG
217.
Dorsey Levens
(27)
1,805
1997
GNB
Desmond Howard
(31)
1,805
2001
DET
219.
Marshall Faulk
(21)
1,804
1994
IND
Andre Coleman
(23)
1,804
1995
SDG
221.
Eddie Kennison
(23)
1,801
1996
STL
222.
George Rogers
(23)
1,800
1981
NOR
223.
Greg Pruitt
(24)
1,798
1975
CLE
224.
Tim Brown
(28)
1,796
1994
RAI
Dalton Hilliard
(25)
1,796
1989
NOR
226.
Bobby Mitchell
+ (27)
1,794
1962
WAS
227.
Joe Cribbs
(22)
1,793
1980
BUF
228.
Earl Campbell
+ (24)
1,791
1979
HOU
229.
Reggie Swinton
(30)
1,790
2005
ARI
230.
Charlie Garner
(28)
1,789
2000
SFO
231.
Jim Brown
+ (28)
1,786
1964
CLE
Johnny Strzykalski
(27)
1,786
1948
SFO
233.
Ottis Anderson
(27)
1,785
1984
STL
234.
Barry Sanders
+ (22)
1,784
1990
DET
Clem Daniels
(26)
1,784
1963
OAK
236.
Dave Meggett
(30)
1,783
1996
NWE
237.
Glyn Milburn
(29)
1,782
2000
CHI
238.
Tiki Barber
(26)
1,780
2001
NYG
Barry Sanders
+ (30)
1,780
1998
DET
240.
Lydell Mitchell
(28)
1,779
1977
BAL
241.
Domanick Williams
(24)
1,776
2004
HOU
LaDainian Tomlinson
(25)
1,776
2004
SDG
243.
Jerome Bettis
(25)
1,775
1997
PIT
244.
Curt Warner
(22)
1,774
1983
SEA
Dave Hampton
(25)
1,774
1972
ATL
246.
James Brooks
(28)
1,773
1986
CIN
247.
Greg Pruitt
(23)
1,769
1974
CLE
Jamal Lewis
(23)
1,769
2002
BAL
249.
Abner Haynes
(25)
1,768
1962
DTX
250.
Chuck Foreman
(25)
1,765
1975
MIN