NFL All-Purpose Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1945)

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Leaders Table
Rank	Player	APYd	Year	Tm
1	Darren Sproles (28)	2,696	2011	NOR
2	Derrick Mason (26)	2,690	2000	TEN
3	Michael Lewis (31)	2,647	2002	NOR
4	Lionel James (23)	2,535	1985	SDG
5	Fred Jackson (28)	2,516	2009	BUF
6	Josh Cribbs (26)	2,510	2009	CLE
7	Chris Johnson (24)	2,509	2009	TEN
8	Brian Mitchell (26)	2,477	1994	WAS
9	Terry Metcalf (24)	2,462	1975	STL
10	Dante Hall (25)	2,446	2003	KAN
11	Mack Herron (26)	2,444	1974	NWE
12	Gale Sayers+ (23)	2,440	1966	CHI
13	Marshall Faulk+ (26)	2,429	1999	STL
14	Timmy Brown (26)	2,428	1963	PHI
15	Chimere Dike (24)	2,427	2025	TEN
16	MarTay Jenkins (25)	2,402	2000	ARI
17	Christian McCaffrey (23)	2,392	2019	CAR
18	Tiki Barber (30)	2,390	2005	NYG
19	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)	2,370	2003	SDG
20	Danny Amendola (25)	2,364	2010	STL
21	Barry Sanders+ (29)	2,358	1997	DET
22	Brian Mitchell (30)	2,357	1998	WAS
23	KaVontae Turpin (29)	2,354	2025	DAL
24	Brian Mitchell (27)	2,348	1995	WAS
25	Jamaal Charles (23)	2,342	2009	KAN
	Randall Cobb (22)	2,342	2012	GNB
27	Steven Jackson (23)	2,334	2006	STL
28	Leon Washington (26)	2,332	2008	NYJ
29	Darren Sproles (26)	2,323	2009	SDG
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)	2,323	2006	SDG
31	Tim Brown+ (22)	2,317	1988	RAI
32	Adrian Peterson (27)	2,314	2012	MIN
33	Josh Cribbs (24)	2,312	2007	CLE
34	Marcus Allen+ (25)	2,308	1985	RAI
35	Timmy Brown (25)	2,306	1962	PHI
36	Edgerrin James+ (22)	2,303	2000	IND
37	Danny Amendola (24)	2,302	2009	STL
38	Bijan Robinson (23)	2,298	2025	ATL
39	Darren Sproles (25)	2,295	2008	SDG
40	Chet Mutryn (27)	2,288	1948	BUF
41	Priest Holmes (29)	2,287	2002	KAN
42	Saquon Barkley (27)	2,283	2024	PHI
	Dante Hall (27)	2,283	2005	KAN
44	Gale Sayers+ (22)	2,272	1965	CHI
45	Jamal Lewis (24)	2,271	2003	BAL
46	Spec Sanders (29)	2,265	1947	NYY
47	DeMarco Murray (26)	2,261	2014	DAL
48	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	2,259	1984	RAM
49	Maurice Jones-Drew (21)	2,250	2006	JAX
	Ahman Green (26)	2,250	2003	GNB
51	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	2,243	1975	BUF
52	Marshall Faulk+ (25)	2,240	1998	IND
53	Dante Hall (26)	2,236	2004	KAN
54	James Wilder (26)	2,229	1984	TAM
55	Terrell Davis+ (26)	2,225	1998	DEN
56	Arian Foster (24)	2,221	2010	HOU
57	Walter Payton+ (24)	2,216	1977	CHI
	Ricky Williams (25)	2,216	2002	MIA
59	Le'Veon Bell (22)	2,215	2014	PIT
60	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	2,212	1983	RAM
61	Antonio Brown (23)	2,211	2011	PIT
62	Darren Sproles (27)	2,210	2010	SDG
63	Wes Welker (24)	2,208	2005	MIA
64	Marshall Faulk+ (27)	2,207	2000	STL
	Jerious Norwood (24)	2,207	2007	ATL
66	Larry Johnson (27)	2,199	2006	KAN
67	Otis Armstrong (24)	2,198	1974	DEN
68	Kevin Williams (26)	2,191	1997	ARI
69	Brian Westbrook (28)	2,183	2007	PHI
70	Frank Gore (23)	2,180	2006	SFO
71	William Andrews (28)	2,176	1983	ATL
72	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)	2,172	2002	SDG
73	Jonathan Taylor (22)	2,171	2021	IND
74	Priest Holmes (28)	2,169	2001	KAN
75	Barry Sanders+ (26)	2,166	1994	DET
76	Jamal Anderson (26)	2,165	1998	ATL
77	Bruce Harper (23)	2,157	1978	NYJ
78	Deuce McAllister (25)	2,154	2003	NOR
79	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	2,148	1995	DAL
80	Dick Christy (27)	2,147	1962	NYT
	Marshall Faulk+ (28)	2,147	2001	STL
82	LeSean McCoy (25)	2,146	2013	PHI
83	Derrick Henry (26)	2,141	2020	TEN
84	Edgerrin James+ (21)	2,139	1999	IND
85	Jerious Norwood (25)	2,138	2008	ATL
86	Jim Brown+ (27)	2,131	1963	CLE
87	Wes Welker (25)	2,129	2006	MIA
88	Tiki Barber (31)	2,127	2006	NYG
89	Christian McCaffrey (29)	2,126	2025	SFO
90	Dante Hall (24)	2,120	2002	KAN
91	David Johnson (25)	2,118	2016	ARI
92	Derrick Henry (30)	2,114	2024	BAL
93	Thurman Thomas+ (26)	2,113	1992	BUF
94	Priest Holmes (30)	2,110	2003	KAN
95	Garrison Hearst (27)	2,105	1998	SFO
96	Abner Haynes (23)	2,100	1960	DTX
97	Tiki Barber (29)	2,096	2004	NYG
98	James Brooks (23)	2,093	1981	SDG
	Todd Gurley (23)	2,093	2017	LAR
	Larry Johnson (26)	2,093	2005	KAN
101	Terrence Wilkins (24)	2,089	1999	IND
102	Tiki Barber (25)	2,085	2000	NYG
103	Percy Harvin (21)	2,081	2009	MIN
	Brian Mitchell (29)	2,081	1997	WAS
105	Glyn Milburn (24)	2,080	1995	DEN
106	Chris Carr (23)	2,078	2006	OAK
107	Ted Ginn Jr. (22)	2,077	2007	MIA
108	Antonio Brown (27)	2,074	2015	PIT
109	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	2,073	1973	BUF
110	Bruce Harper (25)	2,072	1980	NYJ
111	Roger Craig+ (28)	2,068	1988	SFO
	Ray Rice (24)	2,068	2011	BAL
113	Billy Hillenbrand (26)	2,067	1948	BCL
114	Roger Craig+ (25)	2,066	1985	SFO
115	Terry Metcalf (23)	2,058	1974	STL
116	Josh Jacobs (24)	2,053	2022	LVR
117	Walter Payton+ (31)	2,052	1984	CHI
118	Herschel Walker (28)	2,051	1990	MIN
119	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	2,048	1992	DAL
120	Billy Cannon (24)	2,043	1961	HOU
	Ray Rice (22)	2,043	2009	BAL
122	Leon Washington (25)	2,040	2007	NYJ
123	Thurman Thomas+ (25)	2,038	1991	BUF
124	William Andrews (26)	2,036	1981	ATL
	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	2,036	1988	IND
126	Walter Payton+ (32)	2,034	1985	CHI
127	Edgerrin James+ (26)	2,031	2004	IND
128	Antonio Brown (26)	2,030	2014	PIT
	Terrell Davis+ (25)	2,030	1997	DEN
130	Saquon Barkley (21)	2,028	2018	NYG
	Walter Payton+ (30)	2,028	1983	CHI
132	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	2,026	1986	RAM
133	Jermaine Lewis (23)	2,025	1997	BAL
	Glyn Milburn (28)	2,025	1999	CHI
135	Ernie Mills (27)	2,024	1995	PIT
136	Christian McCaffrey (27)	2,023	2023	SFO
137	Gary Anderson (25)	2,022	1986	SDG
	Terry Metcalf (26)	2,022	1977	STL
139	Adrian Peterson (22)	2,021	2007	MIN
140	Cordarrelle Patterson (22)	2,020	2013	MIN
141	Herschel Walker (26)	2,019	1988	DAL
142	Maurice Jones-Drew (22)	2,014	2007	JAX
	Barry Foster (24)	2,014	1992	PIT
	Leroy Kelly+ (24)	2,014	1966	CLE
145	Wilbert Montgomery (25)	2,012	1979	PHI
146	Derrick Mason (27)	2,004	2001	TEN
147	Ezekiel Elliott (23)	2,001	2018	DAL
148	Amos Marsh (23)	1,998	1962	DAL
149	Brian Mitchell (28)	1,995	1996	WAS
150	Steve Smith Sr. (22)	1,994	2001	CAR
151	Cooper Kupp (28)	1,993	2021	LAR
152	Charlie Rogers (24)	1,992	2000	SEA
153	Tiki Barber (27)	1,989	2002	NYG
154	Ezekiel Elliott (21)	1,987	2016	DAL
155	Eric Guliford (28)	1,986	1997	NOR
	Gerald Riggs (25)	1,986	1985	ATL
	Vic Washington (25)	1,986	1971	SFO
158	Eric Metcalf (27)	1,983	1995	ATL
159	Earl Campbell+ (25)	1,981	1980	HOU
	Ahman Green (24)	1,981	2001	GNB
161	Jamaal Charles (27)	1,980	2013	KAN
	Bruce Harper (24)	1,980	1979	NYJ
163	Tony Dorsett+ (27)	1,971	1981	DAL
164	Christian McCaffrey (22)	1,965	2018	CAR
165	Maurice Jones-Drew (26)	1,964	2011	JAX
	Calvin Johnson+ (27)	1,964	2012	DET
167	Jonathan Taylor (26)	1,963	2025	IND
168	Eddie George (27)	1,962	2000	TEN
169	Shaun Alexander (28)	1,958	2005	SEA
170	Brian Westbrook (27)	1,955	2006	PHI
171	Stump Mitchell (26)	1,950	1985	STL
172	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)	1,949	2007	SDG
173	Jarvis Landry (23)	1,947	2015	MIA
	Stump Mitchell (22)	1,947	1981	STL
175	Le'Veon Bell (25)	1,946	2017	PIT
	Nate Burleson (26)	1,946	2007	SEA
	Jerry LeVias (23)	1,946	1969	HOU
178	Tyrone Hughes (26)	1,943	1996	NOR
179	Fred Taylor (27)	1,942	2003	JAX
180	Steve Smith Sr. (26)	1,940	2005	CAR
	Kevin Williams (24)	1,940	1995	DAL
182	Chris Carr (22)	1,937	2005	OAK
	Eric Metcalf (28)	1,937	1996	ATL
184	Jamaal Charles (24)	1,935	2010	KAN
185	Matt Forte (28)	1,933	2013	CHI
	Curtis Martin+ (31)	1,933	2004	NYJ
	Chet Mutryn (26)	1,933	1947	BUF
188	Eric Metcalf (25)	1,932	1993	CLE
189	Dave Meggett (29)	1,931	1995	NWE
190	Derrick Henry (28)	1,930	2022	TEN
191	Jahmyr Gibbs (22)	1,929	2024	DET
	Rick Upchurch (23)	1,929	1975	DEN
193	Antonio Brown (25)	1,928	2013	PIT
194	Chris Warren (24)	1,927	1992	SEA
195	Marcus Allen+ (24)	1,926	1984	RAI
	Doug Martin (23)	1,926	2012	TAM
197	David Wilson (21)	1,925	2012	NYG
198	Wilbert Montgomery (27)	1,923	1981	PHI
	Walter Payton+ (26)	1,923	1979	CHI
200	Glyn Milburn (23)	1,922	1994	DEN
201	Jacoby Jones (28)	1,920	2012	BAL
202	Steve Breaston (25)	1,918	2008	ARI
	Dalvin Cook (25)	1,918	2020	MIN
	Roell Preston (26)	1,918	1998	GNB
205	Jim Brown+ (25)	1,917	1961	CLE
206	Tyler Lockett (23)	1,915	2015	SEA
207	Ottis Anderson (22)	1,913	1979	STL
	Thurman Thomas+ (23)	1,913	1989	BUF
209	James Cook (26)	1,912	2025	BUF
	Jarvis Landry (22)	1,912	2014	MIA
211	Glyn Milburn (25)	1,911	1996	DET
212	Kevin Faulk (24)	1,909	2000	NWE
	Carl Garrett (22)	1,909	1969	BOS
	Stefan Logan (29)	1,909	2010	DET
	Steve Smith Sr. (23)	1,909	2002	CAR
216	Percy Harvin (22)	1,908	2010	MIN
	Devin Hester+ (32)	1,908	2014	ATL
218	Billy Sims (25)	1,907	1980	DET
219	Josh Cribbs (28)	1,905	2011	CLE
	Jacoby Ford (23)	1,905	2010	OAK
	Clinton Portis (22)	1,905	2003	DEN
222	Charlie Garner (30)	1,904	2002	OAK
223	Alvin Kamara (22)	1,901	2017	NOR
	Adrian Peterson (23)	1,901	2008	MIN
225	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	1,900	1993	DAL
	Steve Smith Sr. (24)	1,900	2003	CAR
227	Tyrone Hughes (25)	1,898	1995	NOR
	Barry Sanders+ (27)	1,898	1995	DET
229	Tamarick Vanover (21)	1,897	1995	KAN
230	Billy Grimes (23)	1,896	1950	GNB
231	Tony Collins (22)	1,893	1981	NWE
232	Stump Mitchell (25)	1,889	1984	STL
	Leon Washington (28)	1,889	2010	SEA
234	Le'Veon Bell (24)	1,888	2016	PIT
	Billy Sims (26)	1,888	1981	DET
	Josh Wilson (23)	1,888	2008	SEA
237	Steve Breaston (24)	1,886	2007	ARI
	Maurice Jones-Drew (24)	1,886	2009	JAX
	Glyn Milburn (27)	1,886	1998	CHI
240	Larry Garron (26)	1,884	1963	BOS
	Jerry Rice+ (33)	1,884	1995	SFO
242	Christian McCaffrey (26)	1,880	2022	2TM
243	Wes Welker (23)	1,879	2004	2TM
244	Walter Payton+ (25)	1,875	1978	CHI
245	Devin Hester+ (25)	1,874	2007	CHI
246	Jim Brown+ (29)	1,872	1965	CLE
	Desmond Howard (30)	1,872	2000	DET
	Clinton Portis (21)	1,872	2002	DEN
249	Julio Jones (26)	1,871	2015	ATL
250	Barry Sanders+ (21)	1,870	1989	DET

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