NFL All-Purpose Yards Year-by-Year Playoffs Leaders (since 1945)

For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses

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Leaders

Leaders Table
Year Player APYd Tm
2023Christian McCaffrey (27)420SFO
2022Deebo Samuel (26)310SFO
2021Cooper Kupp (28)483LAR
2020Leonard Fournette (25)448TAM
2019Derrick Henry (25)467TEN
2018Julian Edelman (32)480NWE
2017Danny Amendola (31)403NWE
2016Julian Edelman (30)422NWE
2015C.J. Anderson (24)273DEN
2014Julian Edelman (28)443NWE
2013Doug Baldwin (24)332SEA
2012Jacoby Jones (28)619BAL
2011Hakeem Nicks (23)444NYG
2010James Starks (24)400GNB
2009Reggie Bush (24)325NOR
2008Darren Sproles (25)602SDG
2007Laurence Maroney (22)478NWE
2006Joseph Addai (23)412IND
2005Steve Smith Sr. (26)431CAR
2004Brian Westbrook (25)375PHI
2003Steve Smith Sr. (24)467CAR
2002Marcus Knight (24)347OAK
2001Marshall Faulk+ (28)432STL
2000Jamal Lewis (21)378BAL
1999Derrick Mason (25)533TEN
1998Terrell Davis+ (25)537DEN
1997Terrell Davis+ (24)619DEN
1996Desmond Howard (26)487GNB
1995Antonio Freeman (23)441GNB
1994Andre Coleman (21)364SDG
1993Emmitt Smith+ (24)418DAL
1992Kenneth Davis (30)507BUF
1991Ricky Ervins (22)312WAS
1990Thurman Thomas+ (24)544BUF
1989Roger Craig (29)362SFO
1988Jerry Rice+ (25)438SFO
1987Anthony Carter (26)642MIN
1986Joe Morris (25)335NYG
1985Craig James (24)349NWE
1984Tony Nathan (27)375MIA
1983Marcus Allen+ (23)584RAI
1982John Riggins+ (33)625WAS
1981Freddie Solomon (28)285SFO
1980Wilbert Montgomery (25)443PHI
1979Franco Harris+ (29)362PIT
1978Tony Dorsett+ (24)330DAL
1977Carl Garrett (30)291OAK
1976Chuck Foreman (25)410MIN
1975Franco Harris+ (25)398PIT
1974Franco Harris+ (24)348PIT
1973Larry Csonka+ (26)333MIA
1972Larry Brown (24)303WAS
1971Ed Podolak (24)350KAN
1970Duane Thomas (23)358DAL
1969Bo Scott (26)231CLE
1968Fred Biletnikoff+ (25)370OAK
1967Bob Hayes+ (24)301DAL
1966Mike Garrett (22)200KAN
1965Jim Taylor+ (29)205GNB
1964Speedy Duncan (22)175SDG
1963Keith Lincoln (24)329SDG
1962Bobby Jancik (22)139HOU
1961Paul Hornung+ (25)136GNB
1960Paul Lowe (23)271LAC
1959Phil King (23)81NYG
1955Ron Waller (22)154RAM
1953Billy Reynolds (22)77CLE
1952Ray Renfro (22)75CLE
1951Andy Robustelli+ (25)22RAM
1950Larry Brink (26)6RAM
1949Jim Cason (22)182SFO
1948Marion Motley+ (28)166CLE
1947Charley Trippi+ (25)206CRD
1946Spec Sanders (28)107NYY
1945Steve Bagarus (26)172WAS
1944Joe Laws (33)142GNB
1943Andy Farkas (27)225WAS
1942Wilbur Moore (26)78WAS
1941George McAfee+ (23)302CHI
1940Joe Maniaci (26)131CHI
1939Tuffy Leemans+ (26)106NYG
1938Hank Soar (24)124NYG
1937Wayne Millner+ (24)160WAS
1937Jack Manders (28)160CHI
1936Don Hutson+ (23)76GNB
1935Dutch Clark+ (28)109DET
1934Ken Strong+ (28)243NYG
1933Carl Brumbaugh (26)113CHI