NFL Rushing Attempts Single-Season Leaders (since 1933)

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Leaders Table
Rank Player Att Year Tm
1Larry Johnson (26)4162006KAN
2Jamal Anderson (25)4101998ATL
3James Wilder (26)4071984TAM
4Eric Dickerson+ (26)4041986RAM
5Eddie George (26)4032000TEN
6Gerald Riggs (24)3971985ATL
7Terrell Davis+ (25)3921998DEN
DeMarco Murray (26)3922014DAL
Ricky Williams (26)3922003MIA
10Eric Dickerson+ (23)3901983RAM
Barry Foster (23)3901992PIT
12Eric Dickerson+ (28)3881988IND
13Edgerrin James+ (22)3872000IND
Jamal Lewis (24)3872003BAL
15Ricky Williams (25)3832002MIA
16Walter Payton+ (31)3811984CHI
17Marcus Allen+ (25)3801985RAI
18Eric Dickerson+ (24)3791984RAM
19Derrick Henry (26)3782020TEN
George Rogers (22)3781981NOR
21Emmitt Smith+ (26)3771995DAL
22Michael Turner (26)3762008ATL
23Jerome Bettis+ (25)3751997PIT
John Riggins+ (34)3751983WAS
25Earl Campbell+ (25)3731980HOU
Emmitt Smith+ (23)3731992DAL
27LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)3722002SDG
28Curtis Martin+ (31)3712004NYJ
29Shaun Alexander (28)3702005SEA
Christian Okoye (28)3701989KAN
31Terrell Davis+ (24)3691997DEN
Edgerrin James+ (21)3691999IND
Curtis Martin+ (25)3691998NYJ
Walter Payton+ (26)3691979CHI
35Earl Campbell+ (24)3681979HOU
Curtis Martin+ (22)3681995NWE
Emmitt Smith+ (25)3681994DAL
38Curtis Martin+ (26)3671999NYJ
39Emmitt Smith+ (22)3651991DAL
James Wilder (27)3651985TAM
41Adrian Peterson (23)3632008MIN
42Earl Campbell+ (26)3611981HOU
Rudi Johnson (24)3612004CIN
Herschel Walker (26)3611988DAL
45Edgerrin James+ (27)3602005IND
46Chris Johnson (23)3582009TEN
47Tiki Barber (30)3572005NYG
Eddie George (23)3571997TEN
49Stephen Davis (27)3562001WAS
50Jerome Bettis+ (28)3552000PIT
Ahman Green (26)3552003GNB
Thurman Thomas+ (27)3551993BUF
53Shaun Alexander (27)3532004SEA
Gerald Riggs (23)3531984ATL
Ricky Watters (27)3531996PHI
56Clinton Portis (24)3522005WAS
57Arian Foster (26)3512012HOU
Deuce McAllister (24)3512003NOR
59Derrick Henry (28)3492022TEN
60Eddie George (24)3481998TEN
Adrian Peterson (27)3482012MIN
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)3482006SDG
63Terry Allen (28)3471996WAS
64Steven Jackson (23)3462006STL
65Terrell Davis+ (23)3451996DEN
Corey Dillon (29)3452004NWE
Fred Taylor (27)3452003JAX
68Dalton Hilliard (25)3441989NOR
69Maurice Jones-Drew (26)3432011JAX
Eddie George (28)3432002TEN
Natrone Means (22)3431994SDG
Clinton Portis (23)3432004WAS
Gerald Riggs (25)3431986ATL
Barry Sanders+ (30)3431998DET
75Tony Dorsett+ (27)3421981DAL
Clinton Portis (27)3422008WAS
Barry Sanders+ (23)3421991DET
78Rudi Johnson (26)3412006CIN
Joe Morris (25)3411986NYG
80Corey Dillon (26)3402001CIN
Josh Jacobs (24)3402022LVR
82Walter Payton+ (24)3391977CHI
Walter Payton+ (28)3391981CHI
James Stewart (28)3392000DET
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (22)3392001SDG
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)3392004SDG
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)3392005SDG
88Terry Allen (27)3381995WAS
Wilbert Montgomery (24)3381979PHI
90Edgerrin James+ (28)3372006ARI
Rudi Johnson (25)3372005CIN
Willie Parker (25)3372006PIT
Ricky Watters (26)3371995PHI
94Larry Johnson (25)3362005KAN
95Eddie George (22)3351996HOU
Alfred Morris (23)3352012WAS
Barry Sanders+ (29)3351997DET
Curt Warner (22)3351983SEA
99Edgerrin James+ (26)3342004IND
Michael Turner (28)3342010ATL
101Curtis Martin+ (28)3332001NYJ
Walter Payton+ (25)3331978CHI
Chris Warren (26)3331994SEA
104Stephen Davis (26)3322000WAS
Errict Rhett (24)3321995TAM
O.J. Simpson+ (26)3321973BUF
Jonathan Taylor (22)3322021IND
108Ottis Anderson (22)3311979STL
William Andrews (27)3311983ATL
Travis Henry (24)3312003BUF
Thomas Jones (31)3312009NYJ
Barry Sanders+ (26)3311994DET
113Steven Jackson (27)3302010STL
114Dorsey Levens (27)3291997GNB
O.J. Simpson+ (28)3291975BUF
Emmitt Smith+ (30)3291999DAL
117Ottis Anderson (24)3281981STL
118Tiki Barber (31)3272006NYG
Arian Foster (24)3272010HOU
Rodney Hampton (25)3271994NYG
Priest Holmes (27)3272001KAN
Adrian Peterson (30)3272015MIN
John Riggins+ (35)3271984WAS
Emmitt Smith+ (27)3271996DAL
125Shaun Alexander (26)3262003SEA
126Ottis Anderson (32)3251989NYG
Travis Henry (23)3252002BUF
Deuce McAllister (23)3252002NOR
Willis McGahee (23)3252005BUF
Clinton Portis (26)3252007WAS
Duce Staley (24)3251999PHI
Ricky Watters (30)3251999SEA
133Marshall Faulk+ (25)3241998IND
Steven Jackson (26)3242009STL
Edgerrin James+ (29)3242007ARI
Rashard Mendenhall (23)3242010PIT
Walter Payton+ (32)3241985CHI
Mark van Eeghen (25)3241977OAK
Charles White (29)3241987RAM
140Curtis Martin+ (30)3232003NYJ
141Tiki Barber (29)3222004NYG
Earl Campbell+ (28)3221983HOU
Ezekiel Elliott (21)3222016DAL
144Le'Veon Bell (25)3212017PIT
Cedric Benson (27)3212010CIN
Willie Parker (26)3212007PIT
Walter Payton+ (33)3211986CHI
148Jerome Bettis+ (24)3201996PIT
Eddie George (25)3201999TEN
Priest Holmes (29)3202003KAN
151Jerome Bettis+ (22)3191994RAM
Doug Martin (23)3192012TAM
Emmitt Smith+ (29)3191998DAL
Curt Warner (25)3191986SEA
Ricky Watters (29)3191998SEA
156Stephen Davis (29)3182003CAR
157Walter Payton+ (27)3171980CHI
158Edgar Bennett (26)3161995GNB
Jerome Bettis+ (26)3161998PIT
Matt Forte (22)3162008CHI
Chris Johnson (24)3162010TEN
Curtis Martin+ (23)3161996NWE
Curtis Martin+ (27)3162000NYJ
164Corey Dillon (25)3152000CIN
Eddie George (27)3152001TEN
Marshawn Lynch (26)3152012SEA
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)3152007SDG
168Eric Dickerson+ (29)3141989IND
Corey Dillon (27)3142002CIN
Marshall Faulk+ (21)3141994IND
Thomas Jones (27)3142005CHI
Jamal Lewis (27)3142006BAL
LeSean McCoy (25)3142013PHI
Walter Payton+ (30)3141983CHI
Adrian Peterson (24)3142009MIN
Barry Sanders+ (27)3141995DET
177Priest Holmes (28)3132002KAN
Billy Sims (24)3131980DET
Lamar Smith (30)3132001MIA
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)3132003SDG
Ricky Williams (24)3132001NOR
182Dalvin Cook (25)3122020MIN
Maurice Jones-Drew (24)3122009JAX
Eddie George (29)3122003TEN
Frank Gore (23)3122006SFO
Ryan Grant (25)3122008GNB
LeSean McCoy (26)3122014PHI
Barry Sanders+ (24)3121992DET
Thurman Thomas+ (26)3121992BUF
190Walter Payton+ (23)3111976CHI
191Reggie Cobb (24)3101992TAM
Roger Craig (28)3101988SFO
Franco Harris+ (28)3101978PIT
Garrison Hearst (27)3101998SFO
Edgerrin James+ (25)3102003IND
Thomas Jones (29)3102007NYJ
Chris Warren (27)3101995SEA
198Shaun Alexander (24)3092001SEA
Reuben Droughns (27)3092005CLE
Jamal Lewis (21)3092000BAL
Lamar Smith (29)3092000MIA
202Jamal Lewis (23)3082002BAL
203Karim Abdul-Jabbar (22)3071996MIA
Najee Harris (23)3072021PIT
Joe Morris (27)3071988NYG
Ray Rice (23)3072010BAL
Barry Sanders+ (28)3071996DET
208Joe Cribbs (22)3061980BUF
Rodney Hampton (26)3061995NYG
210Jim Brown+ (25)3051961CLE
Tony Dorsett+ (31)3051985DAL
212Tiki Barber (27)3042002NYG
Ezekiel Elliott (23)3042018DAL
Ahman Green (24)3042001GNB
215Derrick Henry (25)3032019TEN
George Rogers (27)3031986WAS
Chester Taylor (26)3032006MIN
LenDale White (22)3032007TEN
219Earl Campbell+ (23)3021978HOU
Nick Chubb (26)3022022CLE
Domanick Williams (23)3022004HOU
Tony Dorsett+ (30)3021984DAL
223Ottis Anderson (23)3011980STL
Cedric Benson (26)3012009CIN
Ezekiel Elliott (24)3012019DAL
Marshawn Lynch (27)3012013SEA
Lydell Mitchell (28)3011977BAL
Adrian Murrell (25)3011996NYJ
Michael Turner (29)3012011ATL
230Franco Harris+ (27)3001977PIT
Anthony Johnson (28)3001996CAR
Adrian Murrell (26)3001997NYJ
Leonard Russell (23)3001993NWE
Antowain Smith (26)3001998BUF
235Jerome Bettis+ (27)2991999PIT
LeGarrette Blount (29)2992016NWE
Maurice Jones-Drew (25)2992010JAX
Jim Nance (23)2991966BOS
239Nick Chubb (23)2982019CLE
Ron Johnson (24)2981972NYG
Jamal Lewis (28)2982007CLE
Thurman Thomas+ (23)2981989BUF
243Mike Anderson (26)2972000DEN
Earnest Byner (27)2971990WAS
John Stephens (22)2971988NWE
246Ottis Anderson (26)2961983STL
Earnest Jackson (24)2961984SDG
Thomas Jones (28)2962006CHI
Rashaan Salaam (20)2961995CHI
Billy Sims (25)2961981DET
Sammy Winder (25)2961984DEN