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NFL Single-Season Yards per Rushing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/A Year Teams
1. Michael Vick (26) 8.4 2006 ATL
Beattie Feathers (26) 8.4 1934 CHI
3. Randall Cunningham (27) 8.0 1990 PHI
4. Michael Vick (24) 7.5 2004 ATL
5. Skeet Quinlan (25) 7.3 1953 RAM
6. Lenny Moore+ (28) 7.0 1961 BAL
Hugh McElhenny+ (24) 7.0 1952 SFO
8. Michael Vick (22) 6.9 2002 ATL
Bobby Douglass (25) 6.9 1972 CHI
10. Joe Perry+ (22) 6.8 1949 SFO
Robert Griffin III (22) 6.8 2012 WAS
Dan Towler (23) 6.8 1951 RAM
Michael Vick (30) 6.8 2010 PHI
14. Tank Younger (26) 6.7 1954 RAM
Steve McNair (24) 6.7 1997 TEN
16. Johnny Strzykalski (27) 6.5 1948 SFO
Keith Lincoln (24) 6.5 1963 SDG
18. Mercury Morris (26) 6.4 1973 MIA
Jim Brown+ (27) 6.4 1963 CLE
Jamaal Charles (24) 6.4 2010 KAN
Ernie Caddel (25) 6.4 1936 DET
22. Johnny Strzykalski (26) 6.3 1947 SFO
Paul Lowe (24) 6.3 1960 LAC
24. Vic Kulbitski (25) 6.2 1946 BUF
Dick Bass (24) 6.2 1961 RAM
Dutch Clark+ (28) 6.2 1934 DET
Gale Sayers+ (25) 6.2 1968 CHI
Chet Mutryn (26) 6.2 1947 BUF
Spec Sanders (29) 6.2 1947 NYY
30. Marion Motley+ (28) 6.1 1948 CLE
Buddy Young (21) 6.1 1947 NYY
Barry Sanders+ (29) 6.1 1997 DET
Marion Motley+ (27) 6.1 1947 CLE
Joe Perry+ (31) 6.1 1958 SFO
Joe Perry+ (27) 6.1 1954 SFO
Pete Layden (29) 6.1 1948 NYY
Dick Hoerner (29) 6.1 1951 RAM
38. O.J. Simpson+ (26) 6.0 1973 BUF
Hokie Gajan (25) 6.0 1984 NOR
Ted McKnight (24) 6.0 1978 KAN
Adrian Peterson (27) 6.0 2012 MIN
C.J. Spiller (25) 6.0 2012 BUF
Randall Cunningham (26) 6.0 1989 PHI
Jerious Norwood (24) 6.0 2007 ATL
45. Jim Brown+ (22) 5.9 1958 CLE
Glenn Dobbs (28) 5.9 1948 LAD
Felix Jones (22) 5.9 2009 DAL
Jamaal Charles (23) 5.9 2009 KAN
Michael Vick (25) 5.9 2005 ATL
John David Crow (25) 5.9 1960 STL
51. Jim Brown+ (24) 5.8 1960 CLE
Cam Newton (23) 5.8 2012 CAR
Napoleon Kaufman (23) 5.8 1996 OAK
Steve Van Buren+ (25) 5.8 1945 PHI
Marion Motley+ (30) 5.8 1950 CLE
Dan Towler (25) 5.8 1953 RAM
Bill Osmanski (24) 5.8 1939 CHI
58. Daunte Culpepper (25) 5.7 2002 MIN
Dan Towler (24) 5.7 1952 RAM
Paul Lowe (27) 5.7 1963 SDG
Barry Sanders+ (26) 5.7 1994 DET
Bobby Mitchell+ (24) 5.7 1959 CLE
Maurice Jones-Drew (21) 5.7 2006 JAX
64. Wray Carlton (25) 5.6 1962 BUF
Adrian Peterson (22) 5.6 2007 MIN
Derrick Ward (28) 5.6 2008 NYG
Franco Harris+ (22) 5.6 1972 PIT
Abner Haynes (23) 5.6 1960 DTX
James Brooks (31) 5.6 1989 CIN
Chris Johnson (24) 5.6 2009 TEN
Cam Newton (22) 5.6 2011 CAR
Chet Mutryn (27) 5.6 1948 BUF
Brandon Jacobs (28) 5.6 2010 NYG
Don Calhoun (24) 5.6 1976 NWE
Bobby Douglass (26) 5.6 1973 CHI
Bo Jackson (28) 5.6 1990 RAI
Eddie Price (25) 5.6 1950 NYG
Amos Marsh (23) 5.6 1962 DAL
Eric Dickerson+ (24) 5.6 1984 RAM
80. DeAngelo Williams (25) 5.5 2008 CAR
Brad Hubbert (26) 5.5 1967 SDG
Clinton Portis (21) 5.5 2002 DEN
O.J. Simpson+ (28) 5.5 1975 BUF
Swede Hanson (27) 5.5 1934 PHI
Stump Mitchell (26) 5.5 1985 STL
Fred Jackson (30) 5.5 2011 BUF
Bo Jackson (27) 5.5 1989 RAI
Gerry Ellis (28) 5.5 1985 GNB
Clinton Portis (22) 5.5 2003 DEN
Mack Lee Hill (24) 5.5 1964 KAN
DeMarco Murray (23) 5.5 2011 DAL
Walter Payton+ (23) 5.5 1977 CHI
Leroy Kelly+ (24) 5.5 1966 CLE
Marshall Faulk+ (26) 5.5 1999 STL
Robert Smith (25) 5.5 1997 MIN
Greg Pruitt (27) 5.5 1978 CLE
Mosi Tatupu (28) 5.5 1983 NWE
98. Timmy Brown (28) 5.4 1965 PHI
Mike Garrett (22) 5.4 1966 KAN
Charlie Garner (23) 5.4 1995 PHI
Curtis McClinton (23) 5.4 1962 DTX
Darren McFadden (24) 5.4 2011 OAK
Frank Gore (23) 5.4 2006 SFO
Justin Forsett (24) 5.4 2009 SEA
Bert Coan (26) 5.4 1966 KAN
Bobby Mitchell+ (26) 5.4 1961 CLE
Frank Akins (26) 5.4 1945 WAS
Jim Taylor+ (27) 5.4 1962 GNB
Cliff Battles+ (23) 5.4 1933 BOS
Nick Pietrosante (23) 5.4 1960 DET
Don Bosseler (23) 5.4 1959 WAS
Onterrio Smith (23) 5.4 2003 MIN
Tim Tebow (24) 5.4 2011 DEN
Pierre Thomas (25) 5.4 2009 NOR
DeAngelo Williams (28) 5.4 2011 CAR
Delvin Williams (24) 5.4 1975 SFO
Elmer Angsman (24) 5.4 1949 CRD
Charlie Trippi+ (26) 5.4 1948 CRD
Fred Taylor (31) 5.4 2007 JAX
Larry Csonka+ (25) 5.4 1971 MIA
Ben Tate (23) 5.4 2011 HOU
Jim Taylor+ (26) 5.4 1961 GNB
Rick Casares (24) 5.4 1955 CHI
Warrick Dunn (28) 5.4 2003 ATL
Chester Taylor (28) 5.4 2007 MIN
Gale Sayers+ (23) 5.4 1966 CHI
Marshall Faulk+ (27) 5.4 2000 STL
Ollie Matson+ (29) 5.4 1959 RAM
Jonathan Stewart (24) 5.4 2011 CAR
Charlie Justice (29) 5.4 1953 WAS
Wayne Crow (24) 5.4 1962 BUF
Correll Buckhalter (31) 5.4 2009 DEN
133. Otis Armstrong (24) 5.3 1974 DEN
Lou Tomasetti (32) 5.3 1948 BUF
Jim Brown+ (29) 5.3 1965 CLE
Jamal Lewis (24) 5.3 2003 BAL
Robert Green (25) 5.3 1995 CHI
Joe Washington (30) 5.3 1983 WAS
Tatum Bell (24) 5.3 2005 DEN
Tony Nathan (25) 5.3 1981 MIA
Duane Thomas (23) 5.3 1970 DAL
Marshall Faulk+ (28) 5.3 2001 STL
Chet Mutryn (28) 5.3 1949 BUF
Charlie H. Smith (22) 5.3 1968 OAK
Ahman Green (26) 5.3 2003 GNB
James Brooks (28) 5.3 1986 CIN
Billy Kilmer (22) 5.3 1961 SFO
Joe Perry+ (26) 5.3 1953 SFO
Jamaal Charles (26) 5.3 2012 KAN
Charlie Garner (30) 5.3 2002 OAK
Billy Sims (29) 5.3 1984 DET
Fred Morrison (29) 5.3 1955 CLE
John Henry Johnson+ (25) 5.3 1954 SFO
John Dottley (23) 5.3 1951 CHI
Ray Rice (22) 5.3 2009 BAL
Dick Bass (25) 5.3 1962 RAM
Mercury Morris (25) 5.3 1972 MIA
John Henry Johnson+ (31) 5.3 1960 PIT
Bob Margarita (24) 5.3 1944 CHI
LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 5.3 2003 SDG
Billy Lott (26) 5.3 1960 OAK
Ickey Woods (22) 5.3 1988 CIN
Emmitt Smith+ (24) 5.3 1993 DAL
Barry Sanders+ (21) 5.3 1989 DET
Clarence Davis (24) 5.3 1973 OAK
166. Larry Csonka+ (26) 5.2 1972 MIA
C.J. Spiller (24) 5.2 2011 BUF
Brian Westbrook (24) 5.2 2003 PHI
Chris Ivory (22) 5.2 2010 NOR
Lawrence McCutcheon (23) 5.2 1973 RAM
Gale Sayers+ (22) 5.2 1965 CHI
Bob Hoernschemeyer (23) 5.2 1948 BDA
Joe Perry+ (23) 5.2 1950 SFO
LeSean McCoy (22) 5.2 2010 PHI
LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 5.2 2006 SDG
Sid Blanks (24) 5.2 1964 HOU
Tiki Barber (26) 5.2 2001 NYG
Tiki Barber (30) 5.2 2005 NYG
Ernie Green (28) 5.2 1966 CLE
Larry Johnson (26) 5.2 2005 KAN
Selvin Young (24) 5.2 2007 DEN
Heath Sherman (25) 5.2 1992 PHI
Freeman McNeil (23) 5.2 1982 NYJ
Tim Biakabutuka (25) 5.2 1999 CAR
Tony Canadeo+ (24) 5.2 1943 GNB
Johnny Clement (28) 5.2 1947 PIT
George Wonsley (25) 5.2 1985 IND
Darren McFadden (23) 5.2 2010 OAK
Earl Campbell+ (25) 5.2 1980 HOU
O.J. Simpson+ (29) 5.2 1976 BUF
Breezy Reid (26) 5.2 1953 GNB
Napoleon Kaufman (26) 5.2 1999 OAK
DeAngelo Williams (26) 5.2 2009 CAR
Jim Brown+ (28) 5.2 1964 CLE
Billy Wells (23) 5.2 1954 WAS
Priest Holmes (29) 5.2 2002 KAN
Robert Smith (28) 5.2 2000 MIN
Johnny Olszewski (28) 5.2 1958 WAS
Frank Gifford+ (26) 5.2 1956 NYG
200. James Brooks (32) 5.1 1990 CIN
Pat Harder (24) 5.1 1946 CRD
Billy Kilmer (23) 5.1 1962 SFO
Gary Brown (24) 5.1 1993 HOU
Bob Hoernschemeyer (26) 5.1 1951 DET
Jon Arnett (23) 5.1 1958 RAM
Wendell Tyler (29) 5.1 1984 SFO
Tony Lorick (23) 5.1 1964 BAL
Leroy Kelly+ (25) 5.1 1967 CLE
Jonathan Stewart (22) 5.1 2009 CAR
Troy Hambrick (25) 5.1 2001 DAL
Terrell Davis (26) 5.1 1998 DEN
Cookie Gilchrist (27) 5.1 1962 BUF
Breezy Reid (27) 5.1 1954 GNB
Don Woods (23) 5.1 1974 SDG
John Brockington (23) 5.1 1971 GNB
James Brooks (30) 5.1 1988 CIN
Barry Sanders+ (22) 5.1 1990 DET
Essex Johnson (27) 5.1 1973 CIN
Tony Reed (23) 5.1 1978 KAN
Clem Daniels (26) 5.1 1963 OAK
Pierre Thomas (27) 5.1 2011 NOR
Dutch Clark+ (30) 5.1 1936 DET
Billy Hillenbrand (26) 5.1 1948 BCL
Charlie Garner (27) 5.1 1999 SFO
Kevan Barlow (24) 5.1 2003 SFO
Frank Gifford+ (29) 5.1 1959 NYG
Wendell Tyler (24) 5.1 1979 RAM
Ryan Grant (25) 5.1 2007 GNB
Tiki Barber (31) 5.1 2006 NYG
Michael Bennett (24) 5.1 2002 MIN
Shaun Alexander (28) 5.1 2005 SEA
A.D. Whitfield (23) 5.1 1966 WAS
Brian Westbrook (27) 5.1 2006 PHI
Wendell Tyler (30) 5.1 1985 SFO
Garrison Hearst (27) 5.1 1998 SFO
Spec Sanders (28) 5.1 1946 NYY
Hoyle Granger (23) 5.1 1967 HOU
Ronnie Brown (26) 5.1 2007 MIA
Barry Sanders+ (28) 5.1 1996 DET
Tony Canadeo+ (30) 5.1 1949 GNB
Warrick Dunn (30) 5.1 2005 ATL
242. Paul Lowe (29) 5.0 1965 SDG
Marshawn Lynch (26) 5.0 2012 SEA
Marion Motley+ (29) 5.0 1949 CLE
Carl Garrett (22) 5.0 1969 BOS
Blair Thomas (23) 5.0 1990 NYJ
Chuck Muncie (26) 5.0 1979 NOR
Al Dorow (31) 5.0 1960 NYT
Ernie Caddel (23) 5.0 1934 DET
Reggie Bush (26) 5.0 2011 MIA
Bobby Watkins (23) 5.0 1955 CHI
Marv Hubbard (26) 5.0 1972 OAK
Steven Jackson (21) 5.0 2004 STL
Dickie Post (23) 5.0 1968 SDG
Mack Lee Hill (25) 5.0 1965 KAN
Merl Condit (25) 5.0 1942 BKN
Abner Haynes (27) 5.0 1964 KAN
LeGarrette Blount (24) 5.0 2010 TAM
Ollie Matson+ (24) 5.0 1954 CRD
John Fuqua (24) 5.0 1970 PIT
Mike Anderson (27) 5.0 2000 DEN
J.D. Smith (27) 5.0 1959 SFO
Paul Hofer (27) 5.0 1979 SFO
Shonn Greene (24) 5.0 2009 NYJ
Cliff Battles+ (24) 5.0 1934 BOS
Leroy Kelly+ (26) 5.0 1968 CLE
Brandon Jacobs (25) 5.0 2007 NYG
Floyd Little+ (27) 5.0 1969 DEN
Willis McGahee (28) 5.0 2009 BAL
Tom Moore (25) 5.0 1963 GNB
Lenny Moore+ (24) 5.0 1957 BAL
DeAngelo Williams (24) 5.0 2007 CAR
Joe Perry+ (24) 5.0 1951 SFO
Robert Holmes (23) 5.0 1968 KAN
Barry Word (27) 5.0 1990 KAN
Jim Taylor+ (29) 5.0 1964 GNB
Gary W. Anderson (27) 5.0 1988 SDG
Kevin Mack (23) 5.0 1985 CLE
Brandon Jacobs (26) 5.0 2008 NYG
George Taliaferro (22) 5.0 1949 LAD
Dexter Bussey (28) 5.0 1980 DET
Fred Taylor (30) 5.0 2006 JAX
Terry Metcalf (26) 5.0 1977 STL
Sidney Thornton (25) 5.0 1979 PIT
Alex Webster (24) 5.0 1955 NYG
Hugh McElhenny+ (28) 5.0 1956 SFO
Rickey Young (23) 5.0 1976 SDG
Joe Carter (22) 5.0 1984 MIA