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Year-by-Year Yards per Rushing Attempt Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/A Teams
2009  Chris Johnson (24) 6.2 TEN
2008  Derrick Ward (28) 5.6 NYG
2007  Jerious Norwood (24) 6.0 ATL
2006  Michael Vick (26) 8.4 ATL
2005  Michael Vick (25) 5.9 ATL
2004  Michael Vick (24) 7.5 ATL
2003  Clinton Portis (22) 5.5 DEN
2002  Michael Vick (22) 6.9 ATL
2001  Marshall Faulk (28) 5.3 STL
2000  Marshall Faulk (27) 5.4 STL
1999  Marshall Faulk (26) 5.5 STL
1998  Terrell Davis (26) 5.1 DEN
Garrison Hearst (27) 5.1 SFO
1997  Steve McNair (24) 6.7 TEN
1996  Napoleon Kaufman (23) 5.8 OAK
1995  Charlie Garner (23) 5.4 PHI
1994  Barry Sanders+ (26) 5.7 DET
1993  Emmitt Smith (24) 5.3 DAL
1992  Heath Sherman (25) 5.2 PHI
1991  Thurman Thomas+ (25) 4.9 BUF
1990  Randall Cunningham (27) 8.0 PHI
1989  Randall Cunningham (26) 6.0 PHI
1988  Ickey Woods (22) 5.3 CIN
1987  Darrin Nelson (28) 4.9 MIN
1986  James Brooks (28) 5.3 CIN
1985  Stump Mitchell (26) 5.5 STL
Gerry Ellis (28) 5.5 GNB
1984  Hokie Gajan (25) 6.0 NOR
1983  Mosi Tatupu (28) 5.5 NWE
1982  Freeman McNeil (23) 5.2 NYJ
1981  Tony Nathan (25) 5.3 MIA
1980  Earl Campbell+ (25) 5.2 HOU
1979  Wendell Tyler (24) 5.1 RAM
1978  Ted McKnight (24) 6.0 KAN
1977  Walter Payton+ (23) 5.5 CHI
1976  Don Calhoun (24) 5.6 NWE
1975  O.J. Simpson+ (28) 5.5 BUF
1974  Otis Armstrong (24) 5.3 DEN
1973  Mercury Morris (26) 6.4 MIA
1972  Bobby Douglass (25) 6.9 CHI
1971  Larry Csonka+ (25) 5.4 MIA
1970  Duane Thomas (23) 5.3 DAL
1969  Carl Garrett (22) 5.0 BOS
Floyd Little (27) 5.0 DEN
Tony Baker (24) 4.8 NOR
1968  Gale Sayers+ (25) 6.2 CHI
Charlie H. Smith (22) 5.3 OAK
1967  Brad Hubbert (26) 5.5 SDG
Leroy Kelly+ (25) 5.1 CLE
1966  Leroy Kelly+ (24) 5.5 CLE
Mike Garrett (22) 5.4 KAN
Bert Coan (26) 5.4 KAN
1965  Timmy Brown (28) 5.4 PHI
Paul Lowe (29) 5.0 SDG
Mack Lee Hill (25) 5.0 KAN
1964  Mack Lee Hill (24) 5.5 KAN
Jim Brown+ (28) 5.2 CLE
1963  Keith Lincoln (24) 6.5 SDG
Jim Brown+ (27) 6.4 CLE
1962  Wray Carlton (25) 5.6 BUF
Amos Marsh (23) 5.6 DAL
1961  Lenny Moore+ (28) 7.0 BAL
Billy Cannon (24) 4.7 HOU
Abner Haynes (24) 4.7 DTX
1960  Paul Lowe (24) 6.3 LAC
John David Crow (25) 5.9 STL
1959  Nick Pietrosante (22) 5.9 DET
1958  Lenny Moore+ (25) 7.3 BAL
1957  Lenny Moore+ (24) 5.0 BAL
1956  Lenny Moore+ (23) 7.5 BAL
1955  Rick Casares (24) 5.4 CHI
1954  Tank Younger (26) 6.7 RAM
1953  Skeet Quinlan (25) 7.3 RAM
1952  Hugh McElhenny+ (24) 7.0 SFO
1951  Tobin Rote (23) 6.9 GNB
1950  Marion Motley+ (30) 5.8 CLE
1949  Joe Perry+ (22) 6.8 SFO
Bosh Pritchard (30) 6.0 PHI
1948  Johnny Strzykalski (27) 6.5 SFO
Charlie Trippi+ (26) 5.4 CRD
1947  Johnny Strzykalski (26) 6.3 SFO
Johnny Clement (28) 5.2 PIT
1946  Vic Kulbitski (25) 6.2 BUF
Fred Gehrke (28) 5.2 RAM
1945  Fred Gehrke (27) 6.3 RAM
1944  Ward Cuff (31) 5.6 NYG
Steve Van Buren+ (24) 5.6 PHI
1943  Ward Cuff (30) 6.5 NYG
1942  Merl Condit (25) 5.0 BKN
1941  Bill Osmanski (26) 5.3 CHI
1940  Dick Todd (26) 5.4 WAS
1939  Joe Maniaci (25) 7.1 CHI
1938  Cecil Isbell (23) 5.2 GNB
1937  Ernie Caddel (26) 5.6 DET
1936  Ernie Caddel (25) 6.4 DET
1935  Ernie Caddel (24) 5.2 DET
1934  Beattie Feathers (26) 8.4 CHI
1933  Cliff Battles+ (23) 5.4 BOS
1932  Bob Campiglio (62) 4.8 SIS