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NFL Single-Season Rushing Yards Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Year Teams
1. Eric Dickerson+ (24) 2,105 1984 RAM
2. Jamal Lewis (24) 2,066 2003 BAL
3. Barry Sanders+ (29) 2,053 1997 DET
4. Terrell Davis (26) 2,008 1998 DEN
5. Chris Johnson (24) 2,006 2009 TEN
6. O.J. Simpson+ (26) 2,003 1973 BUF
7. Earl Campbell+ (25) 1,934 1980 HOU
8. Ahman Green (26) 1,883 2003 GNB
Barry Sanders+ (26) 1,883 1994 DET
10. Shaun Alexander (28) 1,880 2005 SEA
11. Jim Brown+ (27) 1,863 1963 CLE
12. Tiki Barber (30) 1,860 2005 NYG
13. Ricky Williams (25) 1,853 2002 MIA
14. Walter Payton+ (23) 1,852 1977 CHI
15. Jamal Anderson (26) 1,846 1998 ATL
16. Eric Dickerson+ (26) 1,821 1986 RAM
17. O.J. Simpson+ (28) 1,817 1975 BUF
18. LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 1,815 2006 SDG
19. Eric Dickerson+ (23) 1,808 1983 RAM
20. Larry Johnson (27) 1,789 2006 KAN
21. Emmitt Smith (26) 1,773 1995 DAL
22. Adrian Peterson (23) 1,760 2008 MIN
23. Marcus Allen+ (25) 1,759 1985 RAI
24. Larry Johnson (26) 1,750 2005 KAN
Terrell Davis (25) 1,750 1997 DEN
26. Gerald Riggs (25) 1,719 1985 ATL
27. Emmitt Smith (23) 1,713 1992 DAL
28. Edgerrin James (22) 1,709 2000 IND
29. Michael Turner (26) 1,699 2008 ATL
30. Earl Campbell+ (24) 1,697 1979 HOU
Curtis Martin (31) 1,697 2004 NYJ
32. Shaun Alexander (27) 1,696 2004 SEA
33. Frank Gore (23) 1,695 2006 SFO
34. Barry Foster (24) 1,690 1992 PIT
35. Walter Payton+ (30) 1,684 1984 CHI
36. LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 1,683 2002 SDG
37. George Rogers (23) 1,674 1981 NOR
38. Jerome Bettis (25) 1,665 1997 PIT
39. Tiki Barber (31) 1,662 2006 NYG
40. Eric Dickerson+ (28) 1,659 1988 IND
41. Tony Dorsett+ (27) 1,646 1981 DAL
42. LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 1,645 2003 SDG
43. Deuce McAllister (25) 1,641 2003 NOR
44. Corey Dillon (30) 1,635 2004 NWE
45. Priest Holmes (29) 1,615 2002 KAN
46. Walter Payton+ (25) 1,610 1979 CHI
47. Ottis Anderson (22) 1,605 1979 STL
48. Clinton Portis (22) 1,591 2003 DEN
49. Fred Taylor (27) 1,572 2003 JAX
50. Garrison Hearst (27) 1,570 1998 SFO
51. William Andrews (28) 1,567 1983 ATL
52. Emmitt Smith (22) 1,563 1991 DAL
53. Priest Holmes (28) 1,555 2001 KAN
54. Barry Sanders+ (28) 1,553 1996 DET
Edgerrin James (21) 1,553 1999 IND
56. Walter Payton+ (31) 1,551 1985 CHI
57. Barry Sanders+ (23) 1,548 1991 DET
Edgerrin James (26) 1,548 2004 IND
59. Chris Warren (26) 1,545 1994 SEA
60. Jim Brown+ (29) 1,544 1965 CLE
James Wilder (26) 1,544 1984 TAM
62. Terrell Davis (24) 1,538 1996 DEN
63. Steven Jackson (23) 1,528 2006 STL
64. Jim Brown+ (22) 1,527 1958 CLE
65. Robert Smith (28) 1,521 2000 MIN
66. Tiki Barber (29) 1,518 2004 NYG
67. Clinton Portis (24) 1,516 2005 WAS
Joe Morris (26) 1,516 1986 NYG
69. DeAngelo Williams (25) 1,515 2008 CAR
70. Herschel Walker (26) 1,514 1988 DAL
71. Curtis Martin (28) 1,513 2001 NYJ
72. Wilbert Montgomery (25) 1,512 1979 PHI
73. Eddie George (27) 1,509 2000 TEN
74. Clinton Portis (21) 1,508 2002 DEN
75. Edgerrin James (27) 1,506 2005 IND
76. O.J. Simpson+ (29) 1,503 1976 BUF
77. Roger Craig (28) 1,502 1988 SFO
78. Barry Sanders+ (27) 1,500 1995 DET
79. Willie Parker (26) 1,494 2006 PIT
80. Barry Sanders+ (30) 1,491 1998 DET
81. Thurman Thomas+ (26) 1,487 1992 BUF
Curtis Martin (22) 1,487 1995 NWE
Mike Anderson (27) 1,487 2000 DEN
Clinton Portis (27) 1,487 2008 WAS
85. Emmitt Smith (24) 1,486 1993 DAL
Gerald Riggs (24) 1,486 1984 ATL
87. Emmitt Smith (25) 1,484 1994 DAL
88. Curt Warner (25) 1,481 1986 SEA
89. Christian Okoye (28) 1,480 1989 KAN
90. Jim Taylor+ (27) 1,474 1962 GNB
LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 1,474 2007 SDG
92. Barry Sanders+ (21) 1,470 1989 DET
93. Curtis Martin (26) 1,464 1999 NYJ
94. LaDainian Tomlinson (26) 1,462 2005 SDG
95. Walter Payton+ (26) 1,460 1980 CHI
96. Rudi Johnson (26) 1,458 2005 CIN
Jim Nance (24) 1,458 1966 BOS
98. Rudi Johnson (25) 1,454 2004 CIN
99. Earl Campbell+ (23) 1,450 1978 HOU
100. Curt Warner (22) 1,449 1983 SEA
101. Jim Brown+ (28) 1,446 1964 CLE
102. Stephen Davis (29) 1,444 2003 CAR
103. Travis Henry (24) 1,438 2002 BUF
104. Billy Sims (26) 1,437 1981 DET
105. Dorsey Levens (27) 1,435 1997 GNB
Corey Dillon (26) 1,435 2000 CIN
Shaun Alexander (26) 1,435 2003 SEA
108. Spec Sanders (29) 1,432 1947 NYY
Stephen Davis (27) 1,432 2001 WAS
110. Jerome Bettis (24) 1,431 1996 PIT
111. Jerome Bettis (21) 1,429 1993 RAM
112. Walter Payton+ (29) 1,421 1983 CHI
113. Priest Holmes (30) 1,420 2003 KAN
114. Warrick Dunn (30) 1,416 2005 ATL
Steven Jackson (26) 1,416 2009 STL
116. Ricky Watters (27) 1,411 1996 PHI
117. Jim Brown+ (25) 1,408 1961 CLE
118. Otis Armstrong (24) 1,407 1974 DEN
Thurman Thomas+ (25) 1,407 1991 BUF
120. Stephen Davis (25) 1,405 1999 WAS
121. Wilbert Montgomery (27) 1,402 1981 PHI
Thomas Jones (31) 1,402 2009 NYJ
123. Eddie George (24) 1,399 1997 TEN
Fred Taylor (24) 1,399 2000 JAX
125. Emmitt Smith (30) 1,397 1999 DAL
126. Walter Payton+ (24) 1,395 1978 CHI
127. Maurice Jones-Drew (24) 1,391 2009 JAX
128. Walter Payton+ (22) 1,390 1976 CHI
129. Deuce McAllister (24) 1,388 2002 NOR
130. Ahman Green (24) 1,387 2001 GNB
Tiki Barber (27) 1,387 2002 NYG
132. Adrian Peterson (24) 1,383 2009 MIN
133. Marshall Faulk (28) 1,382 2001 STL
134. Marshall Faulk (26) 1,381 1999 STL
135. Ottis Anderson (24) 1,376 1981 STL
Earl Campbell+ (26) 1,376 1981 HOU
137. Charles White (29) 1,374 1987 RAM
138. Ricky Williams (26) 1,372 2003 MIA
139. Eddie George (23) 1,368 1996 HOU
140. Jamal Lewis (21) 1,364 2000 BAL
141. Marshall Faulk (27) 1,359 2000 STL
142. Travis Henry (25) 1,356 2003 BUF
143. Terry Allen (28) 1,353 1996 WAS
Rueben Mayes (23) 1,353 1986 NOR
145. Barry Sanders+ (24) 1,352 1992 DET
Ottis Anderson (23) 1,352 1980 STL
147. Natrone Means (22) 1,350 1994 SDG
148. John Riggins+ (34) 1,347 1983 WAS
149. Chris Warren (27) 1,346 1995 SEA
150. Adrian Peterson (22) 1,341 2007 MIN
Jerome Bettis (28) 1,341 2000 PIT
152. Ray Rice (22) 1,339 2009 BAL
153. Joe Morris (25) 1,336 1985 NYG
154. LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 1,335 2004 SDG
Thomas Jones (27) 1,335 2005 CHI
156. Walter Payton+ (32) 1,333 1986 CHI
Brian Westbrook (28) 1,333 2007 PHI
158. Emmitt Smith (29) 1,332 1998 DAL
159. Freeman McNeil (26) 1,331 1985 NYJ
160. Jim Brown+ (23) 1,329 1959 CLE
161. Jamal Lewis (23) 1,327 2002 BAL
Gerald Riggs (26) 1,327 1986 ATL
163. Tony Dorsett+ (24) 1,325 1978 DAL
164. Tony Dorsett+ (29) 1,321 1983 DAL
165. Marshall Faulk (25) 1,319 1998 IND
166. Shaun Alexander (24) 1,318 2001 SEA
Stephen Davis (26) 1,318 2000 WAS
168. Willie Parker (27) 1,316 2007 PIT
169. Thurman Thomas+ (27) 1,315 1993 BUF
Corey Dillon (27) 1,315 2001 CIN
Clinton Portis (23) 1,315 2004 WAS
172. Fred Taylor (26) 1,314 2002 JAX
173. Thomas Jones (30) 1,312 2008 NYJ
174. Corey Dillon (28) 1,311 2002 CIN
Eric Dickerson+ (29) 1,311 1989 IND
176. Terry Allen (27) 1,309 1995 WAS
Rudi Johnson (27) 1,309 2006 CIN
178. Curtis Martin (30) 1,308 2003 NYJ
William Andrews (25) 1,308 1980 ATL
180. Tony Dorsett+ (31) 1,307 1985 DAL
Jim Taylor+ (26) 1,307 1961 GNB
182. Jamal Lewis (28) 1,304 2007 CLE
Eddie George (26) 1,304 1999 TEN
Barry Sanders+ (22) 1,304 1990 DET
185. Billy Sims (25) 1,303 1980 DET
186. William Andrews (26) 1,301 1981 ATL
Earl Campbell+ (28) 1,301 1983 HOU
188. James Wilder (27) 1,300 1985 TAM
189. Thurman Thomas+ (24) 1,297 1990 BUF
190. Michael Bennett (24) 1,296 2002 MIN
191. Mike Pruitt (25) 1,294 1979 CLE
Napoleon Kaufman (24) 1,294 1997 OAK
Eddie George (25) 1,294 1998 TEN
194. Eric Dickerson+ (27) 1,288 1987 2TM
195. Curtis Martin (25) 1,287 1998 NYJ
196. Marshall Faulk (21) 1,282 1994 IND
Steve Slaton (22) 1,282 2008 HOU
198. Neal Anderson (25) 1,275 1989 CHI
199. Ricky Watters (26) 1,273 1995 PHI
Duce Staley (24) 1,273 1999 PHI
Mark van Eeghen (25) 1,273 1977 OAK
202. Ottis Anderson (26) 1,270 1983 STL
203. Robert Smith (25) 1,266 1997 MIN
204. Ricky Bell (24) 1,263 1979 TAM
205. Clinton Portis (26) 1,262 2007 WAS
Wendell Tyler (29) 1,262 1984 SFO
Dalton Hilliard (25) 1,262 1989 NOR
208. Edgerrin James (25) 1,259 2003 IND
209. Delvin Williams (27) 1,258 1978 MIA
210. Jim Brown+ (24) 1,257 1960 CLE
211. Ryan Grant (27) 1,253 2009 GNB
212. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 1,251 1972 BUF
Cedric Benson (27) 1,251 2009 CIN
214. Adrian Murrell (26) 1,249 1996 NYJ
215. Willis McGahee (24) 1,247 2005 BUF
216. Franco Harris+ (25) 1,246 1975 PIT
217. Ricky Williams (24) 1,245 2001 NOR
218. Thurman Thomas+ (23) 1,244 1989 BUF
219. Ricky Watters (31) 1,242 2000 SEA
220. Reuben Droughns (26) 1,240 2004 DEN
Ahman Green (25) 1,240 2002 GNB
222. James Brooks (31) 1,239 1989 CIN
Ricky Watters (29) 1,239 1998 SEA
John Riggins+ (35) 1,239 1984 WAS
Leroy Kelly+ (26) 1,239 1968 CLE
226. Lawrence McCutcheon (27) 1,238 1977 RAM
Matt Forte (23) 1,238 2008 CHI
228. LaDainian Tomlinson (22) 1,236 2001 SDG
229. Eric Dickerson+ (25) 1,234 1985 RAM
230. Reuben Droughns (27) 1,232 2005 CLE
231. Gale Sayers+ (23) 1,231 1966 CHI
232. Charlie Garner (27) 1,229 1999 SFO
233. Chris Johnson (23) 1,228 2008 TEN
234. Craig James (24) 1,227 1985 NWE
235. Lorenzo White (26) 1,226 1992 HOU
236. Marion Butts (24) 1,225 1990 SDG
237. Fred Taylor (28) 1,224 2004 JAX
238. Fred Taylor (22) 1,223 1998 JAX
239. Walter Payton+ (27) 1,222 1981 CHI
Edgerrin James (29) 1,222 2007 ARI
241. Wilbert Montgomery (24) 1,220 1978 PHI
242. Earnest Byner (28) 1,219 1990 WAS
243. Brian Westbrook (27) 1,217 2006 PHI
244. Larry Brown (25) 1,216 1972 WAS
Chester Taylor (27) 1,216 2006 MIN
Tiki Barber (28) 1,216 2003 NYG
Jim Nance (25) 1,216 1967 BOS
248. Greg Bell (26) 1,212 1988 RAM
249. Travis Henry (28) 1,211 2006 TEN
250. Ricky Watters (30) 1,210 1999 SEA
Thomas Jones (28) 1,210 2006 CHI