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NFL Single-Season Rushing Yards Leaders

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. Barry Sanders+ (26) 1,883 1994 DET
Ahman Green (26) 1,883 2003 GNB
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. Terrell Davis (25) 1,750 1997 DEN
Larry Johnson (26) 1,750 2005 KAN
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. Arian Foster (24) 1,616 2010 HOU
46. Priest Holmes (29) 1,615 2002 KAN
47. Walter Payton+ (25) 1,610 1979 CHI
48. Maurice Jones-Drew (26) 1,606 2011 JAX
49. Ottis Anderson (22) 1,605 1979 STL
50. Clinton Portis (22) 1,591 2003 DEN
51. Fred Taylor (27) 1,572 2003 JAX
52. Garrison Hearst (27) 1,570 1998 SFO
53. William Andrews (28) 1,567 1983 ATL
54. Emmitt Smith+ (22) 1,563 1991 DAL
55. Priest Holmes (28) 1,555 2001 KAN
56. Edgerrin James (21) 1,553 1999 IND
Barry Sanders+ (28) 1,553 1996 DET
58. Walter Payton+ (31) 1,551 1985 CHI
59. Edgerrin James (26) 1,548 2004 IND
Barry Sanders+ (23) 1,548 1991 DET
61. Chris Warren (26) 1,545 1994 SEA
62. Jim Brown+ (29) 1,544 1965 CLE
James Wilder (26) 1,544 1984 TAM
64. Terrell Davis (24) 1,538 1996 DEN
65. Steven Jackson (23) 1,528 2006 STL
66. Jim Brown+ (22) 1,527 1958 CLE
67. Robert Smith (28) 1,521 2000 MIN
68. Tiki Barber (29) 1,518 2004 NYG
69. Clinton Portis (24) 1,516 2005 WAS
Joe Morris (26) 1,516 1986 NYG
71. DeAngelo Williams (25) 1,515 2008 CAR
72. Herschel Walker (26) 1,514 1988 DAL
73. Curtis Martin+ (28) 1,513 2001 NYJ
74. Wilbert Montgomery (25) 1,512 1979 PHI
75. Eddie George (27) 1,509 2000 TEN
76. Clinton Portis (21) 1,508 2002 DEN
77. Edgerrin James (27) 1,506 2005 IND
78. O.J. Simpson+ (29) 1,503 1976 BUF
79. Roger Craig (28) 1,502 1988 SFO
80. Barry Sanders+ (27) 1,500 1995 DET
81. Willie Parker (26) 1,494 2006 PIT
82. Barry Sanders+ (30) 1,491 1998 DET
83. Mike Anderson (27) 1,487 2000 DEN
Clinton Portis (27) 1,487 2008 WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (26) 1,487 1992 BUF
Curtis Martin+ (22) 1,487 1995 NWE
87. Emmitt Smith+ (24) 1,486 1993 DAL
Gerald Riggs (24) 1,486 1984 ATL
89. Emmitt Smith+ (25) 1,484 1994 DAL
90. Curt Warner (25) 1,481 1986 SEA
91. Christian Okoye (28) 1,480 1989 KAN
92. LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 1,474 2007 SDG
Jim Taylor+ (27) 1,474 1962 GNB
94. Barry Sanders+ (21) 1,470 1989 DET
95. Jamaal Charles (24) 1,467 2010 KAN
96. Curtis Martin+ (26) 1,464 1999 NYJ
97. LaDainian Tomlinson (26) 1,462 2005 SDG
98. Walter Payton+ (26) 1,460 1980 CHI
99. Jim Nance (24) 1,458 1966 BOS
Rudi Johnson (26) 1,458 2005 CIN
101. Rudi Johnson (25) 1,454 2004 CIN
102. Earl Campbell+ (23) 1,450 1978 HOU
103. Curt Warner (22) 1,449 1983 SEA
104. Jim Brown+ (28) 1,446 1964 CLE
105. Stephen Davis (29) 1,444 2003 CAR
106. Travis Henry (24) 1,438 2002 BUF
107. Billy Sims (26) 1,437 1981 DET
108. Shaun Alexander (26) 1,435 2003 SEA
Corey Dillon (26) 1,435 2000 CIN
Dorsey Levens (27) 1,435 1997 GNB
111. Spec Sanders (29) 1,432 1947 NYY
Stephen Davis (27) 1,432 2001 WAS
113. Jerome Bettis (24) 1,431 1996 PIT
114. Jerome Bettis (21) 1,429 1993 RAM
115. Walter Payton+ (29) 1,421 1983 CHI
116. Priest Holmes (30) 1,420 2003 KAN
117. Steven Jackson (26) 1,416 2009 STL
Warrick Dunn (30) 1,416 2005 ATL
119. Ricky Watters (27) 1,411 1996 PHI
120. Jim Brown+ (25) 1,408 1961 CLE
121. Otis Armstrong (24) 1,407 1974 DEN
Thurman Thomas+ (25) 1,407 1991 BUF
123. Stephen Davis (25) 1,405 1999 WAS
124. Thomas Jones (31) 1,402 2009 NYJ
Wilbert Montgomery (27) 1,402 1981 PHI
126. Eddie George (24) 1,399 1997 TEN
Fred Taylor (24) 1,399 2000 JAX
128. Emmitt Smith+ (30) 1,397 1999 DAL
129. Walter Payton+ (24) 1,395 1978 CHI
130. Maurice Jones-Drew (24) 1,391 2009 JAX
131. Walter Payton+ (22) 1,390 1976 CHI
132. Deuce McAllister (24) 1,388 2002 NOR
133. Tiki Barber (27) 1,387 2002 NYG
Ahman Green (24) 1,387 2001 GNB
135. Adrian Peterson (24) 1,383 2009 MIN
136. Marshall Faulk+ (28) 1,382 2001 STL
137. Marshall Faulk+ (26) 1,381 1999 STL
138. Ottis Anderson (24) 1,376 1981 STL
Earl Campbell+ (26) 1,376 1981 HOU
140. Charles White (29) 1,374 1987 RAM
141. Ricky Williams (26) 1,372 2003 MIA
142. Michael Turner (28) 1,371 2010 ATL
143. Eddie George (23) 1,368 1996 HOU
144. Chris Johnson (25) 1,364 2010 TEN
Jamal Lewis (21) 1,364 2000 BAL
Ray Rice (24) 1,364 2011 BAL
147. Marshall Faulk+ (27) 1,359 2000 STL
148. Travis Henry (25) 1,356 2003 BUF
149. Rueben Mayes (23) 1,353 1986 NOR
Terry Allen (28) 1,353 1996 WAS
151. Ottis Anderson (23) 1,352 1980 STL
Barry Sanders+ (24) 1,352 1992 DET
153. Natrone Means (22) 1,350 1994 SDG
154. John Riggins+ (34) 1,347 1983 WAS
155. Chris Warren (27) 1,346 1995 SEA
156. Jerome Bettis (28) 1,341 2000 PIT
Adrian Peterson (22) 1,341 2007 MIN
158. Michael Turner (29) 1,340 2011 ATL
159. Ray Rice (22) 1,339 2009 BAL
160. Joe Morris (25) 1,336 1985 NYG
161. LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 1,335 2004 SDG
Thomas Jones (27) 1,335 2005 CHI
163. Brian Westbrook (28) 1,333 2007 PHI
Walter Payton+ (32) 1,333 1986 CHI
165. Emmitt Smith+ (29) 1,332 1998 DAL
166. Freeman McNeil (26) 1,331 1985 NYJ
167. Jim Brown+ (23) 1,329 1959 CLE
168. Jamal Lewis (23) 1,327 2002 BAL
Gerald Riggs (26) 1,327 1986 ATL
170. Tony Dorsett+ (24) 1,325 1978 DAL
171. Maurice Jones-Drew (25) 1,324 2010 JAX
172. Tony Dorsett+ (29) 1,321 1983 DAL
173. Marshall Faulk+ (25) 1,319 1998 IND
174. Stephen Davis (26) 1,318 2000 WAS
Shaun Alexander (24) 1,318 2001 SEA
176. Willie Parker (27) 1,316 2007 PIT
177. Corey Dillon (27) 1,315 2001 CIN
Clinton Portis (23) 1,315 2004 WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (27) 1,315 1993 BUF
180. Fred Taylor (26) 1,314 2002 JAX
181. Thomas Jones (30) 1,312 2008 NYJ
182. Eric Dickerson+ (29) 1,311 1989 IND
Corey Dillon (28) 1,311 2002 CIN
184. Rudi Johnson (27) 1,309 2006 CIN
LeSean McCoy (23) 1,309 2011 PHI
Terry Allen (27) 1,309 1995 WAS
187. Curtis Martin+ (30) 1,308 2003 NYJ
William Andrews (25) 1,308 1980 ATL
189. Jim Taylor+ (26) 1,307 1961 GNB
Tony Dorsett+ (31) 1,307 1985 DAL
191. Jamal Lewis (28) 1,304 2007 CLE
Barry Sanders+ (22) 1,304 1990 DET
Eddie George (26) 1,304 1999 TEN
194. Billy Sims (25) 1,303 1980 DET
195. Earl Campbell+ (28) 1,301 1983 HOU
William Andrews (26) 1,301 1981 ATL
197. James Wilder (27) 1,300 1985 TAM
198. Adrian Peterson (25) 1,298 2010 MIN
199. Thurman Thomas+ (24) 1,297 1990 BUF
200. Michael Bennett (24) 1,296 2002 MIN
201. Mike Pruitt (25) 1,294 1979 CLE
Eddie George (25) 1,294 1998 TEN
Napoleon Kaufman (24) 1,294 1997 OAK
204. Eric Dickerson+ (27) 1,288 1987 2TM
205. Curtis Martin+ (25) 1,287 1998 NYJ
206. Steve Slaton (22) 1,282 2008 HOU
Marshall Faulk+ (21) 1,282 1994 IND
208. Neal Anderson (25) 1,275 1989 CHI
209. Rashard Mendenhall (23) 1,273 2010 PIT
Mark van Eeghen (25) 1,273 1977 OAK
Duce Staley (24) 1,273 1999 PHI
Ricky Watters (26) 1,273 1995 PHI
213. Ottis Anderson (26) 1,270 1983 STL
214. Robert Smith (25) 1,266 1997 MIN
215. Ricky Bell (24) 1,263 1979 TAM
216. Clinton Portis (26) 1,262 2007 WAS
Wendell Tyler (29) 1,262 1984 SFO
Dalton Hilliard (25) 1,262 1989 NOR
219. Edgerrin James (25) 1,259 2003 IND
220. Delvin Williams (27) 1,258 1978 MIA
221. Jim Brown+ (24) 1,257 1960 CLE
222. Ryan Grant (27) 1,253 2009 GNB
223. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 1,251 1972 BUF
Cedric Benson (27) 1,251 2009 CIN
225. Adrian Murrell (26) 1,249 1996 NYJ
226. Willis McGahee (24) 1,247 2005 BUF
227. Franco Harris+ (25) 1,246 1975 PIT
228. Ricky Williams (24) 1,245 2001 NOR
229. Thurman Thomas+ (23) 1,244 1989 BUF
230. Ricky Watters (31) 1,242 2000 SEA
231. Steven Jackson (27) 1,241 2010 STL
232. Ahman Green (25) 1,240 2002 GNB
Reuben Droughns (26) 1,240 2004 DEN
234. 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
238. Matt Forte (23) 1,238 2008 CHI
Lawrence McCutcheon (27) 1,238 1977 RAM
240. LaDainian Tomlinson (22) 1,236 2001 SDG
241. Ahmad Bradshaw (24) 1,235 2010 NYG
242. Eric Dickerson+ (25) 1,234 1985 RAM
243. Reuben Droughns (27) 1,232 2005 CLE
244. Gale Sayers+ (23) 1,231 1966 CHI
245. Charlie Garner (27) 1,229 1999 SFO
246. Chris Johnson (23) 1,228 2008 TEN
247. Craig James (24) 1,227 1985 NWE
248. Lorenzo White (26) 1,226 1992 HOU
249. Marion Butts (24) 1,225 1990 SDG
250. Fred Taylor (28) 1,224 2004 JAX
Arian Foster (25) 1,224 2011 HOU