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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. O.J. Simpson+ (26) 2,003 1973 BUF
6. Earl Campbell+ (25) 1,934 1980 HOU
7. Ahman Green (26) 1,883 2003 GNB
Barry Sanders+ (26) 1,883 1994 DET
9. Shaun Alexander (28) 1,880 2005 SEA
10. Jim Brown+ (27) 1,863 1963 CLE
11. Tiki Barber (30) 1,860 2005 NYG
12. Ricky Williams (25) 1,853 2002 MIA
13. Walter Payton+ (23) 1,852 1977 CHI
14. Jamal Anderson (26) 1,846 1998 ATL
15. Eric Dickerson+ (26) 1,821 1986 RAM
16. O.J. Simpson+ (28) 1,817 1975 BUF
17. LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 1,815 2006 SDG
18. Eric Dickerson+ (23) 1,808 1983 RAM
19. Larry Johnson (27) 1,789 2006 KAN
20. Emmitt Smith (26) 1,773 1995 DAL
21. Adrian Peterson (23) 1,760 2008 MIN
22. Marcus Allen+ (25) 1,759 1985 RAI
23. Larry Johnson (26) 1,750 2005 KAN
Terrell Davis (25) 1,750 1997 DEN
25. Gerald Riggs (25) 1,719 1985 ATL
26. Emmitt Smith (23) 1,713 1992 DAL
27. Edgerrin James (22) 1,709 2000 IND
28. Michael Turner (26) 1,699 2008 ATL
29. Curtis Martin (31) 1,697 2004 NYJ
Earl Campbell+ (24) 1,697 1979 HOU
31. Shaun Alexander (27) 1,696 2004 SEA
32. Frank Gore (23) 1,695 2006 SFO
33. Barry Foster (24) 1,690 1992 PIT
34. Walter Payton+ (30) 1,684 1984 CHI
35. LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 1,683 2002 SDG
36. George Rogers (23) 1,674 1981 NOR
37. Jerome Bettis (25) 1,665 1997 PIT
38. Tiki Barber (31) 1,662 2006 NYG
39. Eric Dickerson+ (28) 1,659 1988 IND
40. Tony Dorsett+ (27) 1,646 1981 DAL
41. LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 1,645 2003 SDG
42. Deuce McAllister (25) 1,641 2003 NOR
43. Corey Dillon (30) 1,635 2004 NWE
44. Priest Holmes (29) 1,615 2002 KAN
45. Walter Payton+ (25) 1,610 1979 CHI
46. Ottis Anderson (22) 1,605 1979 STL
47. Clinton Portis (22) 1,591 2003 DEN
48. Fred Taylor (27) 1,572 2003 JAX
49. Garrison Hearst (27) 1,570 1998 SFO
50. William Andrews (28) 1,567 1983 ATL
51. Emmitt Smith (22) 1,563 1991 DAL
52. Priest Holmes (28) 1,555 2001 KAN
53. Barry Sanders+ (28) 1,553 1996 DET
Edgerrin James (21) 1,553 1999 IND
55. Walter Payton+ (31) 1,551 1985 CHI
56. Barry Sanders+ (23) 1,548 1991 DET
Edgerrin James (26) 1,548 2004 IND
58. Chris Warren (26) 1,545 1994 SEA
59. James Wilder (26) 1,544 1984 TAM
Jim Brown+ (29) 1,544 1965 CLE
61. Terrell Davis (24) 1,538 1996 DEN
62. Steven Jackson (23) 1,528 2006 STL
63. Jim Brown+ (22) 1,527 1958 CLE
64. Robert Smith (28) 1,521 2000 MIN
65. Tiki Barber (29) 1,518 2004 NYG
66. Clinton Portis (24) 1,516 2005 WAS
Joe Morris (26) 1,516 1986 NYG
68. DeAngelo Williams (25) 1,515 2008 CAR
69. Herschel Walker (26) 1,514 1988 DAL
70. Curtis Martin (28) 1,513 2001 NYJ
71. Wilbert Montgomery (25) 1,512 1979 PHI
72. Eddie George (27) 1,509 2000 TEN
73. Clinton Portis (21) 1,508 2002 DEN
74. Edgerrin James (27) 1,506 2005 IND
75. O.J. Simpson+ (29) 1,503 1976 BUF
76. Roger Craig (28) 1,502 1988 SFO
77. Barry Sanders+ (27) 1,500 1995 DET
78. Willie Parker (26) 1,494 2006 PIT
79. Barry Sanders+ (30) 1,491 1998 DET
80. Mike Anderson (27) 1,487 2000 DEN
Clinton Portis (27) 1,487 2008 WAS
Curtis Martin (22) 1,487 1995 NWE
Thurman Thomas+ (26) 1,487 1992 BUF
84. Gerald Riggs (24) 1,486 1984 ATL
Emmitt Smith (24) 1,486 1993 DAL
86. Emmitt Smith (25) 1,484 1994 DAL
87. Curt Warner (25) 1,481 1986 SEA
88. Christian Okoye (28) 1,480 1989 KAN
89. LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 1,474 2007 SDG
Jim Taylor+ (27) 1,474 1962 GNB
91. Barry Sanders+ (21) 1,470 1989 DET
92. Curtis Martin (26) 1,464 1999 NYJ
93. LaDainian Tomlinson (26) 1,462 2005 SDG
94. Walter Payton+ (26) 1,460 1980 CHI
95. Jim Nance (24) 1,458 1966 BOS
Rudi Johnson (26) 1,458 2005 CIN
97. Rudi Johnson (25) 1,454 2004 CIN
98. Earl Campbell+ (23) 1,450 1978 HOU
99. Curt Warner (22) 1,449 1983 SEA
100. Jim Brown+ (28) 1,446 1964 CLE
101. Stephen Davis (29) 1,444 2003 CAR
102. Travis Henry (24) 1,438 2002 BUF
103. Billy Sims (26) 1,437 1981 DET
104. Dorsey Levens (27) 1,435 1997 GNB
Shaun Alexander (26) 1,435 2003 SEA
Corey Dillon (26) 1,435 2000 CIN
107. Spec Sanders (29) 1,432 1947 NYY
Stephen Davis (27) 1,432 2001 WAS
109. Jerome Bettis (24) 1,431 1996 PIT
110. Jerome Bettis (21) 1,429 1993 RAM
111. Walter Payton+ (29) 1,421 1983 CHI
112. Priest Holmes (30) 1,420 2003 KAN
113. Warrick Dunn (30) 1,416 2005 ATL
114. Ricky Watters (27) 1,411 1996 PHI
115. Jim Brown+ (25) 1,408 1961 CLE
116. Otis Armstrong (24) 1,407 1974 DEN
Thurman Thomas+ (25) 1,407 1991 BUF
118. Stephen Davis (25) 1,405 1999 WAS
119. Wilbert Montgomery (27) 1,402 1981 PHI
120. Eddie George (24) 1,399 1997 TEN
Fred Taylor (24) 1,399 2000 JAX
122. Emmitt Smith (30) 1,397 1999 DAL
123. Walter Payton+ (24) 1,395 1978 CHI
124. Walter Payton+ (22) 1,390 1976 CHI
125. Deuce McAllister (24) 1,388 2002 NOR
126. Ahman Green (24) 1,387 2001 GNB
Tiki Barber (27) 1,387 2002 NYG
128. Marshall Faulk (28) 1,382 2001 STL
129. Marshall Faulk (26) 1,381 1999 STL
130. Earl Campbell+ (26) 1,376 1981 HOU
Ottis Anderson (24) 1,376 1981 STL
132. Charles White (29) 1,374 1987 RAM
133. Ricky Williams (26) 1,372 2003 MIA
134. Eddie George (23) 1,368 1996 HOU
135. Jamal Lewis (21) 1,364 2000 BAL
136. Marshall Faulk (27) 1,359 2000 STL
137. Travis Henry (25) 1,356 2003 BUF
138. Terry Allen (28) 1,353 1996 WAS
Rueben Mayes (23) 1,353 1986 NOR
140. Ottis Anderson (23) 1,352 1980 STL
Barry Sanders+ (24) 1,352 1992 DET
142. Natrone Means (22) 1,350 1994 SDG
143. John Riggins+ (34) 1,347 1983 WAS
144. Chris Warren (27) 1,346 1995 SEA
145. Adrian Peterson (22) 1,341 2007 MIN
Jerome Bettis (28) 1,341 2000 PIT
147. Joe Morris (25) 1,336 1985 NYG
148. LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 1,335 2004 SDG
Thomas Jones (27) 1,335 2005 CHI
150. Walter Payton+ (32) 1,333 1986 CHI
Brian Westbrook (28) 1,333 2007 PHI
152. Emmitt Smith (29) 1,332 1998 DAL
153. Freeman McNeil (26) 1,331 1985 NYJ
154. Jim Brown+ (23) 1,329 1959 CLE
155. Jamal Lewis (23) 1,327 2002 BAL
Gerald Riggs (26) 1,327 1986 ATL
157. Tony Dorsett+ (24) 1,325 1978 DAL
158. Tony Dorsett+ (29) 1,321 1983 DAL
159. Marshall Faulk (25) 1,319 1998 IND
160. Shaun Alexander (24) 1,318 2001 SEA
Stephen Davis (26) 1,318 2000 WAS
162. Willie Parker (27) 1,316 2007 PIT
163. Clinton Portis (23) 1,315 2004 WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (27) 1,315 1993 BUF
Corey Dillon (27) 1,315 2001 CIN
166. Fred Taylor (26) 1,314 2002 JAX
167. Thomas Jones (30) 1,312 2008 NYJ
168. Corey Dillon (28) 1,311 2002 CIN
Eric Dickerson+ (29) 1,311 1989 IND
170. Terry Allen (27) 1,309 1995 WAS
Rudi Johnson (27) 1,309 2006 CIN
172. William Andrews (25) 1,308 1980 ATL
Curtis Martin (30) 1,308 2003 NYJ
174. Jim Taylor+ (26) 1,307 1961 GNB
Tony Dorsett+ (31) 1,307 1985 DAL
176. Barry Sanders+ (22) 1,304 1990 DET
Jamal Lewis (28) 1,304 2007 CLE
Eddie George (26) 1,304 1999 TEN
179. Billy Sims (25) 1,303 1980 DET
180. William Andrews (26) 1,301 1981 ATL
Earl Campbell+ (28) 1,301 1983 HOU
182. James Wilder (27) 1,300 1985 TAM
183. Thurman Thomas+ (24) 1,297 1990 BUF
184. Michael Bennett (24) 1,296 2002 MIN
185. Napoleon Kaufman (24) 1,294 1997 OAK
Eddie George (25) 1,294 1998 TEN
Mike Pruitt (25) 1,294 1979 CLE
188. Eric Dickerson+ (27) 1,288 1987 2TM
189. Curtis Martin (25) 1,287 1998 NYJ
190. Steve Slaton (22) 1,282 2008 HOU
Marshall Faulk (21) 1,282 1994 IND
192. Neal Anderson (25) 1,275 1989 CHI
193. Ricky Watters (26) 1,273 1995 PHI
Duce Staley (24) 1,273 1999 PHI
Mark van Eeghen (25) 1,273 1977 OAK
196. Ottis Anderson (26) 1,270 1983 STL
197. Robert Smith (25) 1,266 1997 MIN
198. Ricky Bell (24) 1,263 1979 TAM
199. Wendell Tyler (29) 1,262 1984 SFO
Dalton Hilliard (25) 1,262 1989 NOR
Clinton Portis (26) 1,262 2007 WAS
202. Edgerrin James (25) 1,259 2003 IND
203. Delvin Williams (27) 1,258 1978 MIA
204. Jim Brown+ (24) 1,257 1960 CLE
205. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 1,251 1972 BUF
206. Adrian Murrell (26) 1,249 1996 NYJ
207. Willis McGahee (24) 1,247 2005 BUF
208. Franco Harris+ (25) 1,246 1975 PIT
209. Ricky Williams (24) 1,245 2001 NOR
210. Thurman Thomas+ (23) 1,244 1989 BUF
211. Ricky Watters (31) 1,242 2000 SEA
212. Reuben Droughns (26) 1,240 2004 DEN
Ahman Green (25) 1,240 2002 GNB
214. Ricky Watters (29) 1,239 1998 SEA
James Brooks (31) 1,239 1989 CIN
Leroy Kelly+ (26) 1,239 1968 CLE
John Riggins+ (35) 1,239 1984 WAS
218. Matt Forte (23) 1,238 2008 CHI
Lawrence McCutcheon (27) 1,238 1977 RAM
220. LaDainian Tomlinson (22) 1,236 2001 SDG
221. Eric Dickerson+ (25) 1,234 1985 RAM
222. Reuben Droughns (27) 1,232 2005 CLE
223. Gale Sayers+ (23) 1,231 1966 CHI
224. Charlie Garner (27) 1,229 1999 SFO
225. Chris Johnson (23) 1,228 2008 TEN
226. Craig James (24) 1,227 1985 NWE
227. Lorenzo White (26) 1,226 1992 HOU
228. Marion Butts (24) 1,225 1990 SDG
229. Fred Taylor (28) 1,224 2004 JAX
230. Fred Taylor (22) 1,223 1998 JAX
231. Walter Payton+ (27) 1,222 1981 CHI
Edgerrin James (29) 1,222 2007 ARI
233. Wilbert Montgomery (24) 1,220 1978 PHI
234. Earnest Byner (28) 1,219 1990 WAS
235. Brian Westbrook (27) 1,217 2006 PHI
236. Tiki Barber (28) 1,216 2003 NYG
Chester Taylor (27) 1,216 2006 MIN
Larry Brown (25) 1,216 1972 WAS
Jim Nance (25) 1,216 1967 BOS
240. Greg Bell (26) 1,212 1988 RAM
241. Travis Henry (28) 1,211 2006 TEN
242. Thomas Jones (28) 1,210 2006 CHI
Ricky Watters (30) 1,210 1999 SEA
244. Errict Rhett (25) 1,207 1995 TAM
Willis McGahee (26) 1,207 2007 BAL
246. Garrison Hearst (30) 1,206 2001 SFO
247. Leroy Kelly+ (25) 1,205 1967 CLE
248. Emmitt Smith (27) 1,204 1996 DAL
Curtis Martin (27) 1,204 2000 NYJ
250. Delvin Williams (25) 1,203 1976 SFO
Ryan Grant (26) 1,203 2008 GNB
George Rogers (28) 1,203 1986 WAS
Emmitt Smith (31) 1,203 2000 DAL