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Single-Season Rushing Yards Leaders
Single-Season Rushing Yards Leaders
Football Leaders & Football Records
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Single-Season
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Career
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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