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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. Marcus Allen+ (25) 1,759 1985 RAI
22. Terrell Davis (25) 1,750 1997 DEN
Larry Johnson (26) 1,750 2005 KAN
24. Gerald Riggs (25) 1,719 1985 ATL
25. Emmitt Smith (23) 1,713 1992 DAL
26. Edgerrin James (22) 1,709 2000 IND
27. Earl Campbell+ (24) 1,697 1979 HOU
Curtis Martin (31) 1,697 2004 NYJ
29. Shaun Alexander (27) 1,696 2004 SEA
30. Frank Gore (23) 1,695 2006 SFO
31. Barry Foster (24) 1,690 1992 PIT
32. Walter Payton+ (30) 1,684 1984 CHI
33. LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 1,683 2002 SDG
34. George Rogers (23) 1,674 1981 NOR
35. Jerome Bettis (25) 1,665 1997 PIT
36. Tiki Barber (31) 1,662 2006 NYG
37. Eric Dickerson+ (28) 1,659 1988 IND
38. Tony Dorsett+ (27) 1,646 1981 DAL
39. LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 1,645 2003 SDG
40. Deuce McAllister (25) 1,641 2003 NOR
41. Corey Dillon (30) 1,635 2004 NWE
42. Priest Holmes (29) 1,615 2002 KAN
43. Walter Payton+ (25) 1,610 1979 CHI
44. Ottis Anderson (22) 1,605 1979 STL
45. Clinton Portis (22) 1,591 2003 DEN
46. Fred Taylor (27) 1,572 2003 JAX
47. Garrison Hearst (27) 1,570 1998 SFO
48. William Andrews (28) 1,567 1983 ATL
49. Emmitt Smith (22) 1,563 1991 DAL
50. Priest Holmes (28) 1,555 2001 KAN
51. Edgerrin James (21) 1,553 1999 IND
Barry Sanders+ (28) 1,553 1996 DET
53. Walter Payton+ (31) 1,551 1985 CHI
54. Edgerrin James (26) 1,548 2004 IND
Barry Sanders+ (23) 1,548 1991 DET
56. Chris Warren (26) 1,545 1994 SEA
57. James Wilder (26) 1,544 1984 TAM
Jim Brown+ (29) 1,544 1965 CLE
59. Terrell Davis (24) 1,538 1996 DEN
60. Steven Jackson (23) 1,528 2006 STL
61. Jim Brown+ (22) 1,527 1958 CLE
62. Robert Smith (28) 1,521 2000 MIN
63. Tiki Barber (29) 1,518 2004 NYG
64. Clinton Portis (24) 1,516 2005 WAS
Joe Morris (26) 1,516 1986 NYG
66. Herschel Walker (26) 1,514 1988 DAL
67. Curtis Martin (28) 1,513 2001 NYJ
68. Wilbert Montgomery (25) 1,512 1979 PHI
69. Eddie George (27) 1,509 2000 TEN
70. Clinton Portis (21) 1,508 2002 DEN
71. Edgerrin James (27) 1,506 2005 IND
72. O.J. Simpson+ (29) 1,503 1976 BUF
73. Roger Craig (28) 1,502 1988 SFO
74. Barry Sanders+ (27) 1,500 1995 DET
75. Willie Parker (26) 1,494 2006 PIT
76. Barry Sanders+ (30) 1,491 1998 DET
77. Thurman Thomas+ (26) 1,487 1992 BUF
Mike Anderson (27) 1,487 2000 DEN
Curtis Martin (22) 1,487 1995 NWE
80. Gerald Riggs (24) 1,486 1984 ATL
Emmitt Smith (24) 1,486 1993 DAL
82. Emmitt Smith (25) 1,484 1994 DAL
83. Curt Warner (25) 1,481 1986 SEA
84. Christian Okoye (28) 1,480 1989 KAN
85. LaDainian Tomlinson (28) 1,474 2007 SDG
Jim Taylor+ (27) 1,474 1962 GNB
87. Barry Sanders+ (21) 1,470 1989 DET
88. Curtis Martin (26) 1,464 1999 NYJ
89. LaDainian Tomlinson (26) 1,462 2005 SDG
90. Walter Payton+ (26) 1,460 1980 CHI
91. Jim Nance (24) 1,458 1966 BOS
Rudi Johnson (26) 1,458 2005 CIN
93. Rudi Johnson (25) 1,454 2004 CIN
94. Earl Campbell+ (23) 1,450 1978 HOU
95. Curt Warner (22) 1,449 1983 SEA
96. Jim Brown+ (28) 1,446 1964 CLE
97. Stephen Davis (29) 1,444 2003 CAR
98. Travis Henry (24) 1,438 2002 BUF
99. Billy Sims (26) 1,437 1981 DET
100. Dorsey Levens (27) 1,435 1997 GNB
Shaun Alexander (26) 1,435 2003 SEA
Corey Dillon (26) 1,435 2000 CIN
103. Stephen Davis (27) 1,432 2001 WAS
Spec Sanders (29) 1,432 1947 NYY
105. Jerome Bettis (24) 1,431 1996 PIT
106. Jerome Bettis (21) 1,429 1993 RAM
107. Walter Payton+ (29) 1,421 1983 CHI
108. Priest Holmes (30) 1,420 2003 KAN
109. Warrick Dunn (30) 1,416 2005 ATL
110. Ricky Watters (27) 1,411 1996 PHI
111. Jim Brown+ (25) 1,408 1961 CLE
112. Thurman Thomas+ (25) 1,407 1991 BUF
Otis Armstrong (24) 1,407 1974 DEN
114. Stephen Davis (25) 1,405 1999 WAS
115. Wilbert Montgomery (27) 1,402 1981 PHI
116. Eddie George (24) 1,399 1997 TEN
Fred Taylor (24) 1,399 2000 JAX
118. Emmitt Smith (30) 1,397 1999 DAL
119. Walter Payton+ (24) 1,395 1978 CHI
120. Walter Payton+ (22) 1,390 1976 CHI
121. Deuce McAllister (24) 1,388 2002 NOR
122. Tiki Barber (27) 1,387 2002 NYG
Ahman Green (24) 1,387 2001 GNB
124. Marshall Faulk (28) 1,382 2001 STL
125. Marshall Faulk (26) 1,381 1999 STL
126. Ottis Anderson (24) 1,376 1981 STL
Earl Campbell+ (26) 1,376 1981 HOU
128. Charles White (29) 1,374 1987 RAM
129. Ricky Williams (26) 1,372 2003 MIA
130. Eddie George (23) 1,368 1996 HOU
131. Jamal Lewis (21) 1,364 2000 BAL
132. Marshall Faulk (27) 1,359 2000 STL
133. Travis Henry (25) 1,356 2003 BUF
134. Terry Allen (28) 1,353 1996 WAS
Rueben Mayes (23) 1,353 1986 NOR
136. Barry Sanders+ (24) 1,352 1992 DET
Ottis Anderson (23) 1,352 1980 STL
138. Natrone Means (22) 1,350 1994 SDG
139. John Riggins+ (34) 1,347 1983 WAS
140. Chris Warren (27) 1,346 1995 SEA
141. Adrian Peterson (22) 1,341 2007 MIN
Jerome Bettis (28) 1,341 2000 PIT
143. Joe Morris (25) 1,336 1985 NYG
144. Thomas Jones (27) 1,335 2005 CHI
LaDainian Tomlinson (25) 1,335 2004 SDG
146. Brian Westbrook (28) 1,333 2007 PHI
Walter Payton+ (32) 1,333 1986 CHI
148. Emmitt Smith (29) 1,332 1998 DAL
149. Freeman McNeil (26) 1,331 1985 NYJ
150. Jim Brown+ (23) 1,329 1959 CLE
151. Jamal Lewis (23) 1,327 2002 BAL
Gerald Riggs (26) 1,327 1986 ATL
153. Tony Dorsett+ (24) 1,325 1978 DAL
154. Tony Dorsett+ (29) 1,321 1983 DAL
155. Marshall Faulk (25) 1,319 1998 IND
156. Shaun Alexander (24) 1,318 2001 SEA
Stephen Davis (26) 1,318 2000 WAS
158. Willie Parker (27) 1,316 2007 PIT
159. Thurman Thomas+ (27) 1,315 1993 BUF
Corey Dillon (27) 1,315 2001 CIN
Clinton Portis (23) 1,315 2004 WAS
162. Fred Taylor (26) 1,314 2002 JAX
163. Eric Dickerson+ (29) 1,311 1989 IND
Corey Dillon (28) 1,311 2002 CIN
165. Rudi Johnson (27) 1,309 2006 CIN
Terry Allen (27) 1,309 1995 WAS
167. Curtis Martin (30) 1,308 2003 NYJ
William Andrews (25) 1,308 1980 ATL
169. Jim Taylor+ (26) 1,307 1961 GNB
Tony Dorsett+ (31) 1,307 1985 DAL
171. Eddie George (26) 1,304 1999 TEN
Jamal Lewis (28) 1,304 2007 CLE
Barry Sanders+ (22) 1,304 1990 DET
174. Billy Sims (25) 1,303 1980 DET
175. William Andrews (26) 1,301 1981 ATL
Earl Campbell+ (28) 1,301 1983 HOU
177. James Wilder (27) 1,300 1985 TAM
178. Thurman Thomas+ (24) 1,297 1990 BUF
179. Michael Bennett (24) 1,296 2002 MIN
180. Eddie George (25) 1,294 1998 TEN
Mike Pruitt (25) 1,294 1979 CLE
Napoleon Kaufman (24) 1,294 1997 OAK
183. Eric Dickerson+ (27) 1,288 1987 2TM
184. Curtis Martin (25) 1,287 1998 NYJ
185. Marshall Faulk (21) 1,282 1994 IND
186. Neal Anderson (25) 1,275 1989 CHI
187. Duce Staley (24) 1,273 1999 PHI
Ricky Watters (26) 1,273 1995 PHI
Mark van Eeghen (25) 1,273 1977 OAK
190. Ottis Anderson (26) 1,270 1983 STL
191. Robert Smith (25) 1,266 1997 MIN
192. Ricky Bell (24) 1,263 1979 TAM
193. Clinton Portis (26) 1,262 2007 WAS
Dalton Hilliard (25) 1,262 1989 NOR
Wendell Tyler (29) 1,262 1984 SFO
196. Edgerrin James (25) 1,259 2003 IND
197. Delvin Williams (27) 1,258 1978 MIA
198. Jim Brown+ (24) 1,257 1960 CLE
199. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 1,251 1972 BUF
200. Adrian Murrell (26) 1,249 1996 NYJ
201. Willis McGahee (24) 1,247 2005 BUF
202. Franco Harris+ (25) 1,246 1975 PIT
203. Ricky Williams (24) 1,245 2001 NOR
204. Thurman Thomas+ (23) 1,244 1989 BUF
205. Ricky Watters (31) 1,242 2000 SEA
206. Ahman Green (25) 1,240 2002 GNB
Reuben Droughns (26) 1,240 2004 DEN
208. James Brooks (31) 1,239 1989 CIN
John Riggins+ (35) 1,239 1984 WAS
Leroy Kelly+ (26) 1,239 1968 CLE
Ricky Watters (29) 1,239 1998 SEA
212. Lawrence McCutcheon (27) 1,238 1977 RAM
213. LaDainian Tomlinson (22) 1,236 2001 SDG
214. Eric Dickerson+ (25) 1,234 1985 RAM
215. Reuben Droughns (27) 1,232 2005 CLE
216. Gale Sayers+ (23) 1,231 1966 CHI
217. Charlie Garner (27) 1,229 1999 SFO
218. Craig James (24) 1,227 1985 NWE
219. Lorenzo White (26) 1,226 1992 HOU
220. Marion Butts (24) 1,225 1990 SDG
221. Fred Taylor (28) 1,224 2004 JAX
222. Fred Taylor (22) 1,223 1998 JAX
223. Edgerrin James (29) 1,222 2007 ARI
Walter Payton+ (27) 1,222 1981 CHI
225. Wilbert Montgomery (24) 1,220 1978 PHI
226. Earnest Byner (28) 1,219 1990 WAS
227. Brian Westbrook (27) 1,217 2006 PHI
228. Jim Nance (25) 1,216 1967 BOS
Larry Brown (25) 1,216 1972 WAS
Chester Taylor (27) 1,216 2006 MIN
Tiki Barber (28) 1,216 2003 NYG
232. Greg Bell (26) 1,212 1988 RAM
233. Travis Henry (28) 1,211 2006 TEN
234. Thomas Jones (28) 1,210 2006 CHI
Ricky Watters (30) 1,210 1999 SEA
236. Willis McGahee (26) 1,207 2007 BAL
Errict Rhett (25) 1,207 1995 TAM
238. Garrison Hearst (30) 1,206 2001 SFO
239. Leroy Kelly+ (25) 1,205 1967 CLE
240. Emmitt Smith (27) 1,204 1996 DAL
Curtis Martin (27) 1,204 2000 NYJ
242. Emmitt Smith (31) 1,203 2000 DAL
Delvin Williams (25) 1,203 1976 SFO
George Rogers (28) 1,203 1986 WAS
245. Fred Taylor (31) 1,202 2007 JAX
Willie Parker (25) 1,202 2005 PIT
Bobby Humphrey (24) 1,202 1990 DEN
248. Terry Allen (24) 1,201 1992 MIN
249. Lydell Mitchell (27) 1,200 1976 BAL
Corey Dillon (25) 1,200 1999 CIN