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Year-by-Year Touches Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Touch | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Matt Forte (23) | 248 | CHI |
| 2007 | LaDainian Tomlinson (28) | 375 | SDG |
| 2006 | Larry Johnson (27) | 457 | KAN |
| 2005 | Tiki Barber (30) | 411 | NYG |
| 2004 | Curtis Martin (31) | 412 | NYJ |
| 2003 | Ricky Williams (26) | 442 | MIA |
| 2002 | LaDainian Tomlinson (23) | 451 | SDG |
| 2001 | LaDainian Tomlinson (22) | 398 | SDG |
| 2000 | Eddie George (27) | 453 | TEN |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James (21) | 431 | IND |
| 1998 | Jamal Anderson (26) | 437 | ATL |
| 1997 | Terrell Davis (25) | 411 | DEN |
| 1996 | Ricky Watters (27) | 404 | PHI |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith (26) | 439 | DAL |
| 1994 | Emmitt Smith (25) | 418 | DAL |
| 1993 | Thurman Thomas+ (27) | 403 | BUF |
| 1992 | Emmitt Smith (23) | 432 | DAL |
| 1991 | Emmitt Smith (22) | 414 | DAL |
| 1990 | Earnest Byner (28) | 328 | WAS |
| 1989 | Dalton Hilliard (25) | 397 | NOR |
| 1988 | Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 424 | IND |
| 1987 | Charles White (29) | 350 | RAM |
| 1986 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 430 | RAM |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 447 | RAI |
| 1984 | James Wilder (26) | 492 | TAM |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 441 | RAM |
| 1982 | Billy Sims (27) | 206 | DET |
| 1981 | Earl Campbell+ (26) | 397 | HOU |
| 1980 | Joe Cribbs (22) | 389 | BUF |
| 1979 | Walter Payton+ (25) | 400 | CHI |
| 1978 | Walter Payton+ (24) | 383 | CHI |
| 1977 | Lydell Mitchell (28) | 372 | BAL |
| 1976 | Lydell Mitchell (27) | 349 | BAL |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 357 | BUF |
| 1974 | Mack Herron (26) | 332 | NWE |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 338 | BUF |
| 1972 | Ron A. Johnson (25) | 343 | NYG |
| 1971 | Floyd Little (29) | 317 | DEN |
| 1970 | Ron A. Johnson (23) | 316 | NYG |
| 1969 | Tom Matte (30) | 278 | BAL |
| O.J. Simpson+ (22) | 232 | BUF | |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly+ (26) | 272 | CLE |
| Paul Robinson (24) | 266 | CIN | |
| 1967 | Jim Nance (25) | 291 | BOS |
| Leroy Kelly+ (25) | 269 | CLE | |
| 1966 | Jim Nance (24) | 307 | BOS |
| Gale Sayers+ (23) | 292 | CHI | |
| 1965 | Jim Brown+ (29) | 323 | CLE |
| Cookie Gilchrist (30) | 270 | DEN | |
| 1964 | Jim Brown+ (28) | 316 | CLE |
| Matt Snell (23) | 278 | NYJ | |
| 1963 | Jim Brown+ (27) | 315 | CLE |
| Cookie Gilchrist (28) | 256 | BUF | |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor+ (27) | 294 | GNB |
| Abner Haynes (25) | 276 | DTX | |
| Charley Tolar (25) | 276 | HOU | |
| 1961 | Jim Brown+ (25) | 353 | CLE |
| Billy Cannon (24) | 270 | HOU | |
| 1960 | Jim Brown+ (24) | 248 | CLE |
| Abner Haynes (23) | 244 | DTX | |
| 1959 | Jim Brown+ (23) | 318 | CLE |
| 1958 | Jim Brown+ (22) | 276 | CLE |
| 1957 | Rick Casares (26) | 230 | CHI |
| 1956 | Rick Casares (25) | 260 | CHI |
| 1955 | Alan Ameche (22) | 244 | BAL |
| 1954 | Joe Perry+ (27) | 199 | SFO |
| 1953 | Lynn Chandnois (28) | 213 | PIT |
| Joe Perry+ (26) | 213 | SFO | |
| 1952 | Eddie Price (27) | 195 | NYG |
| 1951 | Eddie Price (26) | 276 | NYG |
| 1950 | Frank Ziegler (27) | 198 | PHI |
| 1949 | Steve Van Buren+ (29) | 279 | PHI |
| Chet Mutryn (28) | 177 | BUF | |
| 1948 | Steve Van Buren+ (28) | 225 | PHI |
| Chet Mutryn (27) | 215 | BUF | |
| 1947 | Spec Sanders (29) | 260 | NYY |
| Steve Van Buren+ (27) | 239 | PHI | |
| 1946 | Bill Dudley+ (27) | 191 | PIT |
| Spec Sanders (28) | 187 | NYY | |
| 1945 | Steve Van Buren+ (25) | 180 | PHI |
| 1944 | John Grigas (24) | 215 | CRD |
| 1943 | Bill Paschal (22) | 172 | NYG |
| 1942 | Bill Dudley+ (23) | 194 | PIT |
| 1941 | Marshall Goldberg (24) | 157 | CRD |
| 1940 | Whizzer White (23) | 150 | DET |
| 1939 | Andy Farkas (23) | 155 | WAS |
| 1938 | Whizzer White (21) | 159 | PIT |
| 1937 | Cliff Battles+ (27) | 225 | WAS |
| 1936 | Tuffy Leemans+ (24) | 210 | NYG |
| 1935 | Kink Richards (25) | 161 | NYG |
| 1934 | Clarke Hinkle+ (25) | 155 | GNB |
| 1933 | Jim Musick (23) | 176 | BOS |
| 1932 | Cliff Battles+ (22) | 152 | BOS |