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Year-by-Year Touches Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Touch Teams
2009  Steven Jackson (26) 250 STL
2008  Adrian Peterson (23) 385 MIN
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  Joe Perry+ (26) 213 SFO
Lynn Chandnois (28) 213 PIT
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