NFL Yards From Scrimmage Year-by-Year Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders
Year | Player | YScm | Tm |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Christian McCaffrey (27) | 2,023 | SFO |
2022 | Josh Jacobs (24) | 2,053 | LVR |
2021 | Jonathan Taylor (22) | 2,171 | IND |
2020 | Derrick Henry (26) | 2,141 | TEN |
2019 | Christian McCaffrey (23) | 2,392 | CAR |
2018 | Saquon Barkley (21) | 2,028 | NYG |
2017 | Todd Gurley (23) | 2,093 | LAR |
2016 | David Johnson (24) | 2,118 | ARI |
2015 | Julio Jones (26) | 1,871 | ATL |
2014 | DeMarco Murray (26) | 2,261 | DAL |
2013 | LeSean McCoy (25) | 2,146 | PHI |
2012 | Adrian Peterson (27) | 2,314 | MIN |
2011 | Ray Rice (24) | 2,068 | BAL |
2010 | Arian Foster (24) | 2,220 | HOU |
2009 | Chris Johnson (23) | 2,509 | TEN |
2008 | Adrian Peterson (23) | 1,885 | MIN |
2007 | Brian Westbrook (28) | 2,104 | PHI |
2006 | Steven Jackson (23) | 2,334 | STL |
2005 | Tiki Barber (30) | 2,390 | NYG |
2004 | Tiki Barber (29) | 2,096 | NYG |
2003 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24) | 2,370 | SDG |
2002 | Priest Holmes (28) | 2,287 | KAN |
2001 | Priest Holmes (27) | 2,169 | KAN |
2000 | Edgerrin James+ (22) | 2,303 | IND |
1999 | Marshall Faulk+ (26) | 2,429 | STL |
1998 | Marshall Faulk+ (25) | 2,227 | IND |
1997 | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,358 | DET |
1996 | Ricky Watters (27) | 1,855 | PHI |
1995 | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 2,148 | DAL |
1994 | Barry Sanders+ (26) | 2,166 | DET |
1993 | Emmitt Smith+ (24) | 1,900 | DAL |
1992 | Thurman Thomas+ (26) | 2,113 | BUF |
1991 | Thurman Thomas+ (25) | 2,038 | BUF |
1990 | Thurman Thomas+ (24) | 1,829 | BUF |
1989 | Thurman Thomas+ (23) | 1,913 | BUF |
1988 | Roger Craig (28) | 2,036 | SFO |
1988 | Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 2,036 | IND |
1987 | Herschel Walker (25) | 1,606 | DAL |
1986 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 2,026 | RAM |
1985 | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 2,314 | RAI |
1984 | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,244 | RAM |
1983 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 2,212 | RAM |
1982 | Marcus Allen+ (22) | 1,098 | RAI |
1981 | William Andrews (25) | 2,036 | ATL |
1980 | Earl Campbell+ (25) | 1,981 | HOU |
1979 | Wilbert Montgomery (24) | 2,006 | PHI |
1978 | Walter Payton+ (25) | 1,875 | CHI |
1977 | Walter Payton+ (24) | 2,121 | CHI |
1976 | O.J. Simpson+ (29) | 1,762 | BUF |
1975 | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 2,243 | BUF |
1974 | Otis Armstrong (23) | 1,812 | DEN |
1973 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,073 | BUF |
1972 | Larry Brown (24) | 1,689 | WAS |
1971 | Floyd Little+ (29) | 1,388 | DEN |
1970 | Ron Johnson (22) | 1,514 | NYG |
1969 | Tom Matte (30) | 1,422 | BAL |
1969 | Warren Wells (26) | 1,284 | OAK |
1968 | Leroy Kelly+ (26) | 1,536 | CLE |
1968 | Lance Alworth+ (28) | 1,330 | SDG |
1967 | Hoyle Granger (23) | 1,494 | HOU |
1967 | Leroy Kelly+ (25) | 1,487 | CLE |
1966 | Gale Sayers+ (23) | 1,678 | CHI |
1966 | Jim Nance (23) | 1,561 | BOS |
1965 | Jim Brown+ (29) | 1,872 | CLE |
1965 | Lance Alworth+ (25) | 1,590 | SDG |
1964 | Jim Brown+ (28) | 1,786 | CLE |
1964 | Charley Hennigan (29) | 1,546 | HOU |
1963 | Jim Brown+ (27) | 2,131 | CLE |
1963 | Clem Daniels (26) | 1,784 | OAK |
1962 | Abner Haynes (24) | 1,622 | DTX |
1962 | Jim Taylor+ (26) | 1,580 | GNB |
1961 | Jim Brown+ (25) | 1,867 | CLE |
1961 | Charley Hennigan (26) | 1,746 | HOU |
1960 | John David Crow (25) | 1,533 | STL |
1960 | Bill Groman (24) | 1,473 | HOU |
1959 | Jim Brown+ (23) | 1,519 | CLE |
1958 | Jim Brown+ (22) | 1,665 | CLE |
1957 | Lenny Moore+ (23) | 1,175 | BAL |
1956 | Frank Gifford+ (26) | 1,422 | NYG |
1955 | Alan Ameche (22) | 1,102 | BAL |
1954 | Joe Perry+ (27) | 1,252 | SFO |
1953 | Joe Perry+ (26) | 1,209 | SFO |
1952 | Billy Howton (22) | 1,231 | GNB |
1951 | Elroy Hirsch+ (28) | 1,498 | RAM |
1950 | Tom Fears+ (27) | 1,116 | RAM |
1949 | Gene Roberts (26) | 1,345 | NYG |
1949 | Chet Mutryn (28) | 1,029 | BUF |
1948 | Chet Mutryn (27) | 1,617 | BUF |
1948 | Steve Van Buren+ (27) | 1,041 | PHI |
1947 | Spec Sanders (29) | 1,445 | NYY |
1947 | Steve Van Buren+ (26) | 1,087 | PHI |
1946 | Jim Benton (29) | 981 | RAM |
1946 | Spec Sanders (28) | 968 | NYY |
1945 | Jim Benton (28) | 1,067 | RAM |
1944 | Don Hutson+ (31) | 953 | GNB |
1943 | Harry Clarke (26) | 1,091 | CHI |
1942 | Don Hutson+ (29) | 1,215 | GNB |
1941 | Don Hutson+ (28) | 760 | GNB |
1940 | Dick Todd (25) | 810 | WAS |
1939 | Andy Farkas (23) | 984 | WAS |
1938 | Whizzer White (21) | 655 | PIT |
1937 | Cliff Battles+ (27) | 955 | WAS |
1936 | Ace Gutowsky (27) | 857 | DET |
1935 | Ernie Caddel (24) | 621 | DET |
1934 | Beattie Feathers (25) | 1,178 | CHI |
1933 | Cliff Battles+ (23) | 922 | BOS |
1932 | Cliff Battles+ (22) | 636 | BOS |
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