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In a single season, from 1960 to 2009, in the regular season and playoffs, sorted by descending Rushing Yds.
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| Rk | Player | Age | Year | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | Terrell Davis | 26 | 1998 | NFL | DEN | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 470 | 2476 | 5.27 | 24 |
| 2 | Terrell Davis | 25 | 1997 | NFL | DEN | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 481 | 2331 | 4.85 | 23 |
| 3 | Eric Dickerson* | 24 | 1984 | NFL | RAM | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 402 | 2212 | 5.50 | 15 |
| 4 | Jamal Anderson | 26 | 1998 | NFL | ATL | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 480 | 2122 | 4.42 | 16 |
| 5 | Barry Sanders* | 29 | 1997 | NFL | DET | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 353 | 2118 | 6.00 | 11 |
| 6 | Shaun Alexander | 28 | 2005 | NFL | SEA | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 430 | 2116 | 4.92 | 29 |
| 7 | Ahman Green | 26 | 2003 | NFL | GNB | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 403 | 2105 | 5.22 | 17 |
| 8 | Jamal Lewis | 24 | 2003 | NFL | RAV | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 401 | 2101 | 5.24 | 14 |
| 9 | Emmitt Smith* | 26 | 1995 | NFL | DAL | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 451 | 2071 | 4.59 | 31 |
| 10 | Emmitt Smith* | 23 | 1992 | NFL | DAL | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 444 | 2049 | 4.61 | 21 |
| 11 | Earl Campbell* | 25 | 1980 | NFL | OTI | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 400 | 2025 | 5.06 | 14 |
| 12 | Chris Johnson | 23 | 2009 | NFL | OTI | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 358 | 2006 | 5.60 | 14 |
| 13 | O.J. Simpson* | 26 | 1973 | NFL | BUF | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 332 | 2003 | 6.03 | 12 |
| 14 | Eric Dickerson* | 26 | 1986 | NFL | RAM | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 430 | 1979 | 4.60 | 11 |
| 15 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 27 | 2006 | NFL | SDG | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 371 | 1938 | 5.22 | 30 |
| 16 | Corey Dillon | 30 | 2004 | NFL | NWE | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 410 | 1927 | 4.70 | 14 |
| 17 | Eric Dickerson* | 23 | 1983 | NFL | RAM | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 423 | 1923 | 4.55 | 18 |
| 18 | Walter Payton* | 23 | 1977 | NFL | CHI | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 358 | 1912 | 5.34 | 14 |
| 19 | Tiki Barber | 30 | 2005 | NFL | NYG | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 370 | 1901 | 5.14 | 9 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders* | 26 | 1994 | NFL | DET | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 344 | 1882 | 5.47 | 7 |
| Rk | Player | Age | Year | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 21 | Marcus Allen* | 25 | 1985 | NFL | RAI | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 1880 | 4.68 | 12 |
| 22 | Walter Payton* | 30 | 1984 | NFL | CHI | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 427 | 1880 | 4.40 | 11 |
| 23 | Jim Brown* | 27 | 1963 | NFL | CLE | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 291 | 1863 | 6.40 | 12 |
| 24 | Ricky Williams | 25 | 2002 | NFL | MIA | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 1853 | 4.84 | 16 |
| 25 | Adrian Peterson | 23 | 2008 | NFL | MIN | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 1843 | 4.81 | 12 |
| 26 | Curtis Martin* | 31 | 2004 | NFL | NYJ | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 408 | 1840 | 4.51 | 12 |
| 27 | Jerome Bettis | 25 | 1997 | NFL | PIT | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 423 | 1837 | 4.34 | 8 |
| 28 | Joe Morris | 26 | 1986 | NFL | NYG | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 414 | 1829 | 4.42 | 18 |
| 29 | Tony Dorsett* | 27 | 1981 | NFL | DAL | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 380 | 1823 | 4.80 | 6 |
| 30 | Larry Johnson | 27 | 2006 | NFL | KAN | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 429 | 1821 | 4.24 | 17 |
| 31 | O.J. Simpson* | 28 | 1975 | NFL | BUF | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 329 | 1817 | 5.52 | 16 |
| 32 | Edgerrin James | 22 | 2000 | NFL | CLT | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 408 | 1816 | 4.45 | 13 |
| 33 | Tiki Barber | 31 | 2006 | NFL | NYG | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 353 | 1799 | 5.10 | 5 |
| 34 | Barry Foster | 24 | 1992 | NFL | PIT | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 410 | 1794 | 4.38 | 11 |
| 35 | Roger Craig | 28 | 1988 | NFL | SFO | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 366 | 1776 | 4.85 | 11 |
| 36 | Emmitt Smith* | 24 | 1993 | NFL | DAL | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 349 | 1766 | 5.06 | 12 |
| 37 | Earl Campbell* | 24 | 1979 | NFL | OTI | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 401 | 1762 | 4.39 | 20 |
| 38 | Stephen Davis | 29 | 2003 | NFL | CAR | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 382 | 1759 | 4.60 | 9 |
| 39 | Eddie George | 26 | 1999 | NFL | OTI | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 428 | 1753 | 4.10 | 12 |
| 40 | Dorsey Levens | 27 | 1997 | NFL | GNB | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 400 | 1751 | 4.38 | 9 |
| Rk | Player | Age | Year | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 41 | Larry Johnson | 25 | 2005 | NFL | KAN | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 336 | 1750 | 5.21 | 20 |
| 42 | Emmitt Smith* | 22 | 1991 | NFL | DAL | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 406 | 1748 | 4.31 | 13 |
| 43 | Michael Turner | 26 | 2008 | NFL | ATL | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 394 | 1741 | 4.42 | 18 |
| 44 | Walter Payton* | 31 | 1985 | NFL | CHI | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 391 | 1737 | 4.44 | 9 |
| 45 | Shaun Alexander | 27 | 2004 | NFL | SEA | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 368 | 1736 | 4.72 | 16 |
| 46 | Gerald Riggs | 24 | 1985 | NFL | ATL | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 397 | 1719 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 47 | Earl Campbell* | 23 | 1978 | NFL | OTI | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 377 | 1714 | 4.55 | 15 |
| 48 | Garrison Hearst | 28 | 1998 | NFL | SFO | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 333 | 1705 | 5.12 | 7 |
| 49 | Jamal Lewis | 21 | 2000 | NFL | RAV | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 412 | 1702 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 50 | Marshall Faulk* | 28 | 2001 | NFL | RAM | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 324 | 1699 | 5.24 | 15 |
| 51 | Frank Gore | 23 | 2006 | NFL | SFO | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 312 | 1695 | 5.43 | 8 |
| 52 | Thurman Thomas* | 24 | 1990 | NFL | BUF | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 1687 | 4.92 | 15 |
| 53 | Curt Warner | 22 | 1983 | NFL | SEA | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 398 | 1687 | 4.24 | 15 |
| 54 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 23 | 2002 | NFL | SDG | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 372 | 1683 | 4.52 | 14 |
| 55 | Thurman Thomas* | 26 | 1992 | NFL | BUF | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 373 | 1682 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 56 | Walter Payton* | 25 | 1979 | NFL | CHI | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 385 | 1677 | 4.36 | 16 |
| 57 | George Rogers | 22 | 1981 | NFL | NOR | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 378 | 1674 | 4.43 | 13 |
| 58 | Barry Sanders* | 23 | 1991 | NFL | DET | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 1661 | 4.55 | 17 |
| 59 | Eric Dickerson* | 28 | 1988 | NFL | CLT | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 388 | 1659 | 4.28 | 14 |
| 60 | Clinton Portis | 22 | 2003 | NFL | DEN | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 307 | 1659 | 5.40 | 14 |
| Rk | Player | Age | Year | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 61 | John Riggins* | 34 | 1983 | NFL | WAS | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 462 | 1653 | 3.58 | 30 |
| 62 | Edgerrin James | 26 | 2004 | NFL | CLT | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 1650 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 63 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 24 | 2003 | NFL | SDG | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 313 | 1645 | 5.26 | 13 |
| 64 | Deuce McAllister | 24 | 2003 | NFL | NOR | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 351 | 1641 | 4.68 | 8 |
| 65 | Robert Smith | 28 | 2000 | NFL | MIN | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 327 | 1639 | 5.01 | 8 |
| 66 | Wilbert Montgomery | 25 | 1979 | NFL | PHI | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 377 | 1634 | 4.33 | 9 |
| 67 | Terrell Davis | 24 | 1996 | NFL | DEN | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 359 | 1629 | 4.54 | 14 |
| 68 | Curtis Martin* | 28 | 2001 | NFL | NYJ | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 349 | 1619 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 69 | Priest Holmes | 28 | 2002 | NFL | KAN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 313 | 1615 | 5.16 | 21 |
| 70 | Clinton Portis | 24 | 2005 | NFL | WAS | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 385 | 1610 | 4.18 | 12 |
| 71 | Edgerrin James | 21 | 1999 | NFL | CLT | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 389 | 1609 | 4.14 | 13 |
| 72 | Ottis Anderson | 22 | 1979 | NFL | CRD | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 331 | 1605 | 4.85 | 8 |
| 73 | Emmitt Smith* | 25 | 1994 | NFL | DAL | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 395 | 1602 | 4.06 | 24 |
| 74 | Eddie George | 27 | 2000 | NFL | OTI | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 430 | 1600 | 3.72 | 15 |
| 75 | Priest Holmes | 30 | 2003 | NFL | KAN | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 344 | 1596 | 4.64 | 29 |
| 76 | Jim Brown* | 29 | 1965 | NFL | CLE | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 301 | 1594 | 5.30 | 17 |
| 77 | Thurman Thomas* | 25 | 1991 | NFL | BUF | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 346 | 1592 | 4.60 | 8 |
| 78 | Natrone Means | 22 | 1994 | NFL | SDG | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 400 | 1591 | 3.98 | 14 |
| 79 | Tony Dorsett* | 24 | 1978 | NFL | DAL | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 337 | 1587 | 4.71 | 8 |
| 80 | Thurman Thomas* | 27 | 1993 | NFL | BUF | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 1582 | 3.78 | 11 |
| Rk | Player | Age | Year | Lg | Tm | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 81 | DeAngelo Williams | 25 | 2008 | NFL | CAR | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 285 | 1578 | 5.54 | 18 |
| 82 | Jerome Bettis | 24 | 1996 | NFL | PIT | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 358 | 1576 | 4.40 | 13 |
| 83 | Fred Taylor | 27 | 2003 | NFL | JAX | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 345 | 1572 | 4.56 | 6 |
| 84 | Adrian Peterson | 24 | 2009 | NFL | MIN | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 365 | 1568 | 4.30 | 21 |
| 85 | William Andrews | 27 | 1983 | NFL | ATL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 331 | 1567 | 4.73 | 7 |
| 86 | Ahman Green | 24 | 2001 | NFL | GNB | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 1567 | 4.60 | 10 |
| 87 | Ray Rice | 22 | 2009 | NFL | RAV | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 289 | 1565 | 5.42 | 9 |
| 88 | Edgerrin James | 27 | 2005 | NFL | CLT | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 373 | 1562 | 4.19 | 14 |
| 89 | Stephen Davis | 25 | 1999 | NFL | WAS | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 322 | 1561 | 4.85 | 19 |
| 90 | Jim Brown* | 28 | 1964 | NFL | CLE | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 307 | 1560 | 5.08 | 7 |
| 91 | Franco Harris* | 25 | 1975 | NFL | PIT | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 343 | 1560 | 4.55 | 12 |
| 92 | Jim Taylor* | 27 | 1962 | NFL | GNB | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 1559 | 5.15 | 20 |
| 93 | Priest Holmes | 27 | 2001 | NFL | KAN | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 327 | 1555 | 4.76 | 8 |
| 94 | Barry Sanders* | 28 | 1996 | NFL | DET | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 307 | 1553 | 5.06 | 11 |
| 95 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 28 | 2007 | NFL | SDG | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 345 | 1549 | 4.49 | 16 |
| 96 | Chris Warren | 26 | 1994 | NFL | SEA | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 333 | 1545 | 4.64 | 9 |
| 97 | James Wilder | 26 | 1984 | NFL | TAM | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 407 | 1544 | 3.79 | 13 |
| 98 | Edgerrin James | 25 | 2003 | NFL | CLT | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 372 | 1540 | 4.14 | 14 |
| 99 | Barry Sanders* | 27 | 1995 | NFL | DET | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 324 | 1540 | 4.75 | 11 |
| 100 | Eric Dickerson* | 25 | 1985 | NFL | RAM | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 343 | 1528 | 4.45 | 14 |