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Leaders Table
Rank	Player	Y/G	Year	Tm
1	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	143.1	1973	BUF
2	Jim Brown+ (27)	133.1	1963	CLE
3	Walter Payton+ (24)	132.3	1977	CHI
4	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	131.6	1984	RAM
5	Adrian Peterson (27)	131.1	2012	MIN
6	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	129.8	1975	BUF
7	Jamal Lewis (24)	129.1	2003	BAL
8	Earl Campbell+ (25)	128.9	1980	HOU
9	Barry Sanders+ (29)	128.3	1997	DET
10	Jim Brown+ (22)	127.3	1958	CLE
11	Derrick Henry (26)	126.7	2020	TEN
12	Terrell Davis+ (25)	125.5	1998	DEN
13	Chris Johnson (23)	125.4	2009	TEN
14	Clinton Portis (22)	122.4	2003	DEN
15	Ahman Green (26)	117.7	2003	GNB
	Barry Sanders+ (26)	117.7	1994	DET
17	Shaun Alexander (28)	117.5	2005	SEA
18	Terrell Davis+ (24)	116.7	1997	DEN
19	Tiki Barber (30)	116.3	2005	NYG
20	Ricky Williams (25)	115.8	2002	MIA
21	Jamal Anderson (25)	115.4	1998	ATL
	Priest Holmes (28)	115.4	2002	KAN
23	DeMarco Murray (26)	115.3	2014	DAL
24	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	113.8	1986	RAM
25	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)	113.4	2006	SDG
26	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	113.0	1983	RAM
27	Eric Dickerson+ (27)	112.3	1987	IND
28	Larry Johnson (26)	111.8	2006	KAN
29	Priest Holmes (30)	111.5	2004	KAN
30	Dalvin Cook (25)	111.2	2020	MIN
31	Jerome Bettis+ (25)	111.0	1997	PIT
32	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	110.8	1995	DAL
	Jim Brown+ (23)	110.8	1959	CLE
34	Jim Brown+ (29)	110.3	1965	CLE
35	Adrian Peterson (23)	110.0	2008	MIN
36	Marcus Allen+ (25)	109.9	1985	RAI
37	Larry Johnson (25)	109.4	2005	KAN
38	Corey Dillon (29)	109.0	2004	NWE
39	Ezekiel Elliott (21)	108.7	2016	DAL
40	Fred Taylor (24)	107.6	2000	JAX
41	Gerald Riggs (24)	107.4	1985	ATL
	O.J. Simpson+ (29)	107.4	1976	BUF
43	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	107.1	1992	DAL
44	Edgerrin James+ (22)	106.8	2000	IND
45	Jonathan Taylor (22)	106.5	2021	IND
46	Michael Turner (26)	106.2	2008	ATL
47	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	106.1	1993	DAL
	Earl Campbell+ (24)	106.1	1979	HOU
	Curtis Martin+ (31)	106.1	2004	NYJ
50	Shaun Alexander (27)	106.0	2004	SEA
51	Frank Gore (23)	105.9	2006	SFO
52	Le'Veon Bell (24)	105.7	2016	PIT
53	Barry Foster (23)	105.6	1992	PIT
54	Jim Taylor+ (26)	105.3	1962	GNB
	Walter Payton+ (31)	105.3	1984	CHI
56	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)	105.2	2002	SDG
57	Jim Brown+ (24)	104.8	1960	CLE
58	George Rogers (22)	104.6	1981	NOR
59	Jim Nance (23)	104.1	1966	BOS
60	Tiki Barber (31)	103.9	2006	NYG
61	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	103.7	1988	IND
62	Jim Brown+ (28)	103.3	1964	CLE
63	Barry Sanders+ (23)	103.2	1991	DET
64	Stephen Davis (29)	103.1	2003	CAR
65	Tony Dorsett+ (27)	102.9	1981	DAL
66	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)	102.8	2003	SDG
67	Derrick Henry (25)	102.7	2019	TEN
68	Billy Sims (25)	102.6	1981	DET
	Deuce McAllister (24)	102.6	2003	NOR
70	Julius Jones (23)	102.4	2004	DAL
71	Spec Sanders (29)	102.3	1947	NYY
72	Barry Sanders+ (25)	101.4	1993	DET
73	Larry Brown (24)	101.3	1972	WAS
74	Joe Morris (25)	101.1	1986	NYG
75	Arian Foster (24)	101.0	2010	HOU
76	Alfred Morris (23)	100.8	2012	WAS
77	Walter Payton+ (26)	100.6	1979	CHI
	Jim Brown+ (25)	100.6	1961	CLE
79	Otis Armstrong (23)	100.5	1974	DEN
80	LeSean McCoy (25)	100.4	2013	PHI
	Edgerrin James+ (27)	100.4	2005	IND
	Maurice Jones-Drew (26)	100.4	2011	JAX
	Stephen Davis (25)	100.4	1999	WAS
84	Ottis Anderson (22)	100.3	1979	STL
85	Ricky Williams (23)	100.0	2000	NOR
86	Marshawn Lynch (26)	99.4	2012	SEA
87	Walter Payton+ (23)	99.3	1976	CHI
88	Gerald Riggs (23)	99.1	1984	ATL
89	Emmitt Smith+ (25)	98.9	1994	DAL
90	Marshall Faulk+ (28)	98.7	2001	STL
	Christian Okoye (28)	98.7	1989	KAN
92	Ezekiel Elliott (22)	98.3	2017	DAL
	Fred Taylor (27)	98.3	2003	JAX
94	Garrison Hearst (27)	98.1	1998	SFO
95	Barry Sanders+ (21)	98.0	1989	DET
96	William Andrews (27)	97.9	1983	ATL
97	Emmitt Smith+ (22)	97.7	1991	DAL
98	Jerome Bettis+ (29)	97.5	2001	PIT
99	Josh Jacobs (24)	97.2	2022	LVR
	Priest Holmes (27)	97.2	2001	KAN
101	Marshall Faulk+ (27)	97.1	2000	STL
	Edgerrin James+ (21)	97.1	1999	IND
	Barry Sanders+ (28)	97.1	1996	DET
104	Chris Brown (23)	97.0	2004	TEN
105	Walter Payton+ (32)	96.9	1985	CHI
106	Edgerrin James+ (25)	96.8	2003	IND
	Don Woods (23)	96.8	1974	SDG
	Edgerrin James+ (26)	96.8	2004	IND
109	Earl Campbell+ (23)	96.7	1978	HOU
110	Olandis Gary (24)	96.6	1999	DEN
	Chris Warren (26)	96.6	1994	SEA
112	James Wilder (26)	96.5	1984	TAM
113	Cedric Benson (26)	96.2	2009	CIN
114	Terrell Davis+ (23)	96.1	1996	DEN
	Derrick Henry (28)	96.1	2022	TEN
116	Arian Foster (28)	95.8	2014	HOU
	Adrian Peterson (22)	95.8	2007	MIN
118	Ezekiel Elliott (23)	95.6	2018	DAL
119	Steven Jackson (23)	95.5	2006	STL
	Steve Van Buren+ (28)	95.5	1949	PHI
121	Kyren Williams (23)	95.3	2023	LAR
122	Gale Sayers+ (25)	95.1	1968	CHI
	Freeman McNeil (26)	95.1	1985	NYJ
	Robert Smith (28)	95.1	2000	MIN
125	Tiki Barber (29)	94.9	2004	NYG
126	Clinton Portis (24)	94.8	2005	WAS
127	DeAngelo Williams (25)	94.7	2008	CAR
128	Herschel Walker (26)	94.6	1988	DAL
	Maurice Jones-Drew (25)	94.6	2010	JAX
	Curtis Martin+ (28)	94.6	2001	NYJ
131	Wilbert Montgomery (24)	94.5	1979	PHI
132	Steven Jackson (26)	94.4	2009	STL
133	Jamaal Charles (25)	94.3	2012	KAN
	Eddie George (26)	94.3	2000	TEN
	Clinton Portis (21)	94.3	2002	DEN
136	Arian Foster (25)	94.2	2011	HOU
137	Roger Craig (28)	93.9	1988	SFO
138	Rick Casares (25)	93.8	1956	CHI
	Thurman Thomas+ (25)	93.8	1991	BUF
	Barry Sanders+ (27)	93.8	1995	DET
141	Wilbert Montgomery (26)	93.5	1981	PHI
142	Fred Jackson (30)	93.4	2011	BUF
	Nick Chubb (23)	93.4	2019	CLE
	Willie Parker (25)	93.4	2006	PIT
	Jim Taylor+ (25)	93.4	1961	GNB
146	Barry Sanders+ (30)	93.2	1998	DET
147	Emmitt Smith+ (30)	93.1	1999	DAL
148	Mike Anderson (26)	92.9	2000	DEN
	Curtis Martin+ (22)	92.9	1995	NWE
	Clinton Portis (27)	92.9	2008	WAS
	Thurman Thomas+ (26)	92.9	1992	BUF
	Earl Campbell+ (28)	92.9	1983	HOU
153	Adrian Peterson (30)	92.8	2015	MIN
154	Curt Warner (25)	92.6	1986	SEA
155	Delvin Williams (25)	92.5	1976	SFO
	Deuce McAllister (23)	92.5	2002	NOR
157	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)	92.1	2007	SDG
158	Jim Taylor+ (24)	91.8	1960	GNB
159	Brandon Jacobs (25)	91.7	2007	NYG
	Jamaal Charles (23)	91.7	2010	KAN
161	Charles White (29)	91.6	1987	RAM
162	Curtis Martin+ (26)	91.5	1999	NYJ
163	Lawrence McCutcheon (23)	91.4	1973	RAM
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)	91.4	2005	SDG
165	Beattie Feathers (25)	91.3	1934	CHI
	Walter Payton+ (27)	91.3	1980	CHI
167	Christian McCaffrey (27)	91.2	2023	SFO
168	Rudi Johnson (25)	91.1	2005	CIN
169	Mark van Eeghen (25)	90.9	1977	OAK
	Rudi Johnson (24)	90.9	2004	CIN
	Doug Martin (23)	90.9	2012	TAM
172	Curt Warner (22)	90.6	1983	SEA
173	Joe Cribbs (24)	90.4	1982	BUF
	Adrian Peterson (28)	90.4	2013	MIN
	Robert Smith (25)	90.4	1997	MIN
	Travis Henry (24)	90.4	2003	BUF
177	Nick Chubb (25)	89.9	2021	CLE
	Jim Taylor+ (28)	89.9	1964	GNB
	Travis Henry (23)	89.9	2002	BUF
180	John Riggins+ (34)	89.8	1983	WAS
	Rodney Hampton (24)	89.8	1993	NYG
182	Nick Chubb (26)	89.7	2022	CLE
	Shaun Alexander (26)	89.7	2003	SEA
	Corey Dillon (25)	89.7	2000	CIN
	Dorsey Levens (27)	89.7	1997	GNB
186	Shaun Alexander (29)	89.6	2006	SEA
187	Stephen Davis (27)	89.5	2001	WAS
188	Jerome Bettis+ (24)	89.4	1996	PIT
	Todd Gurley (24)	89.4	2018	LAR
	O.J. Simpson+ (25)	89.4	1972	BUF
191	Jerome Bettis+ (21)	89.3	1993	RAM
	John David Crow (25)	89.3	1960	STL
193	Curtis Martin+ (24)	89.2	1997	NWE
	Freeman McNeil (25)	89.2	1984	NYJ
	George Rogers (23)	89.2	1982	NOR
	Dalvin Cook (26)	89.2	2021	MIN
197	Arian Foster (26)	89.0	2012	HOU
	Franco Harris+ (25)	89.0	1975	PIT
	Thomas Jones (27)	89.0	2005	CHI
	Darren McFadden (23)	89.0	2010	OAK
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)	89.0	2004	SDG
202	Nick Chubb (24)	88.9	2020	CLE
	Brian Westbrook (28)	88.9	2007	PHI
204	Walter Payton+ (30)	88.8	1983	CHI
	Priest Holmes (29)	88.8	2003	KAN
206	Domanick Williams (24)	88.7	2005	HOU
207	Ahman Green (25)	88.6	2002	GNB
208	Warrick Dunn (30)	88.5	2005	ATL
	Leroy Kelly+ (26)	88.5	1968	CLE
	John Riggins+ (35)	88.5	1984	WAS
	Josh Jacobs (21)	88.5	2019	OAK
212	Lawrence McCutcheon (27)	88.4	1977	RAM
213	Natrone Means (26)	88.3	1998	SDG
214	Ricky Watters (27)	88.2	1996	PHI
215	Eric Dickerson+ (25)	88.1	1985	RAM
216	George Rogers (24)	88.0	1983	NOR
217	Gale Sayers+ (23)	87.9	1966	CHI
	Stephen Davis (26)	87.9	2000	WAS
219	Willie Parker (26)	87.7	2007	PIT
	Tony Canadeo+ (30)	87.7	1949	GNB
	Clinton Portis (23)	87.7	2004	WAS
222	Terrell Davis+ (28)	87.6	2001	DEN
	Thomas Jones (31)	87.6	2009	NYJ
	Doug Martin (26)	87.6	2015	TAM
225	Elijah Mitchell (23)	87.5	2021	SFO
	Jordan Howard (21)	87.5	2016	CHI
	Marion Butts (24)	87.5	1990	SDG
228	Eddie George (23)	87.4	1997	TEN
	Fred Taylor (28)	87.4	2004	JAX
	Joe Perry+ (27)	87.4	1954	SFO
	Cliff Battles+ (27)	87.4	1937	WAS
	Eric Dickerson+ (29)	87.4	1989	IND
233	Freeman McNeil (23)	87.3	1982	NYJ
	LeSean McCoy (23)	87.3	2011	PHI
235	Walter Payton+ (25)	87.2	1978	CHI
236	Wilbert Montgomery (23)	87.1	1978	PHI
237	Todd Gurley (23)	87.0	2017	LAR
	Mike Rozier (26)	87.0	1987	HOU
239	Maurice Jones-Drew (24)	86.9	2009	JAX
	Jamal Lewis (28)	86.9	2007	CLE
	Jim Nance (24)	86.9	1967	BOS
242	Steven Jackson (25)	86.8	2008	STL
243	Tiki Barber (27)	86.7	2002	NYG
	Ahman Green (24)	86.7	2001	GNB
	Christian McCaffrey (23)	86.7	2019	CAR
246	Larry Brown (22)	86.5	1970	WAS
	Adrian Peterson (25)	86.5	2010	MIN
	Travis Henry (27)	86.5	2006	TEN
	Robert Smith (24)	86.5	1996	MIN
250	Adrian Peterson (24)	86.4	2009	MIN
	Bo Jackson (26)	86.4	1989	RAI

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