NFL Single-Season Yards From Scrimmage Leaders Through 1985

These are the NFL single-season record holders through the 1985 season. See current yards from scrimmage leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1985

Leaders through 1985 Table
Rank Current Player (age) YScm Year Tm
19Marcus Allen (25)23141985RAI
216Eric Dickerson (24)22441984RAM
317O.J. Simpson (28)22431975BUF
418James Wilder (26)22291984TAM
524Eric Dickerson (23)22121983RAM
628William Andrews (28)21761983ATL
740Jim Brown (27)21311963CLE
842Walter Payton (24)21211977CHI
951O.J. Simpson (26)20731973BUF
1053Roger Craig (25)20661985SFO
1155Walter Payton (31)20521984CHI
1260William Andrews (26)20361981ATL
1363Walter Payton (32)20341985CHI
1466Walter Payton (30)20281983CHI
1571Wilbert Montgomery (25)20061979PHI
1674Gerald Riggs (25)19861985ATL
1776Earl Campbell (25)19811980HOU
1880Tony Dorsett (27)19711981DAL
1993Marcus Allen (24)19261984RAI
2095Billy Sims (25)19241980DET
2196Wilbert Montgomery (27)19231981PHI
96Walter Payton (26)19231979CHI
22100Ottis Anderson (22)19131979STL
23106Billy Sims (26)18881981DET
24111Walter Payton (25)18751978CHI
25112Jim Brown (29)18721965CLE
26117Jim Brown (25)18671961CLE
27134Walter Payton (27)18271980CHI
28140Otis Armstrong (24)18121974DEN
29143George Rogers (23)18001981NOR
30145Earl Campbell (24)17911979HOU
31147Jim Brown (28)17861964CLE
32149Ottis Anderson (27)17851984STL
33150Clem Daniels (26)17841963OAK
34154Lydell Mitchell (28)17791977BAL
35161Curt Warner (22)17741983SEA
36167William Andrews (25)17641980ATL
37170Ottis Anderson (24)17631981STL
170Gerald Riggs (24)17631984ATL
38172O.J. Simpson (29)17621976BUF
39174Chuck Foreman (25)17611975MIN
40175Freeman McNeil (26)17581985NYJ
41176Ted Brown (24)17571981MIN
42177Tony Dorsett (31)17561985DAL
43179Lydell Mitchell (27)17551976BAL
44184Charley Hennigan (26)17461961HOU
45192Lydell Mitchell (26)17371975BAL
46198Ottis Anderson (26)17291983STL
47202Chuck Foreman (26)17221976MIN
48215Tony Dorsett (24)17031978DAL
49220Joe Cribbs (23)17001981BUF
50225Larry Brown (25)16891972WAS
51230Gale Sayers (23)16781966CHI
52239Mike Pruitt (25)16661979CLE
53240Jim Brown (22)16651958CLE
54244Ottis Anderson (23)16601980STL
55248Joe Cribbs (25)16551983BUF
56Tony Dorsett (30)16481984DAL
57James Wilder (27)16411985TAM
58Joe Washington (26)16341979BAL
59Ron Johnson (25)16331972NYG
60Abner Haynes (25)16221962DTX
61Chet Mutryn (27)16171948BUF
62Tony Dorsett (29)16081983DAL
63Curtis Dickey (27)16051983BAL
64Marcus Allen (23)16041983RAI
65Walter Payton (28)16011981CHI
66Joe Cribbs (22)16001980BUF
67Lance Alworth (25)15901965SDG
68Craig James (24)15871985NWE
69Jim Taylor (27)15801962GNB
70Charley Taylor (23)15691964WAS
Bill Brown (26)15691964MIN
71Jim Nance (24)15611966BOS
72Greg Pruitt (26)15571977CLE
73Joe Morris (25)15481985NYG
74Charley Hennigan (29)15461964HOU
75Mike Pruitt (27)15451981CLE
Roy Green (27)15451984STL
76Lionel James (23)15431985SDG