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
218Eric Dickerson (24)22441984RAM
319O.J. Simpson (28)22431975BUF
420James Wilder (26)22291984TAM
526Eric Dickerson (23)22121983RAM
630William Andrews (28)21761983ATL
742Jim Brown (27)21311963CLE
845Walter Payton (24)21211977CHI
955O.J. Simpson (26)20731973BUF
1057Roger Craig (25)20661985SFO
1159Walter Payton (31)20521984CHI
1264William Andrews (26)20361981ATL
1367Walter Payton (32)20341985CHI
1470Walter Payton (30)20281983CHI
1575Wilbert Montgomery (25)20061979PHI
1678Gerald Riggs (25)19861985ATL
1780Earl Campbell (25)19811980HOU
1884Tony Dorsett (27)19711981DAL
1999Marcus Allen (24)19261984RAI
20101Billy Sims (25)19241980DET
21102Walter Payton (26)19231979CHI
102Wilbert Montgomery (27)19231981PHI
22106Ottis Anderson (22)19131979STL
23113Billy Sims (26)18881981DET
24119Walter Payton (25)18751978CHI
25120Jim Brown (29)18721965CLE
26125Jim Brown (25)18671961CLE
27145Walter Payton (27)18271980CHI
28152Otis Armstrong (24)18121974DEN
29155George Rogers (23)18001981NOR
30157Earl Campbell (24)17911979HOU
31159Jim Brown (28)17861964CLE
32161Ottis Anderson (27)17851984STL
33162Clem Daniels (26)17841963OAK
34166Lydell Mitchell (28)17791977BAL
35173Curt Warner (22)17741983SEA
36179William Andrews (25)17641980ATL
37182Ottis Anderson (24)17631981STL
182Gerald Riggs (24)17631984ATL
38184O.J. Simpson (29)17621976BUF
39186Chuck Foreman (25)17611975MIN
40187Freeman McNeil (26)17581985NYJ
41188Ted Brown (24)17571981MIN
42189Tony Dorsett (31)17561985DAL
43191Lydell Mitchell (27)17551976BAL
44196Charley Hennigan (26)17461961HOU
45206Lydell Mitchell (26)17371975BAL
46212Ottis Anderson (26)17291983STL
47216Chuck Foreman (26)17221976MIN
48229Tony Dorsett (24)17031978DAL
49234Joe Cribbs (23)17001981BUF
50239Larry Brown (25)16891972WAS
51244Gale Sayers (23)16781966CHI
52Mike Pruitt (25)16661979CLE
53Jim Brown (22)16651958CLE
54Ottis Anderson (23)16601980STL
55Joe 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
75Roy Green (27)15451984STL
Mike Pruitt (27)15451981CLE
76Lionel James (23)15431985SDG