NFL Single-Season Yards From Scrimmage Leaders Through 1997

These are the NFL single-season record holders through the 1997 season. See current yards from scrimmage leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1997

Leaders through 1997 Table
Rank Current Player (age) YScm Year Tm
16Barry Sanders (29)23581997DET
29Marcus Allen (25)23141985RAI
318Eric Dickerson (24)22441984RAM
419O.J. Simpson (28)22431975BUF
520James Wilder (26)22291984TAM
626Eric Dickerson (23)22121983RAM
730William Andrews (28)21761983ATL
834Barry Sanders (26)21661994DET
937Emmitt Smith (26)21481995DAL
1042Jim Brown (27)21311963CLE
1145Walter Payton (24)21211977CHI
1248Thurman Thomas (26)21131992BUF
1355O.J. Simpson (26)20731973BUF
1457Roger Craig (25)20661985SFO
1559Walter Payton (31)20521984CHI
1660Emmitt Smith (23)20481992DAL
1762Thurman Thomas (25)20381991BUF
1863Terrell Davis (25)20371997DEN
1964Roger Craig (28)20361988SFO
64Eric Dickerson (28)20361988IND
64William Andrews (26)20361981ATL
2067Barry Foster (24)20341992PIT
67Walter Payton (32)20341985CHI
2170Walter Payton (30)20281983CHI
2272Eric Dickerson (26)20261986RAM
2374Herschel Walker (26)20191988DAL
2475Wilbert Montgomery (25)20061979PHI
2578Gerald Riggs (25)19861985ATL
2680Earl Campbell (25)19811980HOU
2784Tony Dorsett (27)19711981DAL
2899Marcus Allen (24)19261984RAI
29101Billy Sims (25)19241980DET
30102Wilbert Montgomery (27)19231981PHI
102Walter Payton (26)19231979CHI
31106Thurman Thomas (23)19131989BUF
106Ottis Anderson (22)19131979STL
32111Emmitt Smith (24)19001993DAL
33112Barry Sanders (27)18981995DET
34113Billy Sims (26)18881981DET
35116Jerry Rice (33)18841995SFO
36119Walter Payton (25)18751978CHI
37120Jim Brown (29)18721965CLE
38124Chris Warren (26)18681994SEA
39125Lorenzo White (26)18671992HOU
125Jim Brown (25)18671961CLE
40130Ricky Watters (27)18551996PHI
130Barry Sanders (23)18551991DET
41133Terrell Davis (24)18481996DEN
42143Thurman Thomas (24)18291990BUF
43145Walter Payton (27)18271980CHI
44146Emmitt Smith (25)18251994DAL
45147Curt Warner (25)18231986SEA
46148Emmitt Smith (22)18211991DAL
47152Otis Armstrong (24)18121974DEN
48153Dorsey Levens (27)18051997GNB
49154Marshall Faulk (21)18041994IND
50155George Rogers (23)18001981NOR
51156Isaac Bruce (23)17981995STL
52157Earl Campbell (24)17911979HOU
53159Jim Brown (28)17861964CLE
54161Ottis Anderson (27)17851984STL
55162Barry Sanders (22)17841990DET
162Clem Daniels (26)17841963OAK
56166Lydell Mitchell (28)17791977BAL
57168Dalton Hilliard (25)17761989NOR
58172Jerome Bettis (25)17751997PIT
59173Curt Warner (22)17741983SEA
60174James Brooks (28)17731986CIN
61179William Andrews (25)17641980ATL
62182Ottis Anderson (24)17631981STL
182Gerald Riggs (24)17631984ATL
63184O.J. Simpson (29)17621976BUF
64186Chuck Foreman (25)17611975MIN
65187Freeman McNeil (26)17581985NYJ
66188Ted Brown (24)17571981MIN
67189Tony Dorsett (31)17561985DAL
68191Lydell Mitchell (27)17551976BAL
69192Barry Sanders (21)17521989DET
70193Joe Morris (26)17491986NYG
71194Curtis Martin (22)17481995NWE