Football Leading Season Rushing Yards Record Holders
Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
1 | Eric Dickerson | 2,105 | 1984 |
2 | Adrian Peterson | 2,097 | 2012 |
3 | Jamal Lewis | 2,066 | 2003 |
4 | Barry Sanders | 2,053 | 1997 |
5 | Derrick Henry | 2,027 | 2020 |
6 | Terrell Davis | 2,008 | 1998 |
7 | Chris Johnson | 2,006 | 2009 |
8 | O.J. Simpson | 2,003 | 1973 |
9 | Earl Campbell | 1,934 | 1980 |
10 | Ahman Green | 1,883 | 2003 |
10 | Barry Sanders | 1,883 | 1994 |
12 | Shaun Alexander | 1,880 | 2005 |
13 | Jim Brown | 1,863 | 1963 |
14 | Tiki Barber | 1,860 | 2005 |
15 | Ricky Williams | 1,853 | 2002 |
16 | Walter Payton | 1,852 | 1977 |
17 | Jamal Anderson | 1,846 | 1998 |
18 | DeMarco Murray | 1,845 | 2014 |
19 | Eric Dickerson | 1,821 | 1986 |
20 | O.J. Simpson | 1,817 | 1975 |
21 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 1,815 | 2006 |
22 | Jonathan Taylor | 1,811 | 2021 |
23 | Eric Dickerson | 1,808 | 1983 |
24 | Larry Johnson | 1,789 | 2006 |
25 | Emmitt Smith | 1,773 | 1995 |
26 | Adrian Peterson | 1,760 | 2008 |
27 | Marcus Allen | 1,759 | 1985 |
28 | Terrell Davis | 1,750 | 1997 |
28 | Larry Johnson | 1,750 | 2005 |
30 | Gerald Riggs | 1,719 | 1985 |
31 | Emmitt Smith | 1,713 | 1992 |
32 | Edgerrin James | 1,709 | 2000 |
33 | Michael Turner | 1,699 | 2008 |
34 | Earl Campbell | 1,697 | 1979 |
34 | Curtis Martin | 1,697 | 2004 |
36 | Shaun Alexander | 1,696 | 2004 |
37 | Frank Gore | 1,695 | 2006 |
38 | Barry Foster | 1,690 | 1992 |
39 | Walter Payton | 1,684 | 1984 |
40 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 1,683 | 2002 |
41 | George Rogers | 1,674 | 1981 |
42 | Jerome Bettis | 1,665 | 1997 |
43 | Tiki Barber | 1,662 | 2006 |
44 | Eric Dickerson | 1,659 | 1988 |
45 | Josh Jacobs | 1,653 | 2022 |
46 | Tony Dorsett | 1,646 | 1981 |
47 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 1,645 | 2003 |
48 | Deuce McAllister | 1,641 | 2003 |
49 | Corey Dillon | 1,635 | 2004 |
50 | Ezekiel Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 |
Updated: January 13, 2024
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