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Player
Y/G
Year
Teams
1.
O.J. Simpson
+ (26)
143.1
1973
BUF
2.
Jim Brown
+ (27)
133.1
1963
CLE
3.
Walter Payton
+ (23)
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.
Terrell Davis
(26)
125.5
1998
DEN
12.
Chris Johnson
(24)
125.4
2009
TEN
13.
Clinton Portis
(22)
122.4
2003
DEN
14.
Barry Sanders
+ (26)
117.7
1994
DET
Ahman Green
(26)
117.7
2003
GNB
16.
Shaun Alexander
(28)
117.5
2005
SEA
17.
Terrell Davis
(25)
116.7
1997
DEN
18.
Tiki Barber
(30)
116.3
2005
NYG
19.
Ricky Williams
(25)
115.8
2002
MIA
20.
Jamal Anderson
(26)
115.4
1998
ATL
Priest Holmes
(29)
115.4
2002
KAN
22.
Eric Dickerson
+ (26)
113.8
1986
RAM
23.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(27)
113.4
2006
SDG
24.
Eric Dickerson
+ (23)
113.0
1983
RAM
25.
Larry Johnson
(27)
111.8
2006
KAN
26.
Priest Holmes
(31)
111.5
2004
KAN
27.
Jerome Bettis
(25)
111.0
1997
PIT
28.
Emmitt Smith
+ (26)
110.8
1995
DAL
Jim Brown
+ (23)
110.8
1959
CLE
30.
Jim Brown
+ (29)
110.3
1965
CLE
31.
Adrian Peterson
(23)
110.0
2008
MIN
32.
Marcus Allen
+ (25)
109.9
1985
RAI
33.
Larry Johnson
(26)
109.4
2005
KAN
34.
Corey Dillon
(30)
109.0
2004
NWE
35.
Fred Taylor
(24)
107.6
2000
JAX
36.
Gerald Riggs
(25)
107.4
1985
ATL
O.J. Simpson
+ (29)
107.4
1976
BUF
38.
Eric Dickerson
+ (27)
112.3
1987
IND
39.
Emmitt Smith
+ (23)
107.1
1992
DAL
40.
Edgerrin James
(22)
106.8
2000
IND
41.
Michael Turner
(26)
106.2
2008
ATL
42.
Emmitt Smith
+ (24)
106.1
1993
DAL
Curtis Martin
+ (31)
106.1
2004
NYJ
Earl Campbell
+ (24)
106.1
1979
HOU
45.
Shaun Alexander
(27)
106.0
2004
SEA
46.
Frank Gore
(23)
105.9
2006
SFO
47.
Barry Foster
(24)
105.6
1992
PIT
48.
Jim Taylor
+ (27)
105.3
1962
GNB
Walter Payton
+ (30)
105.3
1984
CHI
50.
LaDainian Tomlinson
(23)
105.2
2002
SDG
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