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NFL Single-Season Rushing Yards Leaders
| Rank | Player | Yds | Year | Teams |
|---|
| 1. | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,105 | 1984 | RAM |
| 2. | Adrian Peterson (27) | 2,097 | 2012 | MIN |
| 3. | Jamal Lewis (24) | 2,066 | 2003 | BAL |
| 4. | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,053 | 1997 | DET |
| 5. | Terrell Davis (26) | 2,008 | 1998 | DEN |
| 6. | Chris Johnson (24) | 2,006 | 2009 | TEN |
| 7. | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,003 | 1973 | BUF |
| 8. | Earl Campbell+ (25) | 1,934 | 1980 | HOU |
| 9. | Barry Sanders+ (26) | 1,883 | 1994 | DET |
| Ahman Green (26) | 1,883 | 2003 | GNB |
| 11. | Shaun Alexander (28) | 1,880 | 2005 | SEA |
| 12. | Jim Brown+ (27) | 1,863 | 1963 | CLE |
| 13. | Tiki Barber (30) | 1,860 | 2005 | NYG |
| 14. | Ricky Williams (25) | 1,853 | 2002 | MIA |
| 15. | Walter Payton+ (23) | 1,852 | 1977 | CHI |
| 16. | Jamal Anderson (26) | 1,846 | 1998 | ATL |
| 17. | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 1,821 | 1986 | RAM |
| 18. | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 1,817 | 1975 | BUF |
| 19. | LaDainian Tomlinson (27) | 1,815 | 2006 | SDG |
| 20. | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 1,808 | 1983 | RAM |
| 21. | Larry Johnson (27) | 1,789 | 2006 | KAN |
| 22. | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 1,773 | 1995 | DAL |
| 23. | Adrian Peterson (23) | 1,760 | 2008 | MIN |
| 24. | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 1,759 | 1985 | RAI |
| 25. | Larry Johnson (26) | 1,750 | 2005 | KAN |
| Terrell Davis (25) | 1,750 | 1997 | DEN |
| 27. | Gerald Riggs (25) | 1,719 | 1985 | ATL |
| 28. | Emmitt Smith+ (23) | 1,713 | 1992 | DAL |
| 29. | Edgerrin James (22) | 1,709 | 2000 | IND |
| 30. | Michael Turner (26) | 1,699 | 2008 | ATL |
| 31. | Curtis Martin+ (31) | 1,697 | 2004 | NYJ |
| Earl Campbell+ (24) | 1,697 | 1979 | HOU |
| 33. | Shaun Alexander (27) | 1,696 | 2004 | SEA |
| 34. | Frank Gore (23) | 1,695 | 2006 | SFO |
| 35. | Barry Foster (24) | 1,690 | 1992 | PIT |
| 36. | Walter Payton+ (30) | 1,684 | 1984 | CHI |
| 37. | LaDainian Tomlinson (23) | 1,683 | 2002 | SDG |
| 38. | George Rogers (23) | 1,674 | 1981 | NOR |
| 39. | Jerome Bettis (25) | 1,665 | 1997 | PIT |
| 40. | Tiki Barber (31) | 1,662 | 2006 | NYG |
| 41. | Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 1,659 | 1988 | IND |
| 42. | Tony Dorsett+ (27) | 1,646 | 1981 | DAL |
| 43. | LaDainian Tomlinson (24) | 1,645 | 2003 | SDG |
| 44. | Deuce McAllister (25) | 1,641 | 2003 | NOR |
| 45. | Corey Dillon (30) | 1,635 | 2004 | NWE |
| 46. | Arian Foster (24) | 1,616 | 2010 | HOU |
| 47. | Priest Holmes (29) | 1,615 | 2002 | KAN |
| 48. | Alfred Morris (24) | 1,613 | 2012 | WAS |
| 49. | Walter Payton+ (25) | 1,610 | 1979 | CHI |
| 50. | Maurice Jones-Drew (26) | 1,606 | 2011 | JAX |
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