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NFL Year-by-Year Rushing Yards Leaders
| Year | Player | Yds | Teams |
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| 2012 | Adrian Peterson (27) | 2,097 | MIN |
| 2011 | Maurice Jones-Drew (26) | 1,606 | JAX |
| 2010 | Arian Foster (24) | 1,616 | HOU |
| 2009 | Chris Johnson (24) | 2,006 | TEN |
| 2008 | Adrian Peterson (23) | 1,760 | MIN |
| 2007 | LaDainian Tomlinson (28) | 1,474 | SDG |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson (27) | 1,815 | SDG |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander (28) | 1,880 | SEA |
| 2004 | Curtis Martin+ (31) | 1,697 | NYJ |
| 2003 | Jamal Lewis (24) | 2,066 | BAL |
| 2002 | Ricky Williams (25) | 1,853 | MIA |
| 2001 | Priest Holmes (28) | 1,555 | KAN |
| 2000 | Edgerrin James (22) | 1,709 | IND |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James (21) | 1,553 | IND |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis (26) | 2,008 | DEN |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,053 | DET |
| 1996 | Barry Sanders+ (28) | 1,553 | DET |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 1,773 | DAL |
| 1994 | Barry Sanders+ (26) | 1,883 | DET |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith+ (24) | 1,486 | DAL |
| 1992 | Emmitt Smith+ (23) | 1,713 | DAL |
| 1991 | Emmitt Smith+ (22) | 1,563 | DAL |
| 1990 | Barry Sanders+ (22) | 1,304 | DET |
| 1989 | Christian Okoye (28) | 1,480 | KAN |
| 1988 | Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 1,659 | IND |
| 1987 | Charles White (29) | 1,374 | RAM |
| 1986 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 1,821 | RAM |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 1,759 | RAI |
| 1984 | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,105 | RAM |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 1,808 | RAM |
| 1982 | Freeman McNeil (23) | 786 | NYJ |
| 1981 | George Rogers (23) | 1,674 | NOR |
| 1980 | Earl Campbell+ (25) | 1,934 | HOU |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell+ (24) | 1,697 | HOU |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell+ (23) | 1,450 | HOU |
| 1977 | Walter Payton+ (23) | 1,852 | CHI |
| 1976 | O.J. Simpson+ (29) | 1,503 | BUF |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 1,817 | BUF |
| 1974 | Otis Armstrong (24) | 1,407 | DEN |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,003 | BUF |
| 1972 | O.J. Simpson+ (25) | 1,251 | BUF |
| 1971 | Floyd Little+ (29) | 1,133 | DEN |
| 1970 | Larry Brown (23) | 1,125 | WAS |
| 1969 | Gale Sayers+ (26) | 1,032 | CHI |
| Dickie Post (24) | 873 | SDG |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly+ (26) | 1,239 | CLE |
| Paul Robinson (24) | 1,023 | CIN |
| 1967 | Jim Nance (25) | 1,216 | BOS |
| Leroy Kelly+ (25) | 1,205 | CLE |
| 1966 | Jim Nance (24) | 1,458 | BOS |