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NFL Year-by-Year Yards From Scrimmage Leaders
| Year | Player | YScm | Teams |
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| 2012 | Adrian Peterson (27) | 2,314 | MIN |
| 2011 | Ray Rice (24) | 2,068 | BAL |
| 2010 | Arian Foster (24) | 2,220 | HOU |
| 2009 | Chris Johnson (24) | 2,509 | TEN |
| 2008 | Adrian Peterson (23) | 1,885 | MIN |
| 2007 | Brian Westbrook (28) | 2,104 | PHI |
| 2006 | Steven Jackson (23) | 2,334 | STL |
| 2005 | Tiki Barber (30) | 2,390 | NYG |
| 2004 | Tiki Barber (29) | 2,096 | NYG |
| 2003 | LaDainian Tomlinson (24) | 2,370 | SDG |
| 2002 | Priest Holmes (29) | 2,287 | KAN |
| 2001 | Priest Holmes (28) | 2,169 | KAN |
| 2000 | Edgerrin James (22) | 2,303 | IND |
| 1999 | Marshall Faulk+ (26) | 2,429 | STL |
| 1998 | Marshall Faulk+ (25) | 2,227 | IND |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,358 | DET |
| 1996 | Ricky Watters (27) | 1,855 | PHI |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 2,148 | DAL |
| 1994 | Barry Sanders+ (26) | 2,166 | DET |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith+ (24) | 1,900 | DAL |
| 1992 | Thurman Thomas+ (26) | 2,113 | BUF |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas+ (25) | 2,038 | BUF |
| 1990 | Thurman Thomas+ (24) | 1,829 | BUF |
| 1989 | Thurman Thomas+ (23) | 1,913 | BUF |
| 1988 | Roger Craig (28) | 2,036 | SFO |
| Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 2,036 | IND |
| 1987 | Herschel Walker (25) | 1,606 | DAL |
| 1986 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 2,026 | RAM |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 2,314 | RAI |
| 1984 | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,244 | RAM |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 2,212 | RAM |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen+ (22) | 1,098 | RAI |
| 1981 | William Andrews (26) | 2,036 | ATL |
| 1980 | Earl Campbell+ (25) | 1,981 | HOU |
| 1979 | Wilbert Montgomery (25) | 2,006 | PHI |
| 1978 | Walter Payton+ (24) | 1,875 | CHI |
| 1977 | Walter Payton+ (23) | 2,121 | CHI |
| 1976 | O.J. Simpson+ (29) | 1,762 | BUF |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 2,243 | BUF |
| 1974 | Otis Armstrong (24) | 1,812 | DEN |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,073 | BUF |
| 1972 | Larry Brown (25) | 1,689 | WAS |
| 1971 | Floyd Little+ (29) | 1,388 | DEN |
| 1970 | Ron A. Johnson (23) | 1,514 | NYG |
| 1969 | Tom Matte (30) | 1,422 | BAL |
| Warren Wells (27) | 1,284 | OAK |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly+ (26) | 1,536 | CLE |
| Lance Alworth+ (28) | 1,330 | SDG |
| 1967 | Hoyle Granger (23) | 1,494 | HOU |
| Leroy Kelly+ (25) | 1,487 | CLE |