Year
|
Yards
|
Player
|
2023
|
1,459
|
Christian McCaffrey
|
2022
|
1,653
|
Josh Jacobs
|
2021
|
1,811
|
Jonathan Taylor
|
2020
|
2,027
|
Derrick Henry
|
2019
|
1,540
|
Derrick Henry
|
2018
|
1,434
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
2017
|
1,327
|
Kareem Hunt
|
2016
|
1,631
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
2015
|
1,485
|
Adrian Peterson
|
2014
|
1,845
|
DeMarco Murray
|
2013
|
1,607
|
LeSean McCoy
|
2012
|
2,097
|
Adrian Peterson
|
2011
|
1,606
|
Maurice Jones-Drew
|
2010
|
1,616
|
Arian Foster
|
2009
|
2,006
|
Chris Johnson
|
2008
|
1,760
|
Adrian Peterson
|
2007
|
1,474
|
LaDainian Tomlinson
|
2006
|
1,815
|
LaDainian Tomlinson
|
2005
|
1,880
|
Shaun Alexander
|
2004
|
1,697
|
Curtis Martin
|
2003
|
2,066
|
Jamal Lewis
|
2002
|
1,853
|
Ricky Williams
|
2001
|
1,555
|
Priest Holmes
|
|
Year
|
Yards
|
Player
|
2000
|
1,709
|
Edgerrin James
|
1999
|
1,553
|
Edgerrin James
|
1998
|
2,008
|
Terrell Davis
|
1997
|
2,053
|
Barry Sanders
|
1996
|
1,553
|
Barry Sanders
|
1995
|
1,773
|
Emmitt Smith
|
1994
|
1,883
|
Barry Sanders
|
1993
|
1,486
|
Emmitt Smith
|
1992
|
1,713
|
Emmitt Smith
|
1991
|
1,563
|
Emmitt Smith
|
1990
|
1,304
|
Barry Sanders
|
1989
|
1,480
|
Christian Okoye
|
1988
|
1,659
|
Eric Dickerson
|
1987
|
1,374
|
Charles White
|
1986
|
1,821
|
Eric Dickerson
|
1985
|
1,759
|
Marcus Allen
|
1984
|
2,105
|
Eric Dickerson
|
1983
|
1,808
|
Eric Dickerson
|
1982
|
786
|
Freeman McNeil
|
1981
|
1,674
|
George Rogers
|
1980
|
1,934
|
Earl Campbell
|
1979
|
1,697
|
Earl Campbell
|
|
Year
|
Yards
|
Player
|
1978
|
1,450
|
Earl Campbell
|
1977
|
1,852
|
Walter Payton
|
1976
|
1,503
|
O.J. Simpson
|
1975
|
1,817
|
O.J. Simpson
|
1974
|
1,407
|
Otis Armstrong
|
1973
|
2,003
|
O.J. Simpson
|
1972
|
1,251
|
O.J. Simpson
|
1971
|
1,133
|
Floyd Little
|
1970
|
1,125
|
Larry Brown
|
1969
|
1,032
|
Gale Sayers
|
1968
|
1,239
|
Leroy Kelly
|
1967
|
1,205
|
Leroy Kelly
|
1966
|
1,231
|
Gale Sayers
|
1965
|
1,544
|
Jim Brown
|
1964
|
1,446
|
Jim Brown
|
1963
|
1,863
|
Jim Brown
|
1962
|
1,474
|
Jim Taylor
|
1961
|
1,408
|
Jim Brown
|
1960
|
1,257
|
Jim Brown
|
1959
|
1,329
|
Jim Brown
|
1958
|
1,527
|
Jim Brown
|
1957
|
942
|
Jim Brown
|
|