Bills reggie bush sets saddest nfl rushing record in the. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Lamar jackson running toward record book sports news. Nfl player stats yards per rush attempt more player stats. Simpson is the only player ever to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14game season, as all others occurred in 16game seasons. That, by far, is the best average in nfl history for running backs. Discover the current ncaa fbs football leaders in every stats category. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. Top 10 greatest running backs in nfl history bleacher report. How to use net yards per play to predict nfl games adam. This is wayne gretzky torching the nhl record book in the 1980s or. Which running back has the highest average yards per. Those 67 carries represent 5% of charles career attempts to date excluding playoffs.
Take this 20question quiz about the nfl record book and let us know how many you got right. Lamar jackson running toward record book yahoo sports. Raheem mosterts long path from nfl castoff to 49ers. Ravens on pace to break alltime record for rushing yards in a season. The powerful cleveland runner smashed the previous nfl record of 1,146 yards. He also is one of just four starting running backs averaging over 2. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. At an average of 205 rushing yards per game, the ravens are on pace to. The nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season. Ravens evoke teams from the nfls deep past as they chase single.
Net yards per play works because it analyses football at its core. Is sony michel poised to challenge corey dillons patriots. The bold lines running horizontally across the table indicate the. According to s profile of gordon, he has rushed for 4,240 yards on a fouryardpercarry average during his five seasons with the chargers organization. Sometimes the use of stats by nfl fans can only make you want to cover your eyes. Rushing yards per attempt single season leaders and records.
This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. It was also the third consecutive season in which he led the league in rushing. What nfl rb holds the record for most yards per carry average. College football teams with the most nfl draft picks since 2000. Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Who holds the all time yards per carry record in the nfl. Running backs with the highest yards per carry averages in. Discover national football league team overall stats and rankings throughout the season. Yards per target as a metric nfl salary cap, player.
Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. A pro bowl invitee in each of his ten nfl seasons and twotime nfl offensive player of the year, sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and established himself as one of the most elusive runners. Demoralizing green bays defense with 160 yards on 14 firsthalf carries, mostert averaged 7. Coleman totaled 21 yards on six carries before leaving with a shoulder.
Jamaal charles closing in on record nfl nation espn. Leveon bell is the most dominant player in the nfl. This is why rushing ypc has a poor correlation with winning 0. Bears defensive coordinator buddy ryan gets carried off the field by super bowl xx mvp richard dent 95. The 2,000yard club is a group of seven national football league nfl running backs who. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. The average carry is how we generally report it total yards divided by total carries, and that finds jalen at 4. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. Jackson leads the league with a percarry average of 6. Per the nfl, there were a record five 400yard passing performances in week 4, and the 12 400yard games recorded by passers this season is a record at the fourweek. In todays nfl, a team rushing for over 3,000 yards in a season is unheard of. Mccoy went into week 17 with the nfl s fourthmost rushing yards 1,257, and his mark of 5. Former eagle and 3 other teams quarterback randall cunningham holds the record for yards per carry. Ravens evoke teams from the nfls deep past as they chase.
Ravens set alltime record for team rushing yards in a season. Sanders ran for 222 in a holiday bowl rout of wyoming, which meant. However, considering that wilson accounted for 64 yards on seven attempts, the running backs in seattle actually ran for 46 yards on 17 attempts, a paltry 2. Sanders pergame average is 26 yards more per game than allens. These are not all the players with the highest yards per carry averages in nfl history. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. In my article last week about kirk cousins, i used the metric of of yards per target as a way to evaluate the redskins receiverscousins nfl leading 69. Kentuckys record book actually breaks this category down by number of pass attempts. Next to quarterback, running back is the most wellknown position in football.
Heres a look at the nfls alltime leading rushers who surpassed the 10,000yard mark for their career. Among running backs with 200plus career attempts, ranks no. In 2008, jamaal charles had 67 carries and averaged 5. No nfl team has averaged at least 200 yards rushing per game since walter payton helped chicago do it in 1977. Lamar jackson running toward record book fox sports. Well, nfl medias rich eisen believes michel might rewrite the patriots record book, challenging corey dillons singleseason team record for rushing yards. Nfl yards per rushing attempt career leaders profootball. We do our job, and he turns fiveyard runs into house calls, left tackle mike mcglinchey said. Of qbs who threw at least 400 passes, joness 854 rushing yards is the record. Rushing yards per attempt single season leaders and. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index view current leaderboard. From 201618, green bay led the nfl with an average of 4.
Damien harris quietly closing in on alabama record. He had a solid nfl draft combine, and even caught the attention of hall of fame wide receiver cris carter. Rushing yards per attempt career leaders and records. Second alltime minnesota vikings record for career rushing yards 6,818. Nfl yards per rushing attempt singleseason leaders pro.
Adrian peterson set the singlegame rushing record 296 yards on nov. Earl campbells recordsetting season pro football hall. Bills reggie bush sets saddest nfl rushing record in the books. The last time an nfl team rushed for more than 3,000 yards in a season, john harbaugh was a high school defensive back in michigan. Highest average gain per attempt, rookie season qualifiers. Weekly media information packet national football league. Discover national football league team overall stats and rankings throughout the. Jackson also leads the league with an average of 6. Dan marino, 5,084 most passing yards, single season in 1984, marinos second in the nfl, he set a record which may be as unbreakable as any singleseason record in football. How to use net yards per play to predict nfl games. The first team i think ever to average 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in a season. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Barry sanders born july 16, 1968 is an american former professional football player who was a running back for the detroit lions of the national football league nfl.
The ravens ran their way into the record book sunday. The player with the highest yards per carry average in nfl history is currently michael vick 7. While three teams in the bottom 10 and had a winning record, including both. Led by the great walter payton, who ran for 1,551 yards and a 4. Holds the alltime nfl record for average yards per touchdown run at 27. The following is a list of the running backs with the highest yards per carry averages in nfl history. Cleveland browns running back jim brown electrified football fans around the league by gaining more than 1,500 yards on 257 carries, an average of 5. Nfl football stats nfl team yards per rush attempt on. Nfl yards per rushing attempt singleseason leaders. Only a handful of runners have a higher yards per carry average 5.