1956 Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
| # | Player | Team | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Casares | CHI | 12 | 234 | 1,126 | 4.81 | 12 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Ollie Matson
|
CHC | 12 | 192 | 924 | 4.81 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 |
 Hugh McElhenny
|
SF | 12 | 185 | 916 | 4.95 | 8 | — | — |
| 4 |
 Alan Ameche
|
BAC | 12 | 178 | 858 | 4.82 | 8 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Frank Gifford
|
NYG | 12 | 159 | 819 | 5.15 | 5 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Preston Carpenter
|
CLE | 12 | 188 | 756 | 4.02 | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Alex Webster | NYG | 12 | 178 | 694 | 3.90 | 7 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Lenny Moore
|
BAC | 12 | 86 | 649 | 7.55 | 8 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Johnny Olszewski
|
CHC | 11 | 157 | 598 | 3.81 | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | Leo Elter | WAS | 12 | 145 | 544 | 3.75 | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Ron Waller | LAN | 9 | 83 | 543 | 6.54 | 1 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Joe Perry
|
SF | 11 | 115 | 520 | 4.52 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | Tank Younger | LAN | 12 | 114 | 518 | 4.54 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 12 | 125 | 515 | 4.12 | 5 | — | — |
| 15 | Gene Gedman | DET | 12 | 135 | 479 | 3.55 | 7 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Fran Rogel
|
PIT | 12 | 131 | 476 | 3.63 | 2 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Tommy Wilson
|
LAN | 12 | 64 | 470 | 7.34 | 0 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Ken Keller
|
PHI | 11 | 112 | 433 | 3.87 | 4 | — | — |
| 19 | Ed Modzelewski | CLE | 8 | 107 | 431 | 4.03 | 2 | — | — |
| 20 |
 Howard Cassady
|
DET | 12 | 97 | 413 | 4.26 | 0 | — | — |
| 21 |
 Tobin Rote
|
GB | 12 | 84 | 398 | 4.74 | 11 | — | — |
| 22 | Don McIlhenny | DET | 9 | 87 | 372 | 4.28 | 3 | — | — |
| 23 | Howie Ferguson | GB | 11 | 99 | 367 | 3.71 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Leon Hart
|
DET | 11 | 76 | 348 | 4.58 | 5 | — | — |
| 25 | Fred Morrison | CLE | 12 | 83 | 340 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — |
| 26 | Tommy Runnels | WAS | 11 | 96 | 334 | 3.48 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Don Schaefer | PHI | 12 | 102 | 320 | 3.14 | 2 | — | — |
| 28 | Perry Jeter | CHI | 7 | 60 | 316 | 5.27 | 2 | — | — |
| 29 | John Johnson | SF | 12 | 80 | 301 | 3.76 | 2 | — | — |
| 30 |
 Joe Marconi
|
LAN | 12 | 75 | 298 | 3.97 | 7 | — | — |
| 31 | Sid Watson | PIT | 12 | 112 | 298 | 2.66 | 4 | — | — |
| 32 |
 Dick James
|
WAS | 10 | 58 | 280 | 4.83 | 1 | — | — |
| 33 |
 Bobby Watkins
|
CHI | 9 | 68 | 276 | 4.06 | 2 | — | — |
| 34 |
 John Hoffman
|
CHI | 12 | 56 | 272 | 4.86 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 | Billy Vessels | BAC | 12 | 44 | 215 | 4.89 | 2 | — | — |
| 36 |
 Fred Cone
|
GB | 12 | 49 | 211 | 4.31 | 2 | — | — |
| 37 |
 Joe Childress
|
CHC | 11 | 43 | 203 | 4.72 | 0 | — | — |
| 38 |
 Al Carmichael
|
GB | 12 | 32 | 199 | 6.22 | 0 | — | — |
| 39 | Billy Wells | WAS | 7 | 69 | 185 | 2.68 | 1 | — | — |
| 40 |
 L.G. Dupre
|
BAC | 11 | 49 | 182 | 3.71 | 2 | — | — |
| 41 |
 Bobby Layne
|
DET | 12 | 46 | 169 | 3.67 | 5 | — | — |
| 42 |
 Ed Brown
|
CHI | 12 | 40 | 164 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Dale Atkeson
|
WAS | 5 | 63 | 163 | 2.59 | 1 | — | — |
| 44 |
 Dick Bielski
|
PHI | 12 | 52 | 162 | 3.12 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Lamar McHan
|
CHC | 12 | 58 | 161 | 2.78 | 5 | — | — |
| 46 |
 Johnny Unitas
|
BAC | 12 | 28 | 155 | 5.54 | 1 | — | — |
| 47 |
 Ted Marchibroda
|
PIT | 12 | 39 | 152 | 3.90 | 2 | — | — |
| 48 | Hal Giancanelli | PHI | 7 | 42 | 148 | 3.52 | 1 | — | — |
| 49 | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 12 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 2 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Lou Baldacci
|
PIT | 10 | 31 | 140 | 4.52 | 0 | — | — |
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