1959 Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
| # | Player | Team | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jim Brown
|
CLE | 12 | 290 | 1,329 | 4.58 | 14 | — | — |
| 2 | J.D. Smith | SF | 12 | 207 | 1,036 | 5.01 | 10 | — | — |
| 3 |
 Ollie Matson
|
LAN | 12 | 161 | 863 | 5.36 | 6 | — | — |
| 4 |
 Tom Tracy
|
PIT | 12 | 199 | 794 | 3.99 | 3 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Bobby Mitchell
|
CLE | 12 | 131 | 743 | 5.67 | 5 | — | — |
| 6 | Rick Casares | CHI | 12 | 177 | 699 | 3.95 | 10 | — | — |
| 7 | Billy Ray Barnes | PHI | 12 | 181 | 687 | 3.80 | 7 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Paul Hornung
|
GB | 12 | 152 | 681 | 4.48 | 7 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Alan Ameche
|
BAC | 12 | 178 | 679 | 3.82 | 7 | — | — |
| 10 | John Crow | CHC | 12 | 140 | 666 | 4.76 | 3 | — | — |
| 11 |
 Don Bosseler
|
WAS | 12 | 119 | 644 | 5.41 | 3 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Joe Perry
|
SF | 11 | 139 | 602 | 4.33 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 |
 Frank Gifford
|
NYG | 11 | 106 | 540 | 5.09 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Jim Taylor
|
GB | 12 | 120 | 452 | 3.77 | 6 | — | — |
| 15 | Clarence Peaks | PHI | 12 | 124 | 451 | 3.64 | 3 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Nick Pietrosante
|
DET | 10 | 76 | 447 | 5.88 | 3 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Johnny Olszewski
|
WAS | 10 | 65 | 432 | 6.65 | 1 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Lenny Moore
|
BAC | 12 | 92 | 422 | 4.59 | 2 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Dick James
|
WAS | 12 | 100 | 384 | 3.84 | 3 | — | — |
| 20 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 11 | 91 | 381 | 4.19 | 1 | — | — |
| 21 |
 Jon Arnett
|
LAN | 12 | 73 | 371 | 5.08 | 2 | — | — |
| 22 | Bobby Conrad | CHC | 12 | 74 | 328 | 4.43 | 2 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Lew Carpenter
|
GB | 12 | 60 | 322 | 5.37 | 1 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Johnny Morris
|
CHI | 12 | 87 | 312 | 3.59 | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | John Johnson | DET | 10 | 82 | 270 | 3.29 | 2 | — | — |
| 26 | Alex Webster | NYG | 10 | 79 | 250 | 3.17 | 5 | — | — |
| 27 | Tom Barnett | PIT | 12 | 75 | 238 | 3.17 | 1 | — | — |
| 28 | Mal Hammack | CHC | 12 | 49 | 237 | 4.84 | 0 | — | — |
| 29 | Phil King | NYG | 12 | 72 | 232 | 3.22 | 0 | — | — |
| 30 |
 Ed Sutton
|
WAS | 11 | 61 | 232 | 3.80 | 1 | — | — |
| 31 | Don McIlhenny | GB | 12 | 47 | 231 | 4.92 | 1 | — | — |
| 32 | Mike Sommer | BAC | 9 | 62 | 231 | 3.73 | 2 | — | — |
| 33 | Larry Krutko | PIT | 12 | 75 | 226 | 3.01 | 4 | — | — |
| 34 | Ken Webb | DET | 12 | 60 | 222 | 3.70 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 |
 Tommy Wilson
|
LAN | 12 | 40 | 210 | 5.25 | 0 | — | — |
| 36 |
 Howard Cassady
|
DET | 12 | 52 | 203 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — |
| 37 | Willie Galimore | CHI | 12 | 58 | 199 | 3.43 | 1 | — | — |
| 38 | Dan Lewis | DET | 11 | 49 | 199 | 4.06 | 2 | — | — |
| 39 |
 Bobby Layne
|
PIT | 12 | 33 | 181 | 5.49 | 2 | — | — |
| 40 |
 Joe Marconi
|
LAN | 12 | 52 | 176 | 3.39 | 4 | — | — |
| 41 | King Hill | CHC | 11 | 39 | 167 | 4.28 | 5 | — | — |
| 42 |
 Joe Morrison
|
NYG | 12 | 62 | 165 | 2.66 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Tobin Rote
|
DET | 10 | 35 | 156 | 4.46 | 2 | — | — |
| 44 |
 Theron Sapp
|
PHI | 12 | 41 | 145 | 3.54 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Johnny Unitas
|
BAC | 12 | 29 | 145 | 5.00 | 2 | — | — |
| 46 | Billy Pricer | BAC | 12 | 34 | 128 | 3.77 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 |
 Earl Morrall
|
DET | 12 | 26 | 112 | 4.31 | 0 | — | — |
| 48 |
 Ed Brown
|
CHI | 12 | 33 | 108 | 3.27 | 1 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Jerry Reichow
|
DET | 9 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Ralph Guglielmi
|
WAS | 9 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 0 | — | — |
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