1996 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

Barry Sanders led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1996 with 97.1, 8.9 ahead of Ricky Watters (88.2).

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97.1 Rushing Yards per Game 8.9 clear of Ricky Watters

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Barry Sanders	DET	97.1	16	307	1,553	11
2	Ricky Watters	PHI	88.2	16	353	1,411	13
3	Robert Smith	MIN	86.5	8	162	692	3
4	Terry Allen	WAS	84.6	16	347	1,353	21
5	Emmitt Smith	DAL	80.3	15	327	1,204	12
6	Anthony Johnson	CAR	70.0	16	300	1,120	6
7	Jamal Anderson	ATL	65.9	16	232	1,055	5
8	Raymont Harris	CHI	62.3	12	194	748	4
9	Errict Rhett	TB	59.9	9	176	539	3
10	Edgar Bennett	GB	56.2	16	222	899	2
11	Rodney Hampton	NYG	55.1	15	254	827	1
12	Ray Zellars	NO	52.8	9	120	475	4
13	Leroy Hoard	MIN	44.7	11	125	492	3
14	LeShon Johnson	ARI	42.3	15	141	634	3
15	Lawrence Phillips	STL	42.1	15	193	632	4
16	Mario Bates	NO	41.7	14	164	584	4
17	Rashaan Salaam	CHI	41.3	12	143	496	3
18	Terry Kirby	SF	39.9	14	134	559	3
19	Dorsey Levens	GB	35.4	16	121	566	5
20	Reggie Brooks	TB	33.5	11	112	368	2
21	Harold Green	STL	32.7	16	127	523	4
22	Tyrone Wheatley	NYG	28.6	14	112	400	1
23	Larry Centers	ARI	26.6	16	116	425	2