1996 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Napoleon Kaufman led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1996 with 5.83, 0.77 ahead of Barry Sanders (5.06). It stands 76th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Napoleon Kaufman led in yards per carry.

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	NK Napoleon Kaufman	OAK	5.83	16	150	874	1
2	BS Barry Sanders	DET	5.06	16	307	1,553	11
3	GH Greg Hill	KC	4.78	15	135	645	4
4	Dorsey Levens	GB	4.68	16	121	566	5
5	JA Jamal Anderson	ATL	4.55	16	232	1,055	5
6	LJ LeShon Johnson	ARI	4.50	15	141	634	3
7	Jerome Bettis	PIT	4.47	16	320	1,431	11
8	Terrell Davis	DEN	4.46	16	345	1,538	13
9	LS Lamar Smith	SEA	4.44	16	153	680	8
10	BM Bam Morris	BAL	4.29	11	172	737	4
11	RS Robert Smith	MIN	4.27	8	162	692	3
12	CW Chris Warren	SEA	4.21	14	203	855	5
13	TK Terry Kirby	SF	4.17	14	134	559	3
14	AM Adrian Murrell	NYJ	4.15	16	301	1,249	6
15	HG Harold Green	STL	4.12	16	127	523	4
16	Eddie George	HOO	4.08	16	335	1,368	8
17	EB Edgar Bennett	GB	4.05	16	222	899	2
18	Marcus Allen	KC	4.03	16	206	830	9
19	RW Ricky Watters	PHI	4.00	16	353	1,411	13
20	EB Earnest Byner	BAL	3.99	16	159	634	4
21	RZ Ray Zellars	NO	3.96	9	120	475	4
22	LH Leroy Hoard	MIN	3.94	11	125	492	3
23	TA Terry Allen	WAS	3.90	16	347	1,353	21
24	RH Raymont Harris	CHI	3.86	12	194	748	4
25	JS James Stewart	JAC	3.81	13	190	723	8
26	Garrison Hearst	CIN	3.76	16	225	847	0
27	AJ Anthony Johnson	CAR	3.73	16	300	1,120	6
28	Emmitt Smith	DAL	3.68	15	327	1,204	12
29	Thurman Thomas	BUF	3.68	15	281	1,033	8
30	LC Larry Centers	ARI	3.66	16	116	425	2
31	Curtis Martin	NE	3.65	16	316	1,152	14
32	KA Karim Abdul-Jabbar	MIA	3.64	16	307	1,116	11
33	TW Tyrone Wheatley	NYG	3.57	14	112	400	1
34	HW Harvey Williams	OAK	3.56	13	121	431	0
35	MB Mario Bates	NO	3.56	14	164	584	4
36	RS Rashaan Salaam	CHI	3.47	12	143	496	3
37	NM Natrone Means	JAC	3.34	14	152	507	2
38	RB Reggie Brooks	TB	3.29	11	112	368	2
39	Lawrence Phillips	STL	3.28	15	193	632	4
40	Rodney Hampton	NYG	3.26	15	254	827	1
41	LR Leonard Russell	SD	3.26	15	219	713	7
42	ER Errict Rhett	TB	3.06	9	176	539	3
43	DH Darick Holmes	BUF	3.02	16	189	571	4
44	Marshall Faulk	IND	2.97	13	198	587	7