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1997 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 1997 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Barry Sanders led all running backs in rushing yards in 1997, with 2,053. Amp Lee led in receiving yards (825), receptions (61), yards per reception (13.52) and receiving yards per game (51.6). Barry Sanders also led in yards per carry (6.13), rushing yards per game (128.3) and yards from scrimmage (2,358).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Barry Sanders 2,053
  2. 2 Terrell Davis 1,750
  3. 3 Jerome Bettis 1,665
  4. 4 Dorsey Levens 1,435
  5. 5 Eddie George 1,399
  6. 6 Napoleon Kaufman 1,294
  7. 7 Robert Smith 1,266
  8. 8 Curtis Martin 1,160
  9. 9 Corey Dillon 1,129
  10. 10 Ricky Watters 1,110

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 15
  2. 1 Terrell Davis 15
  3. 3 Marcus Allen 11
  4. 3 Barry Sanders 11
  5. 5 Corey Dillon 10
  6. 5 Raymont Harris 10
  7. 7 Natrone Means 9
  8. 8 Antowain Smith 8
  9. 8 James Stewart 8
  10. 8 Lawrence Phillips 8

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Barry Sanders 6.13
  2. 2 Robert Smith 5.46
  3. 3 Corey Dillon 4.85
  4. 4 Napoleon Kaufman 4.76
  5. 5 Terrell Davis 4.74
  6. 6 Charlie Garner 4.72
  7. 7 Charles Way 4.62
  8. 8 Fred Lane 4.45
  9. 9 Jerome Bettis 4.44
  10. 10 Warrick Dunn 4.37

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Jerome Bettis 375
  2. 2 Terrell Davis 369
  3. 3 Eddie George 357
  4. 4 Barry Sanders 335
  5. 5 Dorsey Levens 329
  6. 6 Adrian Murrell 300
  7. 7 Jamal Anderson 290
  8. 8 Ricky Watters 285
  9. 9 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 283
  10. 10 Raymont Harris 275

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Barry Sanders 128.3
  2. 2 Terrell Davis 116.7
  3. 3 Jerome Bettis 111.0
  4. 4 Robert Smith 90.4
  5. 5 Dorsey Levens 89.7
  6. 6 Curtis Martin 89.2
  7. 7 Eddie George 87.4
  8. 8 Napoleon Kaufman 80.9
  9. 9 Raymont Harris 79.5
  10. 10 Garrison Hearst 78.4

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Amp Lee 825
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 471
  3. 3 Warrick Dunn 462
  4. 4 Kimble Anders 453
  5. 5 Kevin Turner 443
  6. 6 Ricky Watters 440
  7. 7 Larry Centers 409
  8. 8 Napoleon Kaufman 403
  9. 9 Larry Bowie 388
  10. 10 Dorsey Levens 370

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Amp Lee 61
  2. 2 Kimble Anders 59
  3. 3 Larry Centers 54
  4. 4 Dorsey Levens 53
  5. 5 Kevin Turner 48
  6. 5 Ricky Watters 48
  7. 7 Marshall Faulk 47
  8. 8 Chris Warren 45
  9. 9 Terrell Davis 42
  10. 10 William Henderson 41

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Dorsey Levens 5
  2. 2 Jamal Anderson 3
  3. 2 Keith Byars 3
  4. 2 Warrick Dunn 3
  5. 2 Sam Gash 3
  6. 2 Amp Lee 3
  7. 2 Barry Sanders 3
  8. 2 Kevin Turner 3
  9. 2 Mike Alstott 3
  10. 2 Tony Richardson 3

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Amp Lee 13.52
  2. 2 Warrick Dunn 11.85
  3. 3 Larry Bowie 11.41
  4. 4 Napoleon Kaufman 10.08
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 10.02
  6. 6 Barry Sanders 9.24
  7. 7 Kevin Turner 9.23
  8. 8 Ricky Watters 9.17
  9. 9 William Henderson 8.95
  10. 10 Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber 8.79

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Amp Lee 51.6
  2. 2 Kimble Anders 30.2
  3. 3 Marshall Faulk 29.4
  4. 4 Warrick Dunn 28.9
  5. 5 Kevin Turner 27.7
  6. 6 Ricky Watters 27.5
  7. 7 Larry Centers 27.3
  8. 8 Larry Bowie 25.9
  9. 9 Napoleon Kaufman 25.2
  10. 10 Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber 24.9

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Barry Sanders 2,358
  2. 2 Terrell Davis 2,037
  3. 3 Dorsey Levens 1,805
  4. 4 Jerome Bettis 1,775
  5. 5 Napoleon Kaufman 1,697
  6. 6 Ricky Watters 1,550
  7. 7 Marshall Faulk 1,525
  8. 8 Robert Smith 1,463
  9. 9 Curtis Martin 1,456
  10. 10 Eddie George 1,443

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