1997 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Steve McNair led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1997 with 6.67, 0.54 ahead of Barry Sanders (6.13). It stands 21st among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 1997 Steve McNair TEN

6.67 Yards per Carry 0.54 clear of Barry Sanders

Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Steve McNair	TEN	6.67	16	101	674	8
2	Barry Sanders	DET	6.13	16	335	2,053	11
3	Robert Smith	MIN	5.46	14	232	1,266	6
4	Corey Dillon	CIN	4.85	16	233	1,129	10
5	Napoleon Kaufman	OAK	4.76	16	272	1,294	6
6	Terrell Davis	DEN	4.74	15	369	1,750	15
7	Charlie Garner	PHI	4.72	16	116	547	3
8	CW Charles Way	NYG	4.62	16	151	698	4
9	FL Fred Lane	CAR	4.45	13	182	809	7
10	Jerome Bettis	PIT	4.44	15	375	1,665	7
11	Warrick Dunn	TB	4.37	16	224	978	4
12	Dorsey Levens	GB	4.36	16	329	1,435	7
13	Garrison Hearst	SF	4.35	13	234	1,019	4
14	Antowain Smith	BUF	4.33	16	194	840	8
15	Chris Warren	SEA	4.24	15	200	847	4
16	Curtis Martin	NE	4.23	13	274	1,160	4
17	Thurman Thomas	BUF	4.18	16	154	643	1
18	Emmitt Smith	DAL	4.11	16	261	1,074	4
19	James Stewart	JAC	4.08	16	136	555	8
20	Marcus Allen	KC	4.07	16	124	505	11
21	SD Stephen Davis	WAS	4.02	14	141	567	3
22	Marshall Faulk	IND	3.99	16	264	1,054	7
23	Eddie George	TEN	3.92	16	357	1,399	6
24	Ricky Watters	PHI	3.89	16	285	1,110	7
25	SW Sherman Williams	DAL	3.87	16	121	468	2
26	TW Tyrone Wheatley	NYG	3.84	14	152	583	4
27	Bam Morris	BAL	3.79	11	204	774	4
28	Mike Alstott	TB	3.78	15	176	665	7
29	TB Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber	NYG	3.76	12	136	511	3
30	RH Raymont Harris	CHI	3.76	13	275	1,033	10
31	GB Gary Brown	SD	3.74	15	253	945	4
32	MB Mario Bates	NO	3.70	12	119	440	4
33	JM Jerald Moore	STL	3.65	9	104	380	3
34	KC Ki-Jana Carter	CIN	3.63	15	128	464	7
35	AM Adrian Murrell	NYJ	3.62	16	300	1,086	7
36	RZ Ray Zellars	NO	3.54	16	156	552	4
37	GH Greg Hill	KC	3.50	16	157	550	0
38	JA Jamal Anderson	ATL	3.46	16	290	1,002	7
39	Terry Allen	WAS	3.45	10	210	724	4
40	Natrone Means	JAC	3.37	14	244	823	9
41	Lawrence Phillips	STL	3.37	12	201	677	8
42	TK Terry Kirby	SF	3.34	16	125	418	6
43	KA Karim Abdul-Jabbar	MIA	3.15	16	283	892	15
44	LM Leeland McElroy	ARI	3.14	14	135	424	2
45	DA Darnell Autry	CHI	2.85	13	112	319	1
46	Larry Centers	ARI	2.73	15	101	276	1