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1999 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 1999 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Edgerrin James led all running backs in rushing yards in 1999, with 1,553. Marshall Faulk led in yards per carry (5.67), receiving yards (976), receptions (80), receiving touchdowns (5), yards per reception (12.20), receiving yards per game (65.1), targets (94), catch percentage (85.1%), receiving first downs (37) and yards from scrimmage (2,303). Stephen Davis led in rushing touchdowns (17) and rushing yards per game (100.4).

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

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 1,553
  2. 2 Curtis Martin 1,464
  3. 3 Stephen Davis 1,405
  4. 4 Emmitt Smith 1,397
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 1,327
  6. 6 Eddie George 1,304
  7. 7 Duce Staley 1,273
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 1,229
  9. 9 Ricky Watters 1,210
  10. 10 Corey Dillon 1,200

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Stephen Davis 17
  2. 2 Edgerrin James 13
  3. 2 James Stewart 13
  4. 4 Emmitt Smith 11
  5. 5 Leroy Hoard 10
  6. 6 Mario Bates 9
  7. 6 Eddie George 9
  8. 6 Dorsey Levens 9
  9. 9 Terry Allen 8
  10. 9 Tyrone Wheatley 8

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 5.67
  2. 2 Tim Biakabutuka 5.20
  3. 3 Napoleon Kaufman 5.17
  4. 4 Charlie Garner 5.10
  5. 5 Stephen Davis 4.84
  6. 6 Fred Taylor 4.60
  7. 7 Robert Smith 4.59
  8. 8 Corey Dillon 4.56
  9. 9 Emmitt Smith 4.25
  10. 10 Edgerrin James 4.21

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 369
  2. 2 Curtis Martin 367
  3. 3 Emmitt Smith 329
  4. 4 Duce Staley 325
  5. 4 Ricky Watters 325
  6. 6 Eddie George 320
  7. 7 Jerome Bettis 299
  8. 8 Stephen Davis 290
  9. 9 Curtis Enis 287
  10. 10 Dorsey Levens 279

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Stephen Davis 100.4
  2. 2 Edgerrin James 97.1
  3. 3 Olandis Gary 96.6
  4. 4 Emmitt Smith 93.1
  5. 5 Curtis Martin 91.5
  6. 6 Marshall Faulk 88.5
  7. 7 Eddie George 81.5
  8. 8 Corey Dillon 80.0
  9. 9 Duce Staley 79.6
  10. 10 Robert Smith 78.1

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Emmitt Smith 85
  2. 1 Stephen Davis 85
  3. 3 Curtis Martin 84
  4. 4 Edgerrin James 80
  5. 5 Eddie George 66
  6. 6 Jerome Bettis 64
  7. 7 Corey Dillon 61
  8. 7 Marshall Faulk 61
  9. 9 Olandis Gary 60
  10. 10 Dorsey Levens 56

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Mike Alstott 6
  2. 2 Dorsey Levens 5
  3. 3 Eddie George 4
  4. 3 Duce Staley 4
  5. 3 Ken Oxendine 4
  6. 6 Terry Allen 3
  7. 6 Edgerrin James 3
  8. 6 Jonathan Linton 3
  9. 6 Ricky Watters 3
  10. 6 Tyrone Wheatley 3

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

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 976
  2. 2 Tiki Barber 609
  3. 3 Warrick Dunn 589
  4. 4 Edgerrin James 586
  5. 5 Dorsey Levens 573
  6. 6 Larry Centers 544
  7. 7 Charlie Garner 535
  8. 8 Terry Kirby 528
  9. 9 Eddie George 458
  10. 10 Jon Ritchie 408

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 80
  2. 2 Dorsey Levens 71
  3. 3 Larry Centers 69
  4. 4 Tiki Barber 66
  5. 5 Warrick Dunn 64
  6. 6 Edgerrin James 62
  7. 7 Terry Kirby 58
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 56
  9. 9 Adrian Murrell 49
  10. 10 Eddie George 47

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 5
  2. 2 Eddie George 4
  3. 2 Edgerrin James 4
  4. 2 Stanley Pritchett 4
  5. 5 Richie Anderson 3
  6. 5 Larry Centers 3
  7. 5 Richard Huntley 3
  8. 5 Terry Kirby 3
  9. 5 Tyrone Wheatley 3
  10. 10 Mike Alstott 2

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 12.20
  2. 2 Brian Mitchell 9.84
  3. 3 Eddie George 9.74
  4. 4 Ricky Watters 9.68
  5. 5 Charlie Garner 9.55
  6. 6 Edgerrin James 9.45
  7. 7 Corey Dillon 9.35
  8. 8 Tiki Barber 9.23
  9. 9 Warrick Dunn 9.20
  10. 10 Terry Kirby 9.10

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 65.1
  2. 2 Dorsey Levens 40.9
  3. 3 Warrick Dunn 39.3
  4. 4 Tiki Barber 38.1
  5. 5 Edgerrin James 36.6
  6. 6 Larry Centers 34.0
  7. 7 Charlie Garner 33.4
  8. 8 Terry Kirby 33.0
  9. 9 Eddie George 28.6
  10. 10 Jon Ritchie 25.5

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 94
  2. 2 Dorsey Levens 92
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 91
  4. 4 Larry Centers 90
  5. 5 Edgerrin James 86
  6. 6 Warrick Dunn 82
  7. 7 Terry Kirby 77
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 76
  9. 9 Adrian Murrell 71
  10. 10 Curtis Enis 68

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 85.1%
  2. 2 Warrick Dunn 78.0%
  3. 3 Brian Mitchell 77.5%
  4. 4 Dorsey Levens 77.2%
  5. 5 William Henderson 76.9%
  6. 6 Larry Centers 76.7%
  7. 7 Terry Kirby 75.3%
  8. 8 Stanley Pritchett 74.1%
  9. 9 Fred McCrary 74.0%
  10. 10 Chris Warren 73.9%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 37
  2. 2 Tiki Barber 32
  3. 3 Larry Centers 31
  4. 4 Warrick Dunn 29
  5. 5 Dorsey Levens 26
  6. 6 Edgerrin James 23
  7. 6 Jon Ritchie 23
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 22
  9. 9 Eddie George 20
  10. 10 Duce Staley 19

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 2,303
  2. 2 Edgerrin James 2,139
  3. 3 Charlie Garner 1,764
  4. 4 Eddie George 1,762
  5. 5 Curtis Martin 1,723
  6. 6 Dorsey Levens 1,607
  7. 7 Ricky Watters 1,597
  8. 8 Duce Staley 1,567
  9. 9 Emmitt Smith 1,516
  10. 9 Stephen Davis 1,516

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