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1999 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders

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Edgerrin James led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1999 with 1,553, 89 ahead of Curtis Martin (1,464). It stands 71st among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Edgerrin James led in rushing yards.

YDSTDY/AATTY/G1DFL
Edgerrin James Led the whole NFL in 1999 Edgerrin James Indianapolis Colts
1,553 Rushing Yards 89 clear of Curtis Martin
Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team YDS G ATT TD
1 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James IND 1,553 16 369 13
2 Curtis Martin Curtis Martin NYJ 1,464 16 367 5
3 Stephen Davis WAS 1,405 14 290 17
4 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 1,397 15 329 11
5 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk LA 1,327 15 234 7
6 Eddie George Eddie George TEN 1,304 16 320 9
7 Duce Staley PHI 1,273 16 325 4
8 Charlie Garner SF 1,229 16 241 4
9 Ricky Watters SEA 1,210 16 325 5
10 Corey Dillon CIN 1,200 15 263 5
11 Olandis Gary DEN 1,159 12 276 7
12 Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis PIT 1,091 16 299 7
13 Dorsey Levens Dorsey Levens GB 1,034 14 279 9
14 Robert Smith MIN 1,015 13 221 2
15 Mike Alstott Mike Alstott TB 949 16 242 7
16 Tyrone Wheatley LV 936 16 242 8
17 James Stewart JAX 931 14 249 13
18 Curtis Enis CHI 916 15 287 3
19 Terry Allen NE 896 16 254 8
20 Ricky Williams Ricky Williams NO 884 12 253 2
21 Errict Rhett BAL 852 14 236 5
22 Fred Taylor Fred Taylor JAX 732 10 159 6
23 Tim Biakabutuka CAR 718 11 138 6
24 Napoleon Kaufman LV 714 16 138 2
25 Jonathan Linton BUF 695 16 205 5
26 Donnell Bennett KC 627 13 161 8
27 Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn TB 616 15 195 0
28 Antowain Smith Antowain Smith BUF 614 14 165 6
29 Richard Huntley PIT 567 16 93 5
30 J.J. Johnson MIA 558 13 164 4
31 Leroy Hoard MIN 555 15 138 10
32 Adrian Murrell ARI 553 16 193 0
33 Greg Hill DET 542 14 144 2
34 Doug Flutie Doug Flutie BUF 476 15 88 1
35 Fred Lane CAR 475 15 115 1
36 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes BAL 454 7 77 1
37 Terry Kirby CLE 452 16 130 6
38 Ken Oxendine Ken Oxendine ATL 452 12 141 1
39 Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar CLE 445 13 143 1
40 Bam Morris KC 414 12 120 3
41 Cecil Collins MIA 414 8 131 2
42 Chris Warren DAL 403 15 99 2
43 Tony Richardson Tony Richardson KC 387 16 84 1
44 Byron Hanspard ATL 383 12 136 1
45 Jermaine Fazande LAC 365 7 91 2
46 Joe Montgomery NYG 348 6 115 3
47 Steve McNair Steve McNair TEN 337 11 72 8
48 Jeff Blake CIN 332 14 63 2
49 Donovan McNabb Donovan McNabb PHI 313 11 47 0
50 Michael Basnight CIN 308 13 62 0
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