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2001 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

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Edgerrin James led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 2001 with 110.3, 11.6 ahead of Marshall Faulk (98.7). It stands 37th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Edgerrin James Led the whole NFL in 2001 Edgerrin James Indianapolis Colts
110.3 Rushing Yards per Game 11.6 clear of Marshall Faulk
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James IND 110.3 6 151 662 3
2 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk LA 98.7 14 260 1,382 12
3 Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis PIT 97.5 11 225 1,072 4
4 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes KC 97.2 16 327 1,555 8
5 Curtis Martin Curtis Martin NYJ 94.6 16 333 1,513 10
6 Stephen Davis WAS 89.5 16 356 1,432 5
7 Terrell Davis Terrell Davis DEN 87.6 8 167 701 0
8 Ahman Green Ahman Green GB 86.7 16 304 1,387 9
9 Anthony Thomas Anthony Thomas CHI 84.5 14 278 1,183 7
10 Shaun Alexander Shaun Alexander SEA 82.4 16 309 1,318 14
11 Corey Dillon Corey Dillon CIN 82.2 16 340 1,315 10
12 Ricky Williams Ricky Williams NO 77.8 16 313 1,245 6
13 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson LAC 77.3 16 339 1,236 10
14 Garrison Hearst Garrison Hearst SF 75.4 16 252 1,206 4
15 Dominic Rhodes Dominic Rhodes IND 73.6 15 233 1,104 9
16 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 72.9 14 261 1,021 3
17 Antowain Smith Antowain Smith NE 72.3 16 287 1,157 12
18 James Stewart James Stewart DET 62.3 11 143 685 1
19 Tiki Barber Tiki Barber NYG 61.8 14 166 865 4
20 Lamar Smith MIA 60.5 16 313 968 6
21 Terry Allen Terry Allen BAL 59.8 11 168 658 3
22 Eddie George Eddie George TEN 58.7 16 315 939 5
23 Michael Pittman ARI 56.4 15 241 846 5
24 Travis Henry BUF 56.1 13 213 729 4
25 Stacey Mack JAX 54.8 16 213 877 9
26 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett MIN 52.5 13 172 682 2
27 Charlie Garner Charlie Garner LV 52.4 16 211 839 1
28 Richard Huntley CAR 51.2 13 165 665 2
29 Maurice Smith ATL 50.7 15 237 760 5
30 James Jackson CLE 50.4 11 195 554 2
31 Duce Staley PHI 46.5 13 166 604 2
32 Jason Brookins BAL 45.9 12 151 551 5
33 Ron Dayne Ron Dayne NYG 43.1 16 180 690 7
34 Mike Alstott Mike Alstott TB 42.5 16 165 680 10
35 Mike Anderson DEN 42.4 16 175 678 4
36 Correll Buckhalter Correll Buckhalter PHI 41.9 14 129 586 2
37 Troy Hambrick DAL 36.2 16 113 579 2
38 Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn TB 34.4 13 158 447 3
39 Kevan Barlow Kevan Barlow SF 34.1 15 125 512 4
40 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala PIT 32.4 14 120 453 3
41 James Allen CHI 29.3 16 135 469 1
42 Jamel White Jamel White CLE 27.7 16 126 443 5
43 Thomas Jones Thomas Jones ARI 23.8 16 112 380 5