2005 NFL Running Back Leaders
Every 2005 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Shaun Alexander led all running backs in rushing yards in 2005, with 1,880. Shaun Alexander also led in rushing touchdowns (27), rushing yards per game (117.5) and rushing first downs (107). Brian Westbrook led in receiving yards (616), receiving yards per game (51.3) and receiving first downs (27).
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Shaun Alexander 1,880
- 2 Tiki Barber 1,860
- 3 Larry Johnson 1,750
- 4 Clinton Portis 1,516
- 5 Edgerrin James 1,506
- 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,464
- 7 Rudi Johnson 1,458
- 8 Warrick Dunn 1,416
- 9 Thomas Jones 1,335
- 10 Willis McGahee 1,247
- 1 Shaun Alexander 27
- 2 Larry Johnson 20
- 3 LaDainian Tomlinson 18
- 4 Edgerrin James 13
- 5 Rudi Johnson 12
- 5 Mike Anderson 12
- 5 Stephen Davis 12
- 5 Corey Dillon 12
- 9 Clinton Portis 11
- 10 Tiki Barber 9
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 Tatum Bell 5.32
- 2 Tiki Barber 5.21
- 3 Larry Johnson 5.21
- 4 Shaun Alexander 5.08
- 5 Warrick Dunn 5.06
- 6 Frank Gore 4.79
- 7 Willie Parker 4.71
- 8 Ricky Williams 4.42
- 9 Ronnie Brown 4.38
- 10 Rudi Johnson 4.33
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Shaun Alexander 370
- 2 Edgerrin James 360
- 3 Tiki Barber 357
- 4 Clinton Portis 352
- 5 LaDainian Tomlinson 340
- 6 Rudi Johnson 337
- 7 Larry Johnson 336
- 8 Willis McGahee 325
- 9 Thomas Jones 314
- 10 Reuben Droughns 309
- 1 Shaun Alexander 117.5
- 2 Tiki Barber 116.3
- 3 Larry Johnson 109.4
- 4 Edgerrin James 100.4
- 5 Clinton Portis 94.8
- 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 91.5
- 7 Rudi Johnson 91.1
- 8 Thomas Jones 89.0
- 9 Domanick Williams 88.7
- 10 Warrick Dunn 88.5
- 1 Shaun Alexander 107
- 2 Larry Johnson 97
- 3 Edgerrin James 94
- 4 Rudi Johnson 79
- 5 Clinton Portis 74
- 6 Tiki Barber 72
- 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 72
- 8 Willis McGahee 71
- 9 Warrick Dunn 65
- 10 Mike Anderson 62
Fumbles Lost
FL- 1 Jamal Lewis 5
- 2 Larry Johnson 4
- 3 Michael Bennett 3
- 3 Ronnie Brown 3
- 3 Steven Jackson 3
- 3 Marcel Shipp 3
- 7 Clinton Portis 2
- 7 Antowain Smith 2
- 7 Chris Brown 2
- 7 Thomas Jones 2
Receiving Every NFL receiving board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Brian Westbrook 616
- 2 LaMont Jordan 563
- 3 Tiki Barber 530
- 4 DeShaun Foster 372
- 5 LaDainian Tomlinson 370
- 6 Reuben Droughns 369
- 7 Tony Fisher 347
- 8 Larry Johnson 343
- 9 Mewelde Moore 339
- 10 Edgerrin James 337
Receptions
REC- 1 LaMont Jordan 70
- 2 Brian Westbrook 61
- 3 Tiki Barber 54
- 4 LaDainian Tomlinson 51
- 4 Chris Perry 51
- 6 Tony Fisher 48
- 7 Marshall Faulk 44
- 7 Edgerrin James 44
- 9 Steven Jackson 43
- 10 Chester Taylor 41
- 1 Kyle Johnson 5
- 2 Brian Westbrook 4
- 2 Domanick Williams 4
- 4 Justin Griffith 3
- 4 Jeremi Johnson 3
- 6 Tiki Barber 2
- 6 Michael Bennett 2
- 6 Mewelde Moore 2
- 6 LaDainian Tomlinson 2
- 6 Chris Brown 2
- 1 DeShaun Foster 10.94
- 2 Larry Johnson 10.39
- 3 Brian Westbrook 10.10
- 4 Tiki Barber 9.81
- 5 Reuben Droughns 9.46
- 6 Mewelde Moore 9.16
- 7 William Henderson 8.80
- 8 Domanick Williams 8.64
- 9 Michael Pittman 8.33
- 10 LaMont Jordan 8.04
- 1 Brian Westbrook 51.3
- 2 LaMont Jordan 40.2
- 3 Tiki Barber 33.1
- 4 Domanick Williams 30.6
- 5 Tony Fisher 26.7
- 6 DeShaun Foster 24.8
- 7 Chris Perry 23.4
- 8 LaDainian Tomlinson 23.1
- 9 Reuben Droughns 23.1
- 10 Edgerrin James 22.5
- 1 Brian Westbrook 27
- 2 LaMont Jordan 25
- 3 Edgerrin James 21
- 4 Tiki Barber 20
- 5 Marshall Faulk 18
- 5 Domanick Williams 18
- 7 Mewelde Moore 16
- 7 Chris Perry 16
- 9 LaDainian Tomlinson 15
- 10 Reuben Droughns 14
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Tiki Barber 2,390
- 2 Larry Johnson 2,093
- 3 Shaun Alexander 1,958
- 4 Edgerrin James 1,843
- 5 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,834
- 6 Clinton Portis 1,732
- 7 Warrick Dunn 1,636
- 8 Reuben Droughns 1,601
- 9 LaMont Jordan 1,588
- 10 Rudi Johnson 1,548