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2009 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2009 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Chris Johnson led all running backs in rushing yards in 2009, with 2,006. Ray Rice led in receiving yards (702), receptions (78), receiving yards per game (43.9), targets (101) and receiving first downs (28). Chris Johnson also led in rushing yards per game (125.4), rushing first downs (79) and yards from scrimmage (2,509).

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

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Chris Johnson 2,006
  2. 2 Steven Jackson 1,424
  3. 3 Thomas Jones 1,402
  4. 4 Maurice Jones-Drew 1,391
  5. 5 Adrian Peterson 1,389
  6. 6 Ray Rice 1,339
  7. 7 Ryan Grant 1,253
  8. 8 Cedric Benson 1,251
  9. 9 Jonathan Stewart 1,133
  10. 10 Ricky Williams 1,121

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 18
  2. 2 Maurice Jones-Drew 15
  3. 3 Chris Johnson 14
  4. 3 Thomas Jones 14
  5. 5 Willis McGahee 12
  6. 5 LaDainian Tomlinson 12
  7. 7 Ryan Grant 11
  8. 7 Ricky Williams 11
  9. 9 Jonathan Stewart 10
  10. 9 Joseph Addai 10

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Felix Jones 5.91
  2. 2 Jamaal Charles 5.89
  3. 3 Chris Johnson 5.60
  4. 4 Justin Forsett 5.43
  5. 5 Pierre Thomas 5.39
  6. 6 Correll Buckhalter 5.35
  7. 7 Ray Rice 5.27
  8. 8 DeAngelo Williams 5.17
  9. 9 Jonathan Stewart 5.13
  10. 10 Willis McGahee 4.99

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Chris Johnson 358
  2. 2 Thomas Jones 332
  3. 3 Steven Jackson 325
  4. 4 Adrian Peterson 315
  5. 5 Maurice Jones-Drew 312
  6. 6 Cedric Benson 301
  7. 7 Ryan Grant 282
  8. 8 Matt Forte 258
  9. 9 Ray Rice 254
  10. 10 Knowshon Moreno 247

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Chris Johnson 125.4
  2. 2 Cedric Benson 96.2
  3. 3 Steven Jackson 94.9
  4. 4 Thomas Jones 87.6
  5. 5 Maurice Jones-Drew 86.9
  6. 6 Adrian Peterson 86.8
  7. 7 DeAngelo Williams 85.9
  8. 8 Ray Rice 83.7
  9. 9 Frank Gore 80.0
  10. 10 Michael Turner 79.2

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Chris Johnson 79
  2. 2 Adrian Peterson 74
  3. 3 Maurice Jones-Drew 68
  4. 4 Thomas Jones 64
  5. 5 Ryan Grant 61
  6. 5 Steven Jackson 61
  7. 7 Marion Barber 58
  8. 8 Cedric Benson 57
  9. 9 Ricky Williams 55
  10. 10 Ray Rice 54

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 5
  2. 2 Tim Hightower 4
  3. 3 Matt Forte 3
  4. 3 Chris Johnson 3
  5. 3 Rashard Mendenhall 3
  6. 3 Laurence Maroney 3
  7. 3 Shonn Greene 3
  8. 3 DeAngelo Williams 3
  9. 3 Darren McFadden 3
  10. 3 Steve Slaton 3

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Receiving Every NFL receiving board →

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

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Ray Rice 702
  2. 2 Chris Johnson 503
  3. 3 Darren Sproles 497
  4. 4 Matt Forte 471
  5. 5 Adrian Peterson 436
  6. 6 Tim Hightower 428
  7. 7 Steve Slaton 417
  8. 8 Kevin Smith 409
  9. 9 Frank Gore 406
  10. 10 Chester Taylor 389

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Ray Rice 78
  2. 2 Tim Hightower 63
  3. 3 Matt Forte 57
  4. 4 Maurice Jones-Drew 53
  5. 5 Frank Gore 52
  6. 6 Joseph Addai 51
  7. 7 Chris Johnson 50
  8. 7 Steven Jackson 50
  9. 9 Reggie Bush 47
  10. 10 Fred Jackson 46

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 4
  2. 1 Steve Slaton 4
  3. 3 Cadillac Williams 3
  4. 3 Joseph Addai 3
  5. 3 Mike Tolbert 3
  6. 3 Reggie Bush 3
  7. 3 Frank Gore 3
  8. 8 Fred Jackson 2
  9. 8 Chris Johnson 2
  10. 8 Mewelde Moore 2

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 11.04
  2. 2 Kevin Smith 10.23
  3. 3 Adrian Peterson 10.14
  4. 4 Chris Johnson 10.06
  5. 5 Steve Slaton 9.48
  6. 6 Ray Rice 9.00
  7. 7 Chester Taylor 8.84
  8. 8 Jason Snelling 8.63
  9. 9 Justin Forsett 8.54
  10. 10 Matt Forte 8.26

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Ray Rice 43.9
  2. 2 Steve Slaton 37.9
  3. 3 Kevin Smith 31.5
  4. 4 Chris Johnson 31.4
  5. 5 Darren Sproles 31.1
  6. 6 Matt Forte 29.4
  7. 7 Frank Gore 29.0
  8. 8 Adrian Peterson 27.3
  9. 9 Tim Hightower 26.8
  10. 10 Chester Taylor 24.3

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Ray Rice 101
  2. 2 Tim Hightower 80
  3. 3 Frank Gore 75
  4. 4 Steven Jackson 74
  5. 5 Matt Forte 72
  6. 6 Chris Johnson 71
  7. 6 Maurice Jones-Drew 71
  8. 8 Reggie Bush 68
  9. 9 Joseph Addai 63
  10. 10 Fred Jackson 60

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Pierre Thomas 86.7%
  2. 2 Brian Leonard 85.7%
  3. 3 Correll Buckhalter 81.6%
  4. 4 Julius Jones 81.4%
  5. 5 Joseph Addai 81.0%
  6. 6 Steve Slaton 80.0%
  7. 7 Matt Forte 79.2%
  8. 8 Darren Sproles 78.9%
  9. 9 Tim Hightower 78.8%
  10. 10 Ray Rice 77.2%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Ray Rice 28
  2. 2 Tim Hightower 22
  3. 3 Fred Jackson 20
  4. 3 Darren Sproles 20
  5. 3 Steve Slaton 20
  6. 6 Chris Johnson 18
  7. 7 Matt Forte 17
  8. 7 Chester Taylor 17
  9. 7 Joseph Addai 17
  10. 10 Maurice Jones-Drew 16

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Chris Johnson 2,509
  2. 2 Ray Rice 2,041
  3. 3 Adrian Peterson 1,825
  4. 4 Maurice Jones-Drew 1,765
  5. 5 Steven Jackson 1,738
  6. 6 Frank Gore 1,526
  7. 7 Thomas Jones 1,460
  8. 8 Ryan Grant 1,450
  9. 9 Fred Jackson 1,433
  10. 10 Jamaal Charles 1,417

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