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2012 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2012 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Adrian Peterson led all running backs in rushing yards in 2012, with 2,097. Darren Sproles led in receiving yards (667), receptions (75), receiving touchdowns (7), receiving yards per game (51.3), targets (104) and receiving first downs (29). Adrian Peterson also led in yards per carry (6.03), rushing yards per game (131.1), rushing first downs (85) and yards from scrimmage (2,314).

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

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 2,097
  2. 2 Alfred Morris 1,613
  3. 3 Marshawn Lynch 1,590
  4. 4 Jamaal Charles 1,509
  5. 5 Doug Martin 1,454
  6. 6 Arian Foster 1,424
  7. 7 Stevan Ridley 1,263
  8. 8 C.J. Spiller 1,244
  9. 9 Chris Johnson 1,243
  10. 10 Frank Gore 1,214

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Arian Foster 15
  2. 2 Alfred Morris 13
  3. 3 Adrian Peterson 12
  4. 3 Stevan Ridley 12
  5. 5 Marshawn Lynch 11
  6. 5 Doug Martin 11
  7. 5 Trent Richardson 11
  8. 8 Michael Turner 10
  9. 9 Ray Rice 9
  10. 9 Mikel Leshoure 9

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 6.03
  2. 2 C.J. Spiller 6.01
  3. 3 Jamaal Charles 5.30
  4. 4 Marshawn Lynch 5.05
  5. 5 Bernard Pierce 4.93
  6. 6 Bryce Brown 4.90
  7. 7 Alfred Morris 4.82
  8. 8 Frank Gore 4.71
  9. 9 Ahmad Bradshaw 4.59
  10. 10 Doug Martin 4.56

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Arian Foster 351
  2. 2 Adrian Peterson 348
  3. 3 Alfred Morris 335
  4. 4 Doug Martin 319
  5. 5 Marshawn Lynch 315
  6. 6 Stevan Ridley 290
  7. 7 Jamaal Charles 285
  8. 8 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 278
  9. 9 Shonn Greene 276
  10. 9 Chris Johnson 276

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 131.1
  2. 2 Alfred Morris 100.8
  3. 3 Marshawn Lynch 99.4
  4. 4 Jamaal Charles 94.3
  5. 5 Doug Martin 90.9
  6. 6 Arian Foster 89.0
  7. 7 Stevan Ridley 78.9
  8. 8 C.J. Spiller 77.8
  9. 9 Chris Johnson 77.7
  10. 10 Frank Gore 75.9

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 85
  2. 2 Alfred Morris 83
  3. 3 Stevan Ridley 82
  4. 4 Arian Foster 78
  5. 5 Marshawn Lynch 69
  6. 6 Frank Gore 67
  7. 7 Jamaal Charles 62
  8. 8 Doug Martin 58
  9. 9 Ahmad Bradshaw 56
  10. 10 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 54

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Fred Jackson 4
  2. 1 Willis McGahee 4
  3. 3 Bryce Brown 3
  4. 3 Jamaal Charles 3
  5. 3 Chris Johnson 3
  6. 3 Alfred Morris 3
  7. 3 Ahmad Bradshaw 3
  8. 3 Mikel Leshoure 3
  9. 3 LeSean McCoy 3
  10. 10 Reggie Bush 2

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

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 667
  2. 2 Marcel Reece 496
  3. 3 Joique Bell 485
  4. 4 Ray Rice 478
  5. 5 Doug Martin 472
  6. 6 C.J. Spiller 459
  7. 7 Danny Woodhead 446
  8. 8 Jacquizz Rodgers 402
  9. 9 LeSean McCoy 373
  10. 10 Ronnie Brown 371

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 75
  2. 2 Ray Rice 61
  3. 3 LeSean McCoy 54
  4. 4 Jacquizz Rodgers 53
  5. 5 Joique Bell 52
  6. 5 Marcel Reece 52
  7. 7 Trent Richardson 51
  8. 8 Doug Martin 49
  9. 8 Ronnie Brown 49
  10. 10 Matt Forte 44

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 7
  2. 2 Danny Woodhead 3
  3. 2 LeSean McCoy 3
  4. 4 Reggie Bush 2
  5. 4 Arian Foster 2
  6. 4 Felix Jones 2
  7. 4 C.J. Spiller 2
  8. 4 DeAngelo Williams 2
  9. 4 Jed Collins 2
  10. 4 Darrel Young 2

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Danny Woodhead 11.15
  2. 2 C.J. Spiller 10.67
  3. 3 Doug Martin 9.63
  4. 4 Marcel Reece 9.54
  5. 5 Joique Bell 9.33
  6. 6 Pierre Thomas 9.08
  7. 7 Darren Sproles 8.89
  8. 8 Steven Jackson 8.45
  9. 9 Reggie Bush 8.34
  10. 10 Ray Rice 7.84

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 51.3
  2. 2 Marcel Reece 33.1
  3. 3 LeSean McCoy 31.1
  4. 4 Joique Bell 30.3
  5. 5 Ray Rice 29.9
  6. 6 Danny Woodhead 29.7
  7. 7 Doug Martin 29.5
  8. 8 C.J. Spiller 28.7
  9. 9 Ronnie Brown 26.5
  10. 10 Jacquizz Rodgers 25.1

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 104
  2. 2 Ray Rice 83
  3. 3 Marcel Reece 73
  4. 4 Doug Martin 70
  5. 4 Trent Richardson 70
  6. 6 Joique Bell 69
  7. 7 LeSean McCoy 67
  8. 8 Darren McFadden 62
  9. 9 Matt Forte 60
  10. 9 Ronnie Brown 60

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Jacquizz Rodgers 89.8%
  2. 2 Jason Snelling 88.6%
  3. 3 DeMarco Murray 83.3%
  4. 4 Ronnie Brown 81.7%
  5. 5 Fred Jackson 81.0%
  6. 6 LeSean McCoy 80.6%
  7. 7 Adrian Peterson 78.4%
  8. 8 C.J. Spiller 75.4%
  9. 9 Joique Bell 75.4%
  10. 10 Pierre Thomas 73.6%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Darren Sproles 29
  2. 2 Joique Bell 28
  3. 3 Ray Rice 22
  4. 3 Danny Woodhead 22
  5. 5 Marcel Reece 21
  6. 6 Pierre Thomas 20
  7. 7 C.J. Spiller 19
  8. 7 LeSean McCoy 19
  9. 9 Doug Martin 18
  10. 9 Trent Richardson 18

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Adrian Peterson 2,314
  2. 2 Doug Martin 1,926
  3. 3 Marshawn Lynch 1,786
  4. 4 Jamaal Charles 1,745
  5. 5 C.J. Spiller 1,703
  6. 6 Alfred Morris 1,690
  7. 7 Arian Foster 1,641
  8. 8 Ray Rice 1,621
  9. 9 Chris Johnson 1,475
  10. 10 Frank Gore 1,448

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