Los Angeles Chargers Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Career totals with the Chargers and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 2: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. Los Angeles Chargers 1960, San Diego Chargers 1961-2016.

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LaDainian Tomlinson holds the Chargers career record with 88.6 rushing yards per game. The single-season record is 113.4, by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 6.25 carries per team game with the club, a career 750+ carries with the club.

All-time Chargers leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	Y/G	G
1	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001–2009	88.6	141
2	Ryan Mathews	2010–2014	67.6	60
3	Natrone Means	1993–1999	65.8	59
4	Chuck Muncie	1980–1984	64.9	51
5	Melvin Gordon	2015–2019	63.3	67
6	Marion Butts	1989–1993	56.5	76
7	Paul Lowe	1960–1968	54.0	92
8	Austin Ekeler	2017–2023	43.1	101

Single-season Chargers records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	Y/G	G
1	LaDainian Tomlinson	2006	113.4	16
2	LaDainian Tomlinson	2002	105.2	16
3	LaDainian Tomlinson	2003	102.8	16
4	Don Woods	1974	96.8	12
5	LaDainian Tomlinson	2007	92.1	16
6	LaDainian Tomlinson	2005	91.5	16
7	LaDainian Tomlinson	2004	89.0	15
8	Natrone Means	1998	88.3	10
9	Marion Butts	1990	87.5	14
10	Natrone Means	1994	84.4	16
11	Paul Lowe	1965	80.1	14
12	Gary Anderson	1988	79.9	14
13	Ryan Mathews	2013	78.4	16
14	Ryan Mathews	2011	77.9	14
15	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001	77.3	16
16	Melvin Gordon	2016	76.7	13
17	Chuck Muncie	1981	76.3	15
18	Melvin Gordon	2018	73.8	12
19	Earnest Jackson	1984	73.7	16
20	Mike Garrett	1972	73.6	14
21	Natrone Means	1995	73.0	10
22	Paul Lowe	1963	72.1	14
23	J.K. Dobbins	2024	69.6	13
24	LaDainian Tomlinson	2008	69.4	16
25	Melvin Gordon	2017	69.1	16