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Washington Commanders Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Career totals with the Commanders 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. Boston Braves 1932, Boston Redskins 1933-1936; Washington Redskins 1937-2019, Washington Football Team 2020-2021.

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Clinton Portis holds the Commanders career record with 81.2 rushing yards per game. The single-season record is 101.3, by Larry Brown in 1972.

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 Commanders leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club Y/G G
1 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2004–2010 81.2 84
2 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995–1998 78.6 52
3 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012–2015 73.6 64
4 John Riggins John Riggins 1976–1985 65.5 114
5 Mike Thomas 1975–1978 63.4 53
6 Cliff Battles Cliff Battles 1932–1937 58.5 60
7 Stephen Davis 1996–2002 58.5 99
8 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1969–1976 57.6 102
9 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1989–1993 49.4 80
10 Don Bosseler Don Bosseler 1957–1964 32.4 96
11 Ladell Betts Ladell Betts 2002–2009 30.8 103

Single-season Commanders records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season Y/G G
1 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1972 101.3 12
2 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012 100.8 16
3 Stephen Davis 1999 100.4 14
4 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2005 94.8 16
5 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2008 92.9 16
6 John Riggins John Riggins 1983 89.8 15
7 Stephen Davis 2001 89.5 16
8 John Riggins John Riggins 1984 88.5 14
9 Stephen Davis 2000 87.9 15
10 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2004 87.7 15
11 Cliff Battles Cliff Battles 1937 87.4 10
12 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1970 86.5 13
13 Mike Thomas 1976 84.7 13
14 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1996 84.6 16
15 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995 81.8 16
16 George Rogers 1986 80.2 15
17 Frank Akins 1945 79.7 10
18 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2013 79.7 16
19 Rob Goode Rob Goode 1951 79.3 12
20 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2007 78.9 16
21 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1990 76.2 16
22 Ryan Torain 2010 74.2 10
23 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1971 72.9 13
24 George Rogers 1985 72.9 15
25 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1997 72.4 10