Houston Texans Yards per Carry Leaders
Career totals with the Texans and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season. A separate franchise from the Houston Oilers, who are now the Tennessee Titans.
Arian Foster holds the Texans career record with 4.45 yards per carry. The single-season record is 5.38, by Ben Tate in 2011.
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 Texans leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | Y/A | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Arian Foster
|
2009–2015 | 4.45 | 75 |
| 2 | Domanick Williams | 2003–2005 | 4.14 | 40 |
Single-season Texans records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | Y/A | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ben Tate
|
2011 | 5.38 | 15 |
| 2 |
Arian Foster
|
2010 | 4.95 | 16 |
| 3 |
Arian Foster
|
2014 | 4.79 | 13 |
| 4 |
 Steve Slaton
|
2008 | 4.78 | 16 |
| 5 |
 David Johnson
|
2020 | 4.70 | 12 |
| 6 |
 Lamar Miller
|
2018 | 4.63 | 14 |
| 7 |
Arian Foster
|
2013 | 4.48 | 8 |
| 8 |
Arian Foster
|
2011 | 4.40 | 13 |
| 9 |
 Carlos Hyde
|
2019 | 4.37 | 16 |
| 10 | Domanick Williams | 2003 | 4.33 | 14 |
| 11 |
 Dameon Pierce
|
2022 | 4.27 | 13 |
| 12 |
Ben Tate
|
2013 | 4.26 | 14 |
| 13 | Domanick Williams | 2005 | 4.24 | 11 |
| 14 |
 Alfred Blue
|
2016 | 4.20 | 14 |
| 15 |
 Devin Singletary
|
2023 | 4.16 | 17 |
| 16 |
 Nick Chubb
|
2025 | 4.15 | 15 |
| 17 |
 Joe Mixon
|
2024 | 4.15 | 14 |
| 18 |
Arian Foster
|
2012 | 4.06 | 16 |
| 19 |
 Ron Dayne
|
2006 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 20 |
Lamar Miller
|
2016 | 4.00 | 14 |
| 21 |
Ron Dayne
|
2007 | 3.99 | 13 |
| 22 | Domanick Williams | 2004 | 3.92 | 15 |
| 23 |
 Ryan Moats
|
2009 | 3.86 | 12 |
| 24 |
 Wali Lundy
|
2006 | 3.84 | 13 |
| 25 |
Alfred Blue
|
2015 | 3.81 | 14 |