League Leaders Who Led?

NFL Single-Season Rushing Attempts Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

All-time career leaders →

The NFL single-season rushing attempts record is 416, set by Larry Johnson in 2006. It has stood for 19 years. The mark has been raised 17 times since 1932.

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Record Holders

18 marks since 1932
Year Player ATT Stood for
2006 Larry Johnson Larry Johnson 416 still standing
1998 Jamal Anderson 410 8 years
1984 James Wilder James Wilder 407 14 years
1983 Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson 390 1 year
1981 George Rogers 378 2 years
1980 Earl Campbell 373 1 year
1979 Walter Payton Walter Payton 369 1 year
1977 Walter Payton Walter Payton 339 2 years
1973 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson 332 4 years
1961 Jim Brown Jim Brown 305 12 years
1959 Jim Brown Jim Brown 290 2 years
1951 Eddie Price Eddie Price 271 8 years
1949 Steve Van Buren Steve Van Buren 263 2 years
1947 Steve Van Buren Steve Van Buren 217 2 years
1937 Cliff Battles 216 10 years
1936 Tuffy Leemans Tuffy Leemans 206 1 year
1933 Jim Musick 173 3 years
1932 Cliff Battles 148 1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

98 seasons
Year Leader ATT
2025 Jonathan Taylor 323
2024 Saquon Barkley 345
2023 Derrick Henry 280
2022 Derrick Henry 349
2021 Jonathan Taylor 332
2020 Derrick Henry 378
2019 Derrick Henry 303
2018 Ezekiel Elliott 304
2017 Le'Veon Bell 321
2016 Ezekiel Elliott 322
2015 Adrian Peterson 327
2014 DeMarco Murray 392
2013 LeSean McCoy 314
2012 Arian Foster 351
2011 Maurice Jones-Drew 343
2010 Michael Turner 334
2009 Chris Johnson 358
2008 Michael Turner 377
2007 Clinton Portis 325
2006 Larry Johnson 416 new record
2005 Shaun Alexander 370
2004 Curtis Martin 371
2003 Ricky Williams 392
2002 Ricky Williams 383
2001 Stephen Davis 356
2000 Eddie George 403
1999 Edgerrin James 369
1998 Jamal Anderson 410 new record
1997 Jerome Bettis 375
1996 Ricky Watters 353
1995 Emmitt Smith 377
1994 Emmitt Smith 368
1993 Thurman Thomas 355
1992 Barry Foster 390
1991 Emmitt Smith 365
1990 Earnest Byner 297
1989 Christian Okoye 370
1988 Eric Dickerson 388
1987 Charles White 324
1986 Eric Dickerson 404
1985 Gerald Riggs 397
1984 James Wilder 407 new record
1983 Eric Dickerson 390 new record
1982 Tony Dorsett 177
1982 John Riggins 177
1982 Andra Franklin 177
1981 George Rogers 378 new record
1980 Earl Campbell 373 new record
1979 Walter Payton 369 new record
1978 Walter Payton 333
1977 Walter Payton 339 new record
1976 Walter Payton 311
1975 O.J. Simpson 329
1974 O.J. Simpson 270
1973 O.J. Simpson 332 new record
1972 Ron Johnson 298
1971 Floyd Little 284
1970 Ron Johnson 263
1969 Gale Sayers 236
1968 Leroy Kelly 248
1967 Leroy Kelly 235
1966 Bill Brown 251
1965 Jim Brown 289
1964 Jim Brown 280
1963 Jim Brown 291
1962 Jim Taylor 272
1961 Jim Brown 305 new record
1960 Jim Taylor 230
1959 Jim Brown 290 new record
1958 Jim Brown 257
1957 Rick Casares 204
1956 Rick Casares 234
1955 Alan Ameche 213
1954 Joe Perry 173
1953 Joe Perry 192
1952 Eddie Price 183
1951 Eddie Price 271 new record
1950 Steve Van Buren 188
1950 Joe Geri 188
1949 Steve Van Buren 263 new record
1948 Steve Van Buren 201
1947 Steve Van Buren 217 new record
1946 Bill Dudley 146
1945 Frank Akins 147
1944 Bill Paschal 196
1943 Bill Paschal 147
1942 Bill Dudley 162
1941 Clarke Hinkle 129
1940 Whizzer White 146
1939 Andy Farkas 139
1938 Whizzer White 152
1937 Cliff Battles 216 new record
1936 Tuffy Leemans 206 new record
1935 Kink Richards 153
1934 Swede Hanson 146
1934 Ace Gutowsky 146
1933 Jim Musick 173 new record
1932 Cliff Battles 148 new record