NFL Single-Season Yards from Scrimmage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season yards from scrimmage record is 2,509, set by Chris Johnson in 2009. It has stood for 16 years. The mark has been raised 15 times since 1932.
Record Holders
16 marks since 1932| Year | Player | YScm | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
 Chris Johnson
|
2,509 | still standing |
| 2005 |
 Tiki Barber
|
2,390 | 4 years |
| 2003 |
 LaDainian Tomlinson
|
2,370 | 2 years |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | 2,358 | 6 years |
| 1985 |
 Marcus Allen
|
2,314 | 12 years |
| 1984 |
 Eric Dickerson
|
2,244 | 1 year |
| 1975 |
 O.J. Simpson
|
2,243 | 9 years |
| 1963 |
 Jim Brown
|
2,131 | 12 years |
| 1961 |
Jim Brown
|
1,867 | 2 years |
| 1958 |
Jim Brown
|
1,665 | 3 years |
| 1951 |
 Elroy Hirsch
|
1,498 | 7 years |
| 1949 |
 Gene Roberts
|
1,345 | 2 years |
| 1942 |
 Don Hutson
|
1,215 | 7 years |
| 1934 | Beattie Feathers | 1,178 | 8 years |
| 1933 | Cliff Battles | 922 | 1 year |
| 1932 | Cliff Battles | 636 | 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.