NFL All-Purpose Yards Single-Season Leaders (since 1945)
All-Time All-Purpose Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
APYd |
Year |
Tm |
1 | Darren Sproles (28) | 2,696 | 2011 | NOR |
2 | Derrick Mason (26) | 2,690 | 2000 | TEN |
3 | Michael Lewis (30) | 2,647 | 2002 | NOR |
4 | Lionel James (23) | 2,535 | 1985 | SDG |
5 | Fred Jackson (28) | 2,516 | 2009 | BUF |
6 | Josh Cribbs (26) | 2,510 | 2009 | CLE |
7 | Chris Johnson (23) | 2,509 | 2009 | TEN |
8 | Brian Mitchell (26) | 2,477 | 1994 | WAS |
9 | Terry Metcalf (23) | 2,462 | 1975 | STL |
10 | Dante Hall (24) | 2,446 | 2003 | KAN |
11 | Mack Herron (26) | 2,444 | 1974 | NWE |
12 | Gale Sayers+ (23) | 2,440 | 1966 | CHI |
13 | Marshall Faulk+ (26) | 2,429 | 1999 | STL |
14 | Timmy Brown (26) | 2,428 | 1963 | PHI |
15 | MarTay Jenkins (25) | 2,402 | 2000 | ARI |
16 | Christian McCaffrey (23) | 2,392 | 2019 | CAR |
17 | Tiki Barber (30) | 2,390 | 2005 | NYG |
18 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24) | 2,370 | 2003 | SDG |
19 | Danny Amendola (24) | 2,364 | 2010 | STL |
20 | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,358 | 1997 | DET |
21 | Brian Mitchell (30) | 2,357 | 1998 | WAS |
22 | Brian Mitchell (27) | 2,348 | 1995 | WAS |
23 | Jamaal Charles (22) | 2,342 | 2009 | KAN |
| Randall Cobb (22) | 2,342 | 2012 | GNB |
25 | Steven Jackson (23) | 2,334 | 2006 | STL |
26 | Leon Washington (26) | 2,332 | 2008 | NYJ |
27 | Darren Sproles (26) | 2,323 | 2009 | SDG |
| LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27) | 2,323 | 2006 | SDG |
29 | Tim Brown+ (22) | 2,317 | 1988 | RAI |
30 | Adrian Peterson (27) | 2,314 | 2012 | MIN |
31 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 2,312 | 2007 | CLE |
32 | Marcus Allen+ (25) | 2,308 | 1985 | RAI |
33 | Timmy Brown (25) | 2,306 | 1962 | PHI |
34 | Edgerrin James+ (22) | 2,303 | 2000 | IND |
35 | Danny Amendola (23) | 2,302 | 2009 | STL |
36 | Darren Sproles (25) | 2,295 | 2008 | SDG |
37 | Chet Mutryn (27) | 2,288 | 1948 | BUF |
38 | Priest Holmes (28) | 2,287 | 2002 | KAN |
39 | Dante Hall (26) | 2,283 | 2005 | KAN |
40 | Gale Sayers+ (22) | 2,272 | 1965 | CHI |
41 | Jamal Lewis (24) | 2,271 | 2003 | BAL |
42 | Spec Sanders (29) | 2,265 | 1947 | NYY |
43 | DeMarco Murray (26) | 2,261 | 2014 | DAL |
44 | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,259 | 1984 | RAM |
45 | Maurice Jones-Drew (21) | 2,250 | 2006 | JAX |
| Ahman Green (26) | 2,250 | 2003 | GNB |
47 | O.J. Simpson+ (28) | 2,243 | 1975 | BUF |
48 | Marshall Faulk+ (25) | 2,240 | 1998 | IND |
49 | Dante Hall (25) | 2,236 | 2004 | KAN |
50 | James Wilder (26) | 2,229 | 1984 | TAM |
51 | Terrell Davis+ (25) | 2,225 | 1998 | DEN |
52 | Arian Foster (24) | 2,221 | 2010 | HOU |
53 | Walter Payton+ (24) | 2,216 | 1977 | CHI |
| Ricky Williams (25) | 2,216 | 2002 | MIA |
55 | Le'Veon Bell (22) | 2,215 | 2014 | PIT |
56 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 2,212 | 1983 | RAM |
57 | Antonio Brown (23) | 2,211 | 2011 | PIT |
58 | Darren Sproles (27) | 2,210 | 2010 | SDG |
59 | Wes Welker (24) | 2,208 | 2005 | MIA |
60 | Marshall Faulk+ (27) | 2,207 | 2000 | STL |
| Jerious Norwood (24) | 2,207 | 2007 | ATL |
62 | Larry Johnson (26) | 2,199 | 2006 | KAN |
63 | Otis Armstrong (23) | 2,198 | 1974 | DEN |
64 | Kevin Williams (26) | 2,191 | 1997 | ARI |
65 | Brian Westbrook (28) | 2,183 | 2007 | PHI |
66 | Frank Gore (23) | 2,180 | 2006 | SFO |
67 | William Andrews (27) | 2,176 | 1983 | ATL |
68 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23) | 2,172 | 2002 | SDG |
69 | Jonathan Taylor (22) | 2,171 | 2021 | IND |
70 | Priest Holmes (27) | 2,169 | 2001 | KAN |
71 | Barry Sanders+ (26) | 2,166 | 1994 | DET |
72 | Jamal Anderson (25) | 2,165 | 1998 | ATL |
73 | Bruce Harper (23) | 2,157 | 1978 | NYJ |
74 | Deuce McAllister (24) | 2,154 | 2003 | NOR |
75 | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 2,148 | 1995 | DAL |
76 | Dick Christy (26) | 2,147 | 1962 | NYT |
| Marshall Faulk+ (28) | 2,147 | 2001 | STL |
78 | LeSean McCoy (25) | 2,146 | 2013 | PHI |
79 | Derrick Henry (26) | 2,141 | 2020 | TEN |
80 | Edgerrin James+ (21) | 2,139 | 1999 | IND |
81 | Jerious Norwood (25) | 2,138 | 2008 | ATL |
82 | Jim Brown+ (27) | 2,131 | 1963 | CLE |
83 | Wes Welker (25) | 2,129 | 2006 | MIA |
84 | Tiki Barber (31) | 2,127 | 2006 | NYG |
85 | Dante Hall (23) | 2,120 | 2002 | KAN |
86 | David Johnson (24) | 2,118 | 2016 | ARI |
87 | Thurman Thomas+ (26) | 2,113 | 1992 | BUF |
88 | Priest Holmes (29) | 2,110 | 2003 | KAN |
89 | Garrison Hearst (27) | 2,105 | 1998 | SFO |
90 | Abner Haynes (22) | 2,100 | 1960 | DTX |
91 | Tiki Barber (29) | 2,096 | 2004 | NYG |
92 | James Brooks (22) | 2,093 | 1981 | SDG |
| Todd Gurley (23) | 2,093 | 2017 | LAR |
| Larry Johnson (25) | 2,093 | 2005 | KAN |
95 | Terrence Wilkins (24) | 2,089 | 1999 | IND |
96 | Tiki Barber (25) | 2,085 | 2000 | NYG |
97 | Percy Harvin (21) | 2,081 | 2009 | MIN |
| Brian Mitchell (29) | 2,081 | 1997 | WAS |
99 | Glyn Milburn (24) | 2,080 | 1995 | DEN |
100 | Chris Carr (23) | 2,078 | 2006 | OAK |
101 | Ted Ginn Jr. (22) | 2,077 | 2007 | MIA |
102 | Antonio Brown (27) | 2,074 | 2015 | PIT |
103 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,073 | 1973 | BUF |
104 | Bruce Harper (25) | 2,072 | 1980 | NYJ |
105 | Roger Craig (28) | 2,068 | 1988 | SFO |
| Ray Rice (24) | 2,068 | 2011 | BAL |
107 | Billy Hillenbrand (26) | 2,067 | 1948 | BCL |
108 | Roger Craig (25) | 2,066 | 1985 | SFO |
109 | Terry Metcalf (22) | 2,058 | 1974 | STL |
110 | Josh Jacobs (24) | 2,053 | 2022 | LVR |
111 | Walter Payton+ (31) | 2,052 | 1984 | CHI |
112 | Herschel Walker (28) | 2,051 | 1990 | MIN |
113 | Emmitt Smith+ (23) | 2,048 | 1992 | DAL |
114 | Billy Cannon (24) | 2,043 | 1961 | HOU |
| Ray Rice (22) | 2,043 | 2009 | BAL |
116 | Leon Washington (25) | 2,040 | 2007 | NYJ |
117 | Thurman Thomas+ (25) | 2,038 | 1991 | BUF |
118 | William Andrews (25) | 2,036 | 1981 | ATL |
| Eric Dickerson+ (28) | 2,036 | 1988 | IND |
120 | Walter Payton+ (32) | 2,034 | 1985 | CHI |
121 | Edgerrin James+ (26) | 2,031 | 2004 | IND |
122 | Antonio Brown (26) | 2,030 | 2014 | PIT |
| Terrell Davis+ (24) | 2,030 | 1997 | DEN |
124 | Saquon Barkley (21) | 2,028 | 2018 | NYG |
| Walter Payton+ (30) | 2,028 | 1983 | CHI |
126 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 2,026 | 1986 | RAM |
127 | Jermaine Lewis (22) | 2,025 | 1997 | BAL |
| Glyn Milburn (28) | 2,025 | 1999 | CHI |
129 | Ernie Mills (26) | 2,024 | 1995 | PIT |
130 | Christian McCaffrey (27) | 2,023 | 2023 | SFO |
131 | Gary Anderson (25) | 2,022 | 1986 | SDG |
| Terry Metcalf (25) | 2,022 | 1977 | STL |
133 | Adrian Peterson (22) | 2,021 | 2007 | MIN |
134 | Cordarrelle Patterson (22) | 2,020 | 2013 | MIN |
135 | Herschel Walker (26) | 2,019 | 1988 | DAL |
136 | Maurice Jones-Drew (22) | 2,014 | 2007 | JAX |
| Barry Foster (23) | 2,014 | 1992 | PIT |
| Leroy Kelly+ (24) | 2,014 | 1966 | CLE |
139 | Wilbert Montgomery (24) | 2,012 | 1979 | PHI |
140 | Derrick Mason (27) | 2,004 | 2001 | TEN |
141 | Ezekiel Elliott (23) | 2,001 | 2018 | DAL |
142 | Amos Marsh (23) | 1,998 | 1962 | DAL |
143 | Brian Mitchell (28) | 1,995 | 1996 | WAS |
144 | Steve Smith Sr. (22) | 1,994 | 2001 | CAR |
145 | Cooper Kupp (28) | 1,993 | 2021 | LAR |
146 | Charlie Rogers (24) | 1,992 | 2000 | SEA |
147 | Tiki Barber (27) | 1,989 | 2002 | NYG |
148 | Ezekiel Elliott (21) | 1,987 | 2016 | DAL |
149 | Eric Guliford (27) | 1,986 | 1997 | NOR |
| Gerald Riggs (24) | 1,986 | 1985 | ATL |
| Vic Washington (25) | 1,986 | 1971 | SFO |
152 | Eric Metcalf (27) | 1,983 | 1995 | ATL |
153 | Earl Campbell+ (25) | 1,981 | 1980 | HOU |
| Ahman Green (24) | 1,981 | 2001 | GNB |
155 | Jamaal Charles (26) | 1,980 | 2013 | KAN |
| Bruce Harper (24) | 1,980 | 1979 | NYJ |
157 | Tony Dorsett+ (27) | 1,971 | 1981 | DAL |
158 | Christian McCaffrey (22) | 1,965 | 2018 | CAR |
159 | Maurice Jones-Drew (26) | 1,964 | 2011 | JAX |
| Calvin Johnson+ (26) | 1,964 | 2012 | DET |
161 | Eddie George (26) | 1,962 | 2000 | TEN |
162 | Shaun Alexander (28) | 1,958 | 2005 | SEA |
163 | Brian Westbrook (27) | 1,955 | 2006 | PHI |
164 | Stump Mitchell (26) | 1,950 | 1985 | STL |
165 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28) | 1,949 | 2007 | SDG |
166 | Jarvis Landry (22) | 1,947 | 2015 | MIA |
| Stump Mitchell (22) | 1,947 | 1981 | STL |
168 | Le'Veon Bell (25) | 1,946 | 2017 | PIT |
| Nate Burleson (26) | 1,946 | 2007 | SEA |
| Jerry LeVias (23) | 1,946 | 1969 | HOU |
171 | Tyrone Hughes (26) | 1,943 | 1996 | NOR |
172 | Fred Taylor (27) | 1,942 | 2003 | JAX |
173 | Steve Smith Sr. (26) | 1,940 | 2005 | CAR |
| Kevin Williams (24) | 1,940 | 1995 | DAL |
175 | Chris Carr (22) | 1,937 | 2005 | OAK |
| Eric Metcalf (28) | 1,937 | 1996 | ATL |
177 | Jamaal Charles (23) | 1,935 | 2010 | KAN |
178 | Matt Forte (27) | 1,933 | 2013 | CHI |
| Curtis Martin+ (31) | 1,933 | 2004 | NYJ |
| Chet Mutryn (26) | 1,933 | 1947 | BUF |
181 | Eric Metcalf (25) | 1,932 | 1993 | CLE |
182 | Dave Meggett (29) | 1,931 | 1995 | NWE |
183 | Derrick Henry (28) | 1,930 | 2022 | TEN |
184 | Rick Upchurch (23) | 1,929 | 1975 | DEN |
185 | Antonio Brown (25) | 1,928 | 2013 | PIT |
186 | Chris Warren (24) | 1,927 | 1992 | SEA |
187 | Marcus Allen+ (24) | 1,926 | 1984 | RAI |
| Doug Martin (23) | 1,926 | 2012 | TAM |
189 | David Wilson (21) | 1,925 | 2012 | NYG |
190 | Wilbert Montgomery (26) | 1,923 | 1981 | PHI |
| Walter Payton+ (26) | 1,923 | 1979 | CHI |
192 | Glyn Milburn (23) | 1,922 | 1994 | DEN |
193 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 1,920 | 2012 | BAL |
194 | Steve Breaston (25) | 1,918 | 2008 | ARI |
| Dalvin Cook (25) | 1,918 | 2020 | MIN |
| Roell Preston (26) | 1,918 | 1998 | GNB |
197 | Jim Brown+ (25) | 1,917 | 1961 | CLE |
198 | Tyler Lockett (22) | 1,915 | 2015 | SEA |
199 | Ottis Anderson (22) | 1,913 | 1979 | STL |
| Thurman Thomas+ (23) | 1,913 | 1989 | BUF |
201 | Jarvis Landry (21) | 1,912 | 2014 | MIA |
202 | Glyn Milburn (25) | 1,911 | 1996 | DET |
203 | Kevin Faulk (24) | 1,909 | 2000 | NWE |
| Carl Garrett (22) | 1,909 | 1969 | BOS |
| Stefan Logan (29) | 1,909 | 2010 | DET |
| Steve Smith Sr. (23) | 1,909 | 2002 | CAR |
207 | Percy Harvin (22) | 1,908 | 2010 | MIN |
| Devin Hester+ (31) | 1,908 | 2014 | ATL |
209 | Billy Sims (24) | 1,907 | 1980 | DET |
210 | Josh Cribbs (28) | 1,905 | 2011 | CLE |
| Jacoby Ford (23) | 1,905 | 2010 | OAK |
| Clinton Portis (22) | 1,905 | 2003 | DEN |
213 | Charlie Garner (30) | 1,904 | 2002 | OAK |
214 | Alvin Kamara (22) | 1,901 | 2017 | NOR |
| Adrian Peterson (23) | 1,901 | 2008 | MIN |
216 | Emmitt Smith+ (24) | 1,900 | 1993 | DAL |
| Steve Smith Sr. (24) | 1,900 | 2003 | CAR |
218 | Tyrone Hughes (25) | 1,898 | 1995 | NOR |
| Barry Sanders+ (27) | 1,898 | 1995 | DET |
220 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 1,897 | 1995 | KAN |
221 | Billy Grimes (23) | 1,896 | 1950 | GNB |
222 | Tony Collins (22) | 1,893 | 1981 | NWE |
223 | Stump Mitchell (25) | 1,889 | 1984 | STL |
| Leon Washington (28) | 1,889 | 2010 | SEA |
225 | Le'Veon Bell (24) | 1,888 | 2016 | PIT |
| Billy Sims (25) | 1,888 | 1981 | DET |
| Josh Wilson (23) | 1,888 | 2008 | SEA |
228 | Steve Breaston (24) | 1,886 | 2007 | ARI |
| Maurice Jones-Drew (24) | 1,886 | 2009 | JAX |
| Glyn Milburn (27) | 1,886 | 1998 | CHI |
231 | Larry Garron (26) | 1,884 | 1963 | BOS |
| Jerry Rice+ (32) | 1,884 | 1995 | SFO |
233 | Christian McCaffrey (26) | 1,880 | 2022 | 2TM |
234 | Wes Welker (23) | 1,879 | 2004 | 2TM |
235 | Walter Payton+ (25) | 1,875 | 1978 | CHI |
236 | Devin Hester+ (24) | 1,874 | 2007 | CHI |
237 | Jim Brown+ (29) | 1,872 | 1965 | CLE |
| Desmond Howard (30) | 1,872 | 2000 | DET |
| Clinton Portis (21) | 1,872 | 2002 | DEN |
240 | Julio Jones (26) | 1,871 | 2015 | ATL |
241 | Barry Sanders+ (21) | 1,870 | 1989 | DET |
242 | Reidel Anthony (21) | 1,869 | 1998 | TAM |
| Robert Smith (28) | 1,869 | 2000 | MIN |
| Joe Washington (24) | 1,869 | 1978 | BAL |
245 | Chris Warren (26) | 1,868 | 1994 | SEA |
246 | Bruce Harper (22) | 1,867 | 1977 | NYJ |
| Lorenzo White (26) | 1,867 | 1992 | HOU |
248 | Shaun Alexander (27) | 1,866 | 2004 | SEA |
| Kevin Williams (27) | 1,866 | 1998 | BUF |
250 | Abner Haynes (23) | 1,865 | 1961 | DTX |
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