NFL All-Purpose Yards Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1945)
All-Time All-Purpose Yards Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Year |
Player |
APYd |
Tm |
2023 | Christian McCaffrey (27) | 2,023 | SFO |
2022 | Josh Jacobs (24) | 2,053 | LVR |
2021 | Jonathan Taylor (22) | 2,171 | IND |
2020 | Derrick Henry (26) | 2,141 | TEN |
2019 | Christian McCaffrey (23) | 2,392 | CAR |
2018 | Saquon Barkley (21) | 2,028 | NYG |
2017 | Todd Gurley (23) | 2,093 | LAR |
2016 | David Johnson (24) | 2,118 | ARI |
2015 | Antonio Brown (27) | 2,074 | PIT |
2014 | DeMarco Murray (26) | 2,261 | DAL |
2013 | LeSean McCoy (25) | 2,146 | PHI |
2012 | Randall Cobb (22) | 2,342 | GNB |
2011 | Darren Sproles (28) | 2,696 | NOR |
2010 | Danny Amendola (24) | 2,364 | STL |
2009 | Fred Jackson (28) | 2,516 | BUF |
2008 | Leon Washington (26) | 2,332 | NYJ |
2007 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 2,312 | CLE |
2006 | Steven Jackson (23) | 2,334 | STL |
2005 | Tiki Barber (30) | 2,390 | NYG |
2004 | Dante Hall (25) | 2,236 | KAN |
2003 | Dante Hall (24) | 2,446 | KAN |
2002 | Michael Lewis (30) | 2,647 | NOR |
2001 | Priest Holmes (27) | 2,169 | KAN |
2000 | Derrick Mason (26) | 2,690 | TEN |
1999 | Marshall Faulk+ (26) | 2,429 | STL |
1998 | Brian Mitchell (30) | 2,357 | WAS |
1997 | Barry Sanders+ (29) | 2,358 | DET |
1996 | Brian Mitchell (28) | 1,995 | WAS |
1995 | Brian Mitchell (27) | 2,348 | WAS |
1994 | Brian Mitchell (26) | 2,477 | WAS |
1993 | Eric Metcalf (25) | 1,932 | CLE |
1992 | Thurman Thomas+ (26) | 2,113 | BUF |
1991 | Thurman Thomas+ (25) | 2,038 | BUF |
1990 | Herschel Walker (28) | 2,051 | MIN |
1989 | Thurman Thomas+ (23) | 1,913 | BUF |
1988 | Tim Brown+ (22) | 2,317 | RAI |
1987 | Herschel Walker (25) | 1,606 | DAL |
1986 | Eric Dickerson+ (26) | 2,026 | RAM |
1985 | Lionel James (23) | 2,535 | SDG |
1984 | Eric Dickerson+ (24) | 2,259 | RAM |
1983 | Eric Dickerson+ (23) | 2,212 | RAM |
1982 | James Brooks (23) | 1,383 | SDG |
1981 | James Brooks (22) | 2,093 | SDG |
1980 | Bruce Harper (25) | 2,072 | NYJ |
1979 | Wilbert Montgomery (24) | 2,012 | PHI |
1978 | Bruce Harper (23) | 2,157 | NYJ |
1977 | Walter Payton+ (24) | 2,216 | CHI |
1976 | O.J. Simpson+ (29) | 1,762 | BUF |
1975 | Terry Metcalf (23) | 2,462 | STL |
1974 | Mack Herron (26) | 2,444 | NWE |
1973 | O.J. Simpson+ (26) | 2,073 | BUF |
1972 | Dave Hampton (25) | 1,780 | ATL |
1971 | Vic Washington (25) | 1,986 | SFO |
1970 | Ed Podolak (23) | 1,715 | KAN |
1969 | Jerry LeVias (23) | 1,946 | HOU |
1969 | Travis Williams (23) | 1,517 | GNB |
1968 | Floyd Little+ (26) | 1,825 | DEN |
1968 | Chuck Latourette (23) | 1,597 | STL |
1967 | Gale Sayers+ (24) | 1,689 | CHI |
1967 | Floyd Little+ (25) | 1,626 | DEN |
1966 | Gale Sayers+ (23) | 2,440 | CHI |
1966 | Jim Nance (23) | 1,561 | BOS |
1965 | Gale Sayers+ (22) | 2,272 | CHI |
1965 | Lance Alworth+ (25) | 1,590 | SDG |
1964 | Jim Brown+ (28) | 1,786 | CLE |
1964 | Bo Roberson (29) | 1,615 | OAK |
1963 | Timmy Brown (26) | 2,428 | PHI |
1963 | Larry Garron (26) | 1,884 | BOS |
1962 | Timmy Brown (25) | 2,306 | PHI |
1962 | Dick Christy (26) | 2,147 | NYT |
1961 | Billy Cannon (24) | 2,043 | HOU |
1961 | Jim Brown+ (25) | 1,917 | CLE |
1960 | Abner Haynes (22) | 2,100 | DTX |
1960 | Jim Brown+ (24) | 1,761 | CLE |
1959 | Jim Brown+ (23) | 1,607 | CLE |
1958 | Jim Brown+ (22) | 1,739 | CLE |
1957 | Woodley Lewis (32) | 1,315 | CRD |
1956 | Ollie Matson+ (26) | 1,524 | CRD |
1955 | Ron Waller (22) | 1,465 | RAM |
1954 | Ollie Matson+ (24) | 1,666 | CRD |
1953 | Lynn Chandnois (28) | 1,593 | PIT |
1952 | Hugh McElhenny+ (23) | 1,731 | SFO |
1951 | Elroy Hirsch+ (28) | 1,501 | RAM |
1950 | Billy Grimes (23) | 1,896 | GNB |
1949 | Charley Trippi+ (27) | 1,552 | CRD |
1949 | Chet Mutryn (28) | 1,330 | BUF |
1948 | Chet Mutryn (27) | 2,288 | BUF |
1948 | Charley Trippi+ (26) | 1,485 | CRD |
1947 | Spec Sanders (29) | 2,265 | NYY |
1947 | Eddie Saenz (24) | 1,846 | WAS |
1946 | Spec Sanders (28) | 1,691 | NYY |
1946 | Bill Dudley+ (24) | 1,650 | PIT |
1945 | Steve Van Buren+ (24) | 1,478 | PHI |
1944 | John Grigas (24) | 1,156 | CRD |
1943 | Harry Clarke (26) | 1,607 | CHI |
1942 | Bill Dudley+ (20) | 1,349 | PIT |
1941 | Marshall Goldberg (23) | 1,236 | CRD |
1940 | Dick Todd (25) | 813 | WAS |
1939 | Andy Farkas (23) | 984 | WAS |
1938 | Whizzer White (21) | 655 | PIT |
1937 | Cliff Battles+ (27) | 955 | WAS |
1936 | Ace Gutowsky (27) | 857 | DET |
1935 | Ernie Caddel (24) | 621 | DET |
1934 | Beattie Feathers (25) | 1,178 | CHI |
1933 | Cliff Battles+ (23) | 922 | BOS |
1932 | Cliff Battles+ (22) | 636 | BOS |
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