Who has the most rushing yards in a single season in the NFL?

Who has the most rushing yards in a single season in the NFL?

Who has the most rushing yards in a single season in the NFL?

Eric Dickerson
Rushing Yards: 2,105 — Eric Dickerson (1984) Eric Dickerson set the NFL’s single-season rushing record with the Los Angeles Rams in 1984, running for 2,105 yards.

Who was the number one running back in the NFL for the 2000 season?

Rushing

Rushing
Rk Player Yds
1 Eddie George*+ 1509
2 Edgerrin James* 1709
3 Jerome Bettis 1341

Who holds the NFL rushing title?

The most recent rushing champion is Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans, who led the league with 2,027 yards rushing over the 2020 season.

Who holds NFL rushing record?

Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is the all-time rushing leader of the National Football League (NFL) with 18,355 career rushing yards.

Has there ever been a 2000 yard receiver?

No player has ever finished with over 2,000 receiving yards in a season; the current record is 1,964 yards, set by Calvin Johnson during the 2012 season. Don Hutson led the league in receiving yards seven times, the most of any player; Jerry Rice is second with six.

Who is the leading rusher in NFL history?

Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current NFL rushing record, and averaged 131.6 rushing yards per game. Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders recorded the third 2,000-yard season in 1997, rushing for 2,053 yards.

Who is the only NFL player to have 2, 000 rushing yards?

Simpson is the only player to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14-game season, as all others occurred in 16-game seasons; he finished the season with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL-record 143.1 rushing yards per game.

Who was the NFL rushing leader in 2009?

Chris Johnson (2,006 Rushing Yards, 14 Touchdowns) Chris Johnson’s 2009 season was one of the most amazing ever. He gained 2,006 yards on the ground, 503 in the air, and scored 16 total touchdowns. With his combined rushing and recieving yards he also broke Marshall Faulk’s single-season yards from scrimmage record.

Who was the 4th running back to rush for 2, 000 yards?

Sanders had opened the season with only 53 yards through two games, but ran for 100 yards or more in each of the last 14 games of the season and averaged 6.1 yards per carry during the season. In 1998 Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis became the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards, running for 2,008 yards.