Yards From Scrimmage Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Kevin Smith*28092007UCF
2Melvin Gordon*27402014Wisconsin
3Barry Sanders27341988Oklahoma State
4Christian McCaffrey*26642015Stanford
5Marcus Allen25591981USC
6Larry Johnson*24362002Penn State
7Matt Forte24092007Tulane
8Ricky Williams23861998Texas
9Rashaad Penny*23832017San Diego State
10Donnel Pumphrey*23642016San Diego State
11Jay Ajayi*23582014Boise State
12Rashaan Salaam23491994Colorado
13Derrick Henry*23102015Alabama
14Chuba Hubbard*22922019Oklahoma State
15Darren Sproles*22732003Kansas State
16Jonathan Taylor*22552019Wisconsin
17Jonathan Taylor*22542018Wisconsin
Mike Rozier22541983Nebraska
19Dalvin Cook*22532016Florida State
20Ray Rice*22512007Rutgers
21J.K. Dobbins*22502019Ohio State
22Troy Davis22491996Iowa State
23Ka'Deem Carey*22322012Arizona
24Montee Ball*22292011Wisconsin
25Eddie George22251995Ohio State
26Troy Edwards22231998Louisiana Tech
27Reggie Bush*22182005USC
28Kerwynn Williams*22092012Utah State
29Antonio Andrews22082013Western Kentucky
Donald Brown*22082008Connecticut
31Brian Calhoun*22072005Wisconsin
32Leonard Fournette*22062015LSU
33Darrell Henderson*22042018Memphis
34LaDainian Tomlinson21982000TCU
35I'Tavius Mathers*21942016Middle Tennessee State
Ryan Benjamin21941991Pacific
37Byron Hanspard21921996Texas Tech
38Lew Nichols*21862021Central Michigan
39Royce Freeman*21842015Oregon
40Jeremy McNichols*21832016Boise State
41Tevin Coleman21772014Indiana
Andre Williams*21772013Boston College
Garrett Wolfe*21772006Northern Illinois
Mewelde Moore21772001Tulane
45Bishop Sankey*21742013Washington
Marshall Faulk21741993San Diego State
47Troy Davis21691995Iowa State
48Antonio Andrews*21602012Western Kentucky
49DeAngelo Williams*21582004Memphis
50Bryce Love*21512017Stanford
51Quentin Griffin*21482002Oklahoma
52J.J. Arrington*21392004California
53Devin Singletary*21162017Florida Atlantic
54Willis McGahee*21082002Miami (FL)
Keith Byars21081984Ohio State
56Jerome Harrison21062005Washington State
57Steve Slaton*21042006West Virginia
58D'Onta Foreman21032016Texas
59Ezekiel Elliott*20982014Ohio State
60Wasean Tait20881995Toledo
61LeShon Johnson20821993Northern Illinois
62Duke Johnson*20732014Miami (FL)
63Jonathan Taylor*20722017Wisconsin
64Kenny Gainwell*20692019Memphis
65Donnel Pumphrey*20672015San Diego State
66Trevor Insley20651999Nevada
67Ollie Gordon*20622023Oklahoma State
68Miquale Lewis*20612008Ball State
69Ka'Deem Carey*20582013Arizona
70Johnathan Franklin*20572012UCLA
71Bobby Rainey20562011Western Kentucky
72Stefphon Jefferson*20532012Nevada
73Donald Buckram20472009UTEP
74Travis Etienne*20462019Clemson
75Ricky Williams20431997Texas
76DeAngelo Williams*20422005Memphis
77Chris Perry*20412003Michigan
78Trayveon Williams*20382018Texas A&M
79Thomas Jones20371999Virginia
80Damien Anderson20342000Northwestern
81Toby Gerhart*20282009Stanford
82Ezekiel Elliott*20272015Ohio State
Donnel Pumphrey*20272014San Diego State
84Anthony Alridge20252007Houston
85Kenjon Barner*20232012Oregon
86Tony Dorsett20211976Pitt
87Leon Allen*20182014Western Kentucky
88Malcolm Perry*20172019Navy
Trent Richardson*20172011Alabama
90Andre Davis20161994TCU
91LaMichael James*20152011Oregon
Steven Jackson*20152003Oregon State
Michael Turner20152002Northern Illinois
94Cedric Benson*20132004Texas
95Jaret Patterson*20082019Buffalo
96Aaron Jones20062016UTEP
97Chad Hall*20022007Air Force
98Rashard Mendenhall*19992007Illinois
99Ron Dayne19961996Wisconsin
100Darren McFadden*19942007Arkansas
Anthony Thompson19941989Indiana