Adrian Peterson MIN 16 363 1760 22.69 110 4.8 10 21 125 7.8 0 9 14 10 10 21 for 32 yards vs. Saints week 5 Michael Turner ATL 16 376 1699 23.5 106.2 4.5 17 6 41 2.6 0 3 14 8 9 443 yards in first and last weeks combined DeAngelo Williams CAR 16 273 1515 17.06 94.7 5.5 18 22 121 7.6 2 0 9 9 9 3 games with less than 31 yards rushing Clinton Portis WAS 16 342 1487 21.38 92.9 4.3 9 28 218 13.6 0 3 12 5 6 5 consecutive 100 yard games Thomas Jones NYJ 16 290 1312 18.13 82 4.5 13 36 207 12.9 2 2 7 4 5 4 games with 12 or fewer carries Steve Slaton HOU 16 268 1282 16.75 80.1 4.8 9 50 377 23.6 1 3 7 5 7 18 carries each week from week 11 on Matt Forte CHI 16 316 1238 19.75 77.4 3.9 8 63 477 29.8 4 1 12 3 5 Struggled to score against better run Ds Chris Johnson TEN 15 251 1228 16.73 81.9 4.9 9 43 260 17.3 1 1 6 4 5 Only one game with more than 20 carries Ryan Grant GNB 16 312 1203 19.5 75.2 3.9 4 18 116 7.3 1 4 10 4 6 403 yards on road, 728 yards at home LaDainian Tomlinson SDG 16 292 1110 18.25 69.4 3.8 11 52 426 26.6 1 1 10 2 6 9 weeks without a TD, decline has begun Brandon Jacobs NYG 13 219 1089 16.85 83.8 5 15 6 36 2.8 0 3 5 4 5 Injuries made for rough second half of season Steven Jackson STL 12 253 1042 21.08 86.8 4.1 7 40 379 31.6 1 5 9 4 2 Only had more than 254 carries 1 of 5 years Marshawn Lynch BUF 15 250 1036 16.67 69.1 4.1 8 47 300 20 1 2 8 3 3 61 yards or less in half the games Frank Gore SFO 14 240 1036 17.14 74 4.3 6 43 373 26.6 2 6 7 3 3 With 18 carries 668 yards without 368 Derrick Ward NYG 16 182 1025 11.38 64.1 5.6 2 41 384 24 0 2 1 2 2 Destroyed panthers for 215 yards week 15 Jamal Lewis CLE 16 279 1002 17.44 62.6 3.6 4 23 178 11.1 0 2 10 0 1 Worst average 3.6, worst line he's run behind Kevin Smith DET 16 238 976 14.88 61 4.1 8 39 286 17.9 0 2 6 2 2 Only half a year as THE runningback Brian Westbrook PHI 14 233 936 16.64 66.9 4 9 54 402 28.7 5 2 6 3 4 10 games of 61 yds or less, rec lowest in 4 years Ronnie Brown MIA 16 214 916 13.38 57.3 4.3 10 33 254 15.9 0 1 2 3 3 Averages less than 200 carries per season(195) Le'Ron McClain BAL 16 232 902 14.5 56.4 3.9 10 19 123 7.7 1 4 7 1 1 Became workhorse for last 6 games Marion Barber DAL 15 238 885 15.87 59 3.7 7 52 417 27.8 2 7 8 3 3 Has never ran for 1000 yards Larry Johnson KAN 12 193 874 16.08 72.8 4.5 5 12 74 6.2 0 5 5 3 4 12 carries or less in half the games Justin Fargas OAK 14 218 853 15.57 60.9 3.9 1 10 52 3.7 0 3 6 1 2 12 carries or less in 6, nearly half Jonathan Stewart CAR 16 184 836 11.5 52.3 4.5 10 8 47 2.9 0 2 1 2 2 56 yards or less in 10 games Maurice Jones-Drew JAC 16 197 824 12.31 51.5 4.2 12 62 565 35.3 2 6 4 2 3 Never had 1000 yards, 6 games of 33 yds or less Willie Parker PIT 11 210 791 19.09 71.9 3.8 5 3 13 1.2 0 0 6 4 4 5 of 11 games less than 47 yards Warrick Dunn TAM 15 186 786 12.4 52.4 4.2 2 47 330 22 0 0 3 1 2 Only started 6 games Lendale White TEN 16 200 773 12.5 48.3 3.9 15 5 16 1 0 1 3 2 3 11 games of 52 yards or less Cedric Benson CIN 12 214 747 17.83 62.3 3.5 2 20 185 15.4 0 2 5 3 3 Career-most carries, yards, catches last year Sammy Morris NWE 13 156 727 12 55.9 4.7 7 17 161 12.4 0 1 1 2 2 8 games of 53 yards or less Julius Jones SEA 15 158 698 10.53 46.5 4.4 2 14 66 4.4 0 4 2 2 2 10 games of 50 yards or less Willis McGahee BAL 13 170 671 13.08 51.6 3.9 7 24 173 13.3 0 3 4 3 3 11 carries or less from week 8 on Ricky Williams MIA 16 160 659 10 41.2 4.1 4 29 219 13.7 1 5 0 1 1 14 games with 54 yards or less Pierre Thomas NOR 15 129 625 8.6 41.7 4.8 9 31 284 18.9 3 1 1 1 1 Didn't get more than 10 carries til week 10 Mewelde Moore PIT 16 140 588 8.75 36.8 4.2 5 40 320 20 1 1 4 1 1 8 carries or less 10 times, filled in well as starter Maurice Morris SEA 13 132 574 10.15 44.2 4.3 0 19 136 10.5 2 1 1 2 2 Only started 6 games Fred Jackson BUF 16 130 571 8.13 35.7 4.4 3 37 317 19.8 0 2 1 1 1 Only 3 starts Earnest Graham TAM 10 132 563 13.2 56.3 4.3 4 23 174 17.4 0 2 3 2 1 7 games of 62 yards or less Fred Taylor JAC 13 143 556 11 42.8 3.9 1 16 98 7.5 0 1 2 1 1 Only one rushing touchdown Joseph Addai IND 12 155 544 12.92 45.3 3.5 5 25 206 17.2 2 1 1 1 1 3 yards in week 5, 4 yards in week 12 Dominic Rhodes IND 15 152 538 10.13 35.9 3.5 6 45 302 20.1 3 0 3 0 0 8 games with less than 30 yards Edgerrin James ARI 13 133 514 10.23 39.5 3.9 3 12 85 6.5 0 2 4 2 3 First and last week 100 yards, 314 yards inbetween Kevin Faulk NWE 15 83 507 5.53 33.8 6.1 3 58 486 32.4 3 0 0 0 0 Only one week with more than 10 carries Darren McFadden OAK 13 113 499 8.69 38.4 4.4 4 29 285 21.9 0 3 Jerious Norwood ATL 16 95 489 5.94 30.6 5.1 4 36 338 21.1 2 1 Tashard Choice DAL 16 92 472 5.75 29.5 5.1 2 21 185 11.6 0 0 Ray Rice BAL 13 107 454 8.23 34.9 4.2 0 33 273 21 0 1 Leon Washington NYJ 16 76 448 4.75 28 5.9 6 47 355 22.2 2 2 Michael Bush OAK 15 95 421 6.33 28.1 4.4 3 19 162 10.8 0 1 Deuce McAllister NOR 13 107 418 8.23 32.2 3.9 5 18 128 9.8 1 0 Reggie Bush NOR 10 106 404 10.6 40.4 3.8 2 52 440 44 4 3 Chester Taylor MIN 16 101 399 6.31 24.9 4 4 45 399 24.9 2 2 Tim Hightower ARI 16 143 399 8.94 24.9 2.8 10 34 237 14.8 0 2 Correll Buckhalter PHI 14 76 369 5.43 26.4 4.9 2 26 324 23.1 2 0 LaMont Jordan NWE 8 80 363 10 45.4 4.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 Jamaal Charles KAN 16 67 357 4.19 22.3 5.3 0 27 272 17 1 2 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG 15 67 355 4.47 23.7 5.3 1 5 42 2.8 1 2 Peyton Hillis DEN 12 68 343 5.67 28.6 5 5 14 179 14.9 1 0 Darren Sproles SDG 16 61 330 3.81 20.6 5.4 1 29 342 21.4 5 1 Michael Pittman DEN 8 76 320 9.5 40 4.2 4 10 112 14 0 0 Selvin Young DEN 8 61 303 7.63 37.9 5 1 3 16 2 0 1 Antonio Pittman STL 12 79 296 6.58 24.7 3.7 0 18 132 11 0 1 Ahman Green HOU 8 74 294 9.25 36.8 4 3 11 32 4 0 0 BenJarvus Green-Ellis NWE 9 74 275 8.22 30.6 3.7 5 3 37 4.1 0 0 Chris Perry CIN 13 104 269 8 20.7 2.6 2 20 71 5.5 0 5 Felix Jones DAL 6 30 266 5 44.3 8.9 3 2 10 1.7 0 0 Tatum Bell DEN 7 44 249 6.29 35.6 5.7 2 10 57 8.1 0 0 Brandon Jackson GNB 13 45 248 3.46 19.1 5.5 1 30 185 14.2 0 1 Jerome Harrison CLE 15 34 246 2.27 16.4 7.2 1 12 116 7.7 1 0 Rudi Johnson DET 14 76 237 5.43 16.9 3.1 1 12 88 6.3 1 1 DeShaun Foster SFO 16 76 234 4.75 14.6 3.1 1 16 133 8.3 1 2 Carnell Williams TAM 6 63 233 10.5 38.8 3.7 4 7 43 7.2 0 1 Ladell Betts WAS 13 61 206 4.69 15.8 3.4 1 22 200 15.4 0 1