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1966 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Rushing yards per attempt

1966 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Leroy Kelly led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1966 with 5.46, 0.01 ahead of Mike Garrett (5.45). It was one of 2 times Leroy Kelly led in yards per carry.

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Leroy Kelly Led the whole NFL in 1966 Leroy Kelly CLE
5.46 Yards per Carry 0.01 clear of Mike Garrett
Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 5.46 14 209 1,141 15
2 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett KC 5.45 14 147 801 6
3 Bert Coan KC 5.43 14 96 521 7
4 Gale Sayers Gale Sayers CHI 5.38 14 229 1,231 8
5 Ernie Green CLE 5.21 14 144 750 3
6 A.D. Whitfield WAS 5.08 14 93 472 2
7 Jim Nance Jim Nance BOS 4.88 14 299 1,458 11
8 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 4.69 14 97 455 5
9 Wray Carlton Wray Carlton BUF 4.46 14 156 696 6
10 Paul Lowe Paul Lowe SD 4.40 14 146 643 3
11 Dick Bass LAN 4.40 14 248 1,090 8
12 Dan Reeves Dan Reeves DAL 4.33 14 175 757 8
13 Bobby Burnett BUF 4.10 14 187 766 4
14 Ken Willard Ken Willard SF 3.99 14 191 763 5
15 Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes DEN 3.97 11 105 417 1
16 John Crow SF 3.94 14 121 477 1
17 Clem Daniels Clem Daniels OAK 3.93 14 204 801 7
18 Don Perkins Don Perkins DAL 3.90 14 186 726 8
19 Earl Gros Earl Gros PHI 3.88 14 102 396 7
20 Curtis McClinton Curtis McClinton KC 3.86 14 140 540 4
21 Willis Crenshaw SLC 3.83 14 94 360 0
22 Jerry Hill BAC 3.80 11 104 395 0
23 Ernie Wheelwright Ernie Wheelwright ATL 3.79 14 121 458 3
24 Tony Lorick BAC 3.66 14 143 524 3
25 Junior Coffey ATL 3.63 14 199 722 4
26 Johnny Roland SLC 3.62 14 192 695 5
27 Matt Snell Matt Snell NYJ 3.62 12 178 644 4
28 Chuck Mercein NYG 3.48 13 94 327 0
29 Jim Taylor Jim Taylor GB 3.46 14 204 705 4
30 Joe Auer MIA 3.44 14 121 416 4
31 Elijah Pitts GB 3.42 14 115 393 7
32 Timmy Brown PHI 3.40 13 161 548 3
33 Tom Nowatzke DET 3.39 14 151 512 6
34 Prentice Gautt SLC 3.36 14 110 370 1
35 Ode Burrell HOO 3.33 14 122 406 0
36 Bill Brown Bill Brown MIN 3.30 14 251 829 6
37 Amos Marsh Amos Marsh DET 3.23 14 134 433 3
38 Willie Asbury PIT 3.22 14 169 544 7
39 Ronnie Bull CHI 3.18 14 100 318 0
40 Larry Garron Larry Garron BOS 3.16 14 101 319 4
41 Tom Moore Tom Moore LAN 2.62 14 104 272 1
42 Abner Haynes Abner Haynes DEN 2.36 14 129 304 2