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1973 AFC Yards per Carry Leaders

Rushing yards per attempt

1973 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Mercury Morris led the AFC in yards per carry in 1973 with 6.40, 0.37 ahead of O.J. Simpson (6.03).

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Mercury Morris Led the AFC in 1973 Mercury Morris MIA
6.40 Yards per Carry 0.37 clear of O.J. Simpson
Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Mercury Morris Mercury Morris MIA 6.40 13 149 954 10
2 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson BUF 6.03 14 332 2,003 12
3 Clarence Davis Clarence Davis OAK 5.25 13 116 609 4
4 Essex Johnson Essex Johnson CIN 5.11 14 195 997 4
5 Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard OAK 4.68 14 193 903 6
6 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 4.58 14 219 1,003 5
7 Cid Edwards SD 4.58 13 133 609 1
8 Jim Braxton Jim Braxton BUF 4.57 6 108 494 4
9 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 4.57 13 182 831 3
10 Joe Dawkins DEN 4.41 14 160 706 2
11 Larry Watkins BUF 4.22 14 98 414 2
12 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson PIT 4.20 14 132 554 2
13 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett SD 4.10 10 114 467 0
14 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 3.94 14 173 682 4
15 John Fuqua John Fuqua PIT 3.91 11 117 457 2
16 Boobie Clark Boobie Clark CIN 3.89 14 254 988 8
17 Bob Gresham HOO 3.85 13 104 400 2
18 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 3.82 14 256 979 12
19 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell BAC 3.81 14 253 963 2
20 Willie Ellison KC 3.81 10 108 411 2
21 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 3.71 12 188 698 3
22 Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes KC 3.71 13 95 352 2
23 John Riggins John Riggins NYJ 3.60 11 134 482 4
24 Don McCauley BAC 3.57 13 144 514 2
25 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak KC 3.43 14 210 721 3
26 Fred Willis HOO 3.39 14 171 579 4
27 Ken Brown CLE 3.34 14 161 537 0
28 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham NE 3.33 14 155 516 4
29 Josh Ashton NE 3.28 12 93 305 0
30 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 2.95 13 132 389 3