1986 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

James Brooks led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1986 with 5.30, 0.42 ahead of Herschel Walker (4.88). It was one of 2 times James Brooks led in yards per carry.

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Led the whole NFL in 1986 James Brooks CIN

5.30 Yards per Carry 0.42 clear of Herschel Walker

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	James Brooks	CIN	5.30	16	205	1,087	5
2	Herschel Walker	DAL	4.88	16	151	737	12
3	Rueben Mayes	NO	4.73	16	286	1,353	8
4	Curt Warner	SEA	4.64	16	319	1,481	13
5	SM Stump Mitchell	SLC	4.60	15	174	800	5
6	KD Kenneth Davis	GB	4.55	16	114	519	0
7	Eric Dickerson	LAN	4.51	16	404	1,821	11
8	Lorenzo Hampton	MIA	4.46	16	186	830	9
9	Joe Morris	NYG	4.45	15	341	1,516	14
10	EF Earl Ferrell	SLC	4.42	16	124	548	0
11	GJ Garry James	DET	4.33	16	159	688	3
12	Barry Redden	LAN	4.25	15	110	467	4
13	RR Robb Riddick	BUF	4.21	15	150	632	4
14	EJ Earnest Jackson	PIT	4.21	13	216	910	5
15	John Williams	SEA	4.17	16	129	538	0
16	Walter Payton	CHI	4.15	16	321	1,333	8
17	DN Darrin Nelson	MIN	4.15	16	191	793	4
18	WA Walter Abercrombie	PIT	4.10	16	214	877	6
19	Roger Craig	SF	4.07	16	204	830	7
20	Tony Dorsett	DAL	4.07	13	184	748	5
21	FM Freeman McNeil	NYJ	4.00	12	214	856	5
22	GR George Rogers	WAS	3.97	15	303	1,203	18
23	LK Larry Kinnebrew	CIN	3.96	16	131	519	8
24	Joe Cribbs	SF	3.88	14	152	590	5
25	CD Curtis Dickey	CLE	3.87	14	135	523	6
26	Gerald Riggs	ATL	3.87	16	343	1,327	9
27	Kevin Mack	CLE	3.82	12	174	665	10
28	Napoleon McCallum	LAA	3.77	15	142	536	1
29	James Wilder	TB	3.71	12	190	704	2
30	Johnny Hector	NYJ	3.69	13	164	605	8
31	Marcus Allen	LAA	3.65	13	208	759	5
32	James Jones	DET	3.58	16	252	903	8
33	Dalton Hilliard	NO	3.51	16	121	425	5
34	Gary Anderson	SD	3.48	16	127	442	1
35	Mike Rozier	HOO	3.33	13	199	662	4
36	Sammy Winder	DEN	3.29	16	240	789	9
37	Keith Byars	PHI	3.26	16	177	577	1
38	Mike Pruitt	KC	3.22	15	139	448	2
39	RM Randy McMillan	IND	3.22	16	189	609	3
40	CA Curtis Adams	SD	3.10	7	118	366	4
41	Craig James	NE	2.77	13	154	427	4
42	TC Tony Collins	NE	2.64	16	156	412	3