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1989 AFC Yards per Carry Leaders

Rushing yards per attempt

James Brooks led the AFC in yards per carry in 1989 with 5.61, 0.12 ahead of Bo Jackson (5.49). It was one of 2 times James Brooks led in yards per carry.

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James Brooks Led the AFC in 1989 James Brooks CIN
5.61 Yards per Carry 0.12 clear of Bo Jackson
Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 James Brooks James Brooks CIN 5.61 16 221 1,239 7
2 Bo Jackson Bo Jackson LAA 5.49 11 173 950 4
3 Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson IND 4.18 15 314 1,311 7
4 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas BUF 4.17 16 298 1,244 6
5 Alonzo Highsmith HOO 4.15 16 128 531 4
6 Larry Kinnebrew BUF 4.07 15 131 533 6
7 Steve Smith LAA 4.03 16 117 471 1
8 Marion Butts Marion Butts SD 4.02 15 170 683 9
9 Christian Okoye Christian Okoye KC 4.00 15 370 1,480 12
10 Johnny Hector Johnny Hector NYJ 3.97 15 177 702 3
11 Tim Worley PIT 3.95 15 195 770 5
12 Bobby Humphrey Bobby Humphrey DEN 3.91 16 294 1,151 7
13 Tim Spencer SD 3.89 16 134 521 3
14 Roger Vick NYJ 3.88 16 112 434 5
15 Bob Perryman Bob Perryman NE 3.75 16 150 562 2
16 John Williams John Williams SEA 3.42 15 146 499 1
17 John Stephens John Stephens NE 3.41 14 244 833 7
18 Eric Metcalf Eric Metcalf CLE 3.39 16 187 633 6
19 Lorenzo White Lorenzo White HOO 3.36 16 104 349 5
20 Merril Hoge PIT 3.34 16 186 621 8
21 Sammie Smith Sammie Smith MIA 3.30 13 200 659 6
22 Curt Warner Curt Warner SEA 3.25 16 194 631 3
23 Sammy Winder Sammy Winder DEN 3.19 16 110 351 2