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1991 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

1991 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Barry Sanders led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1991 with 103.2, 5.5 ahead of Emmitt Smith (97.7). It stands 71st among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Barry Sanders Led the whole NFL in 1991 Barry Sanders DET
103.2 Rushing Yards per Game 5.5 clear of Emmitt Smith
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders DET 103.2 15 342 1,548 16
2 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 97.7 16 365 1,563 12
3 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas BUF 93.8 15 288 1,407 7
4 Gaston Green DEN 79.8 13 261 1,037 4
5 Rodney Hampton Rodney Hampton NYG 75.6 14 256 1,059 10
6 Christian Okoye Christian Okoye KC 73.6 14 225 1,031 9
7 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner WAS 65.5 16 274 1,048 5
8 Mark Higgs Mark Higgs MIA 64.6 14 231 905 4
9 Leonard Russell NE 59.9 16 266 959 4
10 Rod Bernstine SD 58.9 13 159 766 8
11 Neal Anderson CHI 57.5 13 210 747 6
12 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker MIN 55.0 15 198 825 10
13 Fred McAfee NO 54.9 9 109 494 2
14 Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson IND 53.6 10 167 536 2
15 Harold Green CIN 52.2 14 158 731 2
16 Marion Butts Marion Butts SD 52.1 16 193 834 6
17 Kevin Mack Kevin Mack CLE 51.9 14 197 726 8
18 Reggie Cobb TB 47.0 16 196 752 7
19 John Williams John Williams SEA 46.3 16 188 741 4
20 Blair Thomas NYJ 45.5 16 189 728 3
21 Ricky Ervins WAS 45.3 15 145 680 3
22 Allen Pinkett HOO 45.0 16 171 720 9
23 Johnny Johnson Johnny Johnson PHO 44.4 15 196 666 4
24 Robert Delpino Robert Delpino LAN 43.0 16 214 688 9
25 Barry Word KC 42.8 16 160 684 4
26 Brad Baxter NYJ 41.6 16 184 666 11
27 Keith Henderson SF 40.1 14 137 561 2
28 Roger Craig Roger Craig LAA 39.3 15 162 590 1
29 Kenneth Davis BUF 39.0 16 129 624 4
30 Merril Hoge PIT 38.1 16 165 610 2
31 James Brooks James Brooks CIN 38.1 15 152 571 2
32 Terry Allen Terry Allen MIN 37.5 15 120 563 2
33 Darrell Thompson Darrell Thompson GB 36.2 13 141 471 1
34 Lorenzo White Lorenzo White HOO 35.8 13 110 465 4
35 Gill Fenerty NO 29.8 16 139 477 3
36 James Joseph PHI 27.5 16 135 440 3
37 Anthony Thompson PHO 23.5 16 126 376 1
38 Ken Clark IND 22.9 16 114 366 0
39 Erric Pegram Erric Pegram ATL 21.8 16 101 349 1
40 Heath Sherman PHI 17.4 16 106 279 0