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2000 NFL Running Back Leaders

Every 2000 board running backs are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Edgerrin James led all running backs in rushing yards in 2000, with 1,709. Marshall Faulk led in rushing touchdowns (18), yards per carry (5.37), receiving touchdowns (8), receiving yards per game (59.3) and receiving first downs (42). Richie Anderson led in receiving yards (853), receptions (88) and targets (124).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.

Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 1,709
  2. 2 Robert Smith 1,521
  3. 3 Eddie George 1,509
  4. 4 Mike Anderson 1,500
  5. 5 Corey Dillon 1,435
  6. 6 Fred Taylor 1,399
  7. 7 Jamal Lewis 1,364
  8. 8 Marshall Faulk 1,359
  9. 9 Jerome Bettis 1,341
  10. 10 Stephen Davis 1,318

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 18
  2. 2 Mike Anderson 15
  3. 3 Eddie George 14
  4. 3 Lamar Smith 14
  5. 5 Edgerrin James 13
  6. 6 Fred Taylor 12
  7. 7 Stephen Davis 11
  8. 8 Ahman Green 10
  9. 8 James Stewart 10
  10. 10 Curtis Martin 9

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Yards per Carry

Y/A
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 5.37
  2. 2 Robert Smith 5.16
  3. 3 Mike Anderson 5.05
  4. 4 Fred Taylor 4.79
  5. 5 Tiki Barber 4.72
  6. 6 Tony Richardson 4.66
  7. 7 Warrick Dunn 4.57
  8. 8 Corey Dillon 4.56
  9. 9 Tyrone Wheatley 4.51
  10. 10 Ahman Green 4.47

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Eddie George 403
  2. 2 Edgerrin James 387
  3. 3 Jerome Bettis 355
  4. 4 James Stewart 339
  5. 5 Stephen Davis 332
  6. 6 Curtis Martin 316
  7. 7 Corey Dillon 315
  8. 8 Jamal Lewis 309
  9. 9 Mike Anderson 297
  10. 10 Robert Smith 295

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Rushing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Fred Taylor 107.6
  2. 2 Mike Anderson 107.1
  3. 3 Edgerrin James 106.8
  4. 4 Ricky Williams 100.0
  5. 5 Marshall Faulk 97.1
  6. 6 Robert Smith 95.1
  7. 7 Eddie George 94.3
  8. 8 Corey Dillon 89.7
  9. 9 Stephen Davis 87.9
  10. 10 Jamal Lewis 85.3

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Rushing First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 99
  2. 2 Eddie George 78
  3. 2 Marshall Faulk 78
  4. 4 Mike Anderson 77
  5. 5 Fred Taylor 73
  6. 6 Jerome Bettis 71
  7. 7 Stephen Davis 70
  8. 8 Corey Dillon 66
  9. 8 James Stewart 66
  10. 10 Emmitt Smith 65

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Fumbles Lost

FL
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 5
  2. 1 Emmitt Smith 5
  3. 3 James Allen 4
  4. 3 Jamal Anderson 4
  5. 5 Tiki Barber 3
  6. 5 Corey Dillon 3
  7. 5 Charlie Garner 3
  8. 5 Eddie George 3
  9. 5 Stephen Davis 3
  10. 5 Mike Anderson 3

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Receiving Every NFL receiving board →

The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.

Receiving Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Richie Anderson 853
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 830
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 719
  4. 4 Charlie Garner 647
  5. 5 Ricky Watters 613
  6. 6 Larry Centers 600
  7. 7 Edgerrin James 594
  8. 8 Michael Pittman 579
  9. 9 Ahman Green 559
  10. 10 Curtis Martin 508

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Receptions

REC
  1. 1 Richie Anderson 88
  2. 2 Larry Centers 81
  3. 2 Marshall Faulk 81
  4. 4 Ahman Green 73
  5. 4 Michael Pittman 73
  6. 6 Tiki Barber 70
  7. 6 Curtis Martin 70
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 68
  9. 9 Edgerrin James 63
  10. 9 Ricky Watters 63

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Receiving Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 8
  2. 2 Edgerrin James 5
  3. 3 Charlie Garner 3
  4. 3 Ahman Green 3
  5. 3 Robert Smith 3
  6. 3 Fred Beasley 3
  7. 3 Larry Centers 3
  8. 8 Richie Anderson 2
  9. 8 Eddie George 2
  10. 8 Curtis Martin 2

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Yards per Reception

Y/R
  1. 1 Tiki Barber 10.27
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 10.25
  3. 3 Tim Biakabutuka 10.03
  4. 4 Ricky Watters 9.73
  5. 5 Richie Anderson 9.69
  6. 6 Robert Smith 9.67
  7. 7 Warrick Dunn 9.59
  8. 8 Charlie Garner 9.51
  9. 9 Stephen Davis 9.48
  10. 10 Chris Warren 9.47

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Receiving Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 59.3
  2. 2 Richie Anderson 53.3
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 44.9
  4. 4 Ricky Williams 40.9
  5. 5 Charlie Garner 40.4
  6. 6 Larry Centers 40.0
  7. 7 Ricky Watters 38.3
  8. 8 Edgerrin James 37.1
  9. 9 Michael Pittman 36.2
  10. 10 Ahman Green 34.9

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Targets

TGT
  1. 1 Richie Anderson 124
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 113
  3. 3 Ahman Green 99
  4. 4 Curtis Martin 97
  5. 5 Tiki Barber 95
  6. 6 Charlie Garner 94
  7. 6 Larry Centers 94
  8. 8 Ricky Watters 92
  9. 9 Michael Pittman 91
  10. 10 Edgerrin James 87

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Catch Percentage

CTH%
  1. 1 Larry Centers 86.2%
  2. 2 Travis Prentice 86.0%
  3. 3 Sammy Morris 85.4%
  4. 4 Robert Smith 81.8%
  5. 5 Chad Morton 81.1%
  6. 6 Michael Pittman 80.2%
  7. 7 Ricky Williams 80.0%
  8. 8 Cecil Martin 79.5%
  9. 9 Tony Richardson 78.3%
  10. 10 William Henderson 77.8%

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Receiving First Downs

1D
  1. 1 Marshall Faulk 42
  2. 2 Richie Anderson 36
  3. 3 Tiki Barber 29
  4. 3 Ahman Green 29
  5. 5 Charlie Garner 28
  6. 5 Ricky Watters 28
  7. 7 Larry Centers 27
  8. 8 Edgerrin James 24
  9. 8 Curtis Martin 24
  10. 10 Eddie George 23

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Yards from Scrimmage

YScm
  1. 1 Edgerrin James 2,303
  2. 2 Marshall Faulk 2,189
  3. 3 Eddie George 1,962
  4. 4 Robert Smith 1,869
  5. 5 Ricky Watters 1,855
  6. 6 Charlie Garner 1,789
  7. 7 Ahman Green 1,734
  8. 8 Tiki Barber 1,725
  9. 9 Curtis Martin 1,712
  10. 10 Mike Anderson 1,669

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