New York Jets Yards per Carry Leaders

Career totals with the Jets and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. New York Titans 1960-1962.

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Freeman McNeil holds the Jets career record with 4.49 yards per carry. The single-season record is 5.51, by Bilal Powell in 2016.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 6.25 carries per team game with the club, a career 750+ carries with the club.

All-time Jets leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	Y/A	G
1	Freeman McNeil	1981–1992	4.49	144
2	Breece Hall	2022–2026	4.42	59
3	Bilal Powell	2011–2019	4.32	108
4	John Riggins	1971–1975	4.18	61
5	Shonn Greene	2009–2012	4.16	60
6	Thomas Jones	2007–2009	4.11	48
7	Johnny Hector	1983–1992	4.07	126
8	Matt Snell	1964–1972	4.05	87
9	Curtis Martin	1998–2005	4.02	123
10	Adrian Murrell	1993–1997	4.01	73
11	Emerson Boozer	1966–1975	3.98	118
12	Brad Baxter	1989–1995	3.76	94
13	Bill Mathis	1960–1969	3.44	137

Single-season Jets records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	Y/A	G
1	Bilal Powell	2016	5.51	16
2	Freeman McNeil	1982	5.21	9
3	Blair Thomas	1990	5.04	15
4	Al Dorow	1960	5.03	14
5	Shonn Greene	2009	4.96	13
6	Clark Gaines	1979	4.87	16
7	Isaiah Crowell	2018	4.79	13
8	Dick Christy	1962	4.69	14
9	Emerson Boozer	1966	4.69	14
10	Freeman McNeil	1984	4.67	12
11	Emerson Boozer	1969	4.65	14
12	Carl Garrett	1975	4.64	13
13	Clark Gaines	1976	4.61	14
14	Brad Baxter	1992	4.59	15
15	Chris Ivory	2013	4.58	15
16	Emerson Boozer	1972	4.58	11
17	Curtis Martin	2004	4.57	16
18	Emerson Boozer	1973	4.57	13
19	John Riggins	1972	4.56	12
20	Freeman McNeil	1981	4.55	11
21	Curtis Martin	2001	4.54	16
22	Freeman McNeil	1985	4.53	14
23	Thomas Jones	2008	4.52	16
24	Matt Snell	1965	4.51	14
25	Kevin Long	1978	4.46	16