Most yards by a running back in a season is 2105 yards in 1984. Most touchdowns by a running back in a season is 28 in 2006 by LaDainian Tomlinson.
A running back, Eric Dickerson, set an NFL record by rushing 2105 yards while playing for the team Los Angeles Rams. He scored 14 touchdowns in 379 attempts and had an average of 5.6.
He spent 11 seasons in the National Football League. Dickerson was selected by the Rams in the 1983 NFL Draft and professionally played for the Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.
Adrian Peterson, Jamal Lewis, and Barry Sanders are the top three players scoring the most yards in a season.
Running Back Receiving Most Yards
Most receiving yards by a running back is 6875 by Marshall Faulk. Larry Centers, Ronnie Harmon, and Keith Byars follow Marshall as the other running back.
In the 176 games, Marshall rushed 12,279 yards and scored 100 touchdowns in 2,836 attempts. His rushing yard per game is 69.8, and he had a 4.3 yard per carry.
Marshall spent 13 seasons in the National Football League as a running back with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. He is widely known as one of the greatest running back ever.
In his carrier, he had 2,836 carries for 12,279 yards, 767 catches for 6,875 yards, and scored 136 touchdowns, as per statmuse.
Faulk was chosen in 7 Pro Bowls and won Offensive Player of the Year awards, the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, 1 MVP award, and 1 championship.
He is an inductee of the Pro Football Hall Of Fame of 2011 and the College Football Hall of Fame of 2017.
The list below shows the running back has the most receiving yards all-time:
- Larry Centers – 6,194 yards
- Ronnie Harmon – 6,076 yards
- Keith Byars – 5,661 yards
- Marcus Allen – 5,411 yards
- Tiki Barber – 5,183 yards
- Roger Craig – 4,911 yards
- Herschel Walker – 4,859 yards
- Darren Sproles – 4,840 yards
- LaDainian Tomlinson – 4,772 yards
- Matt Forte – 4,672 yards
Most Receiving Yards By A Running Back In A Season
Most receiving yards in a season by a running back is Del Shofner. He had 1097 receiving yards in 1958.
Del played 12 games in the season of 1958. He had an average of 21.5 per attempt. A player scored 8 receiving touchdowns and had 91.4 receiving yards per game.
Del spent 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants from 1957 to 1967.
In his career, he had 349 catches for 6,470 yards and scored 51 touchdowns.
A wide receiver was chosen to play in 5 Pro Bowls and has not been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Here is the list of the top 10 running back having the most receiving yards:
- Marshall Faulk – 1,048 yards
- Lionel James – 1,027 yards
- Roger Craig – 1,016 yards
- Christian McCaffrey – yards
- Austin Ekeler – 993 yards
- Larry Centers – 962 yards
- Charlie Garner – 941 yards
- Lenny Moore – 938 yards
- Ronnie Harmon – 914 yards
- Marshall Faulk – 908 yards
Most Yards In A Season Running Back
Most rushing yards in a season by a rookie running back is 1,808 by Eric Dickerson. He had 404 receiving yards and 18 rushing touchdowns in the season 1983.
He played 16 games in 1983, scored 2 receiving touchdowns, and had 4.6 yards per carry. Eric’s receiving yard per game is 25.3, with an average of 7.9 per attempt.
In his career, he had 2,996 carries for 13,259 yards, 281 catches for 2,137 yards, and scored 96 touchdowns.
His effort earned him 6 Pro Bowls, the Offensive Player of the Year award, and the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999, per Statmuse.
The list below shows the most rushing yards by a rookie running back:
- George Rogers – 1,674 yards
- Ezekiel Elliott – 1,631 yards
- Alfred Morris – 1,613 yards
- Ottis Anderson – 1,605 yards
- Edgerrin James – 1,553 yards
- Clinton Portis – 1,508 yards
- Mike Anderson – 1,487 yards
- Curtis Martin – 1,487 yards
- Barry Sanders – 1,470 yards
- Doug Martin – 1,454 yards
Most rushing yards in a season by running back career leader is Emmitt Smith. He broke the record previously held by Walter Payton by rushing 18355 yards.
Emmitt also holds the record by scoring 164 career rushing touchdowns. A running back spent 15 seasons in the National Football League.
He played primarily with Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys selected Smith in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
In 1993, Smith won the Super Bowl championship, the NFL rushing crown, the NFL Most Valuable Player award, and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award.
Smith was an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Most Touchdowns In A Season
Most touchdowns by a running back in a season is 28 by LaDainian Tomlinson. He set this record in the year 2006.
Tomlinson played 16 games in the season 2006 and had 1815 rushing yards, 508 receiving yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns. The player had 113.4 rushing yards per game and 31.8 receiving yards per game.
A running back played 11 seasons in the National Football League. The San Diego Chargers drafted him as the 5th overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, and he spent 9 years with the Chargers.
He won 5 Pro Bowl appearances, 3 Associated Press first-team All-Pro nominations, and 2 NFL rushing titles.
After breaking the record for the touchdown in 2006, he was also selected as the NFL Most Valuable Player. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
The most touchdowns by a running back career leader in a season is 164 by Emmitt Smith, and the most touchdowns by a running back game leader in a season is 18 by Jonathan Taylor.
Most Rushing Touchdowns In A Game By A Running Back
Most rushing touchdowns by a running back is 6 by Alvin Kamara. He is the second player in NFL history who tied the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game.
On 25 December 2020, Kamara played for New Orleans Saints against the Minnesota Vikings. He rushed 155 yards and had 17 receiving yards. He got an average of 5.7, and his yard per carry is 7.
A running back, Alvin, played for 6 seasons with the Saints in the National Football League. The Saints selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
A player was selected to play in 3 Pro Bowls and also won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, as per Pro Football Reference.
Following is the list that shows the player having the most rushing touchdowns in a single game :
- Clinton Portis – 5 touchdowns
- James Stewart – 5 touchdowns
- Cookie Gilchrist – 5 touchdowns
- Jim Brown – 5 touchdowns
- Joe Mixon – 4 touchdowns
- Jonathan Taylor – 4 touchdowns
- Kenyan Drake – 4 touchdowns
- Aaron Jones – 4 touchdowns
- Derrick Henry – 4 touchdowns
- Jonas Gray – 4 touchdowns