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Most rushing yards in a final NFL season since 1966

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Tiki Barber leads with 1,662 rushing yards in 2006, his final season, first of 4,277 final seasons since 1966.

Most rushing yards in a final NFL season since 1966
#Player and seasonsValue
Tiki Barber (2006 NYG)20061,662
Robert Smith (2000 MIN)20001,521
Barry Sanders (1998 DET)19981,491
Darren McFadden (2015 DAL)20151,089
Gary Brown (1998 NYG)19981,063
Knowshon Moreno (2013 DEN)20131,038
Gale Sayers (1969 CHI)19691,032
Jamal Anderson (2000 ATL)20001,024
James Stewart (2002 DET)20021,021
Joe Mixon (2024 HOU)20241,016
Domanick Williams (2005 HOU)2005976
Lamar Miller (2018 HOU)2018973
Emmitt Smith (2004 ARI)2004937
Johnny Johnson (1994 NYJ)1994931
Chuck Muncie (1983 LAC)1983886
Hewritt Dixon (1970 LV)1970861
Barry Foster (1994 PIT)1994851
Larry Csonka (1979 MIA)1979837
Don Perkins (1968 DAL)1968836
Rodney Hampton (1996 NYG)1996827
Rod Bernstine (1993 DEN)1993816
Vick Ballard (2012 IND)2012814
Corey Dillon (2006 NE)2006812
Michael Turner (2012 ATL)2012800
Mikel Leshoure (2012 DET)2012798

Method

  • The numbers here start in 1966, so a record set before then isn't on this board.
  • A career is over here two seasons after his last NFL game, or once he's said so, so a player who left for another league counts. A final season is his last with 4 or more games, so a cameo at the end isn't one.