Christian McCaffrey and Single-Season Leaders In Percentage of Team Yards From Scrimmage

by Chase Stuart on October 20, 2019

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is having an outstanding season. Through 6 games, the former Stanford star has 923 yards from scrimmage, which represents 41% of Carolina’s 2,250 total yards. He has a huge lead in “percentage of team yards” over everyone else: Dalvin Cook, Le’Veon Bell, and Leonard Fournette all have just a hair over 1/3 of their team’s total yards.

Only two players in NFL history have picked up over 45% of their team’s total yards from scrimmage: O.J. Simpson in 1973 and Maurice Jones-Drew in 2011.

The table below shows the top 100 seasons in NFL history in percentage of team yards from scrimmage.

Rk	Player	Team	Year	Rush Yd	Rec Yd	YFS	Tm YFS	Perc
1	O.J. Simpson	BUF	1973	2003	70	2073	4324	47.9%
2	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAX	2011	1606	374	1980	4281	46.3%
3	LaDainian Tomlinson	SDG	2003	1645	725	2370	5372	44.1%
4	Chris Johnson	TEN	2009	2006	503	2509	5696	44%
5	Jamal Lewis	BAL	2003	2066	205	2271	5191	43.7%
6	Walter Payton	CHI	1977	1852	269	2121	4881	43.5%
7	Cliff Battles	BOS	1932	576	60	636	1465	43.4%
8	Frank Gore	SFO	2006	1695	485	2180	5062	43.1%
9	Eric Dickerson	RAM	1984	2105	139	2244	5246	42.8%
10	Marshall Faulk	IND	1998	1319	908	2227	5225	42.6%
11	Gale Sayers	CHI	1966	1231	447	1678	3943	42.6%
12	Barry Sanders	DET	1994	1883	283	2166	5165	41.9%
13	Tiki Barber	NYG	2004	1518	578	2096	5001	41.9%
14	Eric Dickerson	RAM	1986	1821	205	2026	4837	41.9%
15	Jim Brown	CLE	1963	1863	268	2131	5088	41.9%
16	Adrian Peterson	MIN	2012	2097	217	2314	5569	41.6%
17	Hoyle Granger	HOU	1967	1194	300	1494	3654	40.9%
18	Larry Johnson	KAN	2006	1789	410	2199	5386	40.8%
19	Marcus Allen	RAI	1985	1759	555	2314	5743	40.3%
20	Jim Brown	CLE	1965	1544	328	1872	4670	40.1%
21	Tiki Barber	NYG	2005	1860	530	2390	5971	40%
22	Eric Dickerson	IND	1988	1659	377	2036	5114	39.8%
23	O.J. Simpson	BUF	1975	1817	426	2243	5635	39.8%
24	Ricky Williams	MIA	2002	1853	363	2216	5571	39.8%
25	Jim Brown	CLE	1961	1408	459	1867	4701	39.7%
26	Walter Payton	CHI	1978	1395	480	1875	4747	39.5%
27	LaDainian Tomlinson	SDG	2002	1683	489	2172	5505	39.5%
28	Marshall Faulk	IND	1994	1282	522	1804	4579	39.4%
29	Tiki Barber	NYG	2006	1662	465	2127	5400	39.4%
30	James Wilder	TAM	1984	1544	685	2229	5683	39.2%
31	Walter Payton	CHI	1979	1610	313	1923	4915	39.1%
32	Barry Foster	PIT	1992	1690	344	2034	5202	39.1%
33	Eric Dickerson	RAM	1983	1808	404	2212	5664	39.1%
34	Jim Brown	CLE	1958	1527	138	1665	4284	38.9%
35	Barry Sanders	DET	1997	2053	305	2358	6069	38.9%
36	LaDainian Tomlinson	SDG	2006	1815	508	2323	5990	38.8%
37	Larry Brown	WAS	1972	1216	473	1689	4363	38.7%
38	Deuce McAllister	NOR	2003	1641	516	2157	5641	38.2%
39	Chris Warren	SEA	1994	1545	323	1868	4893	38.2%
40	Swede Hanson	PHI	1933	475	186	661	1733	38.1%
41	Frank Gifford	NYG	1956	819	603	1422	3730	38.1%
42	Steven Jackson	STL	2006	1528	806	2334	6133	38.1%
43	Jim Brown	CLE	1964	1446	340	1786	4705	38%
44	Ahman Green	GNB	2003	1883	367	2250	5935	37.9%
45	O.J. Simpson	BUF	1976	1503	259	1762	4650	37.9%
46	Walter Payton	CHI	1976	1390	149	1539	4068	37.8%
47	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	1979	1512	494	2006	5303	37.8%
48	Barry Sanders	DET	1991	1548	307	1855	4904	37.8%
49	Gene Roberts	NYG	1949	634	711	1345	3561	37.8%
50	Duce Staley	PHI	1999	1273	294	1567	4151	37.7%
51	Ricky Watters	SEA	2000	1242	613	1855	4918	37.7%
52	Otis Armstrong	DEN	1974	1407	405	1812	4817	37.6%
53	LaDainian Tomlinson	SDG	2007	1474	475	1949	5214	37.4%
54	Priest Holmes	KAN	2002	1615	672	2287	6141	37.2%
55	Curtis Martin	NYJ	2001	1513	320	1833	4925	37.2%
56	Jamal Anderson	ATL	1998	1846	319	2165	5845	37%
57	Lydell Mitchell	BAL	1977	1159	620	1779	4809	37%
58	Frank Gore	SFO	2007	1102	436	1538	4162	37%
59	Priest Holmes	KAN	2001	1555	614	2169	5871	36.9%
60	Ray Rice	BAL	2011	1364	704	2068	5625	36.8%
61	Edgerrin James	IND	2000	1709	594	2303	6272	36.7%
62	Edgerrin James	IND	1999	1553	586	2139	5842	36.6%
63	John Brockington	GNB	1973	1144	128	1272	3476	36.6%
64	Marshall Faulk	STL	1999	1381	1048	2429	6639	36.6%
65	Steven Jackson	STL	2009	1416	322	1738	4754	36.6%
66	Charley Taylor	WAS	1964	755	814	1569	4308	36.4%
67	Jim Brown	CLE	1959	1329	190	1519	4182	36.3%
68	Walter Payton	CHI	1984	1684	368	2052	5669	36.2%
69	Gerald Riggs	ATL	1985	1719	267	1986	5491	36.2%
70	William Andrews	ATL	1983	1567	609	2176	6017	36.2%
71	Emmitt Smith	DAL	1995	1773	375	2148	5942	36.1%
72	Jamal Lewis	BAL	2002	1327	442	1769	4910	36%
73	Lydell Mitchell	BAL	1975	1193	544	1737	4823	36%
74	Ron Johnson	NYG	1972	1182	451	1633	4559	35.8%
75	Emmitt Smith	DAL	1992	1713	335	2048	5718	35.8%
76	Ricky Williams	MIA	2003	1372	351	1723	4818	35.8%
77	Walter Payton	CHI	1980	1460	367	1827	5109	35.8%
78	Clem Daniels	OAK	1963	1099	685	1784	5000	35.7%
79	Eddie George	TEN	2000	1509	453	1962	5514	35.6%
80	George Rogers	NOR	1981	1674	126	1800	5064	35.5%
81	DeMarco Murray	DAL	2014	1845	416	2261	6362	35.5%
82	Terrell Davis	DEN	1998	2008	217	2225	6276	35.5%
83	Earl Campbell	HOU	1979	1697	94	1791	5065	35.4%
84	Fred Taylor	JAX	2003	1572	370	1942	5494	35.3%
85	Billy Sims	DET	1982	639	342	981	2776	35.3%
86	Ahman Green	GNB	2001	1387	594	1981	5614	35.3%
87	Herschel Walker	DAL	1988	1514	505	2019	5722	35.3%
88	John David Crow	STL	1960	1071	462	1533	4346	35.3%
89	Jamaal Charles	KAN	2013	1287	693	1980	5617	35.3%
90	Brian Westbrook	PHI	2007	1333	771	2104	5979	35.2%
91	Corey Dillon	CIN	2000	1435	158	1593	4533	35.1%
92	Stephen Davis	WAS	2001	1432	205	1637	4664	35.1%
93	Ottis Anderson	STL	1979	1605	308	1913	5452	35.1%
94	Todd Gurley	LAR	2017	1305	788	2093	5976	35%
95	Matt Forte	CHI	2008	1238	477	1715	4902	35%
96	Ray Rice	BAL	2009	1339	702	2041	5837	35%
97	O.J. Simpson	BUF	1972	1251	198	1449	4144	35%
98	Priest Holmes	KAN	2003	1420	690	2110	6042	34.9%
99	Merl Condit	BKN	1942	647	111	758	2179	34.8%
100	Curtis Martin	NYJ	1999	1464	259	1723	4962	34.7%

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