2025	James Cook	Buffalo Bills	1,621
2024	Saquon Barkley	Philadelphia Eagles	2,005
2023	Christian McCaffrey	San Francisco 49ers	1,459
2022	Josh Jacobs	Las Vegas Raiders	1,653
2021	Jonathan Taylor	Indianapolis Colts	1,811
2020	Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans	2,027
2019	Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans	1,540
2018	Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas Cowboys	1,434
2017	Kareem Hunt	Kansas City Chiefs	1,327
2016	Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas Cowbyos	1,631
2015	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	1,485
2014	DeMarco Murray	Dallas Cowboys	1,845
2013	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	1,607
2012	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	2,097
2011	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	1,606
2010	Arian Foster	Houston Texans	1,616
2009	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	2,006
2008	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	1,760
2007	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	1,474
2006	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	1,815
2005	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	1,880
2004	Curtis Martin	New York Jets	1,697
2003	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	2,066
2002	Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	1,853
2001	Priest Holmes	Kansas City Chiefs	1,555
2000	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	1,709
1999	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	1,553
1998	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	2,008
1997	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	2,053
1996	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	1,553
1995	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	1,773
1994	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	1,883
1993	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	1,486
1992	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	1,713
1991	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	1,563
1990	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	1,304
1989	Christian Okoye	Kansas City Chiefs	1,480
1988	Eric Dickerson	Indianapolis Colts	1,659
1987	Charles White	Los Angeles Rams	1,374
1986	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	1,821
1985	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	1,759
1984	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	2,105*
1983	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	1,808
1982	Freeman McNeill	New York Jets	786
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	1,674
1980	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	1,934
1979	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	1,697
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	1,450
1977	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears	1,852
1976	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	1,503
1975	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	1,817
1974	Otis Armstrong	Denver Broncos	1,407
1973	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	2,003
1972	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	1,251
1971	Floyd Little	Denver Broncos	1,133
1970	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	1,125
1969	NFL: Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	1,032
	AFL: Dickie Post	San Diego Chargers	873
1968	NFL: Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	1,239
	AFL: Paul Robinson	Cincinnati Bengals	1,023
1967	NFL: Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	1,205
	AFL: Jim Nance	Boston Patriots	1,216
1966	NFL: Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	1,231
	AFL: Jim Nance	Boston Patriots	1,458
1965	NFL: Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,544
	AFL: Paul Lowe	San Diego Chargers	1,121
1964	NFL: Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,446
	AFL: Cookie Gilchrist	Buffalo Bills	981
1963	NFL: Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,863
	AFL: Clem Daniels	Oakland Raiders	1,099
1962	NFL: Jim Taylor	Green Bay Packers	1,474
	AFL: Cookie Gilchrist	Buffalo Bills	1,096
1961	NFL: Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,408
	AFL: Billy Cannon	Houston Oilers	948
1960	NFL: Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,257
	AFL: Abner Haynes	Dallas Texans	875
1959	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,329
1958	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	1,527
1957	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	942
1956	Rick Casares	Chicago Bears	1,126
1955	Alan Amache	Baltimore Colts	961
1954	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers	1,049
1953	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers	1,018
1952	Dan Towler	Los Angeles Rams	894
1951	Eddie Price	New York Giants	971
1950	Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns	810
1949	NFL: Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	1,146
	AAFC: Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers	783
1948	NFL: Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	945
	AAFC: Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns	964
1947	NFL: Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	1,008
	AAFC: Orban Sanders	New York Yankess	1,432
1946	NFL: Bill Dudley	Pittsburgh Steelers	604
	AAFC: Orban Sanders	New York Yankess	709
1945	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	832
1944	Bill Paschal	New York Giants	737
1943	Bill Paschal	New York Giants	572
1942	Bill Dudley	Pittsburgh Steelers	696
1941	Clarence Manders	Brooklyn Dodgers	486
1940	Byron White	Detroit Lions	514
1939	Bill Osmanski	Chicago Bears	699
1938	Byron White	Pittsburgh Pirates	567
1937	Cliff Battles	Washington Redskins	874
1936	Alphonse Leemans	New York Giants	830
1935	Doug Russel	Chicago Cardinals	499
1934	Beattie Feathers	Chicago Bears	1,004
1933	Jim Musick	Boston Redskins	809
1932	Clitt Battles	Boston Redskins	576

*: NFL-Rekord

Anmerkung: Die offiziellen NFL-Statistiken werden seit 1932 erhoben. Neben ihren eigenen Statistiken sind von der NFL auch die Statistiken der AFL (1960-1969) offiziell anerkannt.