2025 | Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | 20 |
2024 | Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit Lions | 20 |
2023 | Raheem Mostert | Miami Dolphins | 21 |
| Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers | 21 |
2022 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 18 |
2021 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 20 |
| Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | 20 |
2020 | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints | 21 |
2019 | Aaron Jones | Green Bay Packers | 19 |
| Christian McCaffrey | Carolina Panthers | 19 |
2018 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | 21 |
2017 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | 19 |
2016 | David Johnson | Arizona Cardinals | 20 |
2015 | Doug Baldwin | Seattle Seahawks | 14 |
| Devonta Freeman | Atlanta Falcons | 14 |
| Brandon Marshall | New York Jets | 14 |
| Allen Robinson | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 |
2014 | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle Seahawks | 17 |
2013 | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City Chiefs | 19 |
2012 | Arian Foster | Houston Texans | 17 |
2011 | LeSean McCoy | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 |
2010 | Arian Foster | Houston Texans | 18 |
2009 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | 18 |
2008 | DeAngelo Williams | Carolina Panthers | 20 |
2007 | Randy Moss | New England Patriots | 23 |
2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | 31* |
2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | 28 |
2004 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | 20 |
2003 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 |
2002 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 24 |
2001 | Mashall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | 21 |
2000 | Marshall Faulk | St.Louis Rams | 26 |
1999 | Stephen Davis | Washington Redskins | 17 |
| Edgerrin James | Indianapolis Colts | 17 |
1998 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 21 |
1997 | Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | Miami Dolphins | 16 |
1996 | Terry Allen | Washington Redskins | 21 |
1995 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 25 |
1994 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 21 |
1993 | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | 16 |
1992 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 18 |
1991 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 17 |
1990 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 16 |
1989 | Dalton Hilliard | New Orleans Saints | 18 |
1988 | Greg Bell | Los Angeles Rams | 16 |
1987 | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | 23 |
1986 | George Rogers | Washington Redskins | 18 |
1985 | Joe Morris | New York Giants | 21 |
1984 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | 18 |
| Mark Clayton | Miami Dolphins | 18 |
1983 | John Riggins | Washington Redskins | 24 |
1982 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 |
1981 | Chuck Muncie | San Diego Chargers | 19 |
1980 | Billy Sims | Detroit Lions | 16 |
1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 19 |
1978 | David Sims | Seattle Seahawks | 15 |
1977 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 16 |
1976 | Chuck Forman | Minnesota Vikings | 14 |
| Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 |
1975 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 23 |
1974 | Chuck Foreman | Minnesota Vikings | 15 |
1973 | Larry Brown | Washington Redskins | 14 |
1972 | Emerzon Boozer | New York Jets | 14 |
| Ron Johnson | New York Giants | 14 |
1971 | Duane Thomas | Dallas Cowboys | 13 |
1970 | Dick Gordon | Chicago Bears | 13 |
| Mac Arthur Lane | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 |
1969 | NFL: Tom Matte | Baltimore Colts | 13 |
| NFL: Lance Rentzel | Dallas Cowboys | 13 |
| AFL: Warren Wells | Oakland Raiders | 14 |
1968 | NFL: Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 20 |
| AFL: Warren Wells | Oakland Raiders | 12 |
1967 | NFL: Homer Jones | New York Giants | 14 |
| AFL: Emerson Boozer | New York Jets | 13 |
1966 | NFL: Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 16 |
| NFL: Dan Reeves | Dallas Cowboys | 16 |
| AFL: Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 13 |
1965 | NFL: Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 22 |
| AFL: Lance Alworth | San Diego | 13 |
| AFL: Don Maynard | New York Jets | 13 |
1964 | NFL: Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 20 |
| AFL: Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 15 |
1963 | NFL: Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 15 |
| AFL: Art Powell | Oakland Raiders | 16 |
1962 | NFL: Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | 19 |
| AFL: Abner Haynes | Dallas Texans | 19 |
1961 | NFL: Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | 16 |
| AFL: Bill Groman | Houston Oilers | 18 |
1960 | NFL: Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | 15 |
| NFL: Sonny Randle | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 |
| AFL: Art Powell | New York Titans | 14 |
1959 | Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 14 |
| Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 14 |
1958 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 18 |
1957 | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 11 |
1956 | Rick Casares | Chicago Bears | 14 |
1955 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | 9 |
| Harlon Hill | Chicago Bears | 9 |
1954 | Harlon Hill | Chicago Bears | 12 |
1953 | Joseph Perry | San Francisco 49ers | 13 |
1952 | Coyce Box | Detroit Lions | 17 |
1951 | Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | 17 |
1950 | Bob Shaw | Chicago Cardinals | 12 |
1949 | NFL: Gene Roberts | New York Giants | 17 |
| AAFC: Alyn Beals | San Francisco 49ers | 12 |
1948 | NFL: Mal Kutner | Chicago Cardinals | 15 |
| AAFC: Chet Mutryn | Buffalo Bills | 16 |
1947 | NFL: Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | 18 |
| AAFC: Orban Sanders | New York Yankees | 19 |
1946 | NFL: Ted Fritsch | Green Bay Packers | 10 |
| AAFC: Orban Sanders | New York Yankees | 12 |
1945 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | 18 |
1944 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 9 |
| Bill Paschal | New York Giants | 9 |
1943 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 12 |
| Bill Paschal | New York Giants | 12 |
1942 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 17 |
1941 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 12 |
| George McAfee | Chicago Bears | 12 |
1940 | John Drake | Cleveland Rams | 9 |
| Richard Todd | Washington Redskins | 9 |
1939 | Andrew Farkas | Washington Redskins | 11 |
1938 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 9 |
1937 | Cliff Battles | Washington Redskins | 7 |
| Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers | 7 |
| Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 7 |
1936 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 9 |
1935 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 7 |
1934 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears | 9 |
1933 | Charlie Goldenberg | Green Bay Packers | 7 |
| John Kelly | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 |
| Elvin Richards | New York Giants | 7 |
1932 | Earl Clark | Portsmouth Spartans | 6 |
| Red Grange | Chicago Bears | 6 |
*: 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.
