This article lists the annual rushing leaders in the National Football League.

Year	Player	Team	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD
2008	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	363	1760	4.8	10
2007	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	315	1474	4.7	15
2006	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	348	1815	5.2	31
2005	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	370	1880	5.1	27
2004	Curtis Martin	New York Jets	371	1697	4.6	12
2003	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	387	2066	5.3	14
2002	Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	383	1853	4.8	16
2001	Priest Holmes	Kansas City Chiefs	327	1555	4.8	8
2000	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	387	1709	4.4	13
1999	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	369	1553	4.2	13
1998	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	392	2008	5.1	21
1997	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	335	2053	6.1	11
1996	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	307	1553	5.1	11
1995	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	377	1773	4.7	25
1994	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	331	1883	5.7	7
1993	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	283	1486	5.3	9
1992	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	373	1713	4.6	18
1991	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	365	1563	4.3	12
1990	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	255	1304	5.1	13
1989	Christian Okoye	Kansas City Chiefs	370	1480	4.0	12
1988	Eric Dickerson	Indianapolis Colts	388	1659	4.3	14
1987	Charles White	Los Angeles Rams	324	1374	4.2	11
1986	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	404	1821	4.5	11
1985	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	380	1759	4.6	11
1984	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	379	2105	5.6	14
1983	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	390	1808	4.6	18
1982	Freeman McNeil	New York Jets	151	786	5.2	6
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	378	1674	4.4	13
1980	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	373	1934	5.2	13
1979	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	368	1697	4.6	19
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	302	1450	4.8	13
1977	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears	339	1852	5.5	14
1976	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	290	1503	5.2	8
1975	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	329	1817	5.5	16
1974	Otis Armstrong	Denver Broncos	263	1407	5.3	9
1973	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	332	2003	6.0	12
1972	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	292	1251	4.3	6
1971	Floyd Little	Denver Broncos	284	1133	4.0	6
1970	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	237	1125	4.7	5
1969	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	236	1032	4.4	8
1968	Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	248	1239	5.0	16
1967	Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	235	1205	5.1	11
1966	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	229	1231	5.4	8
1965	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	289	1544	5.3	17
1964	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	280	1446	5.2	7
1963	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	291	1863	6.4	12
1962	Jim Taylor	Green Bay Packers	272	1474	5.4	19
1961	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	305	1408	4.6	8
1960	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	215	1257	5.8	9
1959	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	290	1329	4.6	14
1958	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	257	1527	5.9	17
1957	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	202	942	4.7	9
1956	Rick Casares	Chicago Bears	234	1126	4.8	12
1955	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	213	961	4.5	9
1954	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers	173	1049	6.1	8
1953	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers	192	1018	5.3	10
1952	Dan Towler	Los Angeles Rams	156	894	5.7	10
1951	Eddie Price	New York Giants	271	971	3.6	7
1950	Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns	140	810	5.8	3
1949	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	263	1146	4.4	11
1948	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	201	945	4.7	10
1947	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	217	1008	4.6	13
1946	Bill Dudley	Pittsburgh	146	604	4.1	3
1945	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	143	832	5.8	15
1944	Bill Paschal	New York Giants	196	737	3.8	9
1943	Bill Paschal	New York Giants	147	572	3.9	10
1942	Merlyn Condit	Brooklyn Dodgers	129	647	5.0	2
1941	Clarence (Pug) Manders	Brooklyn Dodgers	111	486	4.4	5
1940	Byron (Whizzer) White	Detroit Lions	146	514	3.5	5
1939	Bill Osmanski	Chicago Bears	121	699	5.8	7
1938	Byron (Whizzer) White	Pittsburgh Pirates	152	567	3.7	4
1937	Cliff Battles	Washington Redskins	216	874	4.0	5
1936	Alphonse (Tuffy) Leemans	New York Giants	206	830	4.0	2
1935	Doug Russell	Chicago Cardinals	140	499	3.6	0
1934	Beattie Feathers	Chicago Bears	119	1004	8.4	8
1933	Jim Musick	Boston Redskins	173	809	4.7	5
1932	Cliff Battles	Boston Braves	148	576	3.9	3