2,000-yard club

Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson recorded an NFL-record 2,105 rushing yards in 1984.

The 2,000-yard club is a group of National Football League (NFL) running backs who have rushed for 2,000 yards or more in a season. This list includes eight running backs who have done so. Reaching the 2,000-yard mark is considered a great accomplishment for running backs.

Key

Key

Symbol	Meaning
No.	Number of the player, ranked by the time he surpassed 2,000 rushing yards
Games	Games played in the season
Att.	Total rushing attempts in the season
Yds.	Total rushing yards in the season
Y/A	Average rushing yards per attempt in the season
Y/G	Average rushing yards per game in the season
Ref	Reference link

2,000-yard rushers

List of players with 2,000 or more rushing yards in a regular season

No.	Season	Player	Team	Games	Att.	Yds.	Y/A	Y/G	Ref
1	1973	O. J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	14	332	2,003	6.0	143.1
2	1984	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	16	379	2,105	5.6	131.6
3	1997	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	16	335	2,053	6.1	128.3
4	1998	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	16	392	2,008	5.1	125.5
5	2003	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	16	387	2,066	5.3	129.1
6	2009	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	16	358	2,006	5.6	125.4
7	2012	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	16	348	2,097	6.0	131.1
8	2020	Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans	16	378	2,027	5.4	126.7