Big gainers
Career yards-per-carry leaders
Marion Motley, 1946-555.7
Jamaal Charles, 2008-155.5
Jim Brown, 1957-655.2
Mercury Morris, 1969-765.1
Joe Perry, 1948-635.0
Gale Sayers, 1965-715.0
Barry Sanders, 1989-985.0
Chart: Top career NFL running backs by average per carry
October 16, 2015 at 5:40AM
Adrian Peterson, 2007-present5.0
Napoleon Kaufman, 1995-20004.9
Paul Lowe, 1960-694.9
(Minimum 750 carries)
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