Most carries in regular season history (1 Viewer)

[Chaser1439]

Larry Johnson is on pace for over 400 carries this year. What is the record for most carries in a regular season?

 

[Wilbur Wood]

Larry Johnson is on pace for over 400 carries this year. What is the record for most carries in a regular season?

by memory, Jamaal Anderson ~~~ 407

 

[posty]

http://pro-football-reference.com/misc/rsh.htm

 

[doughboydeluxe]

Larry Johnson is on pace for over 400 carries this year. What is the record for most carries in a regular season?

by memory, Jamaal Anderson ~~~ 407

It is Jamal Anderson with 410 in 1998.

 

[gman8343]

Larry Johnson is on pace for over 400 carries this year. What is the record for most carries in a regular season?

by memory, Jamaal Anderson ~~~ 407

It is Jamal Anderson with 410 in 1998.

and that didn't work out so well for him, did it...

 

[glock]

Top single seasons since 1960

J Anderson 1998 410

J Wilder 1984 407

E Dickerson 1986 404

E George 2000 403

G Riggs 1985 397

T Davis 1998 392

R Williams 2003 392

E Dickerson 1983 390

B Foster 1992 390

E Dickerson 1988 388

J Lewis 2003 387

E James 2000 387

R Williams 2002 383

W Payton 1984 381

M Allen 1985 380

E Dickerson 1984 379

G Rogers 1981 378

E Smith 1995 377

J Riggins 1983 375

J Bettis 1997 375

E Campbell 1980 373

E Smith 1992 373

L Tomlinson 2002 372

C Martin 2004 371

C Okoye 1989 370

S Alexander 2005 370

C Martin 1998 369

W Payton 1979 369

T Davis 1997 369

E James 1999 369

C Martin 1995 368

E Campbell 1979 368

E Smith 1994 368

C Martin 1999 367

E Smith 1991 365

J Wilder 1985 365

E Campbell 1981 361

H Walker 1988 361

R Johnson 2004 361

E James 2005 360

E George 1997 357

T Barber 2005 357

S Davis 2001 356

T Thomas 1993 355

A Green 2003 355

J Bettis 2000 355

G Riggs 1984 353

R Watters 1996 353

S Alexander 2004 353

One helluva list... Wilder stands out amongst those in the top 20. He paid for that year.

 

[Rounders]

It seems most have paid for those years in N+1.

 

[doughboydeluxe]

James Wilder in 1984

407 carries

85 receptions

492 total touches

Yikes

ETA: Ricky Williams had 775 rushes in back to back seasons (872 total touches). No wonder he lost his desire to play football. Wilder had 772 rushes (910 touches) over two years. Eric Dickerson had 769 carries in his first two years (841 touches). Dickerson had 4 seasons with at least 379 carries.