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Best Fantasy Running Back Seasons Ever
A running back season leaderboard for comparing peak fantasy value across eras.
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A running back season leaderboard for comparing peak fantasy value across eras.
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Best running back seasons by fantasy points per game (12-Team Flex Half PPR 4pt):
Marshall Faulk led all running backs with 30 PPG.
| # | Player | PPG | Team | Year | GP | Points | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Carries | Tgt | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Faulk | 30 | LAR | 2000 | 14 | 419.4 | 1359 | 18 | 81 | 830 | 253 | 113 | 8 |
| 2 | Priest Holmes | 29 | KC | 2002 | 14 | 405.7 | 1615 | 21 | 70 | 672 | 313 | 81 | 3 |
| 3 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 28.3 | LAC | 2006 | 16 | 453.1 | 1815 | 28 | 56 | 508 | 348 | 80 | 3 |
| 4 | Christian McCaffrey | 27.3 | CAR | 2020 | 3 | 81.9 | 225 | 5 | 17 | 149 | 59 | 19 | 1 |
| 5 | Marshall Faulk | 27 | LAR | 2001 | 14 | 378.1 | 1382 | 12 | 83 | 765 | 260 | 104 | 9 |
| 6 | O.J. Simpson | 26.9 | BUF | 1975 | 14 | 376.3 | 1817 | 16 | 28 | 426 | 329 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Christian McCaffrey | 25.8 | CAR | 2019 | 16 | 413.3 | 1387 | 15 | 116 | 1005 | 287 | 142 | 4 |
| 8 | Priest Holmes | 25.5 | KC | 2003 | 16 | 408 | 1420 | 27 | 74 | 690 | 320 | 90 | 0 |
| 9 | Priest Holmes | 25.4 | KC | 2004 | 8 | 203.4 | 892 | 14 | 19 | 187 | 196 | 25 | 1 |
| 10 | Preston Ridlehuber | 24.7 | ATL | 1966 | 1 | 24.7 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 2 |