<P> The 2,000 - yard club is a group of seven National Football League ( NFL ) running backs that have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a season . These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest single - season rushing totals in NFL history , and reaching the 2,000 - yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs . No running back has yet achieved this feat twice . The first 2,000 - yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson . He is the only player to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14 - game season , as all others occurred in 16 - game seasons ; he finished the season with 2,003 rushing yards , averaging six yards per carry and an NFL - record 143.1 rushing yards per game . Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson , who had broken the single - season rookie rushing record in 1983 , recorded the second 2,000 - yard season in 1984 . Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards , the current NFL rushing record , and averaged 131.6 rushing yards per game . </P>
<P> The 2,000 - yard club is a group of seven National Football League ( NFL ) running backs that have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a season . These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest single - season rushing totals in NFL history , and reaching the 2,000 - yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs . No running back has yet achieved this feat twice . The first 2,000 - yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson . He is the only player to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14 - game season , as all others occurred in 16 - game seasons ; he finished the season with 2,003 rushing yards , averaging six yards per carry and an NFL - record 143.1 rushing yards per game . Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson , who had broken the single - season rookie rushing record in 1983 , recorded the second 2,000 - yard season in 1984 . Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards , the current NFL rushing record , and averaged 131.6 rushing yards per game . </P>
who has the rushing record in the nfl
who has the rushing record in the nfl
Eric Dickerson
Eric Dickerson