THE 2000 CLUB: The 7 NFL Players Who Rushed For Over 2000 Yards In A Season

I've always been pretty fascinated by the 2000 yard milestone for NFL running backs and how absurdly difficult it is to achieve, so I thought I'd make a video detailing the seven times in NFL history that a player has reached that mark. I think all seven of them have unique and interesting stories and hopefully you'll feel the same way.

[@ateezyrozaytv1]

OJ Simpson hit 2,000-yards in 14 games with probably more than half of his games played In the Snow ❄️. He might be the best RB to ever do it!

[@Physics072]

Barry Sanders also did 2,000 yards in 14 games. Barry was the best to ever do it!

[@adamelam6385]

I don't think he's the very best but he's top10. I don't think he was better than Jim Brown or Barry Sanders.

[@truthiscensored]

@@Physics072 Not the same because although Barry did it in 14 games he still had 16 games to do it. OJ did with 14 games and no more...Barry was trash for 2 games then turnt up the action for the next 14 games. Comparing Barry to OJ means you would have to stop count Barry stats at week 15. Barry is my favorite running back of all time, but facts is fact

[@rdogletree4543]

​@@truthiscensoredThat just means the season was longer but it's still the same amount of games. The true comparison is yards per carry.

[@ryanking536]

@@Physics072 No he did not. Sanders ran for 184 yds against the NY Jets in week 17 to get the record. The final game of the 1997 season.

[@ArtietheArchon]

Barry Sanders has another of the most prestigious stats for an elite running back of all time: in 1994, with a regular season total of 375 touches and league-leading 2166 yards from scrimmage, THE MAN DID NOT FUMBLE ONCE

[@user-be1bj9zl1t]

Amazing!

[@erichodge567]

Is that for real? That's a stat I never even thought possible!

[@Train2kill00]

Your take on Dickerson is interesting. He rushed for 1,800 yards 3 times, over 1,600 yards 4 times. I do believe he made it to the 10,000 yard mark faster than any RB before him or after. He had more than a “ couple,” of “good,”‘seasons.

[@larrymead151]

Yes. He reached 10000 in 91 games. 7 faster than Jim Brown and 10 faster than Peterson. He's number 2 all time in my book behind Brown and even that can be debated.

[@claude9250]

Plus he had cool googles and jerry curls. It's all about style....

[@bluegregory6239]

Dickerson was a bad MF, and one of the 5 best RBs ever to play the game.

[@TheJasonJackson84]

He did tail off in his last few seasons, that's why he's not as high in most eyes. He didn't finish with that bang. I do like Barry a lot more because of his consistency over a longer period of time and I saw more of him with my own 2 eyes

[@davidcook680]

People always overlook Dickerson for some reason. Looking at his stats they are impressive

[@tomschloesser4787]

Adrian Peterson's 2000 yard season was really impressive. Not only coming off the knee injury but having Christian Ponder as the quarterback meant 8 and 9 man fronts. The defense keyed on him but still couldn't stop him.

[@Chris-di2fv]

last great running back there will never be those kind of rusher the league dont.want powerball just passing..

[@henrivanbemmel]

@@Chris-di2fv For now ... if a great RB emerges in the future they'll use him everyone wants to win.

[@jasonlommen4769]

Absolutely. AP season was the greatest by a running back ever.

[@Chris-di2fv]

@@henrivanbemmel they will not run it like that boring ball hog powerball football nowadays the game the rules all are about pass the league want it to pass first second run on goal line..I'm just those days of 30 carry's a game being normal are a thing of the pass there won't be no 2000.yards seasons anymore...

[@frankie3791]

People don't even understand the stacked defensive fronts he crushed all year, Never seen anything like it and I was born in the 70's

[@FYRFOX198]

I saw Eric Dickerson break O.J.’s record against The Houston Oilers at Anaheim Stadium. It wasn’t even televised. If you haven’t seen E.D. live, you wouldn’t understand how great he was…

[@willielittle9301]

Jim Brown...RIP...The greatest RB to have ever played in the NFL...Barry Sanders...possibly the second greatest...

[@eddiejones8540]

Living in LA then used to HATE to see the Hams on TV. But When E. D. came.....wheewwwweeee. That playoff game vs my Cowboys. E.D. was SWEET!

[@thorntonwilliams3851]

@@willielittle9301 Fact

[@perturbedxtirade7428]

​@@willielittle9301still a woman beater

[@martinalarcon3108]

How wonder how he would had fare against the 70s defense it was much violent and men were men

[@auh2o148]

"You have to do something almost impossible...2000 yards...today" Derrick Henry: hold my beer

[@travislewis7785]

Would have been Back to back seasons if not for that foot injury

[@KevinPayton-fq8gd]

​@@travislewis7785He certainly was on pace for it.

[@kirkleythomas9280]

Dickerson did it with style and swag - could watch his highlights all day!

[@kris9145]

14:04

[@steelcurtainsteeler2249]

Yeah but he didn't have the moves of OJ....

[@henrivanbemmel]

Barry Sanders ... was amazing and so humble. He did an amazing run, got a touchdown ... and then handed the ball to an official. He kept his mouth shut. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@youngkeazy2806]

Now a days players will be down 20 and celebrate a touchdown like they just won the lottery

[@henrivanbemmel]

@@youngkeazy2806 They're lucky that Lombardi is not their coach ... even at the all star game he wouldn't put up with it. Such was the respect he garnered that great players listened. The great hockey player Bobby Orr would often hang his head when scored. It was for others to celebrate. Pretty special. I'm no athlete, nor was my dad, but I did that stuff he would have straightened me out pretty fast. It's a different age... maybe a different planet. No one seems to much care about the things I have valued most of my life. Not what I expected as I got older.

[@haroldmccoy6748]

OJ in a 14 season schedule almost eclipsed 2000 yds twice ,falling short in 1975 ,1817 ,16 tds at the age of 29 ,senior citizen years for a rb . Incredible.

[@ice-iu3vv]

1975 was actually his best overall year. 426 receiving yards, 23 total td, 2243 yds from scrim. see also his span of years 72-76. if he wasnt a murderer he would be unanimously known as the player of the 70s. joe greene is his only realistic competition for that title, o.j. had a conclusively better decade than roger staubach or anyone else.

[@claytonjohnson9218]

The crazy thing abt O.J. and his 2003 yards besides the fact that he did it in 14 games and averaged 6.0 yrds a carry is that he played in Buffalo where once you hit November the weather sucks and that particular year he only had 2 games in warm weather locations the entire months of November and December and in case you forgot this feat was accomplished before the era of the domed stadium and Buffalo wasn't a very good team (9-5)

[@cedricbeard4609]

He also wore short sleeves every game, no matter the weather.

[@KingKumari]

Football history has written OJ out of the script, but no one has put up 2000 yards in 14 games since....

[@juniord3997]

@@KingKumari Interestingly, Barry Sanders in 1997 had only 53 yds after the first two games but in the final 14 games (Weeks 3-16) he ran for an even 2000. His 6.1 yds/carry is the highest of the 2000 club.

[@justicetruth5456]

OJ is one of the greatest. His speed on the sweep was unparalleled. Sanders is my favorite.

[@claytonjohnson9218]

@@justicetruth5456 I don't know if you remember but O.J. was also a world class sprinter in college (world record 4x110 yard relay at USC) but it wasn't ratified because one of the teammates was Jamaican.

[@Thetequilashooter1]

Barry Sanders was exciting to watch. He could stop and turn on a dime, and then quickly accelerate and blow past defenders.

[@glensims3744]

Terrell Davis played one year at Long Beach State. He entered the NFL after three seasons at Georgia.

[@michaeljones3664]

Exactly! Long Beach St, my ass!

[@jaybaron9557]

Davis had the lowest 2,000 yards in the group. Don't forget Denver was beating everyone pretty good that year. So Davis didn't play the whole game sometimes. I think they estimated the games they were winning by a good margin. Davis sat out a good amount. I think they estimated all the times Davis sat out mounted up to 4 whole games.

[@ShaunJamalTnF]

People don’t even realize cj broke the all time yards from scrimmage record that season as well he prolly had the most slept on season ever tbh

[@savagesouth1806]

Can add Derrick Henry to the list. ✌️

[@frankfindout1505]

Will anyone break O.J.s record

[@kevinpayton2664]

Derrick was on his way to another 2000-yard season in 2021. He had over 900 yards about halfway through the season until the injury happened.

[@cj2kpost]

@@kevinpayton2664 🙁

[@marcusgarveyhou1877]

If Henry can stay healthy, he has a legitimate chance to be the 🐐 when you factor in his high school and college career. The man has ran for over 23,000 yards when you combine his NFL Stats to his high school and college stats. Henry ran for at least 2000 yards at every level which means high school, college and pros. The man ran for over 4000 yards and 55 touchdowns his senior year in high school which are Florida State records. Henry is a literal freak of nature with his physique and running ability.

[@outhousejohns7953]

Dickerson had the perfect blend big fast and strong he could move a pile with the best of them without using a shovel

[@williammorton3359]

That may be true when he was young. But he was no match as far as speed goes for Darrell Green. I saw Green run Eric down from the other side of the field on a 85 breakaway run Darrell Green was the fastest men that ever played in the NFL

[@jkateilsel4492]

@@williammorton3359 Foot speed in the open field isn’t the only measure of a running backs greatness! Darrell Green ran a sub 4.1 forty and outside of Bo Jackson no running back in the history of the game would have been a match for his speed.

[@MrDevtun]

@@williammorton3359 As a rookie in his very first game, Green chased down Tony Dorsett in a 1983 Monday night match. Dorsett broke out in the open with a long lead on everyone, and went 77 yards I believe before Green caught him short of the end zone. Darrell Green made a name for himself in the NFL that night not just w/ his unbelievable athleticism, but also not giving up on a play when it looked like the speedy Dorsett had a sure touchdown.

[@waynewalton8798]

If Barry Sanders had E. Smith's Cowboys line of the 90s he would have gotten close to 3000 yards .

[@davidcook680]

No he wouldn't have. Dallas didn't just run the ball. They passed alot too. Barry wasn't the blocker smith was. He didn't catch like Smith either. Smith fit perfect in the offense Dallas had.

[@kerrymckeithen8323]

In 91, 94 and 95 Emmitt lead the league in rush attempts. 7 of his 13 years in Dallas Emmitt had 300+ carries. Yeah they ran the ball alot my Boi.

[@bluesmoke9309]

Should coulda woulda... If I had been younger I would have been the greatest QB in NFL History

[@morriswest9050]

If ... If was a 5th, we'd All be drunk

[@nature-kv3xe]

Yes he would

[@mrrida503]

God givin' size, speed, & talent wise, no one could touch Eric Dickerson. Maybe that's why he's at the top of the list.. and yes, he is the greatest tailback of all-time 🏈

[@dazdavis7896]

YEA Nice try, no he is absolutely NOT. He’s literally not even in the top 5. Barry Sanders is the greatest running back to ever take a hand off and it’s not even remotely close. He averaged 5 yards a carry his ENTIRE CAREER with the WORST LINE in the entire 1990’s decade. There IS no getting around that.. He holds the record for most consecutive 100+ yard games; most (and most consecutive) 1,500+ yard seasons, he was the offensive player of the year in 94 & 97, and the MVP in 97 in his 2,000 yard season. It’s not even close. He retired at just 30 and was only 1,500 yards from the all-time record. If Barry Sanders played until he was 35 yrs old like everybody else above him and all around him, he’d be the only player in NFL history with 20,000+ yards right now. That is a fact. It’s not even remotely close, he was the best running back to ever take a handoff.

[@thorntonwilliams3851]

Jim Brown is the all time best. Other than a QB, no player was as much of a target as him. ever. And, a lot of his games were played on bad fields in Cleveland and other stadiums in the Northeast and Midwest.

[@nwchrista]

Payton was the best. Sanders was a close second. Dickerson was a better offensive weapon with his breakaway speed but his offensive line and the scheme he was gifted with gave him a unique advantage. Payton was also the best blocker and receiver of the bunch. And none of these cats played through injuries and pain like Walter. He once ran for over a hundred yards with a dislocated big toe. We've never seen a runner quite like Walter Payton... Either before, or since. If Dickerson got into traffic, he was tackled. If Walter Payton got into traffic, it would look like a Mike Tyson uppercut just hit 4 defensive lineman, with arms flailing helplessly, and the upper chest and head jerking up into the air like a reverse whack a mole, as the elusive runner just shot through. They'd catch him and gang pile him and the pile would start moving in Walter's direction. 7-8 guys on every play were required to take him down. Barry had the best lateral movement... Edging Walter slightly in that category. But Walter was the best overall package. He'd hit the defender, rather than elude and dart. Walter was the best hitter.

[@steelcurtainsteeler2249]

Really? OJ had 2000 yds in 14 games and he had way more longer runs and better moves at the line.

[@mrrida503]

@@nwchrista I agree that Payton was great and ran with tenacity, but you can't say Dickerson just got tackled.. He was 6'3 225 lbs and ran people over with those high knees. He was very hard to tackle also. He just looked so good running people forgot that he was a north to south power back. He didn't have to run violent like Payton because if Dickerson got the angle on you, he was gone ✌

[@eddiejones8540]

ED wore EVERY pad imaginal. Even the Harness underneath. He looked the sweetest too!

[@thomasrandle2000]

Dickerson still holds the All Time Rookie Rushing Record, The All Time Playoff Game Rushing Record, The All Time Single Season Record, and Fastest to 10,000 yards at 91 games than any RB in NFL history. Eric Dickerson is The Greatest running back through 10,000 yards in NFL history period

[@briancristina2890]

Barry is the GOAT but I sure loved to watch Eric run!

[@blacksmith44]

Inspite of what did happen with O.J.,the 2,003 yards he accomplished in 73 is the biggest accomplishment of any of the other runners,especially to do it in a 14 game season.

[@claytonjohnson9218]

You are right! No domed stadium and in Buffalo the team and the weather sucked! Every other game was a cold weather game once you hit late October early November

[@Physics072]

Except Barry Sanders who ran did 2k in 14 games and had no decline in 10 years as OJ did.

[@kenwilson6850]

@@Physics072 Barry Sanders couldn't be depended on to block on 3rd down and he couldn't catch a pass. Therefore, as an RB his is below Walter Payton and Emmit Smith.

[@bigwitt187]

@@kenwilson6850 Smith isn't in the same class as Barry.

[@dfk09]

The NFL went to 16 games in 1978. Great video!

[@havingfun1968]

I may be the ONLY person out there that would take DICKERSON over WALTER or BROWN. I love both, but there is NO ONE LIKE DICKERSON. Look at that head. It doesn't move as he glides pass everyone. I could watch him all day long.... HE IS THE GREATEST!!!! Semper Fidelis.

[@user-ru9ek5pq8m]

You are not the only. He's my favorite. Also defenders said he was the hardest to defend. He could juke you, truck you, or fly right past you. Sanders was great but he lost a ton of yards with his fancy footwork.

[@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt]

Dickerson didn't possess the longevity of elite greatness that Jim Brown nor Walter Payton had ,although his prime could arguably be considered better ,I don't believe it's better then browns . Jim Brown accomplished his magnificent stats in 12 and 14 game seasons and didn't give any visual signs at the age of 29 he was slowing down in his final career season in which he once again led the league in rushing and captured the NFL MVP trophy ,was significantly instrumental in assisting his team into playing in the NFL championship contest . Walter Payton with exception of his first ,year ,the 82 strike season ,and his last season was great ,testimony being 1300 yds or more 10 times, his outstanding consistency outweighs Dickersons . Walter Payton essentially carried the mostly "meh" bears offense his entire career ,he was the literal embodiment of what folks irrationally attempt to place the tag upon Barry Sanders," he didn't have any help " . Sanders had 3 100 yd WR's in Herman Moore,Bret Perriman and Johnny Morton, a former pro bowl QB Scott Mitchell,several times had a top 10 defense a good offensive line led by Lomas Brown ,played in a 3 wr spread offense ,thus he rarely saw a 8 man defensive front , played 8 home games in a dome ,so inclement weather conditions at least 8 games didn't obstruct him. He routinely was taken out of the game in short yd situations because he often would attempt to bounce the run outside ,looking for the long gain resulting in his NFL record for a RB 1500 yds loss in the backfield . Basically, other Hof rb's get mentioned as being superior then Jim Brown and Walter Payton,but none were great with less assistance like Payton ,nor were as utterly dominant as brown was ,career 5 yds avg, over 100 yds per game avg , multiple league MVP seasons .1 JimBrown,2Walter Payton,3OJ Simpson,4Eric Dickerson 5,Barry Sanders,6Emitt Smith 7 Adrian Peterson 8Earl Campbell 9 Tony Dorsett ,10 Thurman Thomas , some honorable mentions . Gayle Sawyers ,Jim Taylor ,John Riggins , Marshall Faulk , Leroy Kelly .Joe Perry ,Larry Csonka ,

[@jameskonnovitch]

@@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt 😂great synopsis 😂

[@fullmetal1766]

I would

[@travishendrix7026]

Eric Dickerson is a Texan. Went to SMU in Dallas. Played in the no longer. SWC. The Pony Express. I was 13 in his rookie season for the Rams. He is tops in my book. We just had Earl Campbell at Texas and then we got Eric. I grin every time his name and accomplishment is mentioned. Great video. Many thanks.

[@rich_v]

That clip of AP at 9:25 is just ridiculous. Those quick cuts and then that burst of speed. Just straight up ridiculous.

[@pattystephens8129]

Props to Earl Campbell.

[@Moparking117]

Terrell Davis had over 2000 yards and was sat out a total of 8 quarters because the Broncos we ahead on the score board and wanted to rest him. he probably could have added another 200-300 yards easily but that’s would of should of. Just a nice fun tid bit to add to his historic mvp 98 super bowl win season. And he is the best playoff running back by a large margin no one even comes close to his playoff numbers period. I’m a Bronco fan if you can’t tell but numbers don’t lie.

[@richerich9238]

Yes!!!!

[@raygunn4392]

If you count playoffs TD is King!

[@rockymvvrcianu6846]

Um, John Riggins?

[@CrewsTheWildDawg]

Who else is here after Derrick Henry became the eighth member of the club?

[@dsxgaming196]

Me

[@willtyler2858]

I didn’t know that he ran for 2000 until I read this comment

[@johnliberty3647]

@@willtyler2858 me either, and I do not even know who he is or what team he is on... NFL is dead to me, I just go to youtube to see its ghost

[@DragonAurora]

@@johnliberty3647 Yup he ran for 2027 yards in the 2020 season.

[@johnliberty3647]

@@DragonAurora there was a 2020 season? the NFL died to me when the Redskins were no more.

[@frankwilliams3587]

No matter how you try, no matter what statistic you use, Jim Brown is still the running back everyone else is measured by.

[@antdogg5041]

Crazy how you predicted King Henry 👑

[@daddyprimetime9455]

We should also mention Terrell Davis was a playoff nightmare, averaging 143 yards rushing over 8 games

[@tupacalypse88]

Yess Davis was the man one fav childhood rb with faulk and the bus

[@jonathanfer7749]

***Derrick Henry has entered the chat***

[@simonhowell4486]

crazy Barry college stories: He and Thurman Thomas were Oklahoma teammates for one season. First time Barry touched the ball he returned a kick to the house. Thomas' quote, "I gotta get outta here" Then in that ridiculous'88, the coaches would let him sleep any and everywhere class, practice, before and after games, even during games.

[@KevinPayton-fq8gd]

Barry's 1988 season at Oklahoma State is just like you said: ridiculous. When he saw the numbers he put up that season, I couldn't believe it.

[@superzero4250]

Eric Dickerson is arguably the best running back ever. However, Barry Sanders was the most exciting to watch, because he was basically running for his life all the time. Dickerson on the other hand was so dominating, he made it look too easy, like a man against boys. That is why he is so overlook. In 1984 Dickerson had run for 215 yards in the penultimate game of the season for a total of 2007 yards. Game 16 merely solidified the achievement adding 98 more. Thus everyone else, needed the 16th game to reach 2000. (Simpson aside) (5:07) Davis did not simply decline, the following season after his 2008 yards, he was injured in the 4th game, out for the rest of the season. Also, Davis could have been the first RB with two 2000 yard seasons, but choose to sit out the second half of the penultimate game in 1997 and the last game too. …

[@fardrives]

Great video, I thought you captured the story beautifully surrounding such a prestigious title. Adrian is the last player to win MVP other than a QB. His cuts were so powerful, like a clydesdale hitting fresh grass 😂. I'll never forget that truck he did on William Gay and that war scream he did afterwards. Chills.

[@bubhub64]

OJ Simpson...."post retirement activities!"🤣🤣🤣

[@kiwanishinton9410]

OJ Simpson was by far the most impressive, 14 games playing in Buffalo in the winter time, lousy fields no quarterback, even when he played against the Jets and New England it was still lousy cold wet fields

[@unocryptoblackart716]

In week 14 OJ needed about 80 to break JB's 10 year old single season mark of 1863 and about 200 to reach 2000 in the cold and snow and mud in Shea Stadium vs the Jets. OJ getting 200 in the last week to get 2000 in those conditions was one of the greatest performances in the history of the game.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@unocryptoblackart716 12-14-73 history was made by OJ.

[@rickyhits6547]

Bad fields like that favor the runner

[@derrickhill3122]

I agree. He was the Bills only offense and was unstoppable.

[@gsentinel4821]

AGREED.

[@wholesomecomment45]

2k rushing yards in a season is impressive, but having 1k rushing and receiving yards I feel is just as impressive and should be viewed as highly regarded Also, OJ may be the only RB to break 2k in the 14 game era, he isn't the only RB to rush for 2k yards in a 14 game span. Barry Sander's 1997 season, from week 3 to 17, Barry rushed for exactly 2k yards while in week 1 and 2 only racking up 53 yards combined.

[@ianedwards3482]

Really nice presentation, thanks 👍

[@RedroomStudios]

I'm a huge Dickerson fan. I dont know if I would say he is the greatest but for me he was the most fun to watch.

[@LJDS1979]

Great video! For us that came up in the RB era, this brings about some serious nostalgia.

[@unrulysimian3897]

Excellent breakdown! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@davidhilliard1838]

Juice put up insane numbers just unheard of

[@MascarasMil]

Eric, not Erick.

[@dazdavis7896]

It’s so surprising that Tomlinson never hit 2,000.. BUT….. He literally had the greatest Tight End in the NFL and great wideouts with a pass-first quarterback in Philip Rivers. Which makes him getting 1,800 however many yards insane. And the all-time record for rushing touchdowns with like 28-29 however many it was in 2006 even more insane. Tomlinson was easily in the top 5. Other than Barry Sanders, he’s better than anybody on this list, including Adrian Peterson, YES…. But Barry was the goat. Like you said. He’s without question thee greatest running back to ever take a handoff. And it’s not even close…. And yeah, that Heisman-winning 1988 season was unreal, it was like playing NCAA football on PlayStation. 2,633 in 11 GAMES. Multiple 300-yard rushing games. That’s flat out insane. (Tomlinson still holds the record for most yards in a game though, with 416 at TCU in 2000, that was crazy to watch, I was like 8).

[@Brandon-xq2ns]

CJ2K is def my fav. How can you not like a dude who looks like the predator, flashes his golds as he smiles by everyone he burns and runs a 2.4 40 yd dash lol.

[@DragonAurora]

2.4?! You might wanna rethink that...

[@Brandon-xq2ns]

@@DragonAurora sarcasm bruh. I know it gets lost on the computer. Obviously he ain't running a 2.4 but a 4.2 now lol

[@kevinpayton2664]

Chris Johnson could fly.

[@RetroHabit82]

You can add King Henry to this list now.

[@tvftv2723]

Good shit thanks for the video

[@momentary7600]

Respect for correctly predicting Derrick Henry would be the next one to do it.

[@isaacmartinez6212]

Jim brown would have in a 16 game season. Maybe even the single season record

[@dwightlove3704]

He would have done it in the '60s

[@jabbahut753]

Emmet Smith may have the all time total yards record but if you put Barry Sanders or Walter Payton behind the On-line Emmet had they would have around 20,000 yards each!

[@truthiscensored]

Barry would have broke the All Time record if he didn't retire early. He even said he didn't want the record

[@DerylEagle46]

Barry Sanders had 53 yards the first 2 games of the 1997 season and then proceeded to get 2,000 yards the last 14 games of the year. So he got 2,000 yards in 14 games like Simpson did. His last carry of the 16th game (vs. the Jets) he ran for 53 yards exactly!

[@ThePhonequeen3]

Wonder if Bo would have eventually made this list. Sigh. 😞

[@dwightlove3704]

He would have made this list in his 💤!!!!!

[@danwesche9266]

8:58 Love how Rodney Peete calls the TD while Barry Sanders is still in the backfield lol

[@Phillyboi215]

Glad you agree on the Barry Sanders goat convo. He really is. Stayed the same 10 years 10 pro bowls 10 all pro and every season was a highlight reel with no signs of slowing down

[@takomaelx7420]

Derrick Henry did it in 2020 with 2027 yards so he's the 8th player NFL history to rush for 2000

[@dwightlove3704]

Too bad Herschel Walker was not in the NFL he had a insane rushing record of 2,411 rushing yds while in the USFL with the NJ GENERALS!!!!!

[@rdouglas747]

He was in the NFL. In fact, he played in the NFL for 12 years (1986-97) with four different teams.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@rdouglas747 He was not in the NFL when he rushed for that INSANE AMOUNT of yds 2,411!!!!!

[@jamesasmith2494]

@@dwightlove3704 He wasn't playing against the same type of competition as in the NFL. Heerschel was good but not in the class of these RB.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@jamesasmith2494 You are forgetting that he was THE FIRST FROSH that was nominated for The Heisman Trophy.

[@steveN111333]

Great video !

[@ckobo84]

Jamal Lewis was clearly slowing down, as the video shows him running away from Bengal defenders like they're standing still 😂

[@lisasmith767]

AD gets my vote, gruesome injury and comes back and damn near breaks Dickersons record.

[@tupacalypse88]

That was impressive as hell friggin BEAST

[@ZeusDragon]

epic video.. just sobbed

[@joeraymond6649]

I can remember watching Barry Sanders when i was around 12. He was the only player till this day that i had fun watching..i cant explain it but he was so exciting to watch and there has been no player like him ever

[@re4477]

Great vid!!

[@pmolloy44]

2000 yards in a season is an exclusive club but you a 16 game season for all your metrics. Of Jim Brown’s 9 seasons 4 were 12-game and 5 were 14-game. He’s the only back with significant success to average more than a 100 yards per game for his career. His 104 is followed by Barry Sanders at 99.8 and a cluster of these backs in the 80s. Falls off rapidly.

[@jamesasmith2494]

The talent level Jim Brown played agains was inferior. In the sixties the NFL has very little speed and overall athelets.

[@kerwynpalmer509]

O. J. Simpson is the only running back rush for more than 2,000 yards in a 14 game season not 16 games. In one of those games, he only play a half because of a severely twisted ankle. In the last game of that season in the snow, he had to rush for more than 200 yards just to break the 2,000 yard barrier. That's just flat out crazy. If O. J. had two extra games, he might has gotten to 2400 yards. He was breaking off 200 yard games left and right that year. He had three in that season.

[@spitonitpawpaw7049]

What also funny is the titans took Houston’s franchise away from them and Derrick Henry just ran for like 500 somethin yards against Houston this year also 😂

[@a.lamardailey4805]

ON POINT!

[@TheCountofToulouse]

Your assessment of the RB position is correct. Depending on the offense, the team, the philosophy, the game strategy and the availability of a BELL COW type RB that can even DO that, I'm not sure we're going to see a 2000 season from anyone. Marshall Faulk and others have had huge 'all purpose' yard seasons, which seems to be the pattern going forward. The 'team first' philosophy lends it's sustainability to a committee of backs primarily led by a primary all purpose back that can line up as a WR if needed. The years with Todd Gurley when he was with McVay were FUN to watch. As a Rams fan, thanks for letter him GO to be the head coach! Imagine if Washington had KNOWN what they had, huh?

[@JosephMiller-hu7bq]

O.J was smooth and that who Eric Dickerson reminds of OJ on how they run like a track guy , great to watch and remember the gloves didn't fit

[@emenem6131]

Yo!!!!! That’s crazy Oj breaking 2000 in 14 games. And 1800 yards for Dickerson as a rookie this is nuts.

[@willielittle9301]

Thank you for posting this important video...With the current controversial climate concerning the RB position in the NFL today...it's very important to be reminded of the critical value of this position...

[@jamesmatthews5365]

In that opening segment you can add Ricky Williams to that list of great but not the greatest. In Miami he balled out.

[@nicholasv7381]

Barry actually ran for 2,000 in 14 games too, just not a 14-game season. Barry started the '97 season with 53 combined yards after two games, then exploded for an NFL record 14-straight 100+ yd games, getting EXACTLY 2,000 yards over his last 14 games at 6.45 yards per carry to finish the season with 2,053 yards.

[@frankfindout1505]

He was the best ever

[@dc7236]

🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@rachelbullock-eb5kq]

@@frankfindout1505 nope mr. brown was. his first three season in the nfl where 12 GAMES seasons! THE NFL WENT 14 GAMES SEASON IN 1960.

[@Physics072]

@@rachelbullock-eb5kq Jim Brown could not start and stop like Barry Sanders but then no one in history has.

[@mcoltrane5]

Brown was a power runner who also outran people. Barry ran around and never ran through anyone. Lost lots of yards. Jim never lost yards. Averaged 5 yards a carry for a CAREER

[@tiddiesattic]

Good job 👍🏼

[@yourdaddy6030]

Terrell Davis was not drafted out of Long Beach State. He was at the University of Georgia when he was drafted. Besides that, good job on the video. Very entertaining.

[@Altjtgot03]

Henery was gonna go back to back

[@SeanMiracle]

Well done, sir!

[@lipantaza9758]

Henry, "hold my beer"!

[@Not_Sure-2020]

Jim Brown got 1,527 in his second season. '58 was a 12 game season. If you take that to a 16 game season, he'd have broken the 2k mark too. In '63, he ran for 1863 yards. That was a 14 game season. Extrapolate what he'd get in a 16 game season and he runs for 2129 yards. Career average over 100 yards per game. Career average over 5 yards per carry.

[@micahatkins5286]

At the beginning of this video it suggests that the losing Titans turned things around by focusing on Chris Johnson, with nothing to lose. That’s not what happened. The actual reason for the sudden success was the change at QB. A reluctant Jeff Fisher finally decided to start Vince Young. This changed the entire style of the offense. See, Fisher never wanted Young as his QB, which became overly apparent as time would tell. Ownership & injuries forced him to make the move, which turned out to be incredibly effective. See, Vince wasn’t the most prolific passer but he was a total nightmare for opposing defenses due to his elite running & scrambling ability. Having him behind the center put two 2 threats in the backfield when running plays such as the read option. Everything opened up for Chris at that point. He was now unstoppable. Despite the success, the stubborn (to a fault) Coach Fisher would continue to resist accepting Young as his QB which ultimately led to major dysfunctional issues between the two. It severely damaged the perception of Young in the league, which eventually ended his career.

[@micahatkins5286]

In this clip Chris confirms eludes to success whenever Vince played at QB. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKPUgH2FpKaKrsU

[@micahatkins5286]

…..and here he is admitting to this fact. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnSsaI2Io7J-q5o

[@dc7236]

Yes Also Vince Young had glarring mental issues as well

[@micahatkins5286]

@@dc7236 .. We heard that but never saw any actual evidence of it being true.

[@dc7236]

@@micahatkins5286 saw him break down and cry on the field after a loss fumble

[@stuartyablon7184]

Eric Dickerson will always be one of the greatest of all time.

[@noshowjackie]

Yeah! Great video. Say what they will but OJ's is still the most impressive. However Eric D is still on top and no one will ever be better than Barry Sanders.

[@Seattle206723]

The only thing I will add to your Barry Sanders Comment is that in his College days people might not know he played behind Thurman Thomas.

[@johnrains8409]

Without a single doubt, Jim Brown is the greatest running back who ever set foot on a field. In 9 years, 118 games, Jim Brown carried the ball 2359 times, scoring 126 tds, gaining 12,312 yards for a 104.3 yds/game average. The only back in NFL history to average over 100 yards per game for an entire career, and had the highest average yards/carry, 5.2, for a career. Barry Sanders is second with 5.0 yds/carry in his career. He also caught 262 passes for 2499 yards. He never missed a single game in his entire career. He was 6' 2", 230 lbs of pure muscle, and fast. Legend has it he ran a 4.5 sec 40 yard dash in full pads from a 3 point stance. Do not know if that is true, but he was not slow. In todays extended season, improved equipment, and modern training techniques, he would own all the records he doesn't have already.

[@randallwilson5361]

Barry Sanders was one of my favorite Running backs to watch. It was just fun to watch him go.

[@takomaelx7420]

This is Tacoma calling from Viking territory we bleed purple here Adrian Peterson hands down all the way I hope you get a ring or get the all time rushing record he #5 on the all time list or I'd like to see him play in a super bowl cuz he's headed toward the end of his career now one of the coldest NFL players that ever touch a football go purple Jesus go all day I'm with you to the wheels fall off or until they force you into retirement we already know he's going into the Hall of Fame go Adrian Peterson he was number 21 of the Seahawks last year number eight of the Titans only played in four games he could have easily had Barry Sanders last year he only needed 350 yards stop hating on Adrian Peterson you don't judge a man by his age you judge somebody on how long they can endure and he's not your average running back he's one of the greatest football players of any error you can put Adrian Peterson in any time era in the NFL and he will flourish it's just exciting watching him the average running back in the NFL today don't even have half the swag or spunk AP got I want to see them bring the running back position back

[@robertsmith3872]

Good call with the Derick Henry prediction

[@nulfater]

Jamal Lewis isn’t in the Hall of Fame because of the federal drug charges.

[@claytonjohnson9218]

@@chipcarter5971 he has over 10,000 yrds rushing

[@claytonjohnson9218]

@@chipcarter5971 he did win a championship in 2000 but ok.....I kinda want to see 10,000 yards as the magic number and he was named to the 2000's all decade team

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

OJ certainly knew how to slice his way through people.

[@Rafslammjammy]

16 game season starting 1978.... still a good video

[@marcosbenavides8394]

Jamal Lewis deserves to be in the HOF at some point for the simple reason that he's the Ravens all-time leading rusher.

[@unclejoe1917]

Key player for the offense of a Super Bowl champion, 10k yards and a 2k yard season. That's good enough for me.

[@dwightlove3704]

Had Bo Jackson not gotten injured he would have been the next member of the 2K Club obviously.

[@hamzaidris2279]

No he wouldn’t have because he played baseball too

[@boozywoozy73]

THE 2000 CLUB is like a curse for RB. All those RB careers went down hill after rushing for 2k yards

[@scottmitchell1974]

What?? Dickerson had two more rushing titles AFTER his. Peterson had more great seasons,including another rushing title m OJ had 3 more great seasons including 2 more titles. Chris Johnson had four more 1000 yard seasons. Jamal Lewis had one more great and two more good seasons. Derrick Henry has averaged 89 yards/game SINCE his 2000. What are you talking about?

[@slanderman3296]

I remember Jamal Lewis being a bruiser. He was huge. Choooooo chooooooo

[@unclejoe1917]

Also quite fast with super nimble feet.

[@jeremykarwoski6913]

AP helped me win fantasy that year

[@cdmphy]

Fun Vid!!!!

[@shottashabazz6721]

The great Jamel Lewis. I don’t know why his name isn’t brought up much. He was a beast.

[@dwightlove3704]

Jamal Lewis was a faster version of Jerome Bettis

[@shottashabazz6721]

He should get in the HOF @Dwight Love He left a lot of blood,sweat, and tears on the field plus he bust that 2000 yard mark that season. He couldn’t be stopped that season. He was playing like a man possessed

[@kevinpayton2664]

He definitely was. I watched him during his college days at Tennessee and I knew then that he was gonna be a great player.

[@henrivanbemmel]

I think these season records should only be broken if the player breaking the record does so under the same conditions that the record holder was subject to. So if the Juice ran for 2003 in 14 games then that is the record until someone does that again. Now, you can have a 16 game record as well. Perhaps the standard should be the number of yards per game or something. So Dickerson is at 131.7 y/g and OK was 143 y/g. That is a helluva difference.

[@clsanders98]

In 1998, the year he ran for 2000 yards, Terrell Davis sat out 8 quarters, the equivalent of two games, because the Broncos had overwhelmed their opponents. He is also the only guy on the list not picked in the first round. He was a sixth round pick. He is also the only club member whose 2000 yards came in a Super Bowl winning campaign.

[@CrossLaden]

Correction: Terrell Davis was drafted out of UGA - “Tailback U”. Thx.

[@user-ru9ek5pq8m]

H Yes. He transferred from Long Beach State after the program folded.

[@MarkSmith-vy3tq]

Okay, I watch this and I am reminded of how CLEARLY I was disturbed about Adrian P. I watched that game and how the announcers highlighted how he was 8 yards from the all-time rushing record. They sat on their asses to run the clock out. I was sitting there going, "Why don't they give him some more rushes given the opportunity???" I was pissed. I know records don't equate to playoffs, but...WTH??? I feel bad for him. No playoffs, no nothing. Reminds me that the NFL is a business. Businesses need to make money. Money RULES.