In the NFL the stat of all purpose yards usually refers to the yards obtained during a game, season, or career by a running back or a receiver. The yards referred to are both gained by receiving and rushing. Normally a running back will have the most all purpose yards, because receivers do not usually run the ball as often as runners catch the ball. Due to the formations in the NFL this can be achieved.
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Through the 2008 season, that is Derrick Mason with 2,690 all-purpose yards for the Tennessee Titans in 2000. He had 895 receiving yards, 1 rushing yard, 662 yards on punt returns, and 1,132 yards on kickoff returns.
Through the 2008 season, that is Jerry Rice with 23,546 all purpose yards (22,895 yards receiving, 645 yards rushing, and 6 yards on kick returns),
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Glyn Milburn. Milburn, of the Denver Broncos, gained 404 all purpose yards in a game against the Seattle Seahawks on December 10, 1995, a game the Broncos lost 31-27. He had 131 rushing yards, 45 receiving yards, 133 kick return yards, and 95 punt return yards.
21,803 ... 16,726 rushing, 4,538 receiving, and 539 on kick returns.