Michael Dickerson While Eric (Michael is a Basketball player) Dickerson holds the record for the most yards rushed in a season with 2105, it is Emmitt Smith who holds the record for most rushing yards in a career with 18,355. Emmit Smith. Followed by Walter Payton who is the best running back ever to play the game. Rest in Peace Walter.
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Eric Dickerson, who played for the Rams, Colts, Raiders, and Falcons between 1983-1993, holds the NFL record for rushing yards in a season when he gained 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984.
Eric Dickerson currently holds the record for a single season by rushing 2,105 yards. When he made this record, he was playing for the Los Angeles Rams. In 2012 Adrian Peterson got just 8 yards of this record.