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Every NFL team’s greatest rushing season of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Eric Dickerson #29 of the Los Angeles Rams runs with the football during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals as rain falls at Riverfront Stadium on September 23, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Rams defeated the Bengals 24-14. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Eric Dickerson #29 of the Los Angeles Rams runs with the football during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals as rain falls at Riverfront Stadium on September 23, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Rams defeated the Bengals 24-14. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – DECEMBER 11: Maurice Jones-Drew #32 of the Jacksonville Jaguars carries the ball during a NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 11, 2011 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – DECEMBER 11: Maurice Jones-Drew #32 of the Jacksonville Jaguars carries the ball during a NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 11, 2011 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery/Getty Images) /

Jacksonville Jaguars: Maurice Jones-Drew (2011)

As the franchise embarks on its 29th NFL season, the Jacksonville Jaguars have had their share of talented runners. Fred Taylor remains the franchise’s all-time leading rusher with 11,271 yards. He still owns the NFL record for the longest run in postseason history, going 90 yards for a score in the club’s 62-7 rout of the Miami Dolphins in the 1999 AFC Divisional Playoffs.

Currently, the defending AFC South champions have a budding star in Travis Etienne. After missing his rookie campaign in 2021, he led the club with 1,125 yards on the ground in 17 games this past season.

However, there’s only been one occurrence where a Jaguars’ player led the league in rushing yards. That would be Maurice Jones-Drew, a second-round pick from UCLA in 2006 who took a back seat to Taylor early in his career and went on to carve his own niche.

In 2011, Jones-Drew earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. He started all 16 games and led the league in carries (343) and rushing yards (1,606), albeit he ran for only six touchdowns. He had run for 1,300-plus yards in each of the previous two seasons and was a Pro Bowler each of those years.

Unfortunately, all of those yards by Jones-Drew didn’t do much for his team. The Jaguars finished 5-11 and in third place in the AFC South.

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