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The Top Ranked NFL Running Back of the Year
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Year | Player | Team |
| 1920 | Fritz Pollard | Akron Pros |
| 1921 | Fritz Pollard | Akron Pros |
| 1922 | Jimmy Conzelman | Rock Island Independents |
| 1923 | Jim Thorpe | Oorang Indians |
| 1924 | Tex Hamer | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 1925 | Tony Latone | Pottsville Maroons |
| 1926 | Barney Wentz | Pottsville Maroons |
| 1927 | Jack McBride | New York Giants |
| 1928 | Verne Lewellen | Green Bay Packers |
| 1929 | Ernie Nevers | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1930 | Verne Lewellen | Green Bay Packers |
| 1931 | Johnny McNally | Green Bay Packers |
| 1932 | Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans |
| 1933 | Jim Musick | Boston Redskins |
| 1934 | Beattie Feathers | Chicago Bears |
| 1935 | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions |
| 1936 | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions |
| 1937 | Cliff Battles | Washington Redskins |
| 1938 | Whizzer White | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1939 | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins |
| 1940 | Dick Todd | Washington Redskins |
| 1941 | Hugh Gallarneau | Chicago Bears |
| 1942 | Ray McLean | Chicago Bears |
| 1943 | Harry Clarke | Chicago Bears |
| 1944 | Bill Paschal | New York Giants |
| 1945 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1946 | Hugh Gallarneau | Chicago Bears |
| 1947 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1948 | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1949 | Gene Roberts | New York Giants |
| 1950 | Doak Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 1951 | Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns |
| 1952 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1953 | Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1954 | Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1955 | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts |
| 1956 | Rick Casares | Chicago Bears |
| 1957 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1958 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1959 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1960 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1961 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers |
| 1963 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1964 | Bill D. Brown | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1965 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1966 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns |
| 1967 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns |
| 1969 | Tom Matte | Baltimore Colts |
| 1970 | Ron A. Johnson | New York Giants |
| 1971 | Steve Owens | Detroit Lions |
| 1972 | Ron A. Johnson | New York Giants |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills |
| 1974 | Otis Armstrong | Denver Broncos |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills |
| 1976 | Chuck Foreman | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears |
| 1978 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | Detroit Lions |
| 1981 | Billy Sims | Detroit Lions |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1984 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1986 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1987 | Charles White | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1988 | Eric Dickerson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1989 | Dalton Hilliard | New Orleans Saints |
| 1990 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions |
| 1991 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions |
| 1992 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1994 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1996 | Terry Allen | Washington Redskins |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams |
| 2002 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2003 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2004 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers |
| 2007 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers |
| 2008 | DeAngelo Williams | Carolina Panthers |
| 2009 | Chris D. Johnson | Tennessee Titans |
| 2010 | Arian Foster | Houston Texans |
| 2011 | Ray Rice | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2013 | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2014 | DeMarco Murray | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2015 | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2016 | David Johnson | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2017 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2018 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2019 | Christian McCaffrey | Carolina Panthers |
| 2020 | Derrick Henry | Tennessee Titans |
| 2021 | Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2022 | Josh Jacobs | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 2023 | Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2024 | Derrick Henry | Baltimore Ravens |
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