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About this Board
On Wednesday, October 21, 7 players took on NFL Deep Cut #28: “Name a player with 1,500+ rushing yards in a regular season since 1999.” The prompt had 38 valid answers, and players found 7 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
The most popular answer was LaDainian Tomlinson, named by 43% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Mike Anderson (1 player, 100 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Josh Jacobs.
Named by players
- LaDainian Tomlinson (LaDainian Tomlinson (RB · LAC, NYJ · 2001–2011)): 3 players, 43%, 5 points. Best regular season: 1,815 rushing yards (2006)
- Adrian Peterson (Adrian Peterson (RB · MIN, NO, ARI, WAS, DET, TEN, SEA · 2007–2021)): 2 players, 29%, 16 points. Best regular season: 2,097 rushing yards (2012)
- Derrick Henry (Derrick Henry (RB · TEN, BAL · 2016–2026)): 1 player, 14%, 15 points. Best regular season: 2,027 rushing yards (2020)
- Chris Johnson (Chris Johnson (RB · TEN, NYJ, ARI · 2008–2017)): 1 player, 14%, 89 points. Best regular season: 2,006 rushing yards (2009)
- Jonathan Taylor (Jonathan Taylor (RB · IND · 2020–2026)): 1 player, 14%, 89 points. Best regular season: 1,811 rushing yards (2021)
- Larry Johnson (Larry Johnson (RB · KC, CIN, WAS, MIA · 2003–2011)): 1 player, 14%, 95 points. Best regular season: 1,789 rushing yards (2006)
- Mike Anderson (Mike Anderson (RB · DEN, BAL · 2000–2007)): 1 player, 14%, 100 points. Best regular season: 1,500 rushing yards (2000)
Nobody named
- Edgerrin James: Best regular season: 1,709 rushing yards (2000)
- Tiki Barber: Best regular season: 1,860 rushing yards (2005)
- Frank Gore: Best regular season: 1,695 rushing yards (2006)
- Curtis Martin: Best regular season: 1,697 rushing yards (2004)
- Shaun Alexander: Best regular season: 1,880 rushing yards (2005)
- Clinton Portis: Best regular season: 1,591 rushing yards (2003)
- Marshawn Lynch: Best regular season: 1,590 rushing yards (2012)
- LeSean McCoy: Best regular season: 1,607 rushing yards (2013)
- Priest Holmes: Best regular season: 1,615 rushing yards (2002)
- Steven Jackson: Best regular season: 1,528 rushing yards (2006)
- Fred Taylor: Best regular season: 1,572 rushing yards (2003)
- Corey Dillon: Best regular season: 1,635 rushing yards (2004)
- Ahman Green: Best regular season: 1,883 rushing yards (2003)
- DeAngelo Williams: Best regular season: 1,518 rushing yards (2008)
- Eddie George: Best regular season: 1,509 rushing yards (2000)
- Ricky Williams: Best regular season: 1,853 rushing yards (2002)
- Ezekiel Elliott: Best regular season: 1,631 rushing yards (2016)
- Michael Turner: Best regular season: 1,699 rushing yards (2008)
- Jamal Lewis: Best regular season: 2,063 rushing yards (2003)
- Saquon Barkley: Best regular season: 2,005 rushing yards (2024)
- Maurice Jones-Drew: Best regular season: 1,606 rushing yards (2011)
- Jamaal Charles: Best regular season: 1,509 rushing yards (2012)
- Alfred Morris: Best regular season: 1,613 rushing yards (2012)
- Josh Jacobs: Best regular season: 1,653 rushing yards (2022)
- Robert Smith: Best regular season: 1,521 rushing yards (2000)
- Nick Chubb: Best regular season: 1,525 rushing yards (2022)
- James Cook: Best regular season: 1,621 rushing yards (2025)
- DeMarco Murray: Best regular season: 1,845 rushing yards (2014)
- Deuce McAllister: Best regular season: 1,641 rushing yards (2003)
- Dalvin Cook: Best regular season: 1,557 rushing yards (2020)
- Arian Foster: Best regular season: 1,614 rushing yards (2010)
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