Earnest Byner career rushing yards
8,261Career Regular Season
Earnest Byner has recorded 8,261 rushing yards over 14 regular seasons, 35th among 2,358 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 1,219 in 1990.
- Most recent: 313 in 1997.
Sum of 14 regular seasons, 1984 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  CLE | 16 | 426 | 2 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 1,002 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | CLE | 7 | 277 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 432 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 576 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1989 |  WSH | 16 | 580 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 1,219 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 1,048 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | WSH | 16 | 998 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 105 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 219 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 432 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 1996 |  BAL | 16 | 634 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 16 | 313 | 0 | 3.7 |