How many rushing yards did John Elway have in 1987?
3041987 Regular Season
John Elway recorded 304 rushing yards in the 1987 regular season, 16th in the NFL.
- John Elway's best regular season for rushing yards in 16 seasons on file.
- Up 47 from 257 in 1986.
Best of 16 regular seasons, 1983 through 1998. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  DEN | 11 | 146 | 1 | 5.2 |
| 1984 | DEN | 15 | 237 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1985 | DEN | 16 | 253 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 1986 | DEN | 16 | 257 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 1987 | DEN | 12 | 304 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 1988 | DEN | 15 | 234 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | DEN | 15 | 244 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 1990 | DEN | 16 | 258 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 1991 | DEN | 16 | 255 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 1992 | DEN | 12 | 94 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | DEN | 16 | 153 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1994 | DEN | 14 | 235 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | DEN | 16 | 176 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | DEN | 15 | 249 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 1997 | DEN | 16 | 218 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 1998 | DEN | 13 | 94 | 1 | 2.5 |