Derrick Henry, Nick Chubb, Ezekiel Elliott, J.K. Dobbins, and Dalvin Cook – those are the players nominated by CBS Sports to possibly dethrone Eric Dickerson from his single-season rushing yard crown in 2021.
Dickerson rushed for a mystical 2,105 yards in 1984, leading the Los Angeles Rams to the postseason and a loss to the Phil Simms-led New York Giants. The Rams tailback also scored 14 touchdowns that season.
28 years later, the Minnesota Vikings featured Adrian Peterson in an MVP season when the Dickerson record nearly fell. Peterson finished 2012 with 2,097 rushing yards — eight yards short of the Rams Hall of Famer.