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Rushing yards, single season (page 3 of 8)
| Yards | Name | School | Year |
| 2093 | Nick Howard | Potsdam | 2008 |
| 2093 | Shamari Kirkpatrick | Roosevelt | 2014 |
| 2093 | Joe Benedict | Sandy Creek | 2017 |
| 2091 | Joe West | Lackawanna | 1999 |
| 2091 | Brooks Estarfaa | Maryvale | 2008 |
| 2090 | Erik Pride | Cicero-North Syracuse | 2017 |
| 2082 | Matt Crandall | Cattaraugus/Little Valley | 2006 |
| 2080 | Earl Charles | Canarsie | 2000 |
| 2072 | Jerry Nasi | James I. O'Neil | 2012 |
| 2071 | Antonio Walcott | Fort Hamilton | 2005 |
| 2070 | Steve Gregory | Curtis | 2000 |
| 2070 | Lee Bates | Shenendehowa | 2002 |
| 2067 | Dustin Morris | Homer | 2005 |
| 2066 | Walter Moseley | Ellenville | 1981 |
| 2064 | Josh Keyes | Chatham | 2009 |
| 2057 | Matt Hahn | St. Anthony's | 2003 |
| 2055 | Jhamal Fluellen | Lockport | 2003 |
| 2054 | James Mallory | Kenmore West | 2004 |
| 2054 | Isaiah Zimmer | Chenango Forks | 2013 |
| 2049 | Nick Tintle | MacArthur | 2003 |
| 2048 | Jordan Canzeri | Troy | 2010 |
| 2045 | Chad Bosch | Connetquot | 1992 |
| 2044 | Tim Signs | Tioga | 1996 |
| 2043 | Bryce Ford | John Jay Cross RIver | 2018 |
| 2043 | Jason Rodriguez | Queensbury | 2019 |
| 2042 | Brian Fowler | Geneva | 2006 |
| 2041 | Chris Rogers | Red Hook | 1999 |
| 2041 | Steven Webb | Dundee | 2009 |
| 2040 | Capone Smith | Lackawanna | 2008 |
| 2039 | Anthony Jefferies | Allegany-Limestone | 2000 |
| 2039 | Brett Makar | Yorktown | 2017 |
| 2038 | Larry Starks III | Watervliet | 2001 |
| 2035 | Cassel Smith | Tottenville | 1997 |
| 2032 | Robert Grimm | Carthage | 2007 |
| 2025 | Michael Allen | Cardinal Hayes | 2005 |
| 2014 | Zak Kedron | St.Francis A.S. | 2004 |
| 2012 | Jordan Gowins | St. Anthony's | 2013 |
| 2011 | Ryan Cary | Marlboro | 2013 |
| 2011 | Ryan DeGuire | Mohonasen | 2016 |
| 2010 | Terry Butler | Syracuse Henninger | 1999 |
| 2010 | Sam Stonerock | Hornell | 2010 |
| 2009 | Matt McDaniels | Kellenberg | 2011 |
| 2007 | Kyle Fleitman | East Islip | 2016 |
| 2003 | Dave Winter | Hudson Falls | 1996 |
| 2003 | Sean Nowicki | Alden | 2002 |
| 2002 | Matt Bernstein | Edgemont | 2000 |
| 2002 | Jeff Tundo | Orchard Park | 2008 |
| 2002 | Kevin Warmack | Utica Notre Dame | 2014 |
| 1998 | Justin Lacks | Moore Catholic | 2019 |
| 1998 | Kyle Messina | Sayville | 2022 |
| 1993 | Jerone Pettus | Roosevelt (LI) | 1999 |
| 1993 | Dustin Bowser | Southwestern | 2001 |
| 1992 | Joey Ward | Troy | 2017 |
| 1991 | Tyrone Barber | Woodlands | 2013 |
| 1989 | Mandela Elom | Ellicottville | 2005 |
| 1988 | Zach Raymond | Malone | 2015 |
| 1987 | Will Scherer | Mount Markham | 2004 |
| 1987 | Tyler Rouse | Baldwinsville | 2010 |
| 1987 | Chris Nevinger | Letchworth | 2011 |
| 1986 | Logan Haskell | Susquehanna Valley | 2019 |
| 1985 | Jordan McLune | Farmingdale | 2016 |
| 1983 | Latavius Murray | Onondaga | 2006 |
| 1979 | Don Exner | Ellenville | 2008 |
| 1976 | Dermal Brown | Marlboro | 1995 |
| 1975 | Kenny Youngs | Lansingburgh | 2007 |
| 1972 | Matt Muller | Byram Hills | 1988 |
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