Ten Best Running Backs of All Time in NFL

#1 Jim Brown

Jim Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the fourth overall pick in the 1957 NFL draft

Jim Brown was a craftsman in his own right, he was a fullback who could make defenders miss but could also break tackles if required to.

Brown was a once-in-a-generation player who could do it all and his record does not lie.

Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the fourth overall pick in the 1957 NFL draft, he set the ground running in his rookie season rushing for league-leading 942 yards and nine TD's. His on-field exploits won him both the NFL MVP and NFL Rookie of the Year award in the same season.

The following year he was again elected at the NFL MVP for his league-high 1,527 rushing yards and 17 TD's.

For the next six out of seven seasons, Brown led the league in total rushing yards which included his Super Bowl-winning season in 1964 and his third NFL MVP campaign in 1965.

Brown is still the holder of multiple records like most seasons leading the league in rushing yards(8), most seasons leading the league in TD's (five), highest career yards-per-game average(104.3).

He finished with 12,312 rushing yards and 106 rushing TD's. Brown was a nine-time Pro-Bowler, eight-time First-Team All-Pro, eight-time NFL rushing yards leader and five-time NFL TD's leader.

Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

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