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The biggest single-season statistical rebounds in NFL history — measured as per-game improvement from a genuine down year, normalized against the player's own career baseline. Only consecutive seasons with ≥8 games qualify.
Measures consecutive-season per-game rebounds after a genuine down year. Known event-ledger seasons are attached to rows as context badges, so injury/comeback-award context stays visible instead of becoming anonymous stat movement.
1 2013 → 2014 · Rush Yds/G:3.9 → 79.1 per game · +1928% from career median 33.3
2 1992 → 1993 · Rush Yds/G:5.6 → 74.1 per game · +1223% from career median 35.0
3 1999 → 2000 · Rush Yds/G:14.9 → 69.1 per game · +364% from career median 30.9
4 2008 → 2009 · Rec Yds/G:14.1 → 82.0 per game · +482% from career median 41.4
5 2009 → 2010 · Rush Yds/G:6.8 → 73.6 per game · +982% from career median 41.2
6 2014 → 2015 · Rec Yds/G:17.3 → 65.2 per game · +277% from career median 30.3
7 1994 → 1995 · Pass Yds/G:80.6 → 239.9 per game · +198% from career median 103.2
8 1986 → 1987 · Rec Yds/G:6.6 → 60.0 per game · +809% from career median 28.2
9 2006 → 2007 · Rush Yds/G:18.8 → 69.3 per game · +269% from career median 33.5
10 1993 → 1994 · Rec Yds/G:22.0 → 83.9 per game · +281% from career median 41.6
11 2023 → 2024 · Rec Yds/G:22.1 → 65.0 per game · +194% from career median 26.0
12 1998 → 1999 · Rush Yds/G:6.8 → 97.6 per game · +1335% from career median 55.2
13 1983 → 1984 · Pass Yds/G:34.8 → 201.8 per game · +480% from career median 118.2
14 1999 → 2000 · Rush Yds/G:15.8 → 75.9 per game · +380% from career median 37.6
15 1994 → 1995 · Rush Yds/G:3.3 → 56.9 per game · +1624% from career median 31.2
16 2020 → 2021 · Rec Yds/G:16.9 → 47.2 per game · +179% from career median 21.7
17 2003 → 2004 · Rush Yds/G:20.1 → 97.0 per game · +383% from career median 38.7
18 1993 → 1994 · Rec Yds/G:15.0 → 46.6 per game · +211% from career median 20.3
19 2014 → 2015 · Rec Yds/G:19.6 → 60.4 per game · +208% from career median 30.1
20 1992 → 1993 · Rec Yds/G:11.7 → 55.3 per game · +373% from career median 26.3
21 1983 → 1984 · Rec Yds/G:17.0 → 48.9 per game · +188% from career median 22.3
22 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:18.1 → 49.0 per game · +171% from career median 21.8
23 2014 → 2015 · Rec Yds/G:9.7 → 51.6 per game · +432% from career median 31.5
24 2011 → 2012 · Rec Yds/G:3.8 → 69.9 per game · +1739% from career median 44.0
25 1994 → 1995 · Rec Yds/G:22.7 → 111.3 per game · +390% from career median 68.4
26 2007 → 2008 · Rush Yds/G:22.6 → 106.2 per game · +370% from career median 64.6
27 2006 → 2007 · Rec Yds/G:15.1 → 58.9 per game · +290% from career median 33.9
28 2010 → 2011 · Rec Yds/G:12.7 → 33.0 per game · +160% from career median 15.9
29 1987 → 1988 · Pass Yds/G:53.5 → 196.2 per game · +267% from career median 112.0
30 2009 → 2010 · Rush Yds/G:29.7 → 89.0 per game · +200% from career median 38.4
31 1952 → 1953 · Rec Yds/G:19.9 → 87.4 per game · +339% from career median 53.8
32 2016 → 2017 · Rec Yds/G:6.9 → 35.8 per game · +419% from career median 23.1
33 2010 → 2011 · Rush Yds/G:18.8 → 72.4 per game · +285% from career median 40.4
34 2012 → 2013 · Rec Yds/G:17.4 → 61.1 per game · +251% from career median 33.3
35 2016 → 2017 · Rush Yds/G:13.9 → 64.9 per game · +367% from career median 39.2
36 2002 → 2003 · Rush Yds/G:19.8 → 60.8 per game · +207% from career median 33.8
37 2014 → 2015 · Rec Yds/G:9.9 → 43.8 per game · +342% from career median 26.3
38 1999 → 2000 · Rec Yds/G:22.5 → 60.6 per game · +169% from career median 29.9
39 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:14.6 → 36.9 per game · +153% from career median 18.9
40 2014 → 2015 · Rec Yds/G:14.6 → 52.8 per game · +262% from career median 28.4
41 1996 → 1997 · Rec Yds/G:4.6 → 53.1 per game · +1054% from career median 31.2
42 2009 → 2010 · Pass Yds/G:7.2 → 251.5 per game · +3393% from career median 157.7
43 1983 → 1984 · Rush Yds/G:3.3 → 73.7 per game · +2133% from career median 61.1
44 1984 → 1985 · Pass Yds/G:30.8 → 184.5 per game · +499% from career median 133.7
45 2019 → 2020 · Rec Yds/G:13.3 → 41.9 per game · +215% from career median 24.8
46 1997 → 1998 · Rec Yds/G:18.4 → 85.5 per game · +365% from career median 59.1
47 1992 → 1993 · Pass Yds/G:9.6 → 197.8 per game · +1960% from career median 166.0
48 2023 → 2024 · Rush Yds/G:10.2 → 51.1 per game · +401% from career median 32.4
49 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:7.8 → 66.9 per game · +758% from career median 33.2
50 2010 → 2011 · Rec Yds/G:29.7 → 81.9 per game · +176% from career median 47.4
51 1961 → 1962 · Rec Yds/G:28.3 → 98.9 per game · +249% from career median 64.6
52 2001 → 2002 · Rush Yds/G:7.0 → 92.5 per game · +1221% from career median 73.7
53 1982 → 1983 · Rec Yds/G:17.3 → 88.1 per game · +409% from career median 65.8
54 1994 → 1995 · Rec Yds/G:12.1 → 38.3 per game · +217% from career median 24.5
55 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:3.4 → 38.9 per game · +1044% from career median 33.3
56 2021 → 2022 · Rec Yds/G:17.2 → 40.6 per game · +136% from career median 22.1
57 1990 → 1991 · Rec Yds/G:24.8 → 57.9 per game · +133% from career median 31.4
58 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:2.2 → 34.9 per game · +1486% from career median 27.2
59 1987 → 1988 · Rec Yds/G:11.5 → 33.5 per game · +191% from career median 21.0
60 1995 → 1996 · Rec Yds/G:18.1 → 53.5 per game · +196% from career median 32.3
61 1983 → 1984 · Rush Yds/G:31.2 → 99.1 per game · +218% from career median 61.9
62 2019 → 2020 · Rec Yds/G:11.1 → 39.1 per game · +252% from career median 25.5
63 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:17.4 → 67.2 per game · +286% from career median 45.6
64 2023 → 2024 · Pass Yds/G:29.7 → 254.1 per game · +756% from career median 220.4
65 1997 → 1998 · Rush Yds/G:1.8 → 66.6 per game · +3600% from career median 64.3
66 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:32.2 → 74.7 per game · +132% from career median 39.7
67 1984 → 1985 · Rush Yds/G:26.6 → 62.6 per game · +135% from career median 36.0
68 1998 → 1999 · Rec Yds/G:22.5 → 73.9 per game · +228% from career median 52.0
69 1997 → 1998 · Pass Yds/G:41.8 → 246.9 per game · +491% from career median 198.8
70 2010 → 2011 · Rush Yds/G:30.5 → 74.8 per game · +145% from career median 40.1
71 2015 → 2016 · Rush Yds/G:20.8 → 84.8 per game · +308% from career median 62.4
72 2006 → 2007 · Rec Yds/G:14.5 → 53.3 per game · +268% from career median 38.0
73 1988 → 1989 · Rec Yds/G:6.7 → 24.9 per game · +272% from career median 19.1
74 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:33.8 → 79.1 per game · +134% from career median 41.6
75 2013 → 2014 · Rec Yds/G:24.9 → 54.9 per game · +120% from career median 29.7
76 2014 → 2015 · Rush Yds/G:15.5 → 70.4 per game · +354% from career median 54.3
77 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:16.2 → 63.3 per game · +291% from career median 24.9
78 1987 → 1988 · Rush Yds/G:10.8 → 75.8 per game · +602% from career median 68.8
79 1987 → 1988 · Rec Yds/G:15.8 → 48.6 per game · +208% from career median 34.9
80 2017 → 2018 · Rec Yds/G:22.5 → 73.4 per game · +226% from career median 47.6
81 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:22.3 → 48.4 per game · +117% from career median 28.1
82 2010 → 2011 · Rec Yds/G:24.3 → 66.3 per game · +173% from career median 33.9
83 2001 → 2002 · Rec Yds/G:12.3 → 33.9 per game · +176% from career median 21.8
84 1995 → 1996 · Rec Yds/G:15.4 → 73.3 per game · +376% from career median 59.1
85 2018 → 2019 · Rec Yds/G:28.1 → 75.1 per game · +167% from career median 51.5
86 1995 → 1996 · Rec Yds/G:10.9 → 43.7 per game · +301% from career median 36.0
87 2007 → 2008 · Rec Yds/G:21.6 → 58.0 per game · +169% from career median 40.0
88 2010 → 2011 · Rec Yds/G:26.5 → 61.3 per game · +131% from career median 33.6
89 1984 → 1985 · Rush Yds/G:27.1 → 62.9 per game · +132% from career median 39.5
90 2005 → 2006 · Rec Yds/G:25.1 → 60.1 per game · +139% from career median 38.7
91 2005 → 2006 · Rush Yds/G:43.4 → 105.9 per game · +144% from career median 69.8
92 1989 → 1990 · Rec Yds/G:2.8 → 25.3 per game · +804% from career median 25.3
93 1985 → 1986 · Rec Yds/G:0.8 → 42.4 per game · +5200% from career median 46.8
94 2020 → 2021 · Rec Yds/G:4.1 → 31.7 per game · +673% from career median 27.5
95 1980 → 1981 · Rush Yds/G:1.0 → 40.7 per game · +3970% from career median 39.4
96 1995 → 1996 · Rush Yds/G:10.1 → 65.9 per game · +552% from career median 63.3
97 2017 → 2018 · Rush Yds/G:12.0 → 74.8 per game · +523% from career median 57.8
98 1988 → 1989 · Rec Yds/G:27.1 → 71.8 per game · +165% from career median 47.6
99 1995 → 1996 · Rec Yds/G:13.1 → 31.8 per game · +143% from career median 21.3
100 1993 → 1994 · Rush Yds/G:13.4 → 40.6 per game · +203% from career median 30.9
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Rankings as of 2026-09-03 , as declared by the corpus that produced them.