Most Dominant Run Every Year! (1981-2021) 

Barry Sanders had inhuman agility. The man could start, and stop at damn near full speed. He was quicker laterally than most running backs were when they were running north to south.

That Marion Barber run was legendary.. best 2 yard run ever

Those were some great plays. RIP Marion Barber ✝️🏈

Old school runs are so badass

Bo Jackson looks like he’s gliding along while everyone is stuck still. He has a different gear that I don’t think we’ll ever see again.

Three of them are Bo Jackson and two are Marcus Allen. The Raiders backfield with Bo and Marcus is hands down the best backfield in NFL history. Bo was a cheat code.

Bo Jackson's speed was unreal!!!

Watching Barry Sanders run was a treat. Growing up in Austin, I saw a lot of Emmitt Smith and he was great in his own right. But Barry kept you glued to the set because you never knew what he was going to do. Even his 2 yard loss runs kept you on the edge of your seat.

For those who don’t know. Look up javonte Williams run against the ravens last season. That was by far and by definition the most dominant run in 2021

That radio call for Steve Young's run is an all-time great one damn.

As a Ravens fan I’m extremely happy to see Jamal Lewis get some love. He was a dominate power back in his time with very underrated speed and vision.

It's absolutely criminal that Emmitt Smith doesn't have a highlight in this collection...

Barry Sanders is unquestionably a top 3 running back all time. And he only played 9 Years.

As great as that game winning TD against Minnesota was, I'd argue that Vick's best run in 2002-03 was in the playoffs when he threw a GB defender down with one hand and completely reversed field from like 10 yards back to a first down. He was one lucky hand trip away from running it all the way.

Bo would have been the best ever. It was a pleasure watching him play.

The fact that Bo Jackson had a 3peat without training camp speaks volumes about his dominance.

Lamar Jackson's Run vs the Bengals in 2019 was crazy. His run vs the Texans takes the cake for me though.

Bo Jackson was way ahead of any running back from his era. The injury to his hip cut his career short

My favorite is Steve Young's run in 88. Cause he stumbles into the end zone without being touched. I could do that! Not the run, but I could trip myself into the end zone. 👏🏽

While I was too young to remember the Elway run, that wasnt a dominant run. That was just iconic. There has to be better runs that year, especially with Davis alone pounding the rock on his own team

Where’s Emmitt Smith? Most under-appreciated player ever.

Some if the most memorable runs I've ever seen in my life. Thanks Throwback

I saw Barry Sanders at OSU when he won the Heisman- best running back I’ve ever seen

So happy to see John Elway’s run included. I remember it and it elevated the entire Broncos team from just wanting to win to knowing the inevitability of winning

In case you thought Tecmo Bowl was just a video game, Bo shows that he was not being exaggerated.

The fact that Bo only played 4 seasons and is on this list 3 times goes to show how amazing he was.

Bro, Bo Jackson was quick!

Jeez Marcus Allen, Walter Payton and Bo Jackson’s speed where truly unearthly.

I don’t care if it was a super bowl, James White did not have the best run of 2016

On Garrison Hearst's run T.O blocked like 6 or 7 defenders down the field to make it all possible.

Barry’s Playoff run I’ve watched at least 1000 times and I could watch it 10000 more!

Those were some amazing runs. Hard to pick a favorite. Bo’s sheer speed was crazy. Walter Payton showed why they called him Sweetness. Beast Mode threw Tracey Porter out of the damn stadium. Derrick Henry was amazing. Steve Young’s run was something.

These bring back some memories. Thanks for the highlight reel!

Marshawn Lynch is such a beast when nobody wraps him up

Some guys are just built different, such as Marcus Allen, Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Ladainian Tomlinson, and Adrian Peterson. Absolute beasts as runners. Derrick Henry isn't on that level yet but if he keeps going, he could be. (Forgot to mention, Steve Young's 2 runs were legendary.)

The best part of this video, in my opinion, was hearing the plays called by John Madden and Pat Summerall. I miss those guys.

11:16 I forgot about Derrick Henry’s 99 yd td, 2018 I thought I was gonna see Nick Chubb’s 92 yd TD that year

& this is why Techmo Bowl was the way it was... Bo was unstoppable

This makes me realize how dominant Bo Jackson was . I’m a 90s kid

Emmitt Smith's run against the Giants in the 95' playoffs is snubbed, ran for however many yards with a broken shoulder

Barry Sanders was the most amazing runner I've ever seen

Bo Jackson might have been the greatest athlete who ever lived.

Yes! I’ve been waiting for one of these types of videos!

Wow great highlight video. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

Beast Quake is the all-timer for me. He caused broken / missed tackles for 9 of the 11 players who lined up for the Saints at the start of the play. 56 and 96 for New Orleans are the only players that don't think they have him in their sights.

2007, I was totally expecting a run from Adrian Peterson. Definitely not that run by Marion Barber that ended up going for 2 yards.

I didn’t see Cam Newton on here any where and I know he’s had a lot of dominate runs through out his career that was better than a lot of running backs

5:36 is a blantant face mask crazy to see how much this era of football has changed

Lorenzo Neal in “93 for the Saints, then later in the list he’s busting holes open for LT for the Chargers

I swear, everytime I see that run from Lamar Jackson vs the Bengals in that 2019 matchup, it always looks like he takes off like a turkey from the way he sort of squats when he starts running.

Man, watching this again, so amazing. I'm a 60's and 70's fan, remember this.

The fact that Le'Veon Bell doesnt have any in here and he has a few highlights between 2014-2017 better than most of these runs, is pretty crazy!

3+ years separated us from seeing HOFers Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Franco Harris, etc...but that's OK, we share the collective memory of those Epic runs.

Most dominant run last season was Javonte Williams’ run vs the Ravens

Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, Larry Csonka, Bo and Riggins are my favorite backs to watch all time.

M. Barber with the greatest two yard run 🏃‍♀️ 🙌🏼

Can you Do a deep dive on Lorenzo O Neal? Top 5 fullback all time and I never knew he was on the saints, would be interesting to see his career retrospective

The Beastquake run is still my favorite, Garrison Hearst is a close 2nd

Bo was so freaking fast, the defense always looked like peewee players😂😂💪🏼

Marcus allen is one of the must or maybe even the most underrated runningback in the NFL history

It's amazing to me that Barry didn't get every single year in the 90s. He was the embodiment of a highlight reel. Loved to see the love for the great, great RBs of the Raiders in the 80s. I believe it was 2 from Marcus Allen, including the iconic Super Bowl run against Washington, and 3 from Bo including the also iconic MNF run into the tunnel. Mostly this was an awesome video but as other have stated, a few of these runs didn't belong like the John Elway play (although impressive), and the NE run in the Super Bowl -- James White I think? The Jonathan Taylor one was nice but I'm pretty sure there were more dominant runs last year than that.

I love how Steve young as a qb had the most dominant run that year and he almost fell 😂

According to this Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, Bo Jackson, and Marshawn “BeastMode” Lynch are the goats. Great runs. Marshawn’s run in Seattle was the greatest.

Jamal Lewis 2 years in a row post ACL. One of the most underrated backs ever, he should be in the HOF

Don't know who noticed but Lorenzo Neal had his own run in '93 (lined up as lead full backin a 3 point stance in an I formation) and was also the lead fullback for both LT's runs and Le'Ron McClain's run. In sight lead full backs were awesome and Lorenzo Neal=awesome runs

"Crowd silent now..." Seconds later they are loud enough to literally shake the Earth.

Thank you ref, the run at 1:00 couldn’t have been possible without your elite blocking skills

Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Micheal Vick leap off the screen with there speed! AMAZING!

Greatest Dominated Running Back In NFL History Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys From The Early 90s ☺😎🏈 Thanks For Uploading

1988 could've been Steve Young or Roger Craig's insane run vs the Rams at Anaheim Stadium.

Those Bo Jackson runs are jaw droppers

Lynch takes the cake with the best two runs.. but I say Faulk #3, Henry #4, and Barber breaking 5 tackles in the endzone has gotta be #5.

Elway seems a bit overrated in this circumstance I get Superbowl bump But eh Update The james white one is much worse That game was basically over and that was a fine run

I’d have put that Alvin Kamara run against the packers where he looked like he gave no effort that was crazy

Watching sweetness run is like poetry in motion. It’s so smooth. Like he’s floating lol

Great vid, missing some CJ2K though

No Mike Alstott?

There’s something about Bo Jackson. How is a human being running like that with a helmet and pads?

My favorite was Steve Young 🔥🔥🔥

3:18 How have I never seen this run before? That's incredible.

Honestly I thought there’d be more runs from super bowl games

"Marcus Allen, running with a knight".

Awesome video. I never get tired of watching Barry Sanders break ankles.

Marshawn Lynch probably had the greatest run I’ve seen in a football game, it was so complete

Barry Sanders is the greatest ever. Plug him into any era and he’d be the best

0:26 WOW he really just said Redskins 😱

Jonathan Taylor is a monster. That run in the patriots game blew the roof off that place. I’ve never seen such an explosion of excitement. #GoColts!

7:43 that was easily one of my favorites. The acceleration, speed, and agility are off the charts

where is 2018 Baker running from cops

The fact that they didn't show any of Chubb's runs (who had more than one that was BETTER than Tailor) like against, the Chargers, or even the Bengals for 2021 is such a disgrace. Dude had the best runs among rbs last years and it wasn't even close. He's ALAWAYS second in rushing too when splitting carries. He deserves respect. 💪

Great video

great video

That Elway run in 97 was the "best" that year? I dunno man...I call b.s.

Got some good runs on here, but one question? NO RUNS BY MIKE ALSTOTT? THE A-TRAIN????

Jamal Lewis was something else

The Chiefs had Joe Delaney, Christian Okoye, Marcus Allen, Priest Holmes, Larry Johnson, Jamaal Charles and Kareem Hunt in this stretch and didn't get one of them on the list.

It should of been Marshawns in Superbowl 48

1997. Really?? John Elway's 10 yd run for a 1st down was "the most dominant run" of '97?! I find that hard to believe.

Barry Sanders was a delight to see run ! Best ever RB !!

While some of these may not be the best runs of the year… still a good list, and more work than I’m willing to put in to compile a ‘best of’ vid. So thanks!