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C.J. Spiller

RB (retired)

C.J. Spiller: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

8-year career, 3,451 rushing yards, 12 rush TDs. The 2010 #9 overall pick out of Clemson.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Carries	712
Rush Yards	3,451
Rush TDs	12
Y/Att	4.85
Receptions	198
Rec Yards	1,484

His 2012 BUF Pro Bowl season — 1,244 yards on 207 carries at 6.0 Y/Att — was one of the most explosive RB years of the decade.

Trend

Spiller production by year

Year	Tm	Yds	TDs
2010	BUF	283	0
2011	BUF	561	4
2012	BUF	1,244	6
2013	BUF	933	2
2014	BUF	300	0

Rushing yards by year

Season	Yards
2010	283
2011	561
2012	1244
2013	933
2014	300

BUF (5 yrs): 3,321 rush yds, 12 TDs. Post-BUF (3 yrs, 4 teams): 130 rush yds. The post-Buffalo years collapsed.

Split

Spiller BUF vs post-BUF

Era	Rush Yds	TDs
BUF 2010-14	3,321	12
NO 2015-16	112	0
SEA/NYJ/KC 2016-17	18	0

His 6.0 Y/Att in 2012 ranks among the top 5 single-season marks for any RB with 200+ carries this century.

Rare

His 2016 saw him on 3 different teams (NO, NYJ, SEA) — a stark fall from 2012 Pro Bowl status.

Anomaly

Spiller's 2016 odyssey

Team	Carries	Rush Yds
NO
NYJ	3	9
SEA	3	9

His 4.85 career Y/Att outclasses Jamaal Charles' best non-injury years and tops most #9-overall RB picks.

Comparison

Career Y/Att (RBs of era)

Player	Y/Att
C.J. Spiller	4.85
Jamaal Charles	5.38
Justin Forsett	4.71
Frank Gore	4.31

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