all-time scrimmage yard leaders for running baxks

Jerry Rice had 645 rushing yards in his career.

NAMERUSH YDSYDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
645
23,540
303
87
7.4
2.1
10
22,895
1,549
709
14.8
75.6
197
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355
21,579
226
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,726
21,264
190
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
4Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
19,985
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,279
19,154
176
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
18,456
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
18,190
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243
17,654
222
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
9Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
68
17,560
263
20
3.4
0.3
0
17,492
1,432
2,335
12.2
66.5
121
10Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
17,430
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
11Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918
17,392
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
12Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074
16,532
182
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739
16,293
173
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
14Terrell Owens
T. Owens
251
16,185
219
39
6.4
1.1
3
15,934
1,078
1,604
14.8
72.8
153
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
15,632
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
16Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
15,610
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
17Randy Moss
R. Moss
159
15,451
218
25
6.4
0.7
0
15,292
982
1,616
15.6
70.1
156
18Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
15,396
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
19Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
139
15,347
223
25
5.6
0.6
0
15,208
1,024
1,210
14.9
68.2
91
20Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
10,967
15,306
181
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
21Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
14
15,141
270
2
7.0
0.1
0
15,127
1,325
1,862
11.4
56.0
111
22Tim Brown
T. Brown
190
15,124
255
50
3.8
0.7
1
14,934
1,094
670
13.7
58.6
100
23Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
15,121
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
24Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
387
15,118
219
57
6.8
1.8
2
14,731
1,031
1,745
14.3
67.3
81
25Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662
15,111
192
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
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