Before 1989, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 12 seasons, with 16,193 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 16,193 | 178 | 3,692 | 4.4 | 91.0 | 106 | 4,321 | 459 | 9.4 | 24.3 | 14 | |
| 2 |  | T. Dorsett | 12,739 | 173 | 2,936 | 4.3 | 73.6 | 77 | 3,554 | 398 | 8.9 | 20.5 | 13 | |
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 12,312 | 118 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 4 | | F. Harris | 11,950 | 165 | 2,881 | 4.1 | 72.4 | 91 | 2,284 | 306 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 9 | |
| 5 |  | O.J. Simpson | 11,236 | 135 | 2,404 | 4.7 | 83.2 | 61 | 2,142 | 203 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | |
| 6 |  | E. Dickerson | 9,915 | 90 | 2,136 | 4.6 | 110.2 | 75 | 1,422 | 172 | 8.3 | 15.8 | 3 | |
| 7 | | J. Riggins | 9,436 | 149 | 2,413 | 3.9 | 63.3 | 82 | 2,029 | 237 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 12 | |
| 8 | | E. Campbell | 9,407 | 115 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 74 | 806 | 121 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Taylor | 8,597 | 129 | 1,941 | 4.4 | 66.6 | 83 | 1,756 | 225 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 10 | |
| 10 | | O. Anderson | 8,294 | 127 | 1,949 | 4.3 | 65.3 | 55 | 2,614 | 319 | 8.2 | 20.6 | 5 | |
| 11 | | L. Csonka | 8,081 | 146 | 1,891 | 4.3 | 55.3 | 64 | 820 | 106 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4 | |
| 12 | | J. Perry | 7,921 | 135 | 1,619 | 4.9 | 58.7 | 53 | 1,590 | 215 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 8 | |
| 13 | | M. Pruitt | 7,378 | 152 | 1,844 | 4.0 | 48.5 | 51 | 1,860 | 270 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 5 | |
| 14 | | L. Kelly | 7,274 | 136 | 1,727 | 4.2 | 53.5 | 74 | 2,281 | 190 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 13 | |
| 15 | | G. Rogers | 7,176 | 92 | 1,692 | 4.2 | 78.0 | 54 | 368 | 55 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | M. Allen | 6,982 | 97 | 1,712 | 4.1 | 72.0 | 61 | 3,470 | 368 | 9.4 | 35.8 | 16 | |
| 17 | | F. McNeil | 6,794 | 92 | 1,525 | 4.5 | 73.8 | 28 | 2,211 | 225 | 9.8 | 24.0 | 11 | |
| 18 | | W. Montgomery | 6,789 | 107 | 1,540 | 4.4 | 63.4 | 45 | 2,502 | 273 | 9.2 | 23.4 | 12 | |
| 19 | | C. Muncie | 6,702 | 110 | 1,561 | 4.3 | 60.9 | 71 | 2,323 | 263 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 3 | |
| 20 | | M. van Eeghen | 6,651 | 136 | 1,652 | 4.0 | 48.9 | 37 | 1,583 | 174 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 4 | |
| 21 | | G. Riggs | 6,631 | 91 | 1,587 | 4.2 | 72.9 | 48 | 1,384 | 186 | 7.4 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| 22 | | L. McCutcheon | 6,578 | 109 | 1,521 | 4.3 | 60.3 | 26 | 1,799 | 198 | 9.1 | 16.5 | 13 | |
| 23 | | J. Henry Johnson | 6,577 | 129 | 1,501 | 4.4 | 51.0 | 45 | 1,328 | 178 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 7 | |
| 24 | | L. Mitchell | 6,534 | 111 | 1,675 | 3.9 | 58.9 | 30 | 3,203 | 376 | 8.5 | 28.9 | 17 | |
| 25 | | W. Tyler | 6,378 | 108 | 1,344 | 4.7 | 59.1 | 50 | 1,816 | 202 | 9.0 | 16.8 | 16 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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