before 1998 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 10 seasons

Before 1998, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 10 seasons, with 13,778 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13,778	137	2,719	5.1	100.6	95	2,632	315	8.4	19.2	10
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	13,309	146	3,047	4.4	91.2	89	3,456	373	9.3	23.7	9
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,168	142	2,970	4.4	92.7	90	2,079	275	7.6	14.6	6
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	11,580	145	2,625	4.4	79.9	71	3,255	363	9.0	22.4	12
6	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,405	154	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427	9.6	26.5	20
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388	6.3	19.6	7
8	O.J. Simpson	10,776	122	2,284	4.7	88.3	58	2,096	196	10.7	17.2	14
9	Franco Harris F. Harris	10,339	140	2,462	4.2	73.9	84	1,757	241	7.3	12.6	7
10	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
11	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225	7.8	13.6	10
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8,294	127	1,949	4.3	65.3	55	2,614	319	8.2	20.6	5
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	8,244	129	2,023	4.1	63.9	77	3,981	418	9.5	30.9	17
14	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201	7.5	11.8	0
15	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,122	155	1,938	4.2	52.4	60	4,621	491	9.4	29.8	19
16	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,070	151	1,953	4.1	53.4	55	4,742	547	8.7	31.4	16
17	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	7,604	119	1,704	4.5	63.9	36	2,751	272	10.1	23.1	12
18	John Riggins J. Riggins	7,536	126	1,861	4.0	59.8	55	1,950	222	8.8	15.5	12
19	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,347	141	1,515	4.8	52.1	47	3,274	341	9.6	23.2	28
20	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7,274	136	1,727	4.2	53.5	74	2,281	190	12.0	16.8	13
21	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	7,244	130	1,671	4.3	55.7	52	745	90	8.3	5.7	3
22	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
23	Joe Perry J. Perry	7,151	112	1,415	5.1	63.8	49	1,271	178	7.1	11.3	7
24	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	6,930	137	1,705	4.1	50.6	49	1,804	262	6.9	13.2	5
25	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174	7.5	12.6	2

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Vikings	4	0	1.000
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Packers	2	2	.500
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Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
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Rec Yards Leaders

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29.8

29.5

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412.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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181.0

162.3

153.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

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Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000