best running backs ever drafted in the 3rd round

Frank Gore has the most career rushing yards by a 3rd round pick and by a running back, with 16,000 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
3Ahman Green
A. Green
9,205
148
2,056
4.5
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
4Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
7,563
119
1,407
5.4
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
5Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
7,407
133
1,721
4.3
55.7
63
5,098
631
798
8.1
38.3
26
6DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
7,174
99
1,604
4.5
72.5
49
2,165
307
376
7.1
21.9
6
7Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
6,651
136
1,652
4.0
48.9
37
1,583
174
9.1
11.6
4
8Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
6,578
109
1,521
4.3
60.3
26
1,799
198
9.1
16.5
13
9Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
6,378
108
1,344
4.7
59.1
50
1,816
202
9.0
16.8
16
10Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
6,335
121
1,385
4.6
52.4
41
3,940
442
604
8.9
32.6
30
11David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
6,253
110
1,529
4.1
56.8
61
1,957
238
292
8.2
17.8
5
12James Conner
J. Conner
6,062
110
1,393
4.4
55.1
60
2,255
289
347
7.8
20.5
12
13William Andrews
W. Andrews
5,986
87
1,315
4.6
68.8
30
2,647
277
9.6
30.4
11
14Duce Staley
D. Staley
5,785
114
1,430
4.0
50.7
24
2,587
287
325
9.0
22.7
10
15Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
5,775
121
1,393
4.1
47.7
55
2,209
267
342
8.3
18.3
18
16Dexter Bussey
D. Bussey
5,105
150
1,203
4.2
34.0
18
1,616
193
8.4
10.8
5
17Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
5,037
116
1,160
4.3
43.4
30
1,497
224
286
6.7
12.9
5
18Lamar Smith
L. Smith
4,853
115
1,322
3.7
42.2
38
1,255
159
130
7.9
10.9
7
19Rob Carpenter
R. Carpenter
4,363
118
1,172
3.7
37.0
29
1,707
215
7.9
14.5
5
20Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
4,197
110
1,031
4.1
38.2
28
1,931
182
10.6
17.6
7
21Mercury Morris
M. Morris
4,133
99
804
5.1
41.7
31
543
54
10.1
5.5
1
22Shonn Greene
S. Greene
4,110
85
993
4.1
48.4
24
534
72
111
7.4
6.3
0
23David Johnson
D. Johnson
4,071
92
1,007
4.0
44.3
39
2,805
277
401
10.1
30.5
18
24Kevan Barlow
K. Barlow
3,984
84
1,022
3.9
47.4
30
1,164
144
190
8.1
13.9
3
25Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
3,866
104
869
4.4
37.2
33
1,655
218
299
7.6
15.9
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