best running backs ever drafted in the 7th round

Jamal Anderson has rushed for the most career yards by a 7th round pick and by a running back, with 5,336 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
5,336
88
1,329
4.0
60.6
34
1,645
156
64
10.5
18.7
7
2Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
3Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
5,135
118
1,291
4.0
43.5
52
1,488
139
10.7
12.6
12
4Ahmad Bradshaw
A. Bradshaw
4,928
103
1,083
4.6
47.8
36
1,493
187
243
8.0
14.5
12
5Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
6Dick Hoak
D. Hoak
3,965
135
1,132
3.5
29.4
25
1,452
146
9.9
10.8
8
7Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
3,890
122
820
4.7
31.9
19
1,351
210
290
6.4
11.1
1
8Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
3,826
103
836
4.6
37.1
25
2,514
267
9.4
24.4
10
9Rashad Jennings
R. Jennings
3,772
93
930
4.1
40.6
23
1,469
191
248
7.7
15.8
2
10Rickey Young
R. Young
3,666
131
1,011
3.6
28.0
23
3,285
408
8.1
25.1
16
11Chris Carson
C. Carson
3,502
49
769
4.6
71.5
24
804
107
131
7.5
16.4
7
12Peyton Hillis
P. Hillis
2,832
81
696
4.1
35.0
23
1,050
134
187
7.8
13.0
3
13Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
2,782
38
515
5.4
73.2
16
352
40
8.8
9.3
2
14Derrick Ward
D. Ward
2,628
93
551
4.8
28.3
12
787
96
136
8.2
8.5
3
15Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
2,537
51
576
4.4
49.7
14
554
88
105
6.3
10.9
3
16Craig James
C. James
2,469
52
585
4.2
47.5
11
819
81
10.1
15.8
2
17Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,297
50
423
5.4
45.9
16
1,462
128
11.4
29.2
16
18Kevin Long
K. Long
2,190
73
574
3.8
30.0
25
539
74
7.3
7.4
3
19Junior Coffey
J. Coffey
2,037
59
535
3.8
34.5
10
487
64
7.6
8.3
5
20Oscar Reed
O. Reed
2,008
86
504
4.0
23.3
8
677
94
7.2
7.9
3
21Dan Doornink
D. Doornink
1,836
104
523
3.5
17.7
15
2,006
209
9.6
19.3
11
22Darick Holmes
D. Holmes
1,769
60
478
3.7
29.5
11
610
73
0
8.4
10.2
1
23Jessie Clark
J. Clark
1,736
88
415
4.2
19.7
9
943
102
9.2
10.7
6
24Art Whittington
A. Whittington
1,592
58
448
3.6
27.4
13
764
84
9.1
13.2
2
25Jason Snelling
J. Snelling
1,420
96
363
3.9
14.8
8
1,249
168
202
7.4
13.0
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