cowboys rush leaders

Emmitt Smith has the most career carries for the Cowboys, with 4,052 carries.

NAMEATTGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4,052
201
17,162
4.2
85.4
153
3,012
486
91
6.2
15.0
11
2Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2,755
157
12,036
4.4
76.7
72
3,432
382
9.0
21.9
13
3Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,955
118
8,488
4.3
71.9
71
2,405
317
418
7.6
20.4
12
4Don Perkins
D. Perkins
1,500
107
6,217
4.1
58.1
42
1,310
146
9.0
12.2
3
5Calvin Hill
C. Hill
1,166
73
5,009
4.3
68.6
39
1,359
139
9.8
18.6
6
6Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
1,160
168
4,784
4.1
28.5
31
956
120
8.0
5.7
5
7Marion Barber
M. Barber
1,042
88
4,358
4.2
49.5
47
1,280
174
223
7.4
14.5
6
8DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
934
53
4,526
4.8
85.4
28
1,200
171
207
7.0
22.6
1
9Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
899
119
3,886
4.3
32.7
30
1,794
182
9.9
15.1
9
10Julius Jones
J. Jones
885
53
3,484
3.9
65.7
18
672
84
112
8.0
12.7
0
11Herschel Walker
H. Walker
818
81
3,491
4.3
43.1
27
2,556
232
11.0
31.6
8
12Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
762
79
3,621
4.8
45.8
23
1,319
176
228
7.5
16.7
5
13Ron Springs
R. Springs
604
88
2,180
3.6
24.8
28
2,028
222
9.1
23.0
10
14Felix Jones
F. Jones
569
64
2,728
4.8
42.6
11
1,062
127
156
8.4
16.6
3
15Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
535
100
1,990
3.7
19.9
25
1,693
129
13.1
16.9
17
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
473
139
2,115
4.5
15.2
31
11
1
2
11.0
0.1
1
17Troy Hambrick
T. Hambrick
473
51
1,896
4.0
37.2
8
260
42
60
6.2
5.1
0
18Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
427
54
2,065
4.8
38.2
14
1,011
97
10.4
18.7
4
19Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
410
131
2,264
5.5
17.3
20
-13
1
-13.0
-0.1
0
20Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
342
121
1,226
3.6
10.1
19
1,966
212
9.3
16.2
11
21Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
331
52
1,464
4.4
28.2
4
393
56
71
7.0
7.6
5
22Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
327
165
1,016
3.1
6.2
9
-19
2
0
-9.5
-0.1
0
23Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
326
25
1,596
4.9
63.8
16
226
23
9.8
9.0
2
24Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
325
79
1,207
3.7
15.3
5
2,274
189
12.0
28.8
11
25Doug Dennison
D. Dennison
306
52
1,112
3.6
21.4
19
110
14
7.9
2.1
0
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4,552

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1,201

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1,429

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PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

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125.6

9th

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278.5

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.441
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12
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.235
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.824
Bills Bills - w
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10
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11
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12
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13
4
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.765
12
5
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14
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14
3
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11
6
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.647
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11
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14
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.176
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11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
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12
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.294
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13
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.235
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11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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.529
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9
8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
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5
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14
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