falcons running backs most rushing yards 1946 to 2021

Between the 1946 and 2021 seasons, Gerald Riggs had the most rushing yards by a Falcons running back, with 6,631 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
6,631
91
1,587
4.2
72.9
48
1,384
186
7.4
15.2
0
2Michael Turner
M. Turner
6,081
75
1,411
4.3
81.1
60
457
59
92
7.7
6.1
1
3William Andrews
W. Andrews
5,986
87
1,315
4.6
68.8
30
2,647
277
9.6
30.4
11
4Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
5,981
90
1,413
4.2
66.5
30
1,635
204
279
8.0
18.2
6
5Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
5,336
88
1,329
4.0
60.6
34
1,645
156
64
10.5
18.7
7
6Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
3,972
77
951
4.2
51.6
32
2,015
257
323
7.8
26.2
11
7Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
3,482
52
882
3.9
67.0
17
823
82
10.0
15.8
3
8Haskel Stanback
H. Stanback
2,662
83
728
3.7
32.1
25
786
98
8.0
9.5
1
9Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
2,340
56
528
4.4
41.8
18
1,010
92
134
11.0
18.0
11
10Lynn Cain
L. Cain
2,263
82
604
3.7
27.6
19
1,037
122
8.5
12.6
6
11Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
2,250
53
609
3.7
42.5
7
718
71
10.1
13.5
5
12Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
2,183
47
491
4.4
46.4
16
853
85
10.0
18.1
3
13T.J. Duckett
T.J. Duckett
2,175
55
552
3.9
39.5
31
233
29
34
8.0
4.2
0
14Art Malone
A. Malone
2,118
64
532
4.0
33.1
18
1,348
140
9.6
21.1
6
15Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
1,995
57
375
5.3
35.0
7
912
96
133
9.5
16.0
3
16Erric Pegram
E. Pegram
1,981
61
517
3.8
32.5
5
425
52
8.2
7.0
0
17John Settle
J. Settle
1,801
46
439
4.1
39.2
10
1,039
118
8.8
22.6
3
18Junior Coffey
J. Coffey
1,612
34
428
3.8
47.4
9
442
53
8.3
13.0
4
19Bubba Bean
B. Bean
1,528
40
405
3.8
38.2
6
494
59
8.4
12.4
2
20Steve Broussard
S. Broussard
1,472
50
348
4.2
29.4
10
380
48
7.9
7.6
2
21Jason Snelling
J. Snelling
1,420
96
363
3.9
14.8
8
1,249
168
202
7.4
13.0
9
22Harmon Wages
H. Wages
1,321
60
332
4.0
22.0
5
765
85
9.0
12.8
5
23Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
1,250
27
347
3.6
46.3
12
339
53
76
6.4
12.6
1
24Jacquizz Rodgers
J. Rodgers
1,116
63
305
3.7
17.7
5
1,104
155
188
7.1
17.5
5
25Mike Rozier
M. Rozier
1,036
24
249
4.2
43.2
3
74
10
7.4
3.1
0
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