highest epa per play running backs

Emmitt Smith has run the most career plays by a running back, with 4,410 plays.

NAMEPLYGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4,410
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
3,872
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
3,735
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
4Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3,521
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
5Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
3,485
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
3,230
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
3,188
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
3,066
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,055
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
10Edgerrin James
E. James
3,028
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
11Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,999
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
12Franco Harris
F. Harris
2,950
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2,944
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
14John Riggins
J. Riggins
2,918
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
2,879
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
16Eddie George
E. George
2,865
141
10,441
2,865
3.6
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,838
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
18Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2,765
160
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
19Thomas Jones
T. Jones
2,680
180
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
20Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,672
153
13,018
2,662
4.9
85.1
122
1,801
189
245
9.5
11.8
5
21Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
2,670
181
10,967
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
22Ricky Watters
R. Watters
2,624
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
23Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
2,620
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
24Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
2,563
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
25Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,542
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
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