Emmitt Smith has the highest career 20 + rushing yards, with 18,375.

most 20 plus yard runs by a player in nfl history
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NAME 20+YDS RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 18375 18,355 226 4,409 4.2 81.2 164 3,224 515 130 6.3 14.3 11
Walter Payton Walter Payton 16746 16,726 190 3,838 4.4 88.0 110 4,538 492 9.2 23.9 15
Frank Gore Frank Gore 16020 16,000 241 3,735 4.3 66.4 81 3,985 484 696 8.2 16.5 18
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 15289 15,269 153 3,062 5.0 99.8 99 2,921 352 8.3 19.1 10
Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 14938 14,918 184 3,230 4.6 81.1 120 2,474 305 423 8.1 13.4 6
Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 14121 14,101 168 3,518 4.0 83.9 90 3,329 484 409 6.9 19.8 10
LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 13704 13,684 170 3,174 4.3 80.5 145 4,772 624 868 7.6 28.1 17
Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis 13682 13,662 192 3,479 3.9 71.2 91 1,449 200 100 7.2 7.5 3
Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson 13279 13,259 146 2,996 4.4 90.8 90 2,137 281 7.6 14.6 6
Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 12759 12,739 173 2,936 4.3 73.6 77 3,554 398 8.9 20.5 13
Jim Brown Jim Brown 12332 12,312 118 2,359 5.2 104.3 106 2,499 262 9.5 21.2 20
Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk 12299 12,279 176 2,836 4.3 69.8 100 6,875 767 606 9.0 39.1 36
Edgerrin James Edgerrin James 12266 12,246 148 3,028 4.0 82.7 80 3,364 433 584 7.8 22.7 11
Marcus Allen Marcus Allen 12263 12,243 222 3,022 4.1 55.1 123 5,411 587 9.2 24.4 21
Franco Harris Franco Harris 12140 12,120 173 2,949 4.1 70.1 91 2,287 307 7.4 13.2 9
Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas 12094 12,074 182 2,877 4.2 66.3 65 4,458 472 29 9.4 24.5 23
Fred Taylor Fred Taylor 11715 11,695 153 2,534 4.6 76.4 66 2,384 290 348 8.2 15.6 8
Steven Jackson Steven Jackson 11458 11,438 160 2,764 4.1 71.5 69 3,683 461 627 8.0 23.0 9
John Riggins John Riggins 11372 11,352 175 2,916 3.9 64.9 104 2,090 250 8.4 11.9 12
Corey Dillon Corey Dillon 11261 11,241 150 2,618 4.3 74.9 82 1,913 244 278 7.8 12.8 7
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson 11256 11,236 135 2,404 4.7 83.2 61 2,142 203 10.6 15.9 14
LeSean McCoy LeSean McCoy 11122 11,102 170 2,457 4.5 65.3 73 3,898 518 665 7.5 22.9 16
Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn 10987 10,967 181 2,669 4.1 60.6 49 4,339 510 594 8.5 24.0 15
Ricky Watters Ricky Watters 10663 10,643 144 2,622 4.1 73.9 78 4,248 467 176 9.1 29.5 13
Jamal Lewis Jamal Lewis 10627 10,607 131 2,542 4.2 81.0 58 1,879 221 298 8.5 14.3 4
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