most all purpose yards by running backs career including post season

Brian Mitchell has gained the most career all-purpose yards by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 24,921 yards.

NAMEYDSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
24,921
239
2,199
426
5.2
9.2
13
2,481
274
85
9.1
10.4
4
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
23,492
243
19,941
4,758
4.2
82.1
183
3,566
561
132
6.4
14.7
13
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
22,670
199
17,358
4,018
4.3
87.2
112
4,716
514
9.2
23.7
15
4Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
21,411
195
3,850
808
4.8
19.7
27
5,317
602
819
8.8
27.3
35
5Frank Gore
F. Gore
20,827
250
16,668
3,883
4.3
66.7
86
4,152
502
719
8.3
16.6
18
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
20,312
188
12,881
3,001
4.3
68.5
106
7,394
819
663
9.0
39.3
38
7Marcus Allen
M. Allen
19,525
238
13,590
3,289
4.1
57.1
134
5,941
640
9.3
25.0
23
8LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
19,100
180
14,152
3,305
4.3
78.6
151
4,948
649
904
7.6
27.5
18
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
18,805
159
15,655
3,153
5.0
98.5
100
3,032
373
8.1
19.1
10
10Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
18,656
203
13,516
3,216
4.2
66.6
81
5,130
548
29
9.4
25.3
28
11Curtis Martin
C. Martin
18,521
178
14,896
3,700
4.0
83.7
98
3,634
521
431
7.0
20.4
10
12Herschel Walker
H. Walker
18,507
192
8,357
1,982
4.2
43.5
61
4,919
522
9.4
25.6
21
13Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
18,294
189
15,330
3,346
4.6
81.1
125
2,528
311
433
8.1
13.4
6
14Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
18,112
190
14,122
3,238
4.4
74.3
86
3,957
444
8.9
20.8
14
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
18,077
161
10,924
2,337
4.7
67.9
56
5,379
612
740
8.8
33.4
12
16Edgerrin James
E. James
16,746
161
13,098
3,246
4.0
81.4
86
3,648
468
637
7.8
22.7
11
17Franco Harris
F. Harris
16,682
192
13,676
3,349
4.1
71.2
107
2,791
358
7.8
14.5
10
18Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
16,592
191
11,496
2,805
4.1
60.2
52
4,609
548
641
8.4
24.1
15
19Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
16,226
153
13,983
3,144
4.4
91.4
93
2,228
300
7.4
14.6
7
20Ricky Watters
R. Watters
16,008
155
11,309
2,797
4.0
73.0
86
4,699
508
179
9.3
30.3
17
21Jim Brown
J. Brown
15,966
122
12,553
2,425
5.2
102.9
107
2,598
270
9.6
21.3
20
22Derrick Henry
D. Henry
15,899
162
14,020
2,860
4.9
86.5
129
1,889
202
261
9.4
11.7
5
23Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
15,844
205
14,336
3,678
3.9
69.9
100
1,506
208
104
7.2
7.3
3
24James Brooks
J. Brooks
15,620
171
8,178
1,743
4.7
47.8
50
3,770
398
9.5
22.0
33
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
15,327
177
11,324
2,514
4.5
64.0
74
4,002
533
687
7.5
22.6
16

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