most all purpose yards by running backs in history excluding return yards

Brian Mitchell has gained the most career all-purpose yards by a running back, with 23,330 yards.

NAMEYDSRET YDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
23,330
19,013
223
607
14,014
23.1
62.8
4
463
4,999
10.8
22.4
9
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
21,803
539
190
17
539
31.7
2.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21,564
0
226
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Frank Gore
F. Gore
19,992
0
241
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
19,696
11,313
183
332
8,352
25.2
45.6
2
311
2,961
9.5
16.2
7
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
19,190
18
176
2
18
9.0
0.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
18,456
0
170
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
18,308
118
153
5
118
23.6
0.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Herschel Walker
H. Walker
18,168
5,084
187
215
5,084
23.6
27.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
17,808
428
184
17
428
25.2
2.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
17,648
0
222
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Curtis Martin
C. Martin
17,421
0
168
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Tiki Barber
T. Barber
17,359
1,725
154
27
544
20.1
3.5
0
122
1,181
9.7
7.7
1
14Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
16,532
0
182
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
16,326
0
173
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
15,665
358
181
15
310
20.7
1.7
0
5
48
9.6
0.3
0
17Edgerrin James
E. James
15,610
0
148
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Jim Brown
J. Brown
15,459
648
118
29
648
22.3
5.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
15,411
0
146
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
15,191
79
160
4
79
19.8
0.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
15,113
0
192
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
15,001
0
170
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23James Brooks
J. Brooks
14,910
3,327
162
132
2,762
20.9
17.0
0
52
565
10.9
3.5
0
24Ricky Watters
R. Watters
14,891
0
144
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Derrick Henry
D. Henry
14,809
0
153
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0

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