most career rushing yards before 2006

Before 2006, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing yards, with 18,355 yards.

Interpreted as:
most career rushing yards by a player before 2006
NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355
226
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,726
190
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
5 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662
192
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
6 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
7 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739
173
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
8 Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
9 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,279
176
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243
222
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
11 Franco Harris
F. Harris
12,120
173
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
12 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074
182
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
13 John Riggins
J. Riggins
11,352
175
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
14 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
11,236
135
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
15 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,643
144
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
16 Eddie George
E. George
10,441
141
2,865
3.6
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
17 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
10,429
134
2,419
4.3
77.8
69
1,766
229
262
7.7
13.2
7
18 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
10,273
182
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
19 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
9,407
115
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
20 Edgerrin James
E. James
9,226
96
2,188
4.2
96.1
64
2,839
356
464
8.0
29.6
11
21 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,787
138
1,890
4.6
63.7
50
4,718
528
626
8.9
34.2
12
22 Terry Allen
T. Allen
8,614
130
2,152
4.0
66.3
73
1,601
204
40
7.8
12.3
6
23 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
8,597
129
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
24 Joe Perry
J. Perry
8,378
156
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
25 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
8,367
97
1,831
4.6
86.3
51
1,963
238
278
8.2
20.2
7
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NFC East W L T PCT
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11
2
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.846
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5
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.615
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12
1
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2
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6
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7
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.462
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8
5
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.615
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8
6
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.571
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10
3
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.769
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6
7
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.462
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10
3
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.769
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8
5
0
.615
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8
5
0
.615
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6
7
0
.462
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Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
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.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

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