most combined yds all-time including postseason rb

Emmitt Smith has accounted for the most career yards by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 23,528 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

NAMETOTALYDSGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
23,528
243
1
1
100.0
21
21.0
0.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
22,424
199
12
36
33.3
350
9.7
1.8
9
6
70.4
25.0
16.7
1
0
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
20,820
250
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
20,275
188
0
2
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
19,813
238
12
27
44.4
282
10.4
1.2
6
1
106.8
22.2
3.7
6
32
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
19,243
180
8
12
66.7
143
11.9
0.8
7
0
146.9
58.3
0.0
2
3
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
18,698
159
1
4
25.0
11
2.8
0.1
0
1
0.0
0.0
25.0
0
0
8Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
18,646
203
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
1
2
9Curtis Martin
C. Martin
18,566
178
2
2
100.0
36
18.0
0.2
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
1
4
10Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
18,120
190
2
8
25.0
41
5.1
0.2
1
1
48.4
12.5
12.5
0
0
11Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
17,858
189
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
12Edgerrin James
E. James
16,746
161
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Franco Harris
F. Harris
16,467
192
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
14Tiki Barber
T. Barber
16,303
161
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
16,227
153
2
3
66.7
16
5.3
0.1
1
1
79.9
33.3
33.3
1
6
16Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
16,107
191
1
1
100.0
2
2.0
0.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
1
3
17Ricky Watters
R. Watters
16,009
155
1
2
50.0
1
0.5
0.0
1
0
95.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
18Derrick Henry
D. Henry
15,949
162
8
11
72.7
40
3.6
0.2
5
0
117.4
45.5
0.0
0
0
19Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
15,905
205
3
7
42.9
63
9.0
0.3
3
1
75.3
42.9
14.3
0
0
20LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
15,326
177
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
21Jim Brown
J. Brown
15,268
122
4
12
33.3
117
9.8
1.0
3
0
110.1
25.0
0.0
22Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
15,220
164
1
1
100.0
2
2.0
0.0
1
0
118.8
100.0
0.0
0
0
23Matt Forte
M. Forte
14,762
148
0
2
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
50.0
0
0
24Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
14,762
161
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
25Roger Craig
R. Craig
14,547
183
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
5
StatMuse has season-level data for total yards going back to the 1932 season.

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27.7

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.441
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12
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13
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5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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11
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14
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11
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
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4
13
0
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11
6
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9
7
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8
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9
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8
9
0
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8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
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.706
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12
5
0
.706
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14
0
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