most points nfl rb history

Emmitt Smith has the most career points by a running back, with 1,052 points.

NAMEPTSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,052
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
972
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3Marcus Allen
M. Allen
872
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
4Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
830
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
5Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
760
104
3,711
893
4.2
35.7
50
1,480
130
11.4
14.2
12
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
758
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
756
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
750
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
9Derrick Henry
D. Henry
724
147
12,294
2,542
4.8
83.6
115
1,749
187
241
9.4
11.9
5
10John Riggins
J. Riggins
696
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
11Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
672
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
654
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
13Curtis Martin
C. Martin
606
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
14Frank Gore
F. Gore
602
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
15Franco Harris
F. Harris
600
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
16Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
576
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
17Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
570
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
18Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
568
149
10,413
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
19Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
566
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
72.3
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
20Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
560
107
7,183
1,564
4.6
67.1
59
5,251
605
752
8.7
49.1
34
21Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
558
129
8,597
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
22Edgerrin James
E. James
556
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
23Ricky Watters
R. Watters
548
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
24Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
546
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
25LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
540
170
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
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28.5

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
Commanders Commanders
3
8
0
.273
Giants Giants
2
10
0
.167
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Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
MIN MIN
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DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

8 - 3

21

Final

24

DAL Cowboys

5 - 5 - 1

Sun 23 Nov 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
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.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
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.818
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7
4
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.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
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.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
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NE NE
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Thu
11/27
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@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
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BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
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3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
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TEN TEN
1:00 PM