most return yards in the first 10 years by a running back since 1980 minimum 6000 rushing yards

Herschel Walker had the most return yards by a running back when rushing for 6,000+ yards in his first 10 seasons, with 3,138 yards.

NAME RET YDS RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
3,138
8,122
155
1,938
4.2
52.4
60
4,621
491
9.4
29.8
19
2 James Brooks
J. Brooks
3,088
7,347
141
1,515
4.8
52.1
47
3,274
341
9.6
23.2
28
3 Chris Warren
C. Warren
2,714
7,400
148
1,717
4.3
50.0
50
1,632
241
46
6.8
11.0
4
4 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
2,187
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
5 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,725
10,449
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
6 Ahman Green
A. Green
1,438
8,751
132
1,941
4.5
66.3
56
2,833
364
476
7.8
21.5
14
7 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1,246
7,556
117
1,401
5.4
64.6
44
2,586
308
438
8.4
22.1
20
8 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
1,115
6,096
97
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
9 Michael Turner
M. Turner
1,111
7,338
134
1,639
4.5
54.8
66
528
70
108
7.5
3.9
1
10 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
985
6,335
121
1,385
4.6
52.4
41
3,940
442
604
8.9
32.6
30
11 DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
854
7,753
133
1,632
4.8
58.3
57
1,988
218
291
9.1
14.9
7
12 Charlie Garner
C. Garner
707
6,986
144
1,507
4.6
48.5
39
3,649
410
442
8.9
25.3
12
13 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
658
7,062
120
1,616
4.4
58.9
61
4,839
590
749
8.2
40.3
25
14 LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
597
6,306
132
1,495
4.2
47.8
56
454
64
89
7.1
3.4
2
15 Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
544
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
16 Robert Smith
R. Smith
464
6,818
98
1,411
4.8
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
17 Latavius Murray
L. Murray
429
6,552
151
1,560
4.2
43.4
59
1,620
239
301
6.8
10.7
2
18 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
428
11,747
123
2,418
4.9
95.5
97
1,945
241
333
8.1
15.8
5
19 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
417
6,663
147
1,662
4.0
45.3
48
3,611
389
9.3
24.6
12
20 Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
366
7,318
131
1,699
4.3
55.9
51
1,295
162
236
8.0
9.9
7
21 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
358
9,461
150
2,256
4.2
63.1
43
3,771
426
467
8.9
25.1
15
22 Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
330
8,188
129
1,989
4.1
63.5
69
1,516
201
7.5
11.8
0
23 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
271
9,217
148
2,280
4.0
62.3
62
1,858
289
383
6.4
12.6
3
24 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
220
6,669
100
1,438
4.6
66.7
52
4,853
563
701
8.6
48.5
32
25 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
186
11,241
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
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