most rushing and rec yards in a career including playoffs by a player

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 19,941 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS REC YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
19,941
3,566
243
4,758
4.2
82.1
183
561
132
6.4
14.7
13
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
17,358
4,716
199
4,018
4.3
87.2
112
514
9.2
23.7
15
3 Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,668
4,152
250
3,883
4.3
66.7
86
502
719
8.3
16.6
18
4 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,655
3,032
159
3,153
5.0
98.5
100
373
8.1
19.1
10
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15,330
2,528
189
3,346
4.6
81.1
125
311
433
8.1
13.4
6
6 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,896
3,634
178
3,700
4.0
83.7
98
521
431
7.0
20.4
10
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
14,336
1,506
205
3,678
3.9
69.9
100
208
104
7.2
7.3
3
8 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
14,152
4,948
180
3,305
4.3
78.6
151
649
904
7.6
27.5
18
9 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
14,122
3,957
190
3,238
4.4
74.3
86
444
8.9
20.8
14
10 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,983
2,228
153
3,144
4.4
91.4
93
300
7.4
14.6
7
11 Franco Harris
F. Harris
13,676
2,791
192
3,349
4.1
71.2
107
358
7.8
14.5
10
12 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
13,590
5,941
238
3,289
4.1
57.1
134
640
9.3
25.0
23
13 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13,516
5,130
203
3,216
4.2
66.6
81
548
29
9.4
25.3
28
14 Edgerrin James
E. James
13,098
3,648
161
3,246
4.0
81.4
86
468
637
7.8
22.7
11
15 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,881
7,394
188
3,001
4.3
68.5
106
819
663
9.0
39.3
38
16 Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,553
2,598
122
2,425
5.2
102.9
107
270
9.6
21.3
20
17 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12,425
1,739
145
2,553
4.9
85.7
113
187
240
9.3
12.0
5
18 John Riggins
J. Riggins
12,348
2,135
184
3,167
3.9
67.1
116
256
8.3
11.6
12
19 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
12,308
2,454
161
2,663
4.6
76.4
69
297
357
8.3
15.2
9
20 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,749
1,987
158
2,738
4.3
74.4
86
256
292
7.8
12.6
7
21 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,530
3,688
164
2,793
4.1
70.3
70
465
633
7.9
22.5
9
22 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
11,496
4,609
191
2,805
4.1
60.2
52
548
641
8.4
24.1
15
23 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
11,383
2,366
162
2,664
4.3
70.3
97
301
413
7.9
14.6
9
24 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,324
4,002
177
2,514
4.5
64.0
74
533
687
7.5
22.6
16
25 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
11,309
4,699
155
2,797
4.0
73.0
86
508
179
9.3
30.3
17
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards and rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM