Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by a player 24 or older, with 14,142 yards.

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards by a player after turning 24 years old

	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	14,142	178	3,430	4.1	79.4	123	2,403	383	130	6.3	13.5	9
2	Frank Gore F. Gore	13,697	211	3,296	4.2	64.9	70	3,369	408	588	8.3	16.0	17
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	12,805	149	2,992	4.3	85.9	76	3,907	417		9.4	26.2	13
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	11,817	154	2,629	4.5	76.7	98	2,081	265	356	7.9	13.5	5
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	11,784	122	2,376	5.0	96.6	112	1,528	165	213	9.3	12.5	4
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	11,732	159	2,728	4.3	73.8	65	3,281	369		8.9	20.6	12
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	11,462	136	2,834	4.0	84.3	62	2,735	408	409	6.7	20.1	6
8	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,451	130	2,606	4.4	88.1	72	1,733	230		7.5	13.3	4
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10,947	107	2,185	5.0	102.3	56	1,852	251		7.4	17.3	6
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	10,765	138	2,463	4.4	78.0	121	3,916	486	693	8.1	28.4	16
11	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	10,571	145	2,683	3.9	72.9	78	806	125	100	6.4	5.6	2
12	Marcus Allen M. Allen	10,532	197	2,596	4.1	53.5	103	4,420	481		9.2	22.4	16
13	Franco Harris F. Harris	10,367	147	2,573	4.0	70.5	78	2,038	276		7.4	13.9	8
14	O.J. Simpson	10,051	114	2,103	4.8	88.2	54	1,660	163		10.2	14.6	11
15	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,949	151	2,372	4.2	65.9	57	3,581	394	29	9.1	23.7	17
16	Thomas Jones T. Jones	9,838	150	2,454	4.0	65.6	61	1,664	255	340	6.5	11.1	3
17	Tiki Barber T. Barber	9,772	126	2,029	4.8	77.6	52	4,536	510	707	8.9	36.0	8
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	9,740	128	2,111	4.6	76.1	46	1,880	236	333	8.0	14.7	5
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	9,639	149	2,529	3.8	64.7	96	1,629	193		8.4	10.9	9
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,630	130	2,416	4.0	74.1	69	3,843	424	176	9.1	29.6	11
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	9,577	128	2,271	4.2	74.8	69	1,644	212	278	7.8	12.8	7
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	9,332	131	2,035	4.6	71.2	71	5,450	603	606	9.0	41.6	32
23	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9,140	107	2,123	4.3	85.4	98	1,479	210	305	7.0	13.8	12
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	8,963	149	2,200	4.1	60.2	43	3,533	427	594	8.3	23.7	12
25	Eddie George E. George	8,711	122	2,462	3.5	71.4	58	2,042	244	269	8.4	16.7	10

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

Final

Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176