most rushing yards by a running back in the nfc east

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by an NFC East running back, with 17,162 yards.

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
17,162
201
4,052
4.2
85.4
153
3,012
486
91
6.2
15.0
11
2 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,036
157
2,755
4.4
76.7
72
3,432
382
9.0
21.9
13
3 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
4 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
10,273
182
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
5 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
8,488
118
1,955
4.3
71.9
71
2,405
317
418
7.6
20.4
12
6 John Riggins
J. Riggins
7,472
114
1,988
3.8
65.5
79
928
121
7.7
8.1
6
7 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
7,216
90
1,546
4.7
80.2
48
2,378
321
439
7.4
26.4
14
8 Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
9 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6,824
84
1,667
4.1
81.2
46
1,340
176
239
7.6
16.0
3
10 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
6,792
90
1,461
4.6
75.5
44
2,282
300
382
7.6
25.4
10
11 Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
6,538
100
1,465
4.5
65.4
45
2,447
266
9.2
24.5
12
12 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
5,995
107
1,308
4.6
56.0
37
3,790
426
580
8.9
35.4
29
13 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
5,961
145
1,403
4.2
41.1
41
4,178
426
9.8
28.8
16
14 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
5,790
99
1,383
4.2
58.5
45
1,168
146
147
8.0
11.8
3
15 Alfred Morris
A. Morris
5,741
101
1,317
4.4
56.8
33
440
60
86
7.3
4.4
1
16 Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,296
94
1,318
4.0
56.3
48
884
98
9.0
9.4
2
17 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
5,228
68
1,127
4.6
76.9
34
1,522
215
262
7.1
22.4
2
18 Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
5,087
107
1,136
4.5
47.5
60
743
82
138
9.1
6.9
4
19 Larry Brown
L. Brown
4,987
88
1,328
3.8
56.7
31
2,183
204
10.7
24.8
20
20 Duce Staley
D. Staley
4,807
98
1,200
4.0
49.1
22
2,498
275
306
9.1
25.5
10
21 Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
4,784
168
1,160
4.1
28.5
31
956
120
8.0
5.7
5
22 Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,649
116
986
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
23 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
4,625
88
1,110
4.2
52.6
32
1,381
144
9.6
15.7
7
24 Marion Barber
M. Barber
4,358
88
1,042
4.2
49.5
47
1,280
174
223
7.4
14.5
6
25 Ahmad Bradshaw
A. Bradshaw
4,232
84
921
4.6
50.4
32
1,087
132
174
8.2
12.9
3
StatMuse has season-level data for 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