most rushing yards by an cowboys player from 1990 to 2025

From 1990 through 2025, Emmitt Smith rushed for the most yards for the Cowboys, with 17,162 yards.

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	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	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,488	118	1,955	4.3	71.9	71	2,405	317	418	7.6	20.4	12
3	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	4,526	53	934	4.8	85.4	28	1,200	171	207	7.0	22.6	1
4	Marion Barber M. Barber	4,358	88	1,042	4.2	49.5	47	1,280	174	223	7.4	14.5	6
5	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	3,621	79	762	4.8	45.8	23	1,319	176	228	7.5	16.7	5
6	Julius Jones J. Jones	3,484	53	885	3.9	65.7	18	672	84	112	8.0	12.7	0
7	Felix Jones F. Jones	2,728	64	569	4.8	42.6	11	1,062	127	156	8.4	16.6	3
8	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	2,115	139	473	4.5	15.2	31	11	1	2	11.0	0.1	1
9	Troy Hambrick T. Hambrick	1,896	51	473	4.0	37.2	8	260	42	60	6.2	5.1	0
10	Rico Dowdle R. Dowdle	1,464	52	331	4.4	28.2	4	393	56	71	7.0	7.6	5
11	Javonte Williams J. Williams	1,201	16	252	4.8	75.1	11	137	35	51	3.9	8.6	2
12	Darren McFadden D. McFadden	1,174	20	264	4.4	58.7	3	345	43	58	8.0	17.3	0
13	Sherman Williams S. Williams	1,162	60	302	3.8	19.4	4	332	40	0	8.3	5.5	0
14	Tashard Choice T. Choice	1,139	54	250	4.6	21.1	8	497	64	88	7.8	9.2	0
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	948	38	217	4.4	24.9	8	592	78	88	7.6	15.6	2
16	Joseph Randle J. Randle	822	35	181	4.5	23.5	9	170	22	25	7.7	4.9	0
17	Alfred Morris A. Morris	790	28	184	4.3	28.2	3	56	10	15	5.6	2.0	0
18	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	714	154	289	2.5	4.6	9	-6	1	0	-6.0	0.0	0
19	Tony Romo T. Romo	620	156	238	2.6	4.0	5	10	1	1	10.0	0.1	0
20	Richie Anderson R. Anderson	552	27	127	4.3	20.4	2	700	95	128	7.4	25.9	4
21	Daryl Johnston D. Johnston	541	135	165	3.3	4.0	8	2,094	278	2	7.5	15.5	11
22	Michael Wiley M. Wiley	503	42	80	6.3	12.0	1	315	43	74	7.3	7.5	2
23	Quincy Carter Q. Carter	498	31	140	3.6	16.1	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Eddie George E. George	432	13	132	3.3	33.2	4	83	9	13	9.2	6.4	0
25	Lance Dunbar L. Dunbar	422	54	94	4.5	7.8	1	646	68	88	9.5	12.0	0

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Giants	2	1	.667
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Commanders	1	2	.333
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Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

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Final

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Opp PPG Rankings

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167.3

155.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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295.0

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Sack Leaders

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11.0

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000