most rushing yards ever running backs 1920 to 1989

Between the 1920 and 1989 seasons, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 16,726 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492	9.2	23.9	15
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398	8.9	20.5	13
3	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
4	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307	7.4	13.2	9
5	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250	8.4	11.9	12
6	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203	10.6	15.9	14
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,226	105	2,450	4.6	106.9	82	1,633	202	8.1	15.6	4
8	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	9,317	143	2,274	4.1	65.2	69	2,882	347	8.3	20.2	5
10	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225	7.8	13.6	10
11	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241	7.5	11.5	8
12	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	8,081	146	1,891	4.3	55.3	64	820	106	7.7	5.6	4
13	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	7,465	103	1,788	4.2	72.5	52	1,451	193	7.5	14.1	0
14	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,378	152	1,844	4.0	48.5	51	1,860	270	6.9	12.2	5
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	7,275	105	1,781	4.1	69.3	63	3,661	388	9.4	34.9	16
16	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7,274	136	1,727	4.2	53.5	74	2,281	190	12.0	16.8	13
17	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
18	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	7,146	103	1,605	4.5	69.4	30	2,521	256	9.8	24.5	12
19	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	6,803	143	1,571	4.3	47.6	48	1,478	186	7.9	10.3	7
20	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,789	107	1,540	4.4	63.4	45	2,502	273	9.2	23.4	12
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,705	93	1,649	4.1	72.1	55	1,467	193	7.6	15.8	7
22	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,702	110	1,561	4.3	60.9	71	2,323	263	8.8	21.1	3
23	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	6,651	136	1,652	4.0	48.9	37	1,583	174	9.1	11.6	4
24	Roger Craig R. Craig	6,625	110	1,545	4.3	60.2	49	4,241	483	8.8	38.6	16
25	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	6,578	109	1,521	4.3	60.3	26	1,799	198	9.1	16.5	13

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