most rushing yards from 1979 to 1993

Between the 1979 and 1993 seasons, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards, with 13,259 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1979 to 1993
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
11,410
133
2,659
4.3
85.8
65
3,427
367
9.3
25.8
13
3Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
10,407
143
2,438
4.3
72.8
58
2,903
332
8.7
20.3
10
4Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
10,273
182
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
9,309
161
2,296
4.1
57.8
91
4,496
480
9.4
27.9
21
6Roger Craig
R. Craig
8,189
165
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
7Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
8,188
129
1,989
4.1
63.5
69
1,516
201
7.5
11.8
0
8Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
8,074
144
1,798
4.5
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
9James Brooks
J. Brooks
7,962
162
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
10Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
7,957
100
1,885
4.2
79.6
61
758
109
7.0
7.6
0
11Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
7,631
94
1,731
4.4
81.2
41
3,053
295
10.3
32.5
16
12Herschel Walker
H. Walker
7,468
123
1,794
4.2
60.7
55
3,887
410
9.5
31.6
16
13George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
14Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,844
100
1,698
4.0
68.4
56
1,467
193
7.6
14.7
7
15Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6,789
73
1,432
4.7
93.0
55
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
16Earnest Byner
E. Byner
6,663
147
1,662
4.0
45.3
48
3,611
389
9.3
24.6
12
17Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
6,475
110
1,610
4.0
58.9
45
1,710
239
7.2
15.5
5
18Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
19Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
6,016
92
1,269
4.7
65.4
47
1,796
199
9.0
19.5
16
20James Wilder
J. Wilder
6,008
129
1,586
3.8
46.6
37
3,500
431
8.1
27.1
10
21William Andrews
W. Andrews
5,986
87
1,315
4.6
68.8
30
2,647
277
9.6
30.4
11
22Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
5,699
62
1,262
4.5
91.9
50
1,235
189
6.5
19.9
3
23John Riggins
J. Riggins
5,683
80
1,510
3.8
71.0
71
362
62
5.8
4.5
3
24Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,585
110
1,411
4.0
50.8
50
960
111
8.6
8.7
2
25Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,427
127
1,495
3.6
42.7
39
1,302
197
6.6
10.3
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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