most rushing yards from 1982 to 1996

From 1982 through 1996, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards, with 13,259 yards.

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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
2Marcus Allen
M. Allen
11,738
206
2,898
4.1
57.0
112
5,325
576
9.2
25.8
21
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11,725
121
2,384
4.9
96.9
84
2,327
282
8.3
19.2
7
4Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
10,762
138
2,566
4.2
78.0
62
3,876
397
9.8
28.1
20
5Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10,160
108
2,334
4.4
94.1
108
2,200
348
6.3
20.4
7
6Herschel Walker
H. Walker
8,205
171
1,948
4.2
48.0
61
4,710
498
9.5
27.5
19
7Roger Craig
R. Craig
8,189
165
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
8Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
8,188
129
1,989
4.1
63.5
69
1,516
201
7.5
11.8
0
9Earnest Byner
E. Byner
7,948
195
2,011
4.0
40.8
56
4,477
491
9.1
23.0
15
10Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
7,451
133
1,661
4.5
56.0
36
2,790
277
10.1
21.0
11
11James Brooks
J. Brooks
7,437
148
1,576
4.7
50.3
46
3,292
337
9.8
22.2
27
12Walter Payton
W. Payton
7,118
85
1,634
4.4
83.7
39
2,368
249
9.5
27.9
8
13Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,844
100
1,698
4.0
68.4
56
1,467
193
7.6
14.7
7
14Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,816
102
1,801
3.8
66.8
48
1,309
174
7.5
12.8
2
15Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
6,469
98
1,568
4.1
66.0
37
1,940
221
8.8
19.8
7
16Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
17Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
5,940
134
1,602
3.7
44.3
55
2,059
248
8.3
15.4
3
18Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,859
108
1,359
4.3
54.3
40
1,085
149
7.3
10.0
3
19James Wilder
J. Wilder
5,638
113
1,479
3.8
49.9
33
2,993
383
7.8
26.5
9
20Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,585
110
1,411
4.0
50.8
50
960
111
8.6
8.7
2
21Ricky Watters
R. Watters
5,524
75
1,343
4.1
73.7
49
2,328
253
9.2
31.0
9
22George Rogers
G. Rogers
5,502
76
1,314
4.2
72.4
41
242
39
6.2
3.2
0
23Terry Allen
T. Allen
5,457
79
1,326
4.1
69.1
54
1,101
135
8.2
13.9
4
24Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,427
127
1,495
3.6
42.7
39
1,302
197
6.6
10.3
9
25Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
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