most rushing yards from 1986 to 1995

Between the 1986 and 1995 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 10,172 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1986 to 1995
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10,172
105
2,077
4.9
96.9
73
2,180
258
8.4
20.8
7
2Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
9,729
123
2,285
4.3
79.1
54
3,622
371
9.8
29.4
20
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
8,956
93
2,007
4.5
96.3
96
1,951
301
6.5
21.0
4
4Herschel Walker
H. Walker
8,122
155
1,938
4.2
52.4
60
4,621
491
9.4
29.8
19
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
8,112
100
1,935
4.2
81.1
46
1,468
189
7.8
14.7
4
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
6,270
133
1,611
3.9
47.1
59
2,751
312
8.8
20.7
8
7Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
8Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
5,989
87
1,547
3.9
68.8
47
1,227
159
7.7
14.1
2
9Earnest Byner
E. Byner
5,886
147
1,536
3.8
40.0
42
3,629
405
9.0
24.7
12
10Roger Craig
R. Craig
5,765
117
1,446
4.0
49.3
32
2,793
355
7.9
23.9
4
11Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
12James Brooks
J. Brooks
5,166
93
1,067
4.8
55.5
28
2,167
210
10.3
23.3
20
13John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
5,006
149
1,245
4.0
33.6
18
4,656
546
8.5
31.2
19
14Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,004
94
1,156
4.3
53.2
35
812
109
7.4
8.6
3
15Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
4,897
79
1,246
3.9
62.0
40
294
42
7.0
3.7
0
16Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
4,277
116
648
6.6
36.9
32
-3
1
-3.0
0.0
0
17Curt Warner
C. Warner
4,261
67
1,062
4.0
63.6
35
816
103
7.9
12.2
5
18Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
4,247
75
1,061
4.0
56.6
33
638
86
7.4
8.5
0
19Lorenzo White
L. White
4,242
107
1,062
4.0
39.6
30
1,738
192
9.1
16.2
6
20Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
4,164
108
1,126
3.7
38.6
39
2,233
249
9.0
20.7
14
21Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4,113
59
990
4.2
69.7
36
1,884
202
9.3
31.9
9
22Terry Allen
T. Allen
4,104
63
979
4.2
65.1
33
907
103
8.8
14.4
4
23Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
24Kevin Mack
K. Mack
4,019
83
1,069
3.8
48.4
39
1,305
168
7.8
15.7
5
25Mike Rozier
M. Rozier
4,000
78
1,026
3.9
51.3
22
619
81
7.6
7.9
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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12
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.647
9
7
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9
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9
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8
9
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.471
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11
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14
3
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