most rushing yards from 1988 to 1995

Between the 1988 and 1995 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 10,172 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1988 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
6,494
127
1,578
4.1
51.1
41
3,069
355
8.6
24.2
16
5Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
5,989
87
1,547
3.9
68.8
47
1,227
159
7.7
14.1
2
6Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
5,434
91
1,351
4.0
59.7
48
2,216
251
8.8
24.4
16
7Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
8Earnest Byner
E. Byner
5,177
128
1,337
3.9
40.4
32
2,749
316
8.7
21.5
8
9Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,004
94
1,156
4.3
53.2
35
812
109
7.4
8.6
3
10Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
5,003
72
1,248
4.0
69.5
29
1,092
145
7.5
15.2
4
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
4,757
108
1,203
4.0
44.0
49
1,888
215
8.8
17.5
6
12Lorenzo White
L. White
4,242
107
1,062
4.0
39.6
30
1,738
192
9.1
16.2
6
13Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
4,237
67
1,089
3.9
63.2
37
125
18
6.9
1.9
0
14Roger Craig
R. Craig
4,120
87
1,027
4.0
47.4
22
1,677
208
8.1
19.3
3
15Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4,113
59
990
4.2
69.7
36
1,884
202
9.3
31.9
9
16Terry Allen
T. Allen
4,104
63
979
4.2
65.1
33
907
103
8.8
14.4
4
17Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
18John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
3,968
121
1,003
4.0
32.8
17
4,017
475
8.5
33.2
16
19Barry Foster
B. Foster
3,943
62
915
4.3
63.6
26
804
93
8.6
13.0
2
20Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
3,881
114
919
4.2
34.0
26
1,305
152
8.6
11.4
4
21James Brooks
J. Brooks
3,789
68
768
4.9
55.7
22
1,209
134
9.0
17.8
14
22Harold Green
H. Green
3,727
86
968
3.9
43.3
8
1,004
145
6.9
11.7
3
23Reggie Cobb
R. Cobb
3,658
77
1,040
3.5
47.5
24
926
119
7.8
12.0
2
24John Stephens
J. Stephens
3,440
88
945
3.6
39.1
18
812
105
7.7
9.2
1
25Leonard Russell
L. Russell
3,260
70
945
3.4
46.6
22
666
109
6.1
9.5
0
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