most rushing yards from 1988 to 2000

Between the 1988 and 2000 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 15,269 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1988 to 2000
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
15,166
171
3,537
4.3
88.7
145
2,807
453
46
6.2
16.4
11
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074
182
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
4Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,325
139
2,550
4.0
74.3
77
4,141
456
154
9.1
29.8
13
5Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9,804
125
2,461
4.0
78.4
49
1,172
162
47
7.2
9.4
3
6Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8,060
107
1,895
4.3
75.3
67
4,682
465
216
10.1
43.8
22
7Terry Allen
T. Allen
7,956
119
1,984
4.0
66.9
70
1,533
187
20
8.2
12.9
6
8Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,754
92
2,010
3.9
84.3
54
2,022
275
158
7.4
22.0
8
9Chris Warren
C. Warren
7,696
162
1,791
4.3
47.5
52
1,935
273
89
7.1
11.9
5
10Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6,906
70
1,488
4.6
98.7
60
1,211
157
5
7.7
17.3
5
11Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
12Eddie George
E. George
6,874
80
1,763
3.9
85.9
42
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
13Robert Smith
R. Smith
6,818
98
1,411
4.8
69.6
32
1,292
178
74
7.3
13.2
6
14Herschel Walker
H. Walker
6,597
159
1,594
4.1
41.5
42
3,307
376
8.8
20.8
18
15Earnest Byner
E. Byner
6,124
160
1,580
3.9
38.3
36
3,147
367
8.6
19.7
9
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
6,092
140
1,533
4.0
43.5
69
2,244
253
8.9
16.0
6
17Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
5,434
91
1,351
4.0
59.7
48
2,216
251
8.8
24.4
16
18Natrone Means
N. Means
5,215
88
1,409
3.7
59.3
45
631
103
13
6.1
7.2
2
19Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
20Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
5,146
85
1,274
4.0
60.5
33
1,534
153
60
10.0
18.0
6
21Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
5,092
119
1,347
3.8
42.8
23
1,337
210
93
6.4
11.2
5
22Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
5,003
72
1,248
4.0
69.5
29
1,092
145
7.5
15.2
4
23Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
4,939
75
1,166
4.2
65.9
14
1,170
113
10.4
15.6
6
24Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4,894
62
1,073
4.6
78.9
26
885
104
75
8.5
14.3
2
25Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4,792
91
978
4.9
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
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