most rushing yards from 1989 to 1998

Between the 1989 and 1998 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 15,269 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1989 to 1998
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
12,566
140
2,914
4.3
89.8
125
2,609
415
6.3
18.6
9
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
10,905
153
2,606
4.2
71.3
63
4,096
435
9.4
26.8
21
4Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7,873
107
1,947
4.0
73.6
65
3,141
353
8.9
29.4
9
5Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7,372
93
1,807
4.1
79.3
34
965
128
7.5
10.4
3
6Chris Warren
C. Warren
6,997
132
1,618
4.3
53.0
48
1,408
207
6.8
10.7
4
7Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
8Terry Allen
T. Allen
6,881
99
1,684
4.1
69.5
60
1,401
172
8.1
14.2
5
9Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6,413
61
1,343
4.8
105.1
56
1,181
152
7.8
19.4
5
10Earnest Byner
E. Byner
5,548
144
1,423
3.9
38.5
33
2,571
308
8.3
17.9
7
11Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5,320
77
1,389
3.8
69.1
42
2,804
297
9.4
36.4
9
12Marcus Allen
M. Allen
5,261
125
1,310
4.0
42.1
62
1,941
219
8.9
15.5
5
13Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
14Curtis Martin
C. Martin
5,086
60
1,327
3.8
84.8
40
1,255
160
7.8
20.9
6
15Herschel Walker
H. Walker
5,083
143
1,233
4.1
35.5
37
2,802
323
8.7
19.6
16
16Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
4,939
75
1,166
4.2
65.9
14
1,170
113
10.4
15.6
6
17Natrone Means
N. Means
4,938
80
1,297
3.8
61.7
41
580
94
6.2
7.3
1
18Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
4,489
88
1,134
4.0
51.0
23
909
145
6.3
10.3
5
19Harold Green
H. Green
4,365
124
1,151
3.8
35.2
13
1,644
213
7.7
13.3
4
20Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
4,328
75
1,102
3.9
57.7
36
1,845
212
8.7
24.6
16
21Robert Smith
R. Smith
4,282
69
895
4.8
62.1
23
778
118
6.6
11.3
3
22Lorenzo White
L. White
4,127
96
1,031
4.0
43.0
30
1,738
192
9.1
18.1
6
23Gary Brown
G. Brown
4,123
96
977
4.2
42.9
21
629
82
7.7
6.6
3
24Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
25Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
4,063
67
973
4.2
60.6
27
1,118
109
10.3
16.7
6
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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