most rushing yards from 1994 to 2001

From 1994 through 2001, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing yards, with 10,488 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10,488
123
2,536
4.1
85.3
98
1,688
281
67
6.0
13.7
8
2Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9,447
120
2,392
3.9
78.7
46
976
144
57
6.8
8.1
3
3Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
9,442
121
2,155
4.4
78.0
79
5,447
548
320
9.9
45.0
31
4Curtis Martin
C. Martin
9,267
108
2,343
4.0
85.8
64
2,342
328
221
7.1
21.7
8
5Ricky Watters
R. Watters
8,680
117
2,208
3.9
74.2
59
3,517
393
176
8.9
30.1
10
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
8,480
80
1,630
5.2
106.0
44
1,422
186
7.6
17.8
5
7Eddie George
E. George
7,813
96
2,078
3.8
81.4
47
1,726
201
179
8.6
18.0
8
8Terrell Davis
T. Davis
7,607
78
1,655
4.6
97.5
60
1,280
169
26
7.6
16.4
5
9Terry Allen
T. Allen
6,850
99
1,766
3.9
69.2
58
1,074
149
40
7.2
10.8
3
10Robert Smith
R. Smith
6,419
88
1,329
4.8
72.9
30
1,181
154
74
7.7
13.4
6
11Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
6,209
78
1,413
4.4
79.6
36
1,113
138
136
8.1
14.3
5
12Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
5,881
85
1,342
4.4
69.2
17
1,499
148
55
10.1
17.6
7
13Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,583
100
1,278
4.4
55.8
41
1,693
240
89
7.1
16.9
5
14Charlie Garner
C. Garner
5,471
114
1,205
4.5
48.0
29
2,322
271
261
8.6
20.4
7
15Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
5,336
88
1,329
4.0
60.6
34
1,645
156
64
10.5
18.7
7
16Stephen Davis
S. Davis
4,970
87
1,176
4.2
57.1
38
1,026
123
114
8.3
11.8
2
17Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
4,935
103
1,313
3.8
47.9
22
1,325
205
93
6.5
12.9
5
18James Stewart
J. Stewart
4,820
87
1,247
3.9
55.4
44
1,382
174
101
7.9
15.9
7
19Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4,792
91
978
4.9
52.7
12
1,107
127
49
8.7
12.2
5
20Natrone Means
N. Means
4,570
72
1,249
3.7
63.5
37
572
93
13
6.2
7.9
2
21Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
4,443
88
1,146
3.9
50.5
24
1,405
177
29
7.9
16.0
7
22Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
4,200
76
1,070
3.9
55.3
17
2,374
259
247
9.2
31.2
9
23Errict Rhett
E. Rhett
4,143
86
1,174
3.5
48.2
29
552
89
51
6.2
6.4
3
24Antowain Smith
A. Smith
4,089
73
1,047
3.9
56.0
38
432
57
35
7.6
5.9
1
25Lamar Smith
L. Smith
4,055
100
1,102
3.7
40.6
31
1,086
138
103
7.9
10.9
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