most rushing yards from 1998 to 2020

Between the 1998 and 2020 seasons, Frank Gore rushed for the most yards, with 16,000 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player from 1998 to 2020
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,820
180
3,192
4.6
82.3
118
2,466
301
419
8.2
13.7
6
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
4Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
5Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695
153
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
6Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
7LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
8Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
9Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,591
180
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
10Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
11Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10,302
123
2,560
4.0
83.8
58
2,439
367
409
6.6
19.8
5
12Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
10,112
134
2,385
4.2
75.5
72
1,654
217
278
7.6
12.3
7
13Ricky Williams
R. Williams
10,009
147
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
14Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
9,989
165
2,445
4.1
60.5
45
3,877
471
594
8.2
23.5
12
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,938
142
2,081
4.8
70.0
52
4,884
552
707
8.8
34.4
11
16Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
17Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
18Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
19Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
20Ahman Green
A. Green
9,205
148
2,056
4.5
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
21Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
22Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8,278
115
1,771
4.7
72.0
64
4,979
556
606
9.0
43.3
31
23Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
8,172
106
1,780
4.6
77.1
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
27.9
8
24Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
25DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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12
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13
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12
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