most rushing yards in a career by a player after turning 30

Frank Gore has rushed for the most career yards by a player 30 or older, with 7,161 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	Age	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Frank Gore F. Gore	7,161	37	125	1,824	3.9	57.3	30	1,354	169	239	8.0	10.8	8
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5,789	35	86	1,495	3.9	67.3	39	615	100	130	6.2	7.2	2
3	John Riggins J. Riggins	5,683	36	80	1,510	3.8	71.0	71	362	62		5.8	4.5	3
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	5,101	33	60	1,172	4.4	85.0	32	1,450	164		8.8	24.2	6
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	4,968	37	117	1,241	4.0	42.5	60	1,750	199		8.8	15.0	5
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	4,728	36	80	1,176	4.0	59.1	34	759	97	132	7.8	9.5	1
7	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	4,607	37	80	1,076	4.3	57.6	29	964	114		8.5	12.1	6
8	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4,403	34	73	1,102	4.0	60.3	24	1,474	157		9.4	20.2	6
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4,145	32	40	764	5.4	103.6	40	405	42	52	9.6	10.1	3
10	Thomas Jones T. Jones	4,088	33	64	1,019	4.0	63.9	33	430	65	87	6.6	6.7	2
11	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	4,062	33	63	979	4.1	64.5	13	958	135	191	7.1	15.2	2
12	Curtis Martin C. Martin	3,740	32	44	914	4.1	85.0	19	625	107	132	5.8	14.2	2
13	Franco Harris F. Harris	3,557	34	62	937	3.8	57.4	19	976	133		7.3	15.7	5
14	Tiki Barber T. Barber	3,522	31	32	684	5.1	110.1	14	995	112	151	8.9	31.1	2
15	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	3,328	34	56	703	4.7	59.4	15	421	52	70	8.1	7.5	1
16	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	3,027	33	51	665	4.6	59.4	16	895	116	165	7.7	17.5	3
17	MacArthur Lane M. Lane	2,920	36	83	802	3.6	35.2	15	2,062	217		9.5	24.8	5
18	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,912	34	65	674	4.3	44.8	19	707	96	142	7.4	10.9	4
19	Rocky Bleier R. Bleier	2,908	34	75	690	4.2	38.8	19	1,074	111		9.7	14.3	2
20	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	2,886	34	66	658	4.4	43.7	20	1,804	218	289	8.3	27.3	5
21	James Brooks J. Brooks	2,858	34	53	586	4.9	53.9	14	922	105		8.8	17.4	8
22	Antowain Smith A. Smith	2,792	33	58	737	3.8	48.1	16	550	79	99	7.0	9.5	2
23	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	2,786	33	56	793	3.5	49.8	38	229	30	43	7.6	4.1	0
24	Steve Young S. Young	2,775	38	110	478	5.8	25.2	32	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	2,770	32	37	675	4.1	74.9	13	1,107	114	176	9.7	29.9	4

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PASS

1,021

Jones

RUSH

398

Taylor

REC

249

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

24.8

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OPP PPG

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100.8

20th

PASS YDS/G

204.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

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8

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7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

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5.5

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

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102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Kittle

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000