most rushing yards in a decade since 2000

Since 2000, LaDainian Tomlinson has the most rushing yards in a decade, with 12,490 yards in the 2000s.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player in a decade since 2000
NAMERUSH YDSDECADEGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12,490
2000s
141
2,880
4.3
88.6
138
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
2Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
2000s
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
3Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
2000s
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
4LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
10,434
2010s
144
2,292
4.6
72.5
69
3,489
463
591
7.5
24.2
16
5Frank Gore
F. Gore
9,786
2010s
153
2,380
4.1
64.0
47
2,065
244
359
8.5
13.5
11
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
9,732
2010s
118
2,121
4.6
82.5
71
1,536
206
277
7.5
13.0
5
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,696
2000s
108
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
8Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,585
2000s
121
2,068
4.6
79.2
46
1,874
234
330
8.0
15.5
5
9Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
2000s
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
10Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
2000s
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
11Thomas Jones
T. Jones
9,217
2000s
148
2,280
4.0
62.3
62
1,858
289
383
6.4
12.6
3
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
9,185
2020s
91
1,858
4.9
100.9
84
1,223
132
171
9.3
13.4
2
13Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
2000s
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
14Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
2000s
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
15Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,008
2000s
103
1,911
4.2
77.7
60
2,210
282
376
7.8
21.5
7
16Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
7,812
2010s
108
1,803
4.3
72.3
68
1,551
194
261
8.0
14.4
8
17Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7,782
2000s
104
1,860
4.2
74.8
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
18Matt Forte
M. Forte
7,629
2010s
114
1,782
4.3
66.9
42
3,724
434
576
8.6
32.7
17
19Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
7,598
2020s
84
1,551
4.9
90.5
69
1,469
187
239
7.9
17.5
7
20Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,551
2000s
92
1,824
4.1
82.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
21DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
7,174
2010s
99
1,604
4.5
72.5
49
2,165
307
376
7.1
21.9
6
22Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
7,025
2010s
121
1,523
4.6
58.1
60
1,845
254
315
7.3
15.2
10
23Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
6,707
2000s
84
1,548
4.3
79.8
41
2,287
281
378
8.1
27.2
7
24Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
6,658
2000s
81
1,458
4.6
82.2
78
2,598
283
359
9.2
32.1
7
25Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
6,653
2020s
92
1,598
4.2
72.3
67
1,906
249
314
7.7
20.7
2
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