most rushing yards player nfl from 1950 to 1997

Between the 1950 and 1997 seasons, Walter Payton had the most rushing yards, with 16,726 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492	9.2	23.9	15
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13,778	137	2,719	5.1	100.6	95	2,632	315	8.4	19.2	10
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281	7.6	14.6	6
4	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398	8.9	20.5	13
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587	9.2	24.4	21
7	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307	7.4	13.2	9
8	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,405	154	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427	9.6	26.5	20
9	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250	8.4	11.9	12
10	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203	10.6	15.9	14
11	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388	6.3	19.6	7
12	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376	8.1	16.8	5
13	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225	7.8	13.6	10
15	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241	7.5	11.5	8
16	Earnest Byner E. Byner	8,261	211	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512	9.0	21.8	15
17	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512	9.5	26.0	21
18	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566	8.7	29.8	17
19	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201	7.5	11.8	0
20	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	8,081	146	1,891	4.3	55.3	64	820	106	7.7	5.6	4
21	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	8,074	144	1,798	4.5	56.1	38	2,961	295	10.0	20.6	12
22	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,962	162	1,685	4.7	49.1	49	3,621	383	9.5	22.4	30
23	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,378	152	1,844	4.0	48.5	51	1,860	270	6.9	12.2	5
24	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7,274	136	1,727	4.2	53.5	74	2,281	190	12.0	16.8	13
25	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0

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