most rushing yds after the age of 22 by a rb

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by a running back older than 22, with 15,855 yards.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	15,855	194	3,803	4.2	81.7	141	2,738	442	130	6.2	14.1	10
2	Frank Gore F. Gore	15,392	227	3,608	4.3	67.8	78	3,854	469	674	8.2	17.0	18
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	14,657	163	3,331	4.4	89.9	90	4,176	444		9.4	25.6	15
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13,577	170	2,992	4.5	79.9	108	2,206	286	395	7.7	13.0	5
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	12,829	141	2,618	4.9	91.0	123	1,702	181	235	9.4	12.1	5
7	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	12,614	152	3,150	4.0	83.0	76	3,068	454	409	6.8	20.2	9
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	12,495	122	2,527	4.9	102.4	72	2,159	292		7.4	17.7	7
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	12,448	154	2,835	4.4	80.8	135	4,405	565	794	7.8	28.6	17
11	Marcus Allen M. Allen	11,546	213	2,862	4.0	54.2	112	5,010	549		9.1	23.5	18
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	11,208	160	2,866	3.9	70.1	81	912	143	100	6.4	5.7	2
13	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,193	167	2,670	4.2	67.0	63	4,250	454	29	9.4	25.4	23
14	Franco Harris F. Harris	11,065	159	2,761	4.0	69.6	81	2,107	286		7.4	13.3	8
15	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,053	143	2,584	4.3	77.3	81	1,822	235	278	7.8	12.7	7
16	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
17	John Riggins J. Riggins	10,583	161	2,736	3.9	65.7	103	1,859	214		8.7	11.5	10
18	O.J. Simpson	10,539	122	2,223	4.7	86.4	59	1,799	173		10.4	14.7	11
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	10,472	138	2,270	4.6	75.9	52	1,963	246	348	8.0	14.2	5
20	Thomas Jones T. Jones	10,218	166	2,566	4.0	61.6	66	1,815	276	364	6.6	10.9	3
21	Eddie George E. George	10,174	138	2,810	3.6	73.7	67	2,221	266	269	8.3	16.1	10
22	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	9,989	165	2,445	4.1	60.5	45	3,877	471	594	8.2	23.5	12
23	Tiki Barber T. Barber	9,938	142	2,081	4.8	70.0	52	4,884	552	707	8.8	34.4	11
24	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	9,919	144	2,233	4.4	68.9	78	5,878	659	606	8.9	40.8	32
25	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	9,719	131	2,376	4.1	74.2	57	3,174	399	548	8.0	24.2	7

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

More NFL News

Drake Maye's struggles hovering over Patriots' slow start with division opener next

Sep 28, 2026

The 49ers get favorable injury news on Evans, Williams and Greenlaw

Sep 28, 2026

How Cowboys respond to coaching failures in loss to Ravens could chart course of 2026

Sep 28, 2026

Bills rookie coach Joe Brady draws positives from overcoming 5 turnovers to beat Chargers

Sep 28, 2026

Commanders LB Leo Chenal has neck surgery and QB Jayden Daniels to return to practice this week

Sep 28, 2026

Packers add veterans Laken Tomlinson and Mekhi Becton to help out their struggling offensive line

Sep 28, 2026

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000