most seasons 1000 rushing yards

Emmitt Smith played the most seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards, with 11 seasons.

Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player 1000 or more rushing yards
NAME SEAS 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
11
15,250
169
3,557
4.3
90.2
137
2,695
446
67
6.0
15.9
11
2 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10
13,366
156
3,298
4.1
85.7
85
3,211
460
379
7.0
20.6
10
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
4 Walter Payton
W. Payton
10
14,918
156
3,348
4.5
95.6
98
3,797
394
9.6
24.3
14
5 Frank Gore
F. Gore
9
10,637
139
2,375
4.5
76.5
62
2,577
319
455
8.1
18.5
13
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
8
11,672
123
2,403
4.9
94.9
92
1,988
238
327
8.4
16.2
5
7 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
8
9,465
117
2,262
4.2
80.9
52
3,135
388
526
8.1
26.8
8
8 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
8
11,760
127
2,657
4.4
92.6
126
3,801
510
698
7.5
29.9
15
9 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
8
10,239
121
2,503
4.1
84.6
50
1,114
152
57
7.3
9.2
3
10 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
8
9,881
123
2,359
4.2
80.3
60
3,668
379
9.7
29.8
20
11 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8
10,087
123
2,264
4.5
82.0
61
2,809
314
8.9
22.8
11
12 Franco Harris
F. Harris
8
8,872
115
2,103
4.2
77.1
74
1,520
198
7.7
13.2
6
13 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
7
9,201
107
2,130
4.3
86.0
55
1,600
181
243
8.8
15.0
3
14 Edgerrin James
E. James
7
9,956
108
2,421
4.1
92.2
72
2,713
333
454
8.1
25.1
10
15 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
7
9,080
104
1,902
4.8
87.3
52
2,084
245
284
8.5
20.0
8
16 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7
9,155
109
2,072
4.4
84.0
55
1,514
196
218
7.7
13.9
6
17 Eddie George
E. George
7
9,070
112
2,418
3.8
81.0
59
1,865
222
206
8.4
16.7
10
18 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
7
8,855
108
1,957
4.5
82.0
72
5,019
492
320
10.2
46.5
31
19 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7
8,498
110
2,103
4.0
77.3
61
3,096
359
154
8.6
28.1
7
20 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
7
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
21 Jim Brown
J. Brown
7
10,374
92
1,927
5.4
112.8
84
1,927
199
9.7
20.9
14
22 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
6
8,738
93
1,765
5.0
94.0
83
1,156
126
165
9.2
12.4
4
23 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
6
7,720
93
1,627
4.7
83.0
57
2,405
315
394
7.6
25.9
10
24 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
6
7,965
95
1,742
4.6
83.8
50
2,003
272
370
7.4
21.1
8
25 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
6
7,508
91
1,711
4.4
82.5
63
1,575
189
256
8.3
17.3
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

28.2

31st

RUSH YDS/G

91.2

28th

PASS YDS/G

245.7

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/15
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

5 - 8 - 0

20

Final

27

CIN Bengals

5 - 8 - 0

Mon 9 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM