Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Walter Payton gained the most all-purpose yards, with 12,914 yards.
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most total yards by a player in the 80s| NAME | YDS | GP | YDS/G | TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | KR YDS | KR YDS/G | KR TD | PR YDS | PR YDS/G | PR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 12,914 | 117 | 110.4 | 62 | 9,800 | 83.8 | 51 | 3,114 | 26.6 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | E. Dickerson | 12,874 | 105 | 122.6 | 86 | 11,226 | 106.9 | 82 | 1,633 | 15.6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Brooks | 12,436 | 125 | 99.5 | 66 | 6,343 | 50.7 | 42 | 3,005 | 24.0 | 24 | 2,523 | 20.2 | 0 | 565 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 4 | | S. Mitchell | 11,985 | 116 | 103.3 | 42 | 4,649 | 40.1 | 32 | 1,955 | 16.9 | 9 | 4,007 | 34.5 | 0 | 1,377 | 11.9 | 1 |
| 5 | | T. Dorsett | 11,807 | 129 | 91.5 | 61 | 9,300 | 72.1 | 52 | 2,528 | 19.6 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 6 | | M. Allen | 10,930 | 105 | 104.1 | 80 | 7,275 | 69.3 | 63 | 3,661 | 34.9 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 | | R. Craig | 10,898 | 110 | 99.1 | 65 | 6,625 | 60.2 | 49 | 4,241 | 38.6 | 16 | 32 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 8 | | O. Anderson | 10,291 | 127 | 81.0 | 64 | 7,712 | 60.7 | 61 | 2,574 | 20.3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Lofton | 9,726 | 144 | 67.5 | 48 | 234 | 1.6 | 1 | 9,465 | 65.7 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | F. McNeil | 9,650 | 103 | 93.7 | 42 | 7,146 | 69.4 | 30 | 2,521 | 24.5 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Wilder | 9,513 | 113 | 84.2 | 46 | 5,957 | 52.7 | 37 | 3,492 | 30.9 | 9 | 61 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 12 |  | S. Largent | 9,433 | 141 | 66.9 | 70 | 97 | 0.7 | 1 | 9,336 | 66.2 | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 13 | | A. Monk | 9,385 | 141 | 66.6 | 47 | 210 | 1.5 | 0 | 9,165 | 65.0 | 47 | 10 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | D. Hill | 9,304 | 131 | 71.0 | 48 | 18 | 0.1 | 0 | 6,602 | 50.4 | 47 | 2,657 | 20.3 | 1 | 22 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 15 | | G. Riggs | 9,246 | 103 | 89.8 | 52 | 7,465 | 72.5 | 52 | 1,451 | 14.1 | 0 | 330 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 16 | | D. Nelson | 9,237 | 106 | 87.1 | 21 | 4,213 | 39.7 | 16 | 2,388 | 22.5 | 5 | 2,315 | 21.8 | 0 | 313 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Green | 8,980 | 136 | 66.0 | 64 | 140 | 1.0 | 1 | 7,684 | 56.5 | 62 | 912 | 6.7 | 0 | 188 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 18 | | J.T. Smith | 8,936 | 131 | 68.2 | 32 | 72 | 0.5 | 0 | 6,305 | 48.1 | 30 | 455 | 3.5 | 0 | 2,085 | 15.9 | 2 |
| 19 | | J. Cribbs | 8,922 | 102 | 87.5 | 43 | 5,356 | 52.5 | 27 | 2,199 | 21.6 | 15 | 1,229 | 12.0 | 1 | 154 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 20 | | T. Collins | 8,353 | 102 | 81.9 | 44 | 4,647 | 45.6 | 32 | 2,356 | 23.1 | 12 | 1,335 | 13.1 | 0 | 15 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 21 | | S. Morgan | 8,273 | 134 | 61.7 | 47 | 67 | 0.5 | 0 | 8,087 | 60.4 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 116 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 22 | | C. Warner | 8,162 | 93 | 87.8 | 62 | 6,705 | 72.1 | 55 | 1,467 | 15.8 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 23 | | W. Chandler | 7,868 | 118 | 66.7 | 48 | 74 | 0.6 | 0 | 7,425 | 62.9 | 48 | 136 | 1.2 | 0 | 182 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 24 | | C. Carson | 7,680 | 126 | 61.0 | 33 | 62 | 0.5 | 0 | 6,372 | 50.6 | 33 | 1,246 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | H. Ellard | 7,617 | 95 | 80.2 | 40 | 16 | 0.2 | 0 | 5,743 | 60.5 | 36 | 364 | 3.8 | 0 | 1,494 | 15.7 | 4 |
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 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
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 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
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 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
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 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |