Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 11 seasons, with 15,269 yards.
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most rushing yards by a running back in his first 11 seasons| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 15,166 | 171 | 3,537 | 4.3 | 88.7 | 145 | 2,807 | 453 | 46 | 6.2 | 16.4 | 11 |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 14,860 | 162 | 3,371 | 4.4 | 91.7 | 98 | 3,939 | 422 | 9.3 | 24.3 | 11 | |
| 4 |  | C. Martin | 14,101 | 168 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 5 |  | L. Tomlinson | 13,684 | 170 | 3,174 | 4.3 | 80.5 | 145 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 |
| 6 |  | E. Dickerson | 13,259 | 146 | 2,996 | 4.4 | 90.8 | 90 | 2,137 | 281 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| 7 |  | J. Bettis | 12,353 | 165 | 3,119 | 4.0 | 74.9 | 69 | 1,363 | 190 | 88 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 3 |
| 8 |  | J. Brown | 12,312 | 118 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 9 |  | A. Peterson | 12,276 | 133 | 2,574 | 4.8 | 92.3 | 99 | 2,015 | 252 | 352 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 5 |
| 10 |  | E. James | 12,246 | 148 | 3,028 | 4.0 | 82.7 | 80 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 11 |  | F. Gore | 12,040 | 164 | 2,702 | 4.5 | 73.4 | 70 | 3,150 | 376 | 560 | 8.4 | 19.2 | 12 |
| 12 |  | T. Dorsett | 12,036 | 157 | 2,755 | 4.4 | 76.7 | 72 | 3,432 | 382 | 9.0 | 21.9 | 13 | |
| 13 |  | M. Faulk | 11,987 | 160 | 2,771 | 4.3 | 74.9 | 100 | 6,584 | 723 | 548 | 9.1 | 41.2 | 35 |
| 14 | | T. Thomas | 11,786 | 168 | 2,813 | 4.2 | 70.2 | 65 | 4,304 | 453 | 9.5 | 25.6 | 21 | |
| 15 | | S. Jackson | 11,388 | 158 | 2,743 | 4.2 | 72.1 | 68 | 3,663 | 460 | 626 | 8.0 | 23.2 | 9 |
| 16 | | F. Taylor | 11,271 | 140 | 2,428 | 4.6 | 80.5 | 62 | 2,361 | 286 | 342 | 8.3 | 16.9 | 8 |
| 17 | | C. Dillon | 11,241 | 150 | 2,618 | 4.3 | 74.9 | 82 | 1,913 | 244 | 278 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 7 |
| 18 |  | O.J. Simpson | 11,236 | 135 | 2,404 | 4.7 | 83.2 | 61 | 2,142 | 203 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | |
| 19 |  | L. McCoy | 11,071 | 160 | 2,447 | 4.5 | 69.2 | 73 | 3,797 | 503 | 646 | 7.5 | 23.7 | 16 |
| 20 | | F. Harris | 10,943 | 149 | 2,602 | 4.2 | 73.4 | 86 | 2,006 | 272 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 7 | |
| 21 |  | D. Henry | 10,909 | 132 | 2,270 | 4.8 | 82.6 | 103 | 1,583 | 168 | 217 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 22 | | R. Watters | 10,643 | 144 | 2,622 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 78 | 4,248 | 467 | 176 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 13 |
| 23 | | J. Lewis | 10,607 | 131 | 2,542 | 4.2 | 81.0 | 58 | 1,879 | 221 | 298 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 4 |
| 24 | | T. Barber | 10,449 | 154 | 2,217 | 4.7 | 67.9 | 55 | 5,183 | 586 | 707 | 8.8 | 33.7 | 12 |
| 25 | | E. George | 10,441 | 141 | 2,865 | 3.6 | 74.0 | 68 | 2,227 | 268 | 269 | 8.3 | 15.8 | 10 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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