most yards from 1990 to 1998

From 1990 through 1998, Barry Sanders gained the most all-purpose yards, with 16,438 yards.

  • Regular season
NAMEYDSGPYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
16,438
138
119.1
95
13,799
100.0
85
2,639
19.1
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
15,175
140
108.4
134
12,566
89.8
125
2,609
18.6
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
15,150
143
105.9
20
1,531
10.7
8
1,782
12.5
3
8,693
60.8
2
3,144
22.0
7
4Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
14,532
136
106.9
44
1,732
12.7
6
5,023
36.9
27
4,973
36.6
2
2,804
20.6
9
5Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13,088
137
95.5
72
9,661
70.5
57
3,427
25.0
15
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
12,189
130
93.8
22
1,567
12.1
8
2,507
19.3
7
4,989
38.4
1
3,126
24.0
6
7Tim Brown
T. Brown
11,629
143
81.3
66
66
0.5
0
8,867
62.0
64
74
0.5
0
2,619
18.3
2
8Jerry Rice
J. Rice
11,573
130
89.0
105
325
2.5
6
11,248
86.5
98
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Herschel Walker
H. Walker
11,257
127
88.6
45
4,168
32.8
30
2,379
18.7
14
4,710
37.1
1
0
0.0
0
10Chris Warren
C. Warren
11,123
132
84.3
53
6,997
53.0
48
1,408
10.7
4
1,884
14.3
0
830
6.3
1
11Ricky Watters
R. Watters
11,014
107
102.9
74
7,873
73.6
65
3,141
29.4
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
10,768
96
112.2
10
706
7.4
1
1,154
12.0
6
6,742
70.2
2
2,166
22.6
1
13Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
10,703
135
79.3
55
-2
0.0
0
10,705
79.3
55
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Kevin Williams
K. Williams
9,764
89
109.7
13
154
1.7
2
1,933
21.7
7
5,933
66.7
1
1,744
19.6
3
15Mel Gray
M. Gray
9,524
117
81.4
7
11
0.1
0
42
0.4
0
7,438
63.6
5
2,020
17.3
2
16Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
9,129
143
63.8
50
51
0.4
0
8,918
62.4
50
10
0.1
0
143
1.0
0
17Cris Carter
C. Carter
9,020
140
64.4
82
20
0.1
0
8,997
64.3
82
3
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Terance Mathis
T. Mathis
8,878
142
62.5
51
102
0.7
2
6,332
44.6
48
1,980
13.9
0
464
3.3
1
19Rob Moore
R. Moore
8,755
139
63.0
44
8
0.1
0
8,747
62.9
44
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
8,750
104
84.1
51
6,897
66.3
49
1,309
12.6
2
544
5.2
0
0
0.0
0
21Tyrone Hughes
T. Hughes
8,665
81
107.0
7
9
0.1
0
68
0.8
0
6,999
86.4
3
1,411
17.4
2
22Andre Rison
A. Rison
8,576
139
61.7
74
5
0.0
0
8,561
61.6
74
0
0.0
0
10
0.1
0
23Andre Reed
A. Reed
8,564
131
65.4
54
413
3.2
0
8,151
62.2
54
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Dexter Carter
D. Carter
8,468
100
84.7
11
1,042
10.4
5
656
6.6
2
5,412
54.1
2
1,358
13.6
2
25Herman Moore
H. Moore
8,467
119
71.2
57
0
0.0
0
8,467
71.2
57
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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