Emmitt Smith gained the most yards from scrimmage by a player in his first 16 seasons, with 21,579 yards.
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most yards from scrimmage by a player first 16 seasons| NAME | YDS | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 21,579 | 226 | 18,355 | 4,409 | 4.2 | 81.2 | 164 | 3,224 | 515 | 130 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 11 |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 21,264 | 190 | 16,726 | 3,838 | 4.4 | 88.0 | 110 | 4,538 | 492 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 15 | |
| 3 |  | F. Gore | 19,985 | 241 | 16,000 | 3,735 | 4.3 | 66.4 | 81 | 3,985 | 484 | 696 | 8.2 | 16.5 | 18 |
| 4 |  | J. Rice | 19,872 | 238 | 625 | 84 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 10 | 19,247 | 1,281 | 246 | 15.0 | 80.9 | 176 |
| 5 |  | M. Faulk | 19,154 | 176 | 12,279 | 2,836 | 4.3 | 69.8 | 100 | 6,875 | 767 | 606 | 9.0 | 39.1 | 36 |
| 6 |  | L. Tomlinson | 18,456 | 170 | 13,684 | 3,174 | 4.3 | 80.5 | 145 | 4,772 | 624 | 868 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 17 |
| 7 |  | B. Sanders | 18,190 | 153 | 15,269 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 8 |  | M. Allen | 17,654 | 222 | 12,243 | 3,022 | 4.1 | 55.1 | 123 | 5,411 | 587 | 9.2 | 24.4 | 21 | |
| 9 |  | C. Martin | 17,430 | 168 | 14,101 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 10 |  | A. Peterson | 17,392 | 184 | 14,918 | 3,230 | 4.6 | 81.1 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 11 |  | L. Fitzgerald | 17,151 | 250 | 68 | 20 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 17,083 | 1,378 | 2,263 | 12.4 | 68.3 | 120 |
| 12 | | T. Thomas | 16,532 | 182 | 12,074 | 2,877 | 4.2 | 66.3 | 65 | 4,458 | 472 | 29 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 23 |
| 13 | | T. Dorsett | 16,293 | 173 | 12,739 | 2,936 | 4.3 | 73.6 | 77 | 3,554 | 398 | 8.9 | 20.5 | 13 | |
| 14 |  | T. Owens | 16,185 | 219 | 251 | 39 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 15,934 | 1,078 | 1,604 | 14.8 | 72.8 | 153 |
| 15 | | T. Barber | 15,632 | 154 | 10,449 | 2,217 | 4.7 | 67.9 | 55 | 5,183 | 586 | 707 | 8.8 | 33.7 | 12 |
| 16 |  | E. James | 15,610 | 148 | 12,246 | 3,028 | 4.0 | 82.7 | 80 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 17 |  | R. Moss | 15,451 | 218 | 159 | 25 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 15,292 | 982 | 1,616 | 15.6 | 70.1 | 156 |
| 18 |  | E. Dickerson | 15,396 | 146 | 13,259 | 2,996 | 4.4 | 90.8 | 90 | 2,137 | 281 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| 19 |  | I. Bruce | 15,347 | 223 | 139 | 25 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 15,208 | 1,024 | 1,210 | 14.9 | 68.2 | 91 |
| 20 | | W. Dunn | 15,306 | 181 | 10,967 | 2,669 | 4.1 | 60.6 | 49 | 4,339 | 510 | 594 | 8.5 | 24.0 | 15 |
| 21 | | S. Jackson | 15,121 | 160 | 11,438 | 2,764 | 4.1 | 71.5 | 69 | 3,683 | 461 | 627 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 9 |
| 22 | | S. Smith Sr. | 15,118 | 219 | 387 | 57 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 14,731 | 1,031 | 1,745 | 14.3 | 67.3 | 81 |
| 23 |  | J. Bettis | 15,111 | 192 | 13,662 | 3,479 | 3.9 | 71.2 | 91 | 1,449 | 200 | 100 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 24 |  | L. McCoy | 15,000 | 170 | 11,102 | 2,457 | 4.5 | 65.3 | 73 | 3,898 | 518 | 665 | 7.5 | 22.9 | 16 |
| 25 |  | T. Brown | 14,924 | 240 | 190 | 50 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 14,734 | 1,070 | 639 | 13.8 | 61.4 | 99 |
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