most yards from scrimmage rb 1990 to 2026

Between the 1990 and 2026 seasons, Emmitt Smith has the most scrimmage yards by a running back, with 21,579 yards.

NAMEYDSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21,579
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2Frank Gore
F. Gore
19,985
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
3Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
19,154
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
4LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
18,456
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
5Curtis Martin
C. Martin
17,430
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
17,392
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
16,438
138
13,799
2,782
5.0
100.0
85
2,639
328
8.0
19.1
10
8Tiki Barber
T. Barber
15,632
154
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
9Edgerrin James
E. James
15,610
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
10Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
15,306
181
10,967
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
11Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
15,121
160
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
12Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
15,111
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
13LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
15,000
170
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
14Ricky Watters
R. Watters
14,891
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
15Derrick Henry
D. Henry
14,819
153
13,018
2,662
4.9
85.1
122
1,801
189
245
9.5
11.8
5
16Matt Forte
M. Forte
14,468
146
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
17Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
14,079
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
18Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13,530
151
9,949
2,372
4.2
65.9
57
3,581
394
29
9.1
23.7
17
19Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
13,154
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
20Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
12,979
112
7,589
1,658
4.6
67.8
62
5,390
626
778
8.6
48.1
36
21Eddie George
E. George
12,668
141
10,441
2,865
3.6
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
22Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
12,627
149
10,413
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
23Ricky Williams
R. Williams
12,615
147
10,009
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
24Thomas Jones
T. Jones
12,614
180
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
25Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
12,486
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
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