John Riggins has the most career rushing yards for the Washington Redskins when running >0 plays, with 7,472 yards.
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most yards ran in a play by a player in washington commanders history| NAME | RUSH YDS | PLY | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 7,472 | 1,990 | 114 | 1,988 | 3.8 | 65.5 | 79 | 928 | 121 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6 | |
| 2 | | C. Portis | 6,824 | 1,674 | 84 | 1,667 | 4.1 | 81.2 | 46 | 1,340 | 176 | 239 | 7.6 | 16.0 | 3 |
| 3 | | L. Brown | 5,875 | 1,531 | 102 | 1,530 | 3.8 | 57.6 | 35 | 2,485 | 238 | 10.4 | 24.4 | 20 | |
| 4 | | S. Davis | 5,790 | 1,383 | 99 | 1,383 | 4.2 | 58.5 | 45 | 1,168 | 146 | 147 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 3 |
| 5 | | A. Morris | 4,713 | 1,078 | 64 | 1,078 | 4.4 | 73.6 | 29 | 365 | 47 | 67 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 6 | | T. Allen | 4,086 | 1,043 | 52 | 1,043 | 3.9 | 78.6 | 37 | 726 | 100 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 2 | |
| 7 | | E. Byner | 3,950 | 1,000 | 80 | 990 | 4.0 | 49.4 | 25 | 1,577 | 185 | 8.5 | 19.7 | 4 | |
| 8 | | M. Thomas | 3,359 | 879 | 53 | 878 | 3.8 | 63.4 | 15 | 1,405 | 131 | 10.7 | 26.5 | 11 | |
| 9 | | L. Betts | 3,176 | 776 | 103 | 776 | 4.1 | 30.8 | 13 | 1,505 | 165 | 233 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 3 |
| 10 | | G. Rogers | 2,909 | 697 | 41 | 697 | 4.2 | 71.0 | 31 | 76 | 11 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 11 | | C. Harraway | 2,659 | 719 | 69 | 719 | 3.7 | 38.5 | 20 | 1,142 | 146 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 6 | |
| 12 |  | A. Gibson | 2,643 | 642 | 61 | 642 | 4.1 | 43.3 | 22 | 1,283 | 172 | 213 | 7.5 | 21.0 | 7 |
| 13 |  | B. Robinson | 2,329 | 570 | 41 | 570 | 4.1 | 56.8 | 15 | 587 | 65 | 80 | 9.0 | 14.3 | 5 |
| 14 | | J. Washington | 2,070 | 460 | 43 | 455 | 4.5 | 48.1 | 6 | 1,220 | 149 | 8.2 | 28.4 | 10 | |
| 15 | | R. Ervins | 2,026 | 531 | 62 | 531 | 3.8 | 32.7 | 8 | 849 | 115 | 7.4 | 13.7 | 2 | |
| 16 |  | A. Peterson | 1,940 | 462 | 31 | 462 | 4.2 | 62.6 | 12 | 350 | 37 | 49 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 17 | | J. Theismann | 1,815 | 4,297 | 167 | 355 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | B. Mitchell | 1,751 | 366 | 159 | 352 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 9 | 2,087 | 232 | 40 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 3 |
| 19 | | G. Riggs | 1,557 | 402 | 38 | 402 | 3.9 | 41.0 | 21 | 132 | 15 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| 20 | | C. Taylor | 1,488 | 456 | 165 | 442 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 11 | 9,110 | 649 | 14.0 | 55.2 | 79 | |
| 21 | | R. Griffin III | 1,480 | 1,408 | 37 | 244 | 6.1 | 40.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | C. Harmon | 1,374 | 360 | 74 | 360 | 3.8 | 18.6 | 5 | 1,383 | 133 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 11 | |
| 23 | | R. Brooks | 1,358 | 325 | 30 | 325 | 4.2 | 45.3 | 5 | 254 | 34 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 24 | | K. Griffin | 1,343 | 329 | 65 | 329 | 4.1 | 20.7 | 3 | 460 | 61 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  | C. Thompson | 1,194 | 250 | 66 | 250 | 4.8 | 18.1 | 5 | 1,772 | 212 | 284 | 8.4 | 26.8 | 10 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |