nfl most rushing yards by a rb 1985 to 2000

Between the 1985 and 2000 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards by a running back, with 15,269 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	15,166	171	3,537	4.3	88.7	145	2,807	453	46	6.2	16.4	11
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
4	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,325	139	2,550	4.0	74.3	77	4,141	456	154	9.1	29.8	13
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	9,804	125	2,461	4.0	78.4	49	1,172	162	47	7.2	9.4	3
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	9,364	181	2,321	4.0	51.7	90	3,662	417		8.8	20.2	11
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	9,346	114	2,227	4.2	82.0	58	1,594	209		7.6	14.0	4
8	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	8,060	107	1,895	4.3	75.3	67	4,682	465	216	10.1	43.8	22
10	Terry Allen T. Allen	7,956	119	1,984	4.0	66.9	70	1,533	187	20	8.2	12.9	6
11	Earnest Byner E. Byner	7,835	195	2,023	3.9	40.2	54	4,487	501		9.0	23.0	15
12	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7,754	92	2,010	3.9	84.3	54	2,022	275	158	7.4	22.0	8
13	Chris Warren C. Warren	7,696	162	1,791	4.3	47.5	52	1,935	273	89	7.1	11.9	5
14	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,906	70	1,488	4.6	98.7	60	1,211	157	5	7.7	17.3	5
15	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174		7.5	12.6	2
16	Eddie George E. George	6,874	80	1,763	3.9	85.9	42	1,447	164	129	8.8	18.1	8
17	Robert Smith R. Smith	6,818	98	1,411	4.8	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
18	Roger Craig R. Craig	6,815	133	1,660	4.1	51.2	41	3,809	447		8.5	28.6	10
19	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302		9.1	23.8	20
20	James Brooks J. Brooks	6,095	109	1,259	4.8	55.9	35	2,743	265		10.4	25.2	25
21	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	5,966	91	1,458	4.1	65.6	43	905	119		7.6	9.9	0
22	Curt Warner C. Warner	5,355	83	1,353	4.0	64.5	43	1,123	150		7.5	13.5	6
23	Natrone Means N. Means	5,215	88	1,409	3.7	59.3	45	631	103	13	6.1	7.2	2
24	Marion Butts M. Butts	5,185	104	1,345	3.9	49.9	43	471	68		6.9	4.5	1
25	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	5,146	85	1,274	4.0	60.5	33	1,534	153	60	10.0	18.0	6

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