nfl most rushing yards by a rb 1998 to 2003

Between the 1998 and 2003 seasons, Curtis Martin rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 7,870 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,870
95
1,969
4.0
82.8
41
2,076
302
330
6.9
21.9
3
2Eddie George
E. George
7,242
96
2,041
3.5
75.4
50
1,918
229
256
8.4
20.0
9
3Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
7,212
85
1,511
4.8
84.8
61
4,378
462
483
9.5
51.5
29
4Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
6,932
91
1,632
4.2
76.2
35
1,223
165
215
7.4
13.4
5
5Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
6,692
87
1,419
4.7
76.9
66
2,561
294
309
8.7
29.4
6
6Stephen Davis
S. Davis
6,528
87
1,537
4.2
75.0
48
1,193
142
164
8.4
13.7
3
7Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
6,356
72
1,377
4.6
88.3
46
1,535
189
202
8.1
21.3
6
8Ricky Williams
R. Williams
6,354
70
1,589
4.0
90.8
41
1,806
229
304
7.9
25.8
4
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
6,184
87
1,547
4.0
71.1
43
685
112
110
6.1
7.9
4
10Edgerrin James
E. James
6,172
65
1,494
4.1
95.0
42
2,019
261
354
7.7
31.1
10
11Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
6,166
87
1,628
3.8
70.9
38
488
78
88
6.3
5.6
0
12Ahman Green
A. Green
6,014
92
1,269
4.7
65.4
42
1,915
245
317
7.8
20.8
12
13Charlie Garner
C. Garner
5,106
88
1,108
4.6
58.0
26
3,197
354
442
9.0
36.3
12
14Tiki Barber
T. Barber
4,898
94
1,075
4.6
52.1
25
3,311
388
477
8.5
35.2
7
15Antowain Smith
A. Smith
4,873
86
1,287
3.8
56.7
39
590
74
93
8.0
6.9
3
16Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
4,821
86
1,201
4.0
56.1
23
2,625
307
364
8.6
30.5
10
17Duce Staley
D. Staley
4,778
82
1,193
4.0
58.3
22
2,476
273
306
9.1
30.2
10
18Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
4,757
48
1,004
4.7
99.1
26
943
100
134
9.4
19.6
1
19LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
4,564
48
1,024
4.5
95.1
37
1,581
238
312
6.6
32.9
5
20Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
4,516
60
955
4.7
75.3
22
1,410
153
162
9.2
23.5
5
21Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
4,241
64
994
4.3
66.3
46
1,139
150
207
7.6
17.8
6
22James Stewart
J. Stewart
4,038
58
1,015
4.0
69.6
30
1,012
128
171
7.9
17.4
5
23Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4,009
53
994
4.0
75.6
22
1,480
166
176
8.9
27.9
4
24Robert Smith
R. Smith
3,723
43
765
4.9
86.6
15
805
88
74
9.1
18.7
5
25Lamar Smith
L. Smith
3,567
73
1,040
3.4
48.9
28
1,004
126
130
8.0
13.8
7
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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