nfl most rushing yards by a rb 1998 to 2010

Between the 1998 and 2010 seasons, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 13,404 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,404
156
3,099
4.3
85.9
144
4,323
582
807
7.4
27.7
15
2Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
3Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695
153
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
4Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
5Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10,302
123
2,560
4.0
83.8
58
2,439
367
409
6.6
19.8
5
6Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,113
164
2,525
4.0
61.7
68
1,980
303
403
6.5
12.1
3
7Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
10,112
134
2,385
4.2
75.5
72
1,654
217
278
7.6
12.3
7
8Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
9,989
165
2,445
4.1
60.5
45
3,877
471
594
8.2
23.5
12
9Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,938
142
2,081
4.8
70.0
52
4,884
552
707
8.8
34.4
11
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
11Ricky Williams
R. Williams
9,565
131
2,323
4.1
73.0
64
2,523
329
446
7.7
19.3
8
12Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
13Ahman Green
A. Green
9,205
148
2,056
4.5
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
14Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8,278
115
1,771
4.7
72.0
64
4,979
556
606
9.0
43.3
31
15Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
8,172
106
1,780
4.6
77.1
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
27.9
8
16Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
7,948
100
1,878
4.2
79.5
47
2,670
327
439
8.2
26.7
7
17Eddie George
E. George
7,674
109
2,173
3.5
70.4
54
2,001
238
269
8.4
18.4
9
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7,475
114
1,988
3.8
65.6
60
574
88
100
6.5
5.0
0
19Stephen Davis
S. Davis
7,346
117
1,781
4.1
62.8
60
1,360
161
195
8.4
11.6
4
20Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7,121
102
1,814
3.9
69.8
52
790
127
130
6.2
7.7
4
21Frank Gore
F. Gore
6,414
84
1,371
4.7
76.4
35
2,283
270
390
8.5
27.2
9
22Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
6,335
121
1,385
4.6
52.4
41
3,940
442
604
8.9
32.6
30
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
6,221
84
1,426
4.4
74.1
55
1,373
154
227
8.9
16.3
6
24Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
6,167
105
1,541
4.0
58.7
55
1,047
164
221
6.4
10.0
4
25Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
6,096
97
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

22.4

20th

OPP PPG

21.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

115.7

17th

PASS YDS/G

252.0

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
Chiefs Chiefs
6
6
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
9
0
.182
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
LV LV
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

7 - 4

6

Final

35

JAX Jaguars

6 - 4

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
LAR LAR
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM