nfl most seasons running back average

5 players are tied for playing the most career seasons by a running back, with 16 seasons. The first three are Frank Gore, Tony Richardson and Lorenzo Neal.

NAME SEAS GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Frank Gore
F. Gore
16
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2 Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
16
234
1,727
429
4.0
7.4
15
1,543
210
271
7.3
6.6
9
3 Lorenzo Neal
L. Neal
16
239
807
226
3.6
3.4
6
1,086
199
205
5.5
4.5
12
4 Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
16
194
1,273
304
4.2
6.6
8
211
35
0
6.0
1.1
0
5 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
16
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
15
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
8 Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
14
183
3,552
732
4.9
19.4
23
4,840
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
9 Mack Strong
M. Strong
14
201
909
230
4.0
4.5
5
1,456
218
241
6.7
7.2
10
10 Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
14
223
1,967
388
5.1
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
11 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
14
211
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
12 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
14
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
13 Mosi Tatupu
M. Tatupu
14
199
2,415
612
3.9
12.1
18
843
96
8.8
4.2
2
14 John Riggins
J. Riggins
14
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15 Bill Brown
B. Brown
14
194
5,838
1,649
3.5
30.1
52
3,183
286
11.1
16.4
23
16 Joe Perry
J. Perry
14
156
8,378
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
17 Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
14
137
386
120
3.2
6.1
5
1,117
67
16.7
17.7
37
18 Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
13
192
237
67
3.5
1.2
6
2,702
285
382
9.5
14.1
19
19 Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
13
161
3,607
864
4.2
22.4
16
3,701
431
571
8.6
23.0
15
20 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
13
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
21 Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
13
175
1,701
510
3.3
9.7
36
680
96
97
7.1
3.9
2
22 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
23 Larry Centers
L. Centers
13
182
2,036
590
3.5
11.2
14
6,194
761
386
8.1
34.0
25
24 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
25 Keith Byars
K. Byars
13
189
3,109
865
3.6
16.4
23
5,661
610
9.3
30.0
31

More 49ers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

19.7

23rd

OPP PPG

16.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

89.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
2
1
0
.667
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
2
1
0
.667
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

3 - 0 - 0

16

Final

15

ARI Cardinals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM