nfl passing and rushing yeards leaders

Emmitt Smith had 21 passing yards in his career.

NAMEPASS YDSRUSH YDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
21
18,355
226
1
1
100.0
21.0
0.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
331
16,726
190
11
34
32.4
9.7
1.7
8
6
69.6
23.5
17.6
0
0
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
0
16,000
241
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11
15,269
153
1
4
25.0
2.8
0.1
0
1
0.0
0.0
25.0
0
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
0
14,918
184
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
6Curtis Martin
C. Martin
36
14,101
168
2
2
100.0
18.0
0.2
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
1
4
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
143
13,684
170
8
12
66.7
11.9
0.8
7
0
146.9
58.3
0.0
2
3
8Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
63
13,662
192
3
6
50.0
10.5
0.3
3
1
87.5
50.0
16.7
0
0
9Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
15
13,259
146
1
2
50.0
7.5
0.1
1
1
75.0
50.0
50.0
1
6
10Derrick Henry
D. Henry
37
13,018
153
7
10
70.0
3.7
0.2
4
0
115.4
40.0
0.0
0
0
11Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
41
12,739
173
2
8
25.0
5.1
0.2
1
1
48.4
12.5
12.5
0
0
12Jim Brown
J. Brown
117
12,312
118
4
12
33.3
9.8
1.0
3
0
110.1
25.0
0.0
13Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
0
12,279
176
0
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
14Edgerrin James
E. James
0
12,246
148
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
282
12,243
222
12
27
44.4
10.4
1.3
6
1
106.8
22.2
3.7
6
32
16Franco Harris
F. Harris
0
12,120
173
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
0
12,074
182
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
1
2
18Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
0
11,695
153
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2
11,438
160
1
1
100.0
2.0
0.0
1
0
118.8
100.0
0.0
0
0
20John Riggins
J. Riggins
0
11,352
175
0
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
21Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
0
11,241
150
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
100.0
1
4
22O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
110
11,236
135
6
16
37.5
6.9
0.8
1
0
82.8
6.3
0.0
1
11
23LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
0
11,102
170
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
0
10,967
181
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
3
25Ricky Watters
R. Watters
1
10,643
144
1
2
50.0
0.5
0.0
1
0
95.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards and rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

George Pickens
Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
Cowboys Cowboys
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

17

Final

34

NYG Giants

4 - 13

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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176