nfl player most rushing plus receiving yards average per game

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards + yards per reception per game played, with 18,355.03.

NAMEYDS+AVG/GPRUSH YDSAVGGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355.03
18,355
6.3
226
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
14.3
11
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,726.05
16,726
9.2
190
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
23.9
15
3Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000.03
16,000
8.2
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
16.5
18
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269.05
15,269
8.3
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
19.1
10
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918.04
14,918
8.1
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
13.4
6
6Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101.04
14,101
6.9
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
19.8
10
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684.04
13,684
7.6
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
28.1
17
8Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662.04
13,662
7.2
192
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.5
3
9Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259.05
13,259
7.6
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
14.6
6
10Derrick Henry
D. Henry
13,018.06
13,018
9.5
153
2,662
4.9
85.1
122
1,801
189
245
11.8
5
11Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739.05
12,739
8.9
173
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
20.5
13
12Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312.08
12,312
9.5
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
21.2
20
13Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,279.05
12,279
9.0
176
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
39.1
36
14Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246.05
12,246
7.8
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
22.7
11
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243.04
12,243
9.2
222
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
24.4
21
16Franco Harris
F. Harris
12,120.04
12,120
7.4
173
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
13.2
9
17Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074.05
12,074
9.4
182
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
24.5
23
18Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695.05
11,695
8.2
153
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
15.6
8
19Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438.05
11,438
8.0
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
23.0
9
20John Riggins
J. Riggins
11,352.05
11,352
8.4
175
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
11.9
12
21Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,241.05
11,241
7.8
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
12.8
7
22O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
11,236.08
11,236
10.6
135
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
15.9
14
23LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102.04
11,102
7.5
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
22.9
16
24Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
10,967.05
10,967
8.5
181
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
24.0
15
25Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,643.06
10,643
9.1
144
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
29.5
13
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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