nfl players by most rushing yards between 1986 to 1996

Between the 1986 and 1996 seasons, Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards, with 11,725 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11,725
121
2,384
4.9
96.9
84
2,327
282
8.3
19.2
7
2Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
10,762
138
2,566
4.2
78.0
62
3,876
397
9.8
28.1
20
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10,160
108
2,334
4.4
94.1
108
2,200
348
6.3
20.4
7
4Herschel Walker
H. Walker
8,205
171
1,948
4.2
48.0
61
4,710
498
9.5
27.5
19
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
8,112
100
1,935
4.2
81.1
46
1,468
189
7.8
14.7
4
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
7,100
149
1,817
3.9
47.7
68
3,021
339
8.9
20.3
8
7Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,816
102
1,801
3.8
66.8
48
1,309
174
7.5
12.8
2
8Earnest Byner
E. Byner
6,520
163
1,695
3.8
40.0
46
3,899
435
9.0
23.9
13
9Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
10Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,859
108
1,359
4.3
54.3
40
1,085
149
7.3
10.0
3
11Roger Craig
R. Craig
5,765
117
1,446
4.0
49.3
32
2,793
355
7.9
23.9
4
12Ricky Watters
R. Watters
5,524
75
1,343
4.1
73.7
49
2,328
253
9.2
31.0
9
13Terry Allen
T. Allen
5,457
79
1,326
4.1
69.1
54
1,101
135
8.2
13.9
4
14Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
15James Brooks
J. Brooks
5,166
93
1,067
4.8
55.5
28
2,167
210
10.3
23.3
20
16John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
5,006
149
1,245
4.0
33.6
18
4,656
546
8.5
31.2
19
17Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
4,897
79
1,246
3.9
62.0
40
294
42
7.0
3.7
0
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
4,522
63
1,116
4.1
71.8
24
765
97
7.9
12.1
1
19Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
4,277
116
648
6.6
36.9
32
-3
1
-3.0
0.0
0
20Curt Warner
C. Warner
4,261
67
1,062
4.0
63.6
35
816
103
7.9
12.2
5
21Harold Green
H. Green
4,250
102
1,095
3.9
41.7
12
1,250
182
6.9
12.3
4
22Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
4,247
75
1,061
4.0
56.6
33
638
86
7.4
8.5
0
23Lorenzo White
L. White
4,242
107
1,062
4.0
39.6
30
1,738
192
9.1
16.2
6
24Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
4,202
129
991
4.2
32.6
29
1,473
168
8.8
11.4
4
25Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
4,164
108
1,126
3.7
38.6
39
2,233
249
9.0
20.7
14
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