nfl running back career touches leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Frank Gore has the most touches by a running back, with 4,219 touches.

	NAME	TOUCHES	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	4,219	241	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	3,798	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	3,535	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
4	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	3,225	160	11,438	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
5	Edgerrin James E. James	3,030	132	10,693	2,659	4.0	81.0	67	2,778	371	497	7.5	21.0	7
6	Thomas Jones T. Jones	2,986	180	10,591	2,678	4.0	58.8	68	2,023	308	410	6.6	11.2	3
7	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	2,975	170	11,102	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
8	Matt Forte M. Forte	2,910	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,851	153	13,018	2,662	4.9	85.1	122	1,801	189	245	9.5	11.8	5
10	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	2,763	131	10,607	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
11	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	2,740	149	10,413	2,453	4.2	69.9	85	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9
12	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2,507	135	9,130	2,139	4.3	67.6	74	2,718	368	483	7.4	20.1	14
13	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,492	135	9,125	2,178	4.2	67.6	64	2,434	314	426	7.8	18.0	8
14	Clinton Portis C. Portis	2,477	113	9,923	2,230	4.4	87.8	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
15	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	2,470	130	9,651	2,163	4.5	74.2	55	2,255	307	424	7.3	17.3	9
16	Tiki Barber T. Barber	2,411	110	9,514	1,967	4.8	86.5	52	3,927	444	616	8.8	35.7	6
17	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	2,402	123	9,453	2,187	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
18	Ahman Green A. Green	2,370	118	8,876	1,995	4.4	75.2	59	2,881	375	493	7.7	24.4	14
19	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	2,368	134	8,347	2,005	4.2	62.3	43	2,944	363	511	8.1	22.0	10
20	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	2,347	128	9,740	2,111	4.6	76.1	46	1,880	236	333	8.0	14.7	5
21	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	2,305	142	8,474	2,095	4.0	59.7	65	1,339	210	285	6.4	9.4	5
22	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2,284	112	7,589	1,658	4.6	67.8	62	5,390	626	778	8.6	48.1	36
23	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	2,280	126	7,250	1,674	4.3	57.5	61	4,948	606	767	8.2	39.3	25
24	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	2,193	126	8,167	1,847	4.4	64.8	68	2,944	346	464	8.5	23.4	11
25	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	2,184	106	8,356	1,826	4.6	78.8	55	2,651	358	489	7.4	25.0	16

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