nfl running backs player most seasons played

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.

NAMESEASGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
16
234
1,727
429
4.0
7.4
15
1,543
210
271
7.3
6.6
9
3Lorenzo Neal
L. Neal
16
239
807
226
3.6
3.4
6
1,086
199
205
5.5
4.5
12
4Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
16
194
1,273
304
4.2
6.6
8
211
35
0
6.0
1.1
0
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
16
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
15
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
15
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
8Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
14
183
3,552
732
4.9
19.4
23
4,840
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
9Mack Strong
M. Strong
14
201
909
230
4.0
4.5
5
1,456
218
241
6.7
7.2
10
10Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
14
223
1,967
388
5.1
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
11Earnest Byner
E. Byner
14
211
8,261
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
14
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
13Mosi Tatupu
M. Tatupu
14
199
2,415
612
3.9
12.1
18
843
96
8.8
4.2
2
14John Riggins
J. Riggins
14
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15Bill Brown
B. Brown
14
194
5,838
1,649
3.5
30.1
52
3,183
286
11.1
16.4
23
16Joe Perry
J. Perry
14
156
8,378
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
17Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
14
137
386
120
3.2
6.1
5
1,117
67
16.7
17.7
37
18Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
13
197
234
69
3.4
1.2
6
2,778
294
393
9.4
14.1
19
19Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
13
161
3,607
864
4.2
22.4
16
3,701
431
571
8.6
23.0
15
20Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
13
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
21Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
13
175
1,701
510
3.3
9.7
36
680
96
97
7.1
3.9
2
22Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
23Larry Centers
L. Centers
13
182
2,036
590
3.5
11.2
14
6,194
761
386
8.1
34.0
25
24Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
25Keith Byars
K. Byars
13
189
3,109
865
3.6
16.4
23
5,661
610
9.3
30.0
31

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

26th

OPP PPG

20.5

8th

RUSH YDS/G

89.4

30th

PASS YDS/G

272.9

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
49ers 49ers
5
3
0
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
2
5
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

5 - 3 - 0

15

Final

26

HOU Texans

3 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM