nfl rushing leaders 1981 to 1994

From 1981 through 1994, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards, with 13,259 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
2Marcus Allen
M. Allen
10,018
174
2,485
4.0
57.6
98
4,845
522
9.3
27.8
21
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
8,724
109
2,018
4.3
80.0
48
3,402
345
9.9
31.2
18
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
8,672
89
1,763
4.9
97.4
62
1,782
210
8.5
20.0
6
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
8,340
101
1,973
4.2
82.6
45
2,747
290
9.5
27.2
10
6Roger Craig
R. Craig
8,189
165
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
7Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
8,188
129
1,989
4.1
63.5
69
1,516
201
7.5
11.8
0
8Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8,115
114
1,910
4.2
71.2
41
2,265
253
9.0
19.9
9
9Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
8,074
144
1,798
4.5
56.1
38
2,961
295
10.0
20.6
12
10Herschel Walker
H. Walker
7,996
139
1,907
4.2
57.5
60
4,387
460
9.5
31.6
18
11James Brooks
J. Brooks
7,962
162
1,685
4.7
49.1
49
3,621
383
9.5
22.4
30
12Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
7,316
150
1,930
3.8
48.8
64
2,446
299
8.2
16.3
3
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7,183
77
1,630
4.4
93.3
71
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
14George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
15Earnest Byner
E. Byner
6,882
163
1,737
4.0
42.2
50
3,713
400
9.3
22.8
12
16Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,844
100
1,698
4.0
68.4
56
1,467
193
7.6
14.7
7
17Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
18James Wilder
J. Wilder
6,008
129
1,586
3.8
46.6
37
3,500
431
8.1
27.1
10
19Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,585
110
1,411
4.0
50.8
50
960
111
8.6
8.7
2
20Sammy Winder
S. Winder
5,427
127
1,495
3.6
42.7
39
1,302
197
6.6
10.3
9
21Kevin Mack
K. Mack
5,123
99
1,291
4.0
51.7
46
1,602
197
8.1
16.2
8
22Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,000
92
1,274
3.9
54.3
39
461
66
7.0
5.0
1
23Greg Bell
G. Bell
4,959
80
1,204
4.1
62.0
51
1,307
157
8.3
16.3
7
24Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
4,897
79
1,246
3.9
62.0
40
294
42
7.0
3.7
0
25John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
4,896
138
1,216
4.0
35.5
18
4,529
522
8.7
32.8
18

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