nfl rushing leaders 1989 to 1994

Between the 1989 and 1994 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 8,672 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
8,672
89
1,763
4.9
97.4
62
1,782
210
8.5
20.0
6
2Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
7,843
94
1,811
4.3
83.4
46
3,194
327
9.8
34.0
18
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7,183
77
1,630
4.4
93.3
71
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
4Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,000
92
1,274
3.9
54.3
39
461
66
7.0
5.0
1
5Herschel Walker
H. Walker
4,854
95
1,186
4.1
51.1
36
2,330
271
8.6
24.5
13
6Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
4,807
71
1,241
3.9
67.7
37
1,085
135
8.0
15.3
2
7Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
4,328
75
1,102
3.9
57.7
36
1,845
212
8.7
24.6
16
8Earnest Byner
E. Byner
4,169
96
1,065
3.9
43.4
27
1,679
196
8.6
17.5
4
9Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
10Lorenzo White
L. White
3,964
84
969
4.1
47.2
29
1,674
184
9.1
19.9
6
11Barry Foster
B. Foster
3,943
62
915
4.3
63.6
26
804
93
8.6
13.0
2
12Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
3,764
58
984
3.8
64.9
34
74
10
7.4
1.3
0
13Chris Warren
C. Warren
3,658
78
846
4.3
46.9
20
565
74
7.6
7.2
2
14Reggie Cobb
R. Cobb
3,640
76
1,031
3.5
47.9
24
926
119
7.8
12.2
2
15Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
3,344
56
860
3.9
59.7
15
715
109
6.6
12.8
3
16Harold Green
H. Green
3,066
71
797
3.8
43.2
6
822
118
7.0
11.6
2
17Leonard Russell
L. Russell
3,057
57
879
3.5
53.6
22
577
93
6.2
10.1
0
18Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,036
77
773
3.9
39.4
37
1,375
154
8.9
17.9
5
19John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
2,981
94
785
3.8
31.7
13
3,239
393
8.2
34.5
12
20Mark Higgs
M. Higgs
2,959
84
794
3.7
35.2
14
303
40
7.6
3.6
0
21Rod Bernstine
R. Bernstine
2,898
57
644
4.5
50.8
21
914
105
8.7
16.0
1
22James Brooks
J. Brooks
2,858
53
586
4.9
53.9
14
922
105
8.8
17.4
8
23Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
2,857
51
695
4.1
56.0
15
815
100
8.2
16.0
2
24Ricky Watters
R. Watters
2,840
43
653
4.3
66.0
25
1,450
140
10.4
33.7
8
25Terry Allen
T. Allen
2,795
47
641
4.4
59.5
23
675
72
9.4
14.4
3
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28.3

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