nfl rushing leaders 1991 to 1996

Between the 1991 and 1996 seasons, Emmitt Smith rushed for the most yards, with 9,223 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
9,223
92
2,093
4.4
100.3
97
1,972
324
6.1
21.4
7
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
8,951
90
1,849
4.8
99.5
57
1,565
222
7.0
17.4
4
3Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
7,340
91
1,790
4.1
80.7
43
2,467
270
9.1
27.1
12
4Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,361
87
1,692
3.8
73.1
46
1,035
142
7.3
11.9
0
5Chris Warren
C. Warren
5,848
92
1,353
4.3
63.6
39
1,085
149
7.3
11.8
3
6Ricky Watters
R. Watters
5,524
75
1,343
4.1
73.7
49
2,328
253
9.2
31.0
9
7Terry Allen
T. Allen
5,457
79
1,326
4.1
69.1
54
1,101
135
8.2
13.9
4
8Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
4,522
63
1,116
4.1
71.8
24
765
97
7.9
12.1
1
9Leonard Russell
L. Russell
3,973
85
1,164
3.4
46.7
29
846
122
6.9
10.0
0
10Harold Green
H. Green
3,897
90
1,012
3.9
43.3
11
1,160
170
6.8
12.9
3
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,781
85
938
4.0
44.5
37
1,475
173
8.5
17.4
4
12Barry Foster
B. Foster
3,740
46
879
4.3
81.3
25
802
92
8.7
17.4
2
13Earnest Byner
E. Byner
3,436
96
908
3.8
35.8
20
1,706
202
8.4
17.8
4
14Harvey Williams
H. Williams
3,386
80
875
3.9
42.3
15
1,122
151
7.4
14.0
5
15Herschel Walker
H. Walker
3,378
95
793
4.3
35.6
25
1,915
234
8.2
20.2
8
16Edgar Bennett
E. Bennett
3,353
80
936
3.6
41.9
19
1,920
242
7.9
24.0
10
17Erric Pegram
E. Pegram
3,303
88
827
4.0
37.5
11
743
95
7.8
8.4
1
18Marion Butts
M. Butts
3,277
75
910
3.6
43.7
26
333
45
7.4
4.4
1
19Reggie Cobb
R. Cobb
3,263
76
914
3.6
42.9
23
650
84
7.7
8.6
2
20Natrone Means
N. Means
3,232
56
841
3.8
57.7
27
385
63
6.1
6.9
1
21Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
3,152
58
812
3.9
54.3
16
1,272
152
8.4
21.9
5
22Lorenzo White
L. White
3,076
64
759
4.1
48.1
17
1,333
147
9.1
20.8
2
23Craig Heyward
C. Heyward
3,065
86
739
4.1
35.6
23
1,178
124
9.5
13.7
4
24Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,947
45
801
3.7
65.5
29
1,425
164
8.7
31.7
4
25Errict Rhett
E. Rhett
2,757
41
792
3.5
67.2
21
240
40
6.0
5.9
1
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