nfl rushing leaders 2000 to 2021

Between the 2000 and 2021 seasons, Frank Gore had the most rushing yards, with 16,000 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
4Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
5LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
6Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
7Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,591
180
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
9Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
11Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
12Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,740
128
2,111
4.6
76.1
46
1,880
236
333
8.0
14.7
5
13Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
14Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
16Ricky Williams
R. Williams
9,125
135
2,178
4.2
67.6
64
2,434
314
426
7.8
18.0
8
17Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
18Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
19Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
20Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
21DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
22Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
7,878
146
1,755
4.5
54.0
64
2,057
287
358
7.2
14.1
10
23Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7,782
104
1,860
4.2
74.8
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
24Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
7,563
119
1,407
5.4
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,551
92
1,824
4.1
82.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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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

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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)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
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