nfl rushing leaders after 2000

Since 2001, Frank Gore has 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
4Derrick Henry
D. Henry
13,018
153
2,662
4.9
85.1
122
1,801
189
245
9.5
11.8
5
5Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
6LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
7Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,218
166
2,566
4.0
61.6
66
1,815
276
364
6.6
10.9
3
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
10Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
11Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
12Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
9,243
115
2,233
4.1
80.4
52
1,583
194
262
8.2
13.8
4
13Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,140
107
2,123
4.3
85.4
98
1,479
210
305
7.0
13.8
12
14Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
15Edgerrin James
E. James
8,984
116
2,272
4.0
77.4
54
2,184
308
410
7.1
18.8
2
16Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,508
94
1,754
4.9
90.5
44
3,208
374
521
8.6
34.1
5
17Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
18Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,356
106
1,826
4.6
78.8
55
2,651
358
489
7.4
25.0
16
19Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
8,341
115
1,819
4.6
72.5
34
1,640
200
280
8.2
14.3
3
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
21Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,125
125
1,930
4.2
65.0
56
2,025
270
371
7.5
16.2
7
22Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
8,111
156
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
23DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
24Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
7,803
105
1,840
4.2
74.3
74
2,072
269
341
7.7
19.7
2
25Ahman Green
A. Green
7,701
102
1,732
4.4
75.5
49
2,322
302
394
7.7
22.8
11
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,167

Purdy

Brock Purdy

RUSH

1,202

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

REC

924

McCaffrey

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

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OPP PPG

21.8

13th

RUSH YDS/G

106.9

24th

PASS YDS/G

254.0

6th

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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10
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
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.176
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10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
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12
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5
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.706
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8
9
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14
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14
3
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11
6
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.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
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11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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9
8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
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.706
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12
5
0
.706
3
14
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