nfl rushing leaders since 1980

Since 1980, Emmitt Smith has the most rushing yards, with 18,355 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355
226
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
5Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
7Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662
192
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
9Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12,354
148
2,552
4.8
83.5
116
1,793
188
242
9.5
12.1
5
10Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,279
176
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
11Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
12Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243
222
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
13Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074
182
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
14Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695
153
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
15Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
16Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,241
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
17LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
18Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
10,967
181
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
19Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,643
144
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
20Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
21Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,591
180
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
22Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
23Eddie George
E. George
10,441
141
2,865
3.6
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
24Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
25Ricky Williams
R. Williams
10,009
147
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
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PPG

29.3

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OPP PPG

28.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

121.8

12th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
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8
0
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Giants Giants
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10
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12/21
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12/25
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
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.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
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.500
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8
3
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.727
Jaguars Jaguars
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4
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.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
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.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
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.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
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.727
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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8
3
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.727
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
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.545
Panthers Panthers
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6
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.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
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.818
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3
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11/30
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