nfl rushing leaders since 1997

Since 1997, Frank Gore has rushed for the most 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
12,354
148
2,552
4.8
83.5
116
1,793
188
242
9.5
12.1
5
5Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
6Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695
153
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
7Curtis Martin
C. Martin
11,462
136
2,834
4.0
84.3
62
2,735
408
409
6.7
20.1
6
8Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
9Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,241
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
10LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
11Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
10,967
181
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
12Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
13Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,591
180
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
14Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
16Ricky Williams
R. Williams
10,009
147
2,431
4.1
68.1
66
2,606
342
466
7.6
17.7
8
17Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
18Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
19Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
20Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
21Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
9,332
131
2,035
4.6
71.2
71
5,450
603
606
9.0
41.6
32
22Ahman Green
A. Green
9,205
148
2,056
4.5
62.2
60
2,883
378
495
7.6
19.5
14
23Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9,140
129
2,363
3.9
70.9
67
684
103
100
6.6
5.3
2
24Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
25Eddie George
E. George
9,073
125
2,530
3.6
72.6
60
2,045
245
269
8.3
16.4
10
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PPG

23.6

14th

OPP PPG

20.7

8th

RUSH YDS/G

98.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

253.7

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750
49ers 49ers
9
4
0
.692
Cardinals Cardinals
3
9
0
.250
Schedule
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12/14
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SF SF
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
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IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
SEA SEA
@
SF SF
1:00 PM
Last Game
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Final

8

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NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

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
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ATL ATL
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9/6
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NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
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DET DET
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Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
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12/7
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12/7
TEN TEN
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CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
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JAX JAX
1:00 PM