nfl rushing yards leaders in the last 25 years

Between November 20, 2000 and November 20, 2025, 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
12,230
146
2,521
4.9
83.8
113
1,725
185
239
9.3
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
10,308
169
2,589
4.0
61.0
66
1,860
284
375
6.5
11.0
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
11Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
9,682
119
2,343
4.1
81.4
56
1,627
200
269
8.1
13.7
4
12Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
13Edgerrin James
E. James
9,502
121
2,394
4.0
78.5
57
2,383
329
439
7.2
19.7
3
14Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,208
112
2,137
4.3
82.2
99
1,479
210
306
7.0
13.2
12
15Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
16Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
8,925
120
1,941
4.6
74.4
41
1,704
209
293
8.2
14.2
4
17Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,802
99
1,836
4.8
88.9
48
3,443
396
548
8.7
34.8
5
18Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
19Ahman Green
A. Green
8,184
107
1,843
4.4
76.5
55
2,520
331
429
7.6
23.6
13
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
24Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
7,878
100
1,721
4.6
78.8
52
2,585
349
472
7.4
25.9
16
25Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
7,774
123
1,864
4.2
63.2
42
2,737
338
472
8.1
22.3
9
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

15th

OPP PPG

22.9

15th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

27th

PASS YDS/G

267.0

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700
49ers 49ers
7
4
0
.636
Cardinals Cardinals
3
7
0
.300
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
TEN TEN
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

7 - 4

41

Final

22

ARI Cardinals

3 - 7

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
3
0
.700
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

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)
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM