nfl total yards leaders not counting return yards

50 players had 0 return yards in their careers. The first three are Emmitt Smith, Frank Gore and LaDainian Tomlinson.

NAMERET YDSYDSGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
0
21,564
226
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Frank Gore
F. Gore
0
19,992
241
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
0
18,456
170
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Marcus Allen
M. Allen
0
17,648
222
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
0
17,560
263
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Curtis Martin
C. Martin
0
17,421
168
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
0
16,532
182
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
0
16,326
173
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Edgerrin James
E. James
0
15,610
148
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
0
15,411
146
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
0
15,141
270
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
0
15,113
192
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
0
15,001
170
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Ricky Watters
R. Watters
0
14,891
144
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Derrick Henry
D. Henry
0
14,809
153
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Matt Forte
M. Forte
0
14,468
146
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
0
14,345
211
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18James Lofton
J. Lofton
0
14,277
233
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
0
14,239
193
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
0
14,087
153
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Julio Jones
J. Jones
0
13,884
166
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22John Riggins
J. Riggins
0
13,435
175
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
0
13,362
182
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24DeAndre Hopkins
D. Hopkins
0
13,316
195
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Mike Evans
M. Evans
0
13,059
176
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

George Pickens
Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
Cowboys Cowboys
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

17

Final

34

NYG Giants

4 - 13

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176