running back most nfl rushing yards in first seven seasons

Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons, with 11,226 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
10,650
111
2,365
4.5
95.9
115
3,375
458
621
7.4
30.4
14
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10,172
105
2,077
4.9
96.9
73
2,180
258
8.4
20.8
7
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10,160
108
2,334
4.4
94.1
108
2,200
348
6.3
20.4
7
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10,115
103
2,033
5.0
98.2
86
1,697
206
288
8.2
16.5
5
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
9,608
105
2,204
4.4
91.5
71
2,170
243
8.9
20.7
7
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
9,322
90
1,790
5.2
103.6
82
1,831
192
9.5
20.3
14
8Curtis Martin
C. Martin
9,267
108
2,343
4.0
85.8
64
2,342
328
221
7.1
21.7
8
9Edgerrin James
E. James
9,226
96
2,188
4.2
96.1
64
2,839
356
464
8.0
29.6
11
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,202
100
2,052
4.5
92.0
72
1,906
233
317
8.2
19.1
4
11Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
9,105
106
2,120
4.3
85.9
54
1,613
190
255
8.5
15.2
4
12Eddie George
E. George
8,978
112
2,421
3.7
80.2
59
1,981
237
225
8.4
17.7
10
13Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
8,764
99
2,029
4.3
88.5
73
718
115
6.2
7.3
0
14Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
8,724
109
2,018
4.3
80.0
48
3,402
345
9.9
31.2
18
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
8,713
106
1,969
4.4
82.2
96
1,435
200
290
7.2
13.5
11
16Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
8,628
111
1,897
4.5
77.7
51
2,154
296
404
7.3
19.4
9
17Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
8,463
109
2,106
4.0
77.6
41
1,075
149
28
7.2
9.9
3
18Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8,336
100
1,834
4.5
83.4
53
2,080
241
8.6
20.8
7
19Derrick Henry
D. Henry
8,335
102
1,750
4.8
81.7
78
1,244
127
166
9.8
12.2
3
20Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
8,262
103
1,881
4.4
80.2
68
2,336
305
403
7.7
22.7
12
21O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
8,123
91
1,707
4.8
89.3
49
1,527
137
11.1
16.8
11
22Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
8,061
107
1,865
4.3
75.3
45
1,482
192
215
7.7
13.9
5
23Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8,060
107
1,895
4.3
75.3
67
4,682
465
216
10.1
43.8
22
24Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
7,948
100
1,878
4.2
79.5
47
2,670
327
439
8.2
26.7
7
25Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7,873
107
1,947
4.0
73.6
65
3,141
353
8.9
29.4
9
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113.5

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