running back with most 800 yard seasons

Emmitt Smith played the most seasons by a running back with 800+ rushing yards, with 14 seasons.

Interpreted as:
running back with most 800 or more rushing yard seasons
NAMESEASRUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
14
18,099
216
4,319
4.2
83.8
162
3,117
501
111
6.2
14.4
11
2Frank Gore
F. Gore
12
13,418
182
3,099
4.3
73.7
74
3,541
428
623
8.3
19.5
17
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10
13,540
150
2,822
4.8
90.3
109
2,269
273
373
8.3
15.1
6
4Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10
13,366
156
3,298
4.1
85.7
85
3,211
460
379
7.0
20.6
10
5Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
10
11,991
152
2,999
4.0
78.9
70
1,246
171
87
7.3
8.2
3
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
10
14,918
156
3,348
4.5
95.6
98
3,797
394
9.6
24.3
14
8Matt Forte
M. Forte
9
9,415
134
2,253
4.2
70.3
52
4,379
517
679
8.5
32.7
20
9LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
9
12,674
142
2,876
4.4
89.3
132
4,169
562
777
7.4
29.4
15
10Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
9
10,626
133
2,378
4.5
79.9
90
5,846
617
483
9.5
44.0
34
11Ricky Watters
R. Watters
9
10,325
139
2,550
4.0
74.3
77
4,141
456
154
9.1
29.8
13
12Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
9
10,762
138
2,566
4.2
78.0
62
3,876
397
9.8
28.1
20
13Franco Harris
F. Harris
9
9,859
131
2,345
4.2
75.3
82
1,770
235
7.5
13.5
7
14Jim Brown
J. Brown
9
12,312
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
15LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
8
9,455
117
2,030
4.7
80.8
62
3,070
401
511
7.7
26.2
15
16Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
8
9,465
117
2,262
4.2
80.9
52
3,135
388
526
8.1
26.8
8
17Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
8
10,107
122
2,399
4.2
82.8
58
1,791
213
287
8.4
14.7
4
18Edgerrin James
E. James
8
10,945
122
2,698
4.1
89.7
74
3,067
394
534
7.8
25.1
11
19Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
8
9,967
125
2,271
4.4
79.7
68
1,661
211
234
7.9
13.3
6
20Eddie George
E. George
8
10,009
128
2,733
3.7
78.2
64
2,144
259
256
8.3
16.8
10
21Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8
10,087
123
2,264
4.5
82.0
61
2,809
314
8.9
22.8
11
22Derrick Henry
D. Henry
7
10,189
105
2,069
4.9
97.0
96
1,378
150
192
9.2
13.1
4
23Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
7
8,262
103
1,881
4.4
80.2
68
2,336
305
403
7.7
22.7
12
24Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
7
8,779
106
1,938
4.5
82.8
53
2,061
278
383
7.4
19.4
8
25Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
7
8,399
106
1,918
4.4
79.2
70
1,726
209
287
8.3
16.3
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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31.3

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120.4

13th

PASS YDS/G

271.0

3rd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
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3
5
0
.375
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2
6
0
.250
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DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
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LV LV
8:15 PM
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11/23
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
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DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
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24

Final

44

DEN Broncos

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
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MIA MIA
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Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
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1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
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1:00 PM
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11/2
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1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
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1:00 PM