running backs with most yards in the last 30 years with more than 20 games

Between September 29, 1996 and September 29, 2026, Frank Gore has rushed for the most yards by a running back when playing >20 games, with 16,000 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
3	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,319	156	2,728	4.9	85.4	128	1,839	194	250	9.5	11.8	5
5	Curtis Martin C. Martin	12,314	148	3,060	4.0	83.2	74	3,001	443	409	6.8	20.3	7
6	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
7	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
8	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
9	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
10	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
11	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
12	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,607	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
13	Thomas Jones T. Jones	10,591	180	2,678	4.0	58.8	68	2,023	308	410	6.6	11.2	3
14	Tiki Barber T. Barber	10,449	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
15	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	10,413	149	2,453	4.2	69.9	85	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9
16	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	10,265	142	2,628	3.9	72.3	75	754	119	100	6.3	5.3	2
17	Eddie George E. George	10,174	138	2,810	3.6	73.7	67	2,221	266	269	8.3	16.1	10
18	Ricky Williams R. Williams	10,009	147	2,431	4.1	68.1	66	2,606	342	466	7.6	17.7	8
19	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,923	113	2,230	4.4	87.8	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	9,848	142	2,211	4.5	69.4	77	5,805	653	606	8.9	40.9	32
21	Matt Forte M. Forte	9,796	146	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
22	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	9,651	130	2,163	4.5	74.2	55	2,255	307	424	7.3	17.3	9
23	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9,453	123	2,187	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
24	Ahman Green A. Green	9,205	148	2,056	4.5	62.2	60	2,883	378	495	7.6	19.5	14
25	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	9,130	135	2,139	4.3	67.6	74	2,718	368	483	7.4	20.1	14

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Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
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Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
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Saints	1	2	0	.333
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