running backs with the most rushing attempts

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by a running back, with 18,355 yards.

Interpreted as:
running backs with the most rushing rushing attempts
NAME RUSH YDS ATT GP YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355
4,409
226
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,726
3,838
190
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3 Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
3,735
241
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
4 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
3,062
153
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918
3,230
184
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
6 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
3,518
168
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
7 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
3,174
170
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
8 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662
3,479
192
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
9 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
2,996
146
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
10 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739
2,936
173
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
11 Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312
2,359
118
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
12 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
12,279
2,836
176
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
13 Edgerrin James
E. James
12,246
3,028
148
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
14 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243
3,022
222
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
15 Franco Harris
F. Harris
12,120
2,949
173
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
16 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
12,074
2,877
182
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
17 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,695
2,534
153
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8
18 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
2,764
160
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
19 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
11,423
2,355
136
4.9
84.0
106
1,651
174
224
9.5
12.1
5
20 John Riggins
J. Riggins
11,352
2,916
175
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
21 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,241
2,618
150
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
22 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
11,236
2,404
135
4.7
83.2
61
2,142
203
10.6
15.9
14
23 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
2,457
170
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
24 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
10,967
2,669
181
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
25 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,643
2,622
144
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM