running backs with the most rushing yards since 2000

Since 2000, Frank Gore has rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 16,000 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
14,918
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
4Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12,548
150
2,588
4.8
83.7
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.0
5
5Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
160
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
6LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
7Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
8Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
9Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,591
180
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
10Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
11Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
12Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
13Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,740
128
2,111
4.6
76.1
46
1,880
236
333
8.0
14.7
5
14Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
16Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
17Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
18Ricky Williams
R. Williams
9,125
135
2,178
4.2
67.6
64
2,434
314
426
7.8
18.0
8
19Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
20Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
21Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
22Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
23Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,156
104
1,786
4.6
78.4
54
2,651
358
487
7.4
25.5
16
24Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
8,111
156
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
25DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

24.6

11th

OPP PPG

20.9

11th

RUSH YDS/G

101.4

25th

PASS YDS/G

256.6

6th

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3
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