running backs with the most rushing yards since 2005

Since 2005, 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
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12,548
150
2,588
4.8
83.7
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.0
5
4LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,102
170
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
5Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
10,765
146
2,630
4.1
73.7
65
3,494
442
603
7.9
23.9
9
6Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
7Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
8Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
9Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
10Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
11Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,156
104
1,786
4.6
78.4
54
2,651
358
487
7.4
25.5
16
12Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
8,111
156
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
13DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
14LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
7,785
107
1,811
4.3
72.8
91
2,750
333
490
8.3
25.7
11
15Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
7,764
103
1,824
4.3
75.4
74
2,060
266
338
7.7
20.0
2
16Thomas Jones
T. Jones
7,752
111
1,939
4.0
69.8
49
944
155
207
6.1
8.5
3
17Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
7,563
119
1,407
5.4
63.6
44
2,593
310
441
8.4
21.8
20
18Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
7,488
124
1,525
4.9
60.4
51
2,665
346
460
7.7
21.5
21
19Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
7,456
81
1,500
5.0
92.0
67
1,409
179
228
7.9
17.4
7
20Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
7,428
111
1,816
4.1
66.9
60
2,448
319
399
7.7
22.1
14
21Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
7,346
126
1,811
4.1
58.3
52
1,170
188
249
6.2
9.3
5
22Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
7,335
134
1,705
4.3
54.7
51
1,295
162
236
8.0
9.7
7
23Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
7,315
98
1,455
5.0
74.6
54
1,100
140
192
7.9
11.2
5
24Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
7,309
109
1,606
4.6
67.1
61
5,286
610
757
8.7
48.5
34
25Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
7,250
126
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
4,948
606
767
8.2
39.3
25
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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TEAMWLTPCT
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11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
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4
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11
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3
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.786
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4
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.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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7
6
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7
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6
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1
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9
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7
7
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7
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11
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.786
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9/13
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9/13
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9/13
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