running backs with the most yards from scrimmage in first eight seasons

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most scrimmage yards by a running back in his first 8 seasons, with 15,561 yards.

NAMEYDSGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
15,561
127
11,760
2,657
4.4
92.6
126
3,801
510
698
7.5
29.9
15
2Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14,889
121
9,442
2,155
4.4
78.0
79
5,447
548
320
9.9
45.0
31
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
14,052
121
11,725
2,384
4.9
96.9
84
2,327
282
8.3
19.2
7
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
13,668
124
11,234
2,595
4.3
90.6
112
2,434
388
6.3
19.6
7
5Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,628
116
11,903
2,616
4.6
102.6
86
1,725
220
7.8
14.9
4
6Edgerrin James
E. James
13,441
112
10,385
2,525
4.1
92.7
70
3,056
394
525
7.8
27.3
11
7Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13,351
123
9,729
2,285
4.3
79.1
54
3,622
371
9.8
29.4
20
8Curtis Martin
C. Martin
13,065
124
10,361
2,604
4.0
83.6
71
2,704
377
277
7.2
21.8
8
9Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,939
104
10,768
2,070
5.2
103.5
89
2,171
228
9.5
20.9
16
10Matt Forte
M. Forte
12,718
120
8,602
2,035
4.2
71.7
45
4,116
487
636
8.5
34.3
19
11Walter Payton
W. Payton
12,685
114
10,204
2,352
4.3
89.5
72
2,481
275
9.0
21.8
7
12Ricky Watters
R. Watters
12,611
123
9,083
2,272
4.0
73.8
70
3,528
393
62
9.0
28.7
11
13Eddie George
E. George
12,153
128
10,009
2,733
3.7
78.2
64
2,144
259
256
8.3
16.8
10
14Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
12,096
115
9,093
2,138
4.3
79.1
52
3,003
369
497
8.1
26.1
8
15Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,064
116
9,525
2,136
4.5
82.1
59
2,539
292
8.7
21.9
8
16Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
11,905
104
10,190
2,054
5.0
98.0
86
1,715
208
291
8.2
16.5
5
17Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
11,898
122
10,107
2,399
4.2
82.8
58
1,791
213
287
8.4
14.7
4
18LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
11,884
117
8,954
1,898
4.7
76.5
60
2,930
382
489
7.7
25.0
13
19Clinton Portis
C. Portis
11,659
108
9,696
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
20Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
11,654
122
9,442
2,093
4.5
77.4
54
2,212
302
417
7.3
18.1
9
21Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
11,553
120
8,904
2,065
4.3
74.2
71
2,649
356
468
7.4
22.1
14
22Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
11,541
115
6,779
1,543
4.4
58.9
60
4,762
573
728
8.3
41.4
25
23Roger Craig
R. Craig
11,506
121
7,064
1,686
4.2
58.4
50
4,442
508
8.7
36.7
16
24Frank Gore
F. Gore
11,470
116
8,839
1,911
4.6
76.2
51
2,631
315
457
8.4
22.7
10
25O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
11,412
105
9,626
1,997
4.8
91.7
57
1,786
159
11.2
17.0
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