rushing and passing yards leaders

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards when passing for >0 yards, with 18,355 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSPASS YDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18,355
21
226
1
1
100.0
21.0
0.1
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
16,726
331
190
11
34
32.4
9.7
1.7
8
6
69.6
23.5
17.6
0
0
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
11
153
1
4
25.0
2.8
0.1
0
1
0.0
0.0
25.0
0
0
4Curtis Martin
C. Martin
14,101
36
168
2
2
100.0
18.0
0.2
2
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
1
4
5LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,684
143
170
8
12
66.7
11.9
0.8
7
0
146.9
58.3
0.0
2
3
6Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
13,662
63
192
3
6
50.0
10.5
0.3
3
1
87.5
50.0
16.7
0
0
7Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13,259
15
146
1
2
50.0
7.5
0.1
1
1
75.0
50.0
50.0
1
6
8Derrick Henry
D. Henry
13,018
37
153
7
10
70.0
3.7
0.2
4
0
115.4
40.0
0.0
0
0
9Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,739
41
173
2
8
25.0
5.1
0.2
1
1
48.4
12.5
12.5
0
0
10Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312
117
118
4
12
33.3
9.8
1.0
3
0
110.1
25.0
0.0
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
12,243
282
222
12
27
44.4
10.4
1.3
6
1
106.8
22.2
3.7
6
32
12Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
11,438
2
160
1
1
100.0
2.0
0.0
1
0
118.8
100.0
0.0
0
0
13O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
11,236
110
135
6
16
37.5
6.9
0.8
1
0
82.8
6.3
0.0
1
11
14Ricky Watters
R. Watters
10,643
1
144
1
2
50.0
0.5
0.0
1
0
95.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
8
149
1
3
33.3
2.7
0.1
1
0
81.9
33.3
0.0
0
0
16Ricky Williams
R. Williams
10,009
34
147
1
3
33.3
11.3
0.2
0
1
37.5
0.0
33.3
1
0
17Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
47
113
3
6
50.0
7.8
0.4
3
0
116.0
50.0
0.0
1
2
18Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
9,407
57
115
1
3
33.3
19.0
0.5
1
1
81.9
33.3
33.3
0
0
19Ahman Green
A. Green
9,205
20
148
1
2
50.0
10.0
0.1
1
0
125.0
50.0
0.0
0
0
20Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
4
135
1
1
100.0
4.0
0.0
0
0
83.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
21Joe Perry
J. Perry
8,378
79
156
3
9
33.3
8.8
0.5
1
0
103.5
11.1
0.0
22Earnest Byner
E. Byner
8,261
90
211
3
10
30.0
9.0
0.4
3
0
104.2
30.0
0.0
0
0
23Herschel Walker
H. Walker
8,225
12
187
1
3
33.3
4.0
0.1
0
0
46.5
0.0
0.0
1
5
24Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
8
126
1
2
50.0
4.0
0.1
1
1
60.4
50.0
50.0
0
0
25Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
8,074
5
144
1
1
100.0
5.0
0.0
1
0
127.1
100.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards and rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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.441
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12
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.294
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13
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.235
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.559
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9
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.471
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9
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.471
8
9
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.471
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11
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.353
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