Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 10 seasons, with 15,269 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 13,963 | 155 | 3,243 | 4.3 | 90.1 | 136 | 2,728 | 442 | 32 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 11 |
| 3 |  | L. Tomlinson | 13,404 | 156 | 3,099 | 4.3 | 85.9 | 144 | 4,323 | 582 | 807 | 7.4 | 27.7 | 15 |
| 4 |  | C. Martin | 13,366 | 156 | 3,298 | 4.1 | 85.7 | 85 | 3,211 | 460 | 379 | 7.0 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 13,309 | 146 | 3,047 | 4.4 | 91.2 | 89 | 3,456 | 373 | 9.3 | 23.7 | 9 | |
| 6 |  | E. Dickerson | 13,168 | 142 | 2,970 | 4.4 | 92.7 | 90 | 2,079 | 275 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| 7 |  | J. Brown | 12,312 | 118 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 8 |  | E. James | 12,121 | 141 | 2,982 | 4.1 | 86.0 | 80 | 3,345 | 430 | 581 | 7.8 | 23.7 | 11 |
| 9 |  | A. Peterson | 11,747 | 123 | 2,418 | 4.9 | 95.5 | 97 | 1,945 | 241 | 333 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 5 |
| 10 |  | D. Henry | 11,707 | 140 | 2,404 | 4.9 | 83.6 | 109 | 1,687 | 178 | 229 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 5 |
| 11 |  | T. Dorsett | 11,580 | 145 | 2,625 | 4.4 | 79.9 | 71 | 3,255 | 363 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 12 | |
| 12 |  | J. Bettis | 11,542 | 149 | 2,873 | 4.0 | 77.5 | 62 | 1,277 | 177 | 66 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 13 | | T. Thomas | 11,405 | 154 | 2,720 | 4.2 | 74.1 | 63 | 4,084 | 427 | 9.6 | 26.5 | 20 | |
| 14 | | C. Dillon | 11,241 | 150 | 2,618 | 4.3 | 74.9 | 82 | 1,913 | 244 | 278 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 7 |
| 15 |  | M. Faulk | 11,213 | 146 | 2,576 | 4.4 | 76.8 | 97 | 6,274 | 673 | 483 | 9.3 | 43.0 | 34 |
| 16 |  | F. Gore | 11,073 | 148 | 2,442 | 4.5 | 74.8 | 64 | 2,883 | 342 | 502 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 11 |
| 17 |  | O.J. Simpson | 10,776 | 122 | 2,284 | 4.7 | 88.3 | 58 | 2,096 | 196 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 14 | |
| 18 | | F. Taylor | 10,715 | 127 | 2,285 | 4.7 | 84.4 | 61 | 2,263 | 270 | 320 | 8.4 | 17.8 | 8 |
| 19 | | S. Jackson | 10,681 | 143 | 2,553 | 4.2 | 74.7 | 62 | 3,515 | 440 | 599 | 8.0 | 24.6 | 9 |
| 20 | | R. Watters | 10,643 | 144 | 2,622 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 78 | 4,248 | 467 | 176 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 13 |
| 21 | | J. Lewis | 10,607 | 131 | 2,542 | 4.2 | 81.0 | 58 | 1,879 | 221 | 298 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 4 |
| 22 |  | L. McCoy | 10,606 | 147 | 2,346 | 4.5 | 72.1 | 69 | 3,616 | 475 | 612 | 7.6 | 24.6 | 15 |
| 23 | | T. Barber | 10,449 | 154 | 2,217 | 4.7 | 67.9 | 55 | 5,183 | 586 | 707 | 8.8 | 33.7 | 12 |
| 24 | | E. George | 10,441 | 141 | 2,865 | 3.6 | 74.0 | 68 | 2,227 | 268 | 269 | 8.3 | 15.8 | 10 |
| 25 | | F. Harris | 10,339 | 140 | 2,462 | 4.2 | 73.9 | 84 | 1,757 | 241 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 7 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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