top rushing running backs last 25 years

Between October 26, 2000 and October 26, 2025, Frank Gore has the most rushing 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
11,933
143
2,464
4.8
83.4
112
1,695
179
233
9.5
11.9
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
7Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
10,351
173
2,603
4.0
59.8
66
1,939
293
386
6.6
11.2
3
9Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,170
123
2,435
4.2
82.7
57
1,785
211
284
8.5
14.5
4
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
11Edgerrin James
E. James
9,911
125
2,490
4.0
79.3
60
2,546
347
462
7.3
20.4
4
12Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
13Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
14Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,369
123
2,023
4.6
76.2
45
1,761
219
308
8.0
14.3
5
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,269
115
2,148
4.3
80.6
99
1,486
211
308
7.0
12.9
12
16Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
17Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,998
103
1,882
4.8
87.4
48
3,660
414
573
8.8
35.5
6
18Ahman Green
A. Green
8,564
111
1,921
4.5
77.2
56
2,635
350
459
7.5
23.7
14
19Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
20Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,353
128
1,994
4.2
65.3
58
2,162
283
388
7.6
16.9
7
21Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
22Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
8,111
156
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
23DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
24Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,070
127
1,924
4.2
63.5
42
2,773
345
481
8.0
21.8
10
25Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
7,735
98
1,673
4.6
78.9
52
2,537
345
467
7.4
25.9
16
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

20.0

26th

OPP PPG

20.5

8th

RUSH YDS/G

89.4

30th

PASS YDS/G

272.9

2nd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
49ers 49ers
5
3
0
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
2
5
0
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Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
11/24
CAR CAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

5 - 3 - 0

15

Final

26

HOU Texans

3 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

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10/27
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KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
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MIA MIA
8:15 PM
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11/2
CAR CAR
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GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM