top rushing running backs last 25 years

Between December 11, 2000 and December 11, 2025, 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
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
12,448
149
2,577
4.8
83.5
116
1,801
189
244
9.5
12.1
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
10,257
167
2,580
4.0
61.4
66
1,856
283
373
6.6
11.1
3
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,923
113
2,230
4.4
87.8
75
2,018
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
10Matt Forte
M. Forte
9,796
146
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
11Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,651
130
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
2,255
307
424
7.3
17.3
9
12Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
9,421
117
2,284
4.1
80.5
53
1,588
197
265
8.1
13.6
4
13Edgerrin James
E. James
9,335
119
2,357
4.0
78.4
57
2,315
321
427
7.2
19.5
3
14Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,186
109
2,130
4.3
84.3
99
1,479
210
305
7.0
13.6
12
15Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
16Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,666
96
1,798
4.8
90.3
46
3,290
382
531
8.6
34.3
5
17Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
8,503
117
1,864
4.6
72.7
36
1,662
203
284
8.2
14.2
3
18Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
19Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8,167
126
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
2,944
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
20Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,125
125
1,930
4.2
65.0
56
2,025
270
371
7.5
16.2
7
21Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
8,111
156
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
2,125
303
376
7.0
13.6
10
22DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
8,096
142
1,730
4.7
57.0
61
2,106
236
318
8.9
14.8
9
23Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,078
103
1,764
4.6
78.4
53
2,637
356
484
7.4
25.6
16
24Ahman Green
A. Green
7,936
104
1,784
4.4
76.3
51
2,431
315
409
7.7
23.4
12
25Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
7,691
102
1,812
4.2
75.4
73
2,041
264
335
7.7
20.0
1
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

More 49ers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

16th

OPP PPG

20.7

8th

RUSH YDS/G

98.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

253.7

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769
49ers 49ers
9
4
0
.692
Cardinals Cardinals
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
TEN TEN
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
SEA SEA
@
SF SF
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

9 - 4

26

Final

8

CLE Browns

3 - 9

Sun 30 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM