top rushing running backs last 25 years

Between November 3, 2001 and November 3, 2026, Frank Gore has rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 16,000 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960
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
3Derrick Henry
D. Henry
13,650
161
2,820
4.8
84.8
130
1,876
201
259
9.3
11.7
6
4LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13,064
163
3,006
4.3
80.1
138
4,673
613
853
7.6
28.7
17
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
10,080
160
2,525
4.0
63.0
64
1,711
265
352
6.5
10.7
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
9,243
115
2,233
4.1
80.4
52
1,583
194
262
8.2
13.8
4
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
9,130
135
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
2,718
368
483
7.4
20.1
14
14Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
8,708
101
2,019
4.3
86.2
93
1,365
198
287
6.9
13.5
12
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,630
112
1,882
4.6
77.1
57
2,692
365
499
7.4
24.0
16
16Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
8,474
142
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
1,339
210
285
6.4
9.4
5
17Tiki Barber
T. Barber
8,348
89
1,710
4.9
93.8
43
3,017
352
489
8.6
33.9
5
18Edgerrin James
E. James
8,322
110
2,121
3.9
75.7
51
1,991
284
381
7.0
18.1
2
19Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
8,225
113
1,789
4.6
72.8
34
1,627
198
277
8.2
14.4
3
20Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
8,208
92
1,699
4.8
89.2
77
1,671
208
270
8.0
18.2
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
24Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
8,084
133
1,674
4.8
60.8
54
2,773
366
488
7.6
20.8
21
25Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
7,978
119
1,742
4.6
67.0
70
5,641
660
820
8.5
47.4
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11/29
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.643
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.375
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.857
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.857
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4
0
.500
3
5
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.375
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1
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.857
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3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
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6
0
.143
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6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
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2
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.714
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5
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.286
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6
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