what nfl rb had the most carries in the 2000s

From 2000 through 2009, LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rush attempts by a running back, with 2,880 rush attempts.

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Data note: Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,880	141	12,490	4.3	88.6	138	3,955	530	728	7.5	28.0	15
2	Edgerrin James E. James	2,659	132	10,693	4.0	81.0	67	2,778	371	497	7.5	21.0	7
3	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	2,542	131	10,607	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
4	Thomas Jones T. Jones	2,280	148	9,217	4.0	62.3	62	1,858	289	383	6.4	12.6	3
5	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	2,187	123	9,453	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	2,176	108	9,696	4.5	89.8	73	1,963	242	329	8.1	18.2	5
7	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	2,068	121	9,585	4.6	79.2	46	1,874	234	330	8.0	15.5	5
8	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	2,005	134	8,347	4.2	62.3	43	2,944	363	511	8.1	22.0	10
9	Ahman Green A. Green	1,995	118	8,876	4.4	75.2	59	2,881	375	493	7.7	24.4	14
10	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,967	110	9,514	4.8	86.5	52	3,927	444	616	8.8	35.7	6
11	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,911	103	8,008	4.2	77.7	60	2,210	282	376	7.8	21.5	7
12	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	1,860	104	7,782	4.2	74.8	63	1,186	158	229	7.5	11.4	5
13	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,824	92	7,551	4.1	82.1	45	1,815	279	348	6.5	19.7	4
14	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,548	84	6,707	4.3	79.8	41	2,287	281	378	8.1	27.2	7
15	Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	1,517	95	5,979	3.9	62.9	49	676	113	152	6.0	7.1	2
16	Eddie George E. George	1,505	77	5,076	3.4	65.9	40	1,233	154	205	8.0	16.0	4
17	Travis Henry T. Henry	1,488	90	6,086	4.1	67.6	38	951	141	199	6.7	10.6	2
18	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	1,458	81	6,658	4.6	82.2	78	2,598	283	359	9.2	32.1	7
19	Stephen Davis S. Davis	1,457	87	5,832	4.0	67.0	43	986	117	167	8.4	11.3	2
20	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	1,441	90	5,787	4.0	64.3	50	992	150	204	6.6	11.0	3
21	Deuce McAllister D. McAllister	1,429	97	6,096	4.3	62.8	49	1,720	234	310	7.4	17.7	5
22	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	1,421	82	6,219	4.4	75.8	55	1,373	154	227	8.9	16.7	6
23	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,373	83	5,199	3.8	62.6	50	374	51	72	7.3	4.5	0
24	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	1,308	107	5,995	4.6	56.0	37	3,790	426	580	8.9	35.4	29
25	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	1,299	126	5,247	4.0	41.6	23	3,316	409	602	8.1	26.3	8

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PASS

1,141

Herbert

RUSH

289

Hampton

REC

225

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

32nd

OPP PPG

25.2

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

119.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

190.2

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	1.000
Broncos	5	2	.714
Raiders	3	4	.429
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

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0 - 6

Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

28.0

27.2

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.1

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286