Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards by a running back, with 18,355 yards.

which running back leads in the most yards carry

Interpreted as:

Which running back leads in the most rushing yards carry?

NAME	RUSH YDS	ATT	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
Emmitt Smith	18,355	4,409	226	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
Walter Payton	16,726	3,838	190	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
Frank Gore	16,000	3,735	241	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
Barry Sanders	15,269	3,062	153	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
Adrian Peterson	14,918	3,230	184	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
Curtis Martin	14,101	3,518	168	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
LaDainian Tomlinson	13,684	3,174	170	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
Jerome Bettis	13,662	3,479	192	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
Eric Dickerson	13,259	2,996	146	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
Tony Dorsett	12,739	2,936	173	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
Jim Brown	12,312	2,359	118	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
Marshall Faulk	12,279	2,836	176	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
Edgerrin James	12,246	3,028	148	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
Marcus Allen	12,243	3,022	222	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
Franco Harris	12,120	2,949	173	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
Thurman Thomas	12,074	2,877	182	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
Fred Taylor	11,695	2,534	153	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
Steven Jackson	11,438	2,764	160	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
John Riggins	11,352	2,916	175	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
Corey Dillon	11,241	2,618	150	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
O.J. Simpson	11,236	2,404	135	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
LeSean McCoy	11,102	2,457	170	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
Warrick Dunn	10,967	2,669	181	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
Ricky Watters	10,643	2,622	144	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
Jamal Lewis	10,607	2,542	131	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4

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NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529