who has the most rushing yards all time for the cowboys

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards for the Cowboys, with 17,162 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	17,162	201	4,052	4.2	85.4	153	3,012	486	91	6.2	15.0	11
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,036	157	2,755	4.4	76.7	72	3,432	382		9.0	21.9	13
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,488	118	1,955	4.3	71.9	71	2,405	317	418	7.6	20.4	12
4	Don Perkins D. Perkins	6,217	107	1,500	4.1	58.1	42	1,310	146		9.0	12.2	3
5	Calvin Hill C. Hill	5,009	73	1,166	4.3	68.6	39	1,359	139		9.8	18.6	6
6	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	4,784	168	1,160	4.1	28.5	31	956	120		8.0	5.7	5
7	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	4,526	53	934	4.8	85.4	28	1,200	171	207	7.0	22.6	1
8	Marion Barber M. Barber	4,358	88	1,042	4.2	49.5	47	1,280	174	223	7.4	14.5	6
9	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	3,886	119	899	4.3	32.7	30	1,794	182		9.9	15.1	9
10	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	3,621	79	762	4.8	45.8	23	1,319	176	228	7.5	16.7	5
11	Herschel Walker H. Walker	3,491	81	818	4.3	43.1	27	2,556	232		11.0	31.6	8
12	Julius Jones J. Jones	3,484	53	885	3.9	65.7	18	672	84	112	8.0	12.7	0
13	Felix Jones F. Jones	2,728	64	569	4.8	42.6	11	1,062	127	156	8.4	16.6	3
14	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	2,264	131	410	5.5	17.3	20	-13	1		-13.0	-0.1	0
15	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	2,196	146	489	4.5	15.0	31	11	1	2	11.0	0.1	1
16	Ron Springs R. Springs	2,180	88	604	3.6	24.8	28	2,028	222		9.1	23.0	10
17	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	2,065	54	427	4.8	38.2	14	1,011	97		10.4	18.7	4
18	Dan Reeves D. Reeves	1,990	100	535	3.7	19.9	25	1,693	129		13.1	16.9	17
19	Troy Hambrick T. Hambrick	1,896	51	473	4.0	37.2	8	260	42	60	6.2	5.1	0
20	Javonte Williams J. Williams	1,673	23	362	4.6	72.7	19	240	54	73	4.4	10.4	3
21	Duane Thomas D. Thomas	1,596	25	326	4.9	63.8	16	226	23		9.8	9.0	2
22	Rico Dowdle R. Dowdle	1,464	52	331	4.4	28.2	4	393	56	71	7.0	7.6	5
23	Timmy Newsome T. Newsome	1,226	121	342	3.6	10.1	19	1,966	212		9.3	16.2	11
24	Don Meredith D. Meredith	1,216	104	242	5.0	11.7	15	0	0			0.0	0
25	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	1,207	79	325	3.7	15.3	5	2,274	189		12.0	28.8	11

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RUSH

472

Williams

REC

651

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM

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Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

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Cousins

15

Purdy

15

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Rush TD Leaders

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Williams

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

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Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

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

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
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	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

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	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000