who has the most rushing yards in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards, with 12,490 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12,490
141
2,880
4.3
88.6
138
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
2Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
3Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
4Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,696
108
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
5Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,585
121
2,068
4.6
79.2
46
1,874
234
330
8.0
15.5
5
6Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
9,217
148
2,280
4.0
62.3
62
1,858
289
383
6.4
12.6
3
9Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
10Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
11Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,008
103
1,911
4.2
77.7
60
2,210
282
376
7.8
21.5
7
12Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7,782
104
1,860
4.2
74.8
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
13Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,551
92
1,824
4.1
82.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
14Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
6,707
84
1,548
4.3
79.8
41
2,287
281
378
8.1
27.2
7
15Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
6,658
81
1,458
4.6
82.2
78
2,598
283
359
9.2
32.1
7
16Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
6,219
82
1,421
4.4
75.8
55
1,373
154
227
8.9
16.7
6
17Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
6,096
97
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
18Travis Henry
T. Henry
6,086
90
1,488
4.1
67.6
38
951
141
199
6.7
10.6
2
19Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
5,995
107
1,308
4.6
56.0
37
3,790
426
580
8.9
35.4
29
20Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
5,979
95
1,517
3.9
62.9
49
676
113
152
6.0
7.1
2
21Stephen Davis
S. Davis
5,832
87
1,457
4.0
67.0
43
986
117
167
8.4
11.3
2
22Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
5,787
90
1,441
4.0
64.3
50
992
150
204
6.6
11.0
3
23Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5,578
83
1,194
4.7
67.2
51
3,023
383
503
7.9
36.4
22
24Frank Gore
F. Gore
5,561
73
1,168
4.8
76.2
32
1,831
224
318
8.2
25.1
7
25Willie Parker
W. Parker
5,378
79
1,253
4.3
68.1
24
697
84
121
8.3
8.8
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

22.4

20th

OPP PPG

21.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

115.7

17th

PASS YDS/G

252.0

9th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
Chiefs Chiefs
6
5
0
.545
Raiders Raiders
2
9
0
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Schedule
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11/30
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LAC LAC
4:25 PM
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12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
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KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
HOU HOU
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LAC LAC
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

7 - 4

6

Final

35

JAX Jaguars

6 - 4

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
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11/27
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Thu
11/27
KC KC
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DAL DAL
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Thu
11/27
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11/28
CHI CHI
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3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
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TEN TEN
1:00 PM