who is the running back with the most points scored in nfl history

Emmitt Smith has the most career points by a running back, with 1,052 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,052	226	18,355	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	972	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
3	Marcus Allen M. Allen	872	222	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
4	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	830	176	12,279	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	816	158	13,494	2,775	4.9	85.4	129	1,863	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
6	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	760	104	3,711	893	4.2	35.7	50	1,480	130		11.4	14.2	12
7	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	758	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	756	118	12,312	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
9	Walter Payton W. Payton	750	190	16,726	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
10	John Riggins J. Riggins	696	175	11,352	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
11	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	672	123	9,453	2,187	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
12	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	654	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
13	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	620	117	7,875	1,719	4.6	67.3	67	5,527	645	803	8.6	47.2	36
14	Curtis Martin C. Martin	606	168	14,101	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
15	Frank Gore F. Gore	602	241	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	600	173	12,120	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
17	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	576	146	13,259	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
18	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	570	192	13,662	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
19	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	568	149	10,413	2,453	4.2	69.9	85	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9
20	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	566	113	8,172	1,780	4.6	72.3	86	2,962	339	376	8.7	26.2	8
21	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	558	129	8,597	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225		7.8	13.6	10
22	Edgerrin James E. James	556	148	12,246	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
23	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	548	130	7,336	1,702	4.3	56.4	63	4,989	619	783	8.1	38.4	25
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	548	144	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
25	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	546	173	12,739	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13

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RUSH

276

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REC

507

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PPG

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OPP PPG

27.2

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PASS YDS/G

276.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

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Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
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1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

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Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

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Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

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Gibbs

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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119.3

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000