most rushing yards, 1984 to 1997

Between the 1984 and 1997 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 13,778 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player, 1984 to 1997
NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
13,778
137
2,719
5.1
100.6
95
2,632
315
8.4
19.2
10
2 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,451
130
2,606
4.4
88.1
72
1,733
230
7.5
13.3
4
3 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
11,405
154
2,720
4.2
74.1
63
4,084
427
9.6
26.5
20
4 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
11,234
124
2,595
4.3
90.6
112
2,434
388
6.3
19.6
7
5 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
10,532
197
2,596
4.1
53.5
103
4,420
481
9.2
22.4
16
6 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
8,261
211
2,095
3.9
39.2
56
4,605
512
9.0
21.8
15
7 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
8,225
187
1,954
4.2
44.0
61
4,859
512
9.5
26.0
21
8 Roger Craig
R. Craig
7,464
149
1,815
4.1
50.1
48
4,484
518
8.7
30.1
13
9 Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
7,452
106
1,811
4.1
70.3
56
1,182
161
7.3
11.2
0
10 Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
11 Chris Warren
C. Warren
6,706
123
1,559
4.3
54.5
44
1,342
194
6.9
10.9
3
12 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
6,634
91
1,628
4.1
72.9
56
2,768
301
9.2
30.4
9
13 James Brooks
J. Brooks
6,491
124
1,362
4.8
52.3
37
3,011
299
10.1
24.3
27
14 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
6,187
78
1,491
4.1
79.3
31
875
112
7.8
11.2
3
15 Terry Allen
T. Allen
6,181
89
1,536
4.0
69.4
58
1,273
155
8.2
14.3
5
16 Neal Anderson
N. Anderson
6,166
116
1,515
4.1
53.2
51
2,763
302
9.1
23.8
20
17 Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
6,011
115
1,350
4.5
52.3
29
2,431
240
10.1
21.1
7
18 Curt Warner
C. Warner
5,395
84
1,363
4.0
64.2
43
1,142
151
7.6
13.6
6
19 Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,392
90
1,361
4.0
59.9
49
925
101
9.2
10.3
1
20 Marion Butts
M. Butts
5,185
104
1,345
3.9
49.9
43
471
68
6.9
4.5
1
21 Kevin Mack
K. Mack
5,123
99
1,291
4.0
51.7
46
1,602
197
8.1
16.2
8
22 Walter Payton
W. Payton
5,101
60
1,172
4.4
85.0
32
1,450
164
8.8
24.2
6
23 John L. Williams
J. L. Williams
5,006
149
1,245
4.0
33.6
18
4,656
546
8.5
31.2
19
24 Greg Bell
G. Bell
4,959
80
1,204
4.1
62.0
51
1,307
157
8.3
16.3
7
25 Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
4,897
79
1,246
3.9
62.0
40
294
42
7.0
3.7
0
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