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most rushing yards by a player, 1985 to 1999| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 13,963 | 155 | 3,243 | 4.3 | 90.1 | 136 | 2,728 | 442 | 32 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 11 |
| 3 |  | T. Thomas | 11,938 | 173 | 2,849 | 4.2 | 69.0 | 65 | 4,341 | 456 | 5 | 9.5 | 25.1 | 22 |
| 4 | | M. Allen | 9,364 | 181 | 2,321 | 4.0 | 51.7 | 90 | 3,662 | 417 | 8.8 | 20.2 | 11 | |
| 5 |  | E. Dickerson | 9,346 | 114 | 2,227 | 4.2 | 82.0 | 58 | 1,594 | 209 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 4 | |
| 6 | | R. Watters | 9,083 | 123 | 2,272 | 4.0 | 73.8 | 70 | 3,528 | 393 | 62 | 9.0 | 28.7 | 11 |
| 7 |  | J. Bettis | 8,463 | 109 | 2,106 | 4.0 | 77.6 | 41 | 1,075 | 149 | 28 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 3 |
| 8 | | H. Walker | 8,225 | 187 | 1,954 | 4.2 | 44.0 | 61 | 4,859 | 512 | 9.5 | 26.0 | 21 | |
| 9 | | E. Byner | 7,835 | 195 | 2,023 | 3.9 | 40.2 | 54 | 4,487 | 501 | 9.0 | 23.0 | 15 | |
| 10 | | T. Allen | 7,777 | 115 | 1,938 | 4.0 | 67.6 | 68 | 1,526 | 186 | 19 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 11 | | C. Warren | 7,400 | 148 | 1,717 | 4.3 | 50.0 | 50 | 1,632 | 241 | 46 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 4 |
| 12 | | R. Hampton | 6,897 | 104 | 1,824 | 3.8 | 66.3 | 49 | 1,309 | 174 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| 13 | | R. Craig | 6,815 | 133 | 1,660 | 4.1 | 51.2 | 41 | 3,809 | 447 | 8.5 | 28.6 | 10 | |
| 14 |  | M. Faulk | 6,701 | 93 | 1,642 | 4.1 | 72.1 | 49 | 3,852 | 384 | 103 | 10.0 | 41.4 | 14 |
| 15 | | T. Davis | 6,624 | 65 | 1,410 | 4.7 | 101.9 | 58 | 1,207 | 155 | 3 | 7.8 | 18.6 | 5 |
| 16 |  | C. Martin | 6,550 | 76 | 1,694 | 3.9 | 86.2 | 45 | 1,514 | 205 | 61 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 6 |
| 17 | | N. Anderson | 6,166 | 116 | 1,515 | 4.1 | 53.2 | 51 | 2,763 | 302 | 9.1 | 23.8 | 20 | |
| 18 | | J. Brooks | 6,095 | 109 | 1,259 | 4.8 | 55.9 | 35 | 2,743 | 265 | 10.4 | 25.2 | 25 | |
| 19 | | G. Riggs | 5,966 | 91 | 1,458 | 4.1 | 65.6 | 43 | 905 | 119 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 0 | |
| 20 | | E. George | 5,365 | 64 | 1,360 | 3.9 | 83.8 | 28 | 994 | 114 | 64 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 6 |
| 21 | | C. Warner | 5,355 | 83 | 1,353 | 4.0 | 64.5 | 43 | 1,123 | 150 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 6 | |
| 22 | | R. Smith | 5,297 | 82 | 1,116 | 4.7 | 64.6 | 25 | 944 | 142 | 30 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 23 | | N. Means | 5,215 | 87 | 1,409 | 3.7 | 59.9 | 45 | 631 | 103 | 13 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 24 | | M. Butts | 5,185 | 104 | 1,345 | 3.9 | 49.9 | 43 | 471 | 68 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 25 | | K. Mack | 5,123 | 99 | 1,291 | 4.0 | 51.7 | 46 | 1,602 | 197 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 8 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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