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most rushing yards by a player, 1988 to 1996| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 11,725 | 121 | 2,384 | 4.9 | 96.9 | 84 | 2,327 | 282 | 8.3 | 19.2 | 7 | |
| 2 |  | T. Thomas | 10,762 | 138 | 2,566 | 4.2 | 78.0 | 62 | 3,876 | 397 | 9.8 | 28.1 | 20 | |
| 3 |  | E. Smith | 10,160 | 108 | 2,334 | 4.4 | 94.1 | 108 | 2,200 | 348 | 6.3 | 20.4 | 7 | |
| 4 | | R. Hampton | 6,816 | 102 | 1,801 | 3.8 | 66.8 | 48 | 1,309 | 174 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 2 | |
| 5 | | H. Walker | 6,577 | 143 | 1,588 | 4.1 | 46.0 | 42 | 3,158 | 362 | 8.7 | 22.1 | 16 | |
| 6 | | C. Warren | 5,859 | 108 | 1,359 | 4.3 | 54.3 | 40 | 1,085 | 149 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| 7 | | E. Byner | 5,811 | 144 | 1,496 | 3.9 | 40.4 | 36 | 3,019 | 346 | 8.7 | 21.0 | 9 | |
| 8 | | M. Allen | 5,587 | 124 | 1,409 | 4.0 | 45.1 | 58 | 2,158 | 242 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 6 | |
| 9 | | R. Watters | 5,524 | 75 | 1,343 | 4.1 | 73.7 | 49 | 2,328 | 253 | 9.2 | 31.0 | 9 | |
| 10 | | T. Allen | 5,457 | 79 | 1,326 | 4.1 | 69.1 | 54 | 1,101 | 135 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 4 | |
| 11 | | N. Anderson | 5,434 | 91 | 1,351 | 4.0 | 59.7 | 48 | 2,216 | 251 | 8.8 | 24.4 | 16 | |
| 12 | | M. Butts | 5,185 | 104 | 1,345 | 3.9 | 49.9 | 43 | 471 | 68 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 13 |  | E. Dickerson | 5,003 | 72 | 1,248 | 4.0 | 69.5 | 29 | 1,092 | 145 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 4 | |
| 14 |  | J. Bettis | 4,522 | 63 | 1,116 | 4.1 | 71.8 | 24 | 765 | 97 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 1 | |
| 15 | | H. Green | 4,250 | 102 | 1,095 | 3.9 | 41.7 | 12 | 1,250 | 182 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 4 | |
| 16 | | L. White | 4,242 | 107 | 1,062 | 4.0 | 39.6 | 30 | 1,738 | 192 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 6 | |
| 17 | | C. Okoye | 4,237 | 67 | 1,089 | 3.9 | 63.2 | 37 | 125 | 18 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Heyward | 4,202 | 129 | 991 | 4.2 | 32.6 | 29 | 1,473 | 168 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 4 | |
| 19 | | R. Craig | 4,120 | 87 | 1,027 | 4.0 | 47.4 | 22 | 1,677 | 208 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 3 | |
| 20 | | J. Johnson | 4,078 | 72 | 1,046 | 3.9 | 56.6 | 21 | 1,513 | 177 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 5 | |
| 21 | | L. Russell | 3,973 | 85 | 1,164 | 3.4 | 46.7 | 29 | 846 | 122 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | J. L. Williams | 3,968 | 121 | 1,003 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 17 | 4,017 | 475 | 8.5 | 33.2 | 16 | |
| 23 | | B. Foster | 3,943 | 62 | 915 | 4.3 | 63.6 | 26 | 804 | 93 | 8.6 | 13.0 | 2 | |
| 24 | | J. Brooks | 3,789 | 68 | 768 | 4.9 | 55.7 | 22 | 1,209 | 134 | 9.0 | 17.8 | 14 | |
| 25 | | R. Cobb | 3,743 | 92 | 1,065 | 3.5 | 40.7 | 25 | 949 | 123 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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