Between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009, LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing yards by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 12,792 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Tomlinson | 12,792 | 146 | 2,962 | 4.3 | 87.6 | 142 | 4,095 | 544 | 750 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 15 |
| 2 |  | E. James | 11,595 | 146 | 2,895 | 4.0 | 79.4 | 73 | 3,095 | 410 | 556 | 7.5 | 21.2 | 7 |
| 3 |  | J. Lewis | 11,033 | 137 | 2,672 | 4.1 | 80.5 | 62 | 1,947 | 231 | 313 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 4 | | S. Alexander | 10,017 | 132 | 2,356 | 4.3 | 75.9 | 108 | 1,572 | 225 | 333 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 5 | | F. Taylor | 10,001 | 126 | 2,157 | 4.6 | 79.4 | 48 | 1,943 | 242 | 340 | 8.0 | 15.4 | 6 |
| 6 | | T. Barber | 9,963 | 117 | 2,071 | 4.8 | 85.2 | 53 | 4,192 | 480 | 663 | 8.7 | 35.8 | 6 |
| 7 | | C. Portis | 9,910 | 112 | 2,246 | 4.4 | 88.5 | 74 | 2,007 | 250 | 342 | 8.0 | 17.9 | 5 |
| 8 | | T. Jones | 9,520 | 151 | 2,328 | 4.1 | 63.0 | 64 | 1,912 | 298 | 399 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 3 |
| 9 | | A. Green | 9,354 | 125 | 2,100 | 4.5 | 74.8 | 62 | 3,027 | 396 | 525 | 7.6 | 24.2 | 14 |
| 10 | | W. Dunn | 8,820 | 143 | 2,121 | 4.2 | 61.7 | 46 | 3,183 | 397 | 559 | 8.0 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 11 | | C. Dillon | 8,290 | 112 | 1,980 | 4.2 | 74.0 | 67 | 1,260 | 170 | 243 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 5 |
| 12 |  | C. Martin | 8,099 | 98 | 1,942 | 4.2 | 82.6 | 46 | 2,013 | 301 | 373 | 6.7 | 20.5 | 4 |
| 13 | | R. Williams | 8,015 | 105 | 1,923 | 4.2 | 76.3 | 60 | 2,221 | 286 | 383 | 7.8 | 21.2 | 7 |
| 14 | | P. Holmes | 6,974 | 87 | 1,516 | 4.6 | 80.2 | 80 | 2,677 | 295 | 373 | 9.1 | 30.8 | 7 |
| 15 | | S. Jackson | 6,712 | 85 | 1,547 | 4.3 | 79.0 | 41 | 2,290 | 284 | 381 | 8.1 | 26.9 | 7 |
| 16 | | B. Westbrook | 6,569 | 116 | 1,432 | 4.6 | 56.6 | 40 | 4,077 | 454 | 634 | 9.0 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 17 | | S. Davis | 6,303 | 93 | 1,553 | 4.1 | 67.8 | 46 | 1,035 | 122 | 174 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 2 |
| 18 | | D. McAllister | 6,257 | 99 | 1,456 | 4.3 | 63.2 | 50 | 1,767 | 241 | 318 | 7.3 | 17.8 | 6 |
| 19 |  | M. Faulk | 6,218 | 94 | 1,355 | 4.6 | 66.1 | 58 | 3,559 | 435 | 564 | 8.2 | 37.9 | 25 |
| 20 | | L. Johnson | 6,213 | 82 | 1,425 | 4.4 | 75.8 | 55 | 1,402 | 159 | 231 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 6 |
| 21 | | T. Henry | 6,086 | 90 | 1,488 | 4.1 | 67.6 | 38 | 951 | 141 | 199 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 2 |
| 22 | | R. Johnson | 6,035 | 96 | 1,530 | 3.9 | 62.9 | 50 | 690 | 115 | 154 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 23 | | E. George | 5,884 | 87 | 1,719 | 3.4 | 67.6 | 45 | 1,382 | 177 | 239 | 7.8 | 15.9 | 4 |
| 24 | | W. McGahee | 5,774 | 92 | 1,464 | 3.9 | 62.8 | 49 | 1,018 | 154 | 208 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 3 |
| 25 | | W. Parker | 5,758 | 85 | 1,368 | 4.2 | 67.7 | 27 | 774 | 96 | 136 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 6 |
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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