Barry Sanders and Walter Payton were tied for playing the most seasons with 1,300+ rushing yards, with 9 seasons.

most seasons with 1,300 or more yards rushing
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most seasons by a player with 1,300 or more yards rushing
Sanders Payton Smith Tomlinson Brown Peterson Portis Martin Dickerson Campbell Barber Alexander Dillon Lewis Davis James Faulk George Bettis Dorsett Henry Elliott McCoy Jones-Drew Turner Jones Johnson 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
NAME SEAS RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 9 14,154 142 2,819 5.0 99.7 96 2,716 316 8.6 19.1 10
Walter Payton Walter Payton 9 13,696 140 3,009 4.6 97.8 92 3,418 353 9.7 24.4 12
Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 7 10,748 108 2,414 4.5 99.5 109 2,017 331 32 6.1 18.7 8
LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 6 9,414 95 2,026 4.6 99.1 105 3,008 399 547 7.5 31.7 14
Jim Brown Jim Brown 6 9,117 80 1,712 5.3 114.0 75 1,723 180 9.6 21.5 12
Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 5 8,066 78 1,590 5.1 103.4 63 1,268 153 211 8.3 16.3 2
Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 5 7,417 76 1,600 4.6 97.6 54 1,347 169 233 8.0 17.7 4
Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 5 7,469 80 1,762 4.2 93.4 43 1,347 211 226 6.4 16.8 3
Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson 5 8,704 79 1,875 4.6 110.2 64 1,336 164 8.1 16.9 4
Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 5 7,758 76 1,726 4.5 102.1 67 561 94 6.0 7.4 0
Tiki Barber Tiki Barber 4 6,427 64 1,310 4.9 100.4 38 2,170 233 325 9.3 33.9 4
Shaun Alexander Shaun Alexander 4 6,329 64 1,358 4.7 98.9 71 886 124 185 7.1 13.8 9
Corey Dillon Corey Dillon 4 5,696 63 1,314 4.3 90.4 36 787 110 169 7.2 12.5 4
Jamal Lewis Jamal Lewis 4 6,061 63 1,302 4.7 96.2 35 1,191 130 173 9.2 18.9 3
Stephen Davis Stephen Davis 4 5,599 59 1,296 4.3 94.9 41 788 98 131 8.0 13.4 0
Edgerrin James Edgerrin James 4 6,316 63 1,450 4.4 100.3 48 2,000 220 284 9.1 31.7 10
Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk 4 5,441 60 1,090 5.0 90.7 43 3,551 337 320 10.5 59.2 26
Eddie George Eddie George 4 5,580 64 1,415 3.9 87.2 37 1,137 127 129 9.0 17.8 7
Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis 4 5,866 63 1,344 4.4 93.1 33 573 76 19 7.5 9.1 2
Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 4 5,599 64 1,226 4.6 87.5 26 1,439 155 9.3 22.5 8
Derrick Henry Derrick Henry 3 5,105 47 1,030 5.0 108.6 46 718 70 96 10.3 15.3 2
Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 3 4,422 46 927 4.8 96.1 33 1,350 163 206 8.3 29.3 6
LeSean McCoy LeSean McCoy 3 4,235 47 899 4.7 90.1 31 1,009 128 170 7.9 21.5 5
Maurice Jones-Drew Maurice Jones-Drew 3 4,321 46 954 4.5 93.9 28 1,065 130 178 8.2 23.2 6
Michael Turner Michael Turner 3 4,410 48 1,011 4.4 91.9 40 294 35 55 8.4 6.1 0
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