most seasons with 1540+ scrimmage yards in a career

Barry Sanders and Walter Payton were tied for playing the most seasons with 1,540+ scrimmage yards, with 9 seasons.

Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player with 1540+ scrimmage yards in a career
NAME SEAS YDS GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
9
16,870
142
14,154
2,819
5.0
99.7
96
2,716
316
8.6
19.1
10
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
9
17,176
142
13,528
3,037
4.5
95.3
85
3,648
379
9.6
25.7
14
3 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
7
14,025
111
10,650
2,365
4.5
95.9
115
3,375
458
621
7.4
30.4
14
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7
12,180
111
9,960
2,447
4.1
89.7
60
2,220
324
323
6.9
20.0
6
5 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7
11,772
112
8,362
2,136
3.9
74.7
58
3,410
382
154
8.9
30.4
10
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6
10,973
93
9,364
1,873
5.0
100.7
75
1,609
189
261
8.5
17.3
3
7 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6
10,415
92
8,679
1,925
4.5
94.3
65
1,736
216
291
8.0
18.9
4
8 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
6
11,999
96
8,649
1,801
4.8
90.1
48
3,350
372
518
9.0
34.9
6
9 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
6
12,349
92
7,801
1,693
4.6
84.8
65
4,548
445
320
10.2
49.4
30
10 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
5
8,651
77
6,401
1,315
4.9
83.1
52
2,250
287
357
7.8
29.2
10
11 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
5
8,850
80
7,504
1,653
4.5
93.8
87
1,346
183
263
7.4
16.8
11
12 Edgerrin James
E. James
5
9,867
76
7,575
1,760
4.3
99.7
59
2,292
271
355
8.5
30.2
10
13 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
5
8,516
74
6,732
1,448
4.6
91.0
42
1,784
213
242
8.4
24.1
7
14 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
5
9,742
77
8,019
1,766
4.5
104.1
85
1,723
277
6.2
22.4
4
15 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
5
9,595
79
6,750
1,524
4.4
85.4
39
2,845
277
10.3
36.0
16
16 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
5
8,850
78
6,777
1,545
4.4
86.9
37
2,073
252
8.2
26.6
5
17 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
5
8,686
80
6,788
1,528
4.4
84.9
32
1,898
206
9.2
23.7
9
18 Jim Brown
J. Brown
5
9,321
68
7,788
1,422
5.5
114.5
61
1,533
156
9.8
22.5
12
19 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
4
7,937
64
7,026
1,355
5.2
109.8
62
911
89
118
10.2
14.2
4
20 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
4
8,260
65
5,083
1,022
5.0
78.2
44
3,177
375
457
8.5
48.9
22
21 Arian Foster
A. Foster
4
7,275
58
5,510
1,216
4.5
95.0
49
1,765
197
273
9.0
30.4
11
22 Ray Rice
R. Rice
4
7,506
64
5,066
1,109
4.6
79.2
33
2,440
278
371
8.8
38.1
6
23 Matt Forte
M. Forte
4
7,110
64
4,684
1,108
4.2
73.2
29
2,426
290
370
8.4
37.9
14
24 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
6,483
63
5,696
1,314
4.3
90.4
36
787
110
169
7.2
12.5
4
25 Ahman Green
A. Green
4
7,598
62
5,685
1,208
4.7
91.7
41
1,913
242
315
7.9
30.9
12

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Team Rankings

PPG

34.3

1st

OPP PPG

22.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

6th

PASS YDS/G

232.3

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM