| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 1,470 | 1989 |  DET | 15 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | B. Sims | 1,303 | 1980 | DET | 16 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | |
| 3 | | K. Jones | 1,133 | 2004 | DET | 15 | 241 | 4.7 | 75.5 | 5 | 180 | 28 | 41 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 4 | | K. Smith | 976 | 2008 | DET | 16 | 238 | 4.1 | 61.0 | 8 | 286 | 39 | 54 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 5 |  | J. Gibbs | 945 | 2023 | DET | 15 | 182 | 5.2 | 63.0 | 10 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 6 | | M. Farr | 860 | 1967 | DET | 13 | 206 | 4.2 | 66.2 | 3 | 317 | 39 | 8.1 | 24.4 | 3 | |
| 7 | | M. Leshoure | 798 | 2012 | DET | 14 | 215 | 3.7 | 57.0 | 9 | 214 | 34 | 48 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 8 | | G. James | 688 | 1986 | DET | 16 | 159 | 4.3 | 43.0 | 3 | 219 | 34 | 6.4 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| 9 | | L. Gaines | 659 | 1976 | DET | 14 | 155 | 4.3 | 47.1 | 4 | 130 | 23 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | K. Johnson | 641 | 2018 | DET | 10 | 118 | 5.4 | 64.1 | 3 | 213 | 32 | 39 | 6.7 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 11 |  | A. Abdullah | 597 | 2015 | DET | 16 | 143 | 4.2 | 37.3 | 2 | 183 | 25 | 38 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 12 | | J. Best | 555 | 2010 | DET | 16 | 171 | 3.2 | 34.7 | 4 | 487 | 58 | 80 | 8.4 | 30.4 | 2 |
| 13 |  | D. Swift | 521 | 2020 | DET | 13 | 114 | 4.6 | 40.1 | 8 | 357 | 46 | 57 | 7.8 | 27.5 | 2 |
| 14 | | J. Jones | 475 | 1983 | DET | 14 | 135 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 6 | 467 | 46 | 10.2 | 33.4 | 1 | |
| 15 | | N. Pietrosante | 447 | 1959 | DET | 10 | 76 | 5.9 | 44.7 | 3 | 140 | 16 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | R. Kane | 421 | 1977 | DET | 14 | 124 | 3.4 | 30.1 | 4 | 186 | 18 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| 17 | | H. Cassady | 413 | 1956 | DET | 12 | 97 | 4.3 | 34.4 | 0 | 83 | 9 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| 18 | | E. Schaake | 412 | 1933 | POR | 10 | 125 | 3.3 | 41.2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 19 | | D. Moore | 405 | 1993 | DET | 13 | 88 | 4.6 | 31.2 | 3 | 169 | 21 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| 20 | | B. Bowman | 397 | 1954 | DET | 12 | 96 | 4.1 | 33.1 | 2 | 288 | 34 | 8.5 | 24.0 | 2 | |
| 21 | | D. Walker | 386 | 1950 | DET | 12 | 83 | 4.7 | 32.2 | 5 | 534 | 35 | 15.3 | 44.5 | 6 | |
| 22 | | B. Scarbrough | 377 | 2019 | DET | 6 | 89 | 4.2 | 62.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 23 | | D. McIlhenny | 372 | 1956 | DET | 9 | 87 | 4.3 | 41.3 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 2 | |
| 24 | | F. Enke | 365 | 1948 | DET | 12 | 74 | 4.9 | 30.4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 25 | | A. Taylor | 348 | 1969 | DET | 10 | 118 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 0 | |
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