most single-game yards from scrimmage by a running backs all-time

Emmitt Smith has gained the most career yards from scrimmage by a running back, with 21,579 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	21,579	226	18,355	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	21,268	189	16,726	3,830	4.4	88.5	110	4,542	491		9.3	24.0	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	19,993	239	15,996	3,733	4.3	66.9	81	3,997	482	694	8.3	16.7	18
4	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	19,154	175	12,279	2,836	4.3	70.2	100	6,875	767	605	9.0	39.3	36
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	18,456	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	18,190	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
7	Marcus Allen M. Allen	17,656	219	12,245	3,019	4.1	55.9	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.7	21
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	17,430	168	14,101	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	17,392	183	14,918	3,226	4.6	81.5	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.5	6
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	16,532	180	12,074	2,877	4.2	67.1	65	4,458	472	28	9.4	24.8	23
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	16,293	172	12,739	2,936	4.3	74.1	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.7	13
12	Tiki Barber T. Barber	15,633	152	10,450	2,215	4.7	68.8	55	5,183	586	706	8.8	34.1	12
13	Edgerrin James E. James	15,613	146	12,249	3,026	4.0	83.9	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	23.0	11
14	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	15,396	145	13,259	2,996	4.4	91.4	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.7	6
15	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	15,306	181	10,967	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
16	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	15,121	160	11,438	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
17	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	15,111	189	13,662	3,477	3.9	72.3	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.7	3
18	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	15,000	168	11,102	2,457	4.5	66.1	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	23.2	16
19	Ricky Watters R. Watters	14,891	144	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
20	Matt Forte M. Forte	14,468	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
21	Franco Harris F. Harris	14,407	173	12,120	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
22	Derrick Henry D. Henry	14,349	149	12,548	2,588	4.8	84.2	116	1,801	189	244	9.5	12.1	5
23	Jim Brown J. Brown	14,128	111	11,629	2,242	5.2	104.8	102	2,499	262		9.5	22.5	20
24	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	14,090	151	11,706	2,527	4.6	77.5	66	2,384	290	346	8.2	15.8	8
25	John Riggins J. Riggins	13,442	173	11,352	2,916	3.9	65.6	104	2,090	250		8.4	12.1	12

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