most yards 2000's nfl rb

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 12,490 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards 2000's NFL rb
NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12,490
141
2,880
4.3
88.6
138
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
2 Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
3 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
4 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,696
108
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
5 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,585
121
2,068
4.6
79.2
46
1,874
234
330
8.0
15.5
5
6 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
7 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
8 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
9,217
148
2,280
4.0
62.3
62
1,858
289
383
6.4
12.6
3
9 Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
10 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
11 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,008
103
1,911
4.2
77.7
60
2,210
282
376
7.8
21.5
7
12 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7,782
104
1,860
4.2
74.8
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
13 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,551
92
1,824
4.1
82.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
14 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
6,707
84
1,548
4.3
79.8
41
2,287
281
378
8.1
27.2
7
15 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
6,658
81
1,458
4.6
82.2
78
2,598
283
359
9.2
32.1
7
16 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
6,219
82
1,421
4.4
75.8
55
1,373
154
227
8.9
16.7
6
17 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
6,096
97
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
18 Travis Henry
T. Henry
6,086
90
1,488
4.1
67.6
38
951
141
199
6.7
10.6
2
19 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
5,995
107
1,308
4.6
56.0
37
3,790
426
580
8.9
35.4
29
20 Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
5,979
95
1,517
3.9
62.9
49
676
113
152
6.0
7.1
2
21 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
5,832
87
1,457
4.0
67.0
43
986
117
167
8.4
11.3
2
22 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
5,787
90
1,441
4.0
64.3
50
992
150
204
6.6
11.0
3
23 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5,578
83
1,194
4.7
67.2
51
3,023
383
503
7.9
36.4
22
24 Frank Gore
F. Gore
5,561
73
1,168
4.8
76.2
32
1,831
224
318
8.2
25.1
7
25 Willie Parker
W. Parker
5,378
79
1,253
4.3
68.1
24
697
84
121
8.3
8.8
5
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PPG

21.2

23rd

OPP PPG

20.8

12th

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

13th

PASS YDS/G

256.2

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM