nfl cornerback rush yards leaders all-time

Don Paul has rushed for the most career yards by a defensive back, with 469 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Don Paul
D. Paul
469
100
73
6.4
4.7
3
690
48
14.4
6.9
7
2George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
330
12
62
5.3
27.5
3
230
16
14.4
19.2
2
3Dicky Moegle
D. Moegle
301
65
57
5.3
4.6
6
173
7
24.7
2.7
0
4Jerry Williams
J. Williams
279
34
45
6.2
8.2
3
70
9
7.8
2.1
1
5Mark Bailey
M. Bailey
266
14
66
4.0
19.0
2
206
17
12.1
14.7
1
6Dan Sandifer
D. Sandifer
247
64
74
3.3
3.9
1
510
30
17.0
8.0
5
7Carl Taseff
C. Taseff
234
107
47
5.0
2.2
1
175
18
9.7
1.6
1
8Frank Seno
F. Seno
212
15
69
3.1
14.1
0
118
12
9.8
7.9
1
9Don Phelps
D. Phelps
198
13
39
5.1
15.2
2
28
1
28.0
2.2
0
10Pete Schabarum
P. Schabarum
183
22
39
4.7
8.3
1
166
14
11.9
7.5
0
11Ken Carpenter
K. Carpenter
181
12
35
5.2
15.1
1
45
5
9.0
3.8
0
12Billy Mixon
B. Mixon
176
12
25
7.0
14.7
1
7
1
7.0
0.6
0
13Jerry Norton
J. Norton
173
91
8
21.6
1.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Bill Stits
B. Stits
165
92
49
3.4
1.8
0
69
8
8.6
0.8
0
15Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
160
22
25
6.4
7.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
157
12
50
3.1
13.1
2
292
18
16.2
24.3
4
17Yale Lary
Y. Lary
153
133
10
15.3
1.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Al Campana
A. Campana
146
31
58
2.5
4.7
1
61
6
10.2
2.0
0
19Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
143
89
19
7.5
1.6
2
32
3
10.7
0.4
0
20J.C. Caroline
J.C. Caroline
142
106
35
4.1
1.3
2
33
1
33.0
0.3
0
21Billy Atkins
B. Atkins
139
64
5
27.8
2.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
22Joe Scudero
J. Scudero
139
57
43
3.2
2.4
0
62
6
10.3
1.1
1
23Bobby Smith
B. Smith
137
14
43
3.2
9.8
1
116
12
9.7
8.3
0
24Bob Forte
B. Forte
123
36
50
2.5
3.4
0
152
15
10.1
4.2
3
25Al Pollard
A. Pollard
121
12
26
4.7
10.1
0
35
3
11.7
2.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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