nfl player with most rushing yards in the 1990's

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing yards, with 13,963 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
13,963
155
3,243
4.3
90.1
136
2,728
442
32
6.2
17.6
11
2 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
13,799
138
2,782
5.0
100.0
85
2,639
328
8.0
19.1
10
3 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
9,813
142
2,344
4.2
69.1
57
3,464
378
5
9.2
24.4
16
4 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
9,083
123
2,272
4.0
73.8
70
3,528
393
62
9.0
28.7
11
5 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
8,463
109
2,106
4.0
77.6
41
1,075
149
28
7.2
9.9
3
6 Terry Allen
T. Allen
7,777
115
1,938
4.0
67.6
68
1,526
186
19
8.2
13.3
6
7 Chris Warren
C. Warren
7,400
148
1,717
4.3
50.0
50
1,632
241
46
6.8
11.0
4
8 Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
9 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
6,701
93
1,642
4.1
72.1
49
3,852
384
103
10.0
41.4
14
10 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6,624
65
1,410
4.7
101.9
58
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
11 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6,550
76
1,694
3.9
86.2
45
1,514
205
61
7.4
19.9
6
12 Eddie George
E. George
5,365
64
1,360
3.9
83.8
28
994
114
64
8.7
15.5
6
13 Robert Smith
R. Smith
5,297
82
1,116
4.7
64.6
25
944
142
30
6.6
11.5
3
14 Natrone Means
N. Means
5,215
87
1,409
3.7
59.9
45
631
103
13
6.1
7.3
2
15 Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
5,042
104
1,327
3.8
48.5
23
1,244
194
71
6.4
12.0
5
16 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
4,968
117
1,241
4.0
42.5
60
1,750
199
8.8
15.0
5
17 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
4,968
128
1,289
3.9
38.8
26
2,113
254
8.3
16.5
5
18 Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
4,939
75
1,166
4.2
65.9
14
1,170
113
10.4
15.6
6
19 Marion Butts
M. Butts
4,502
89
1,175
3.8
50.6
34
450
61
7.4
5.1
1
20 Harold Green
H. Green
4,365
124
1,151
3.8
35.2
13
1,644
213
7.7
13.3
4
21 Gary Brown
G. Brown
4,300
99
1,032
4.2
43.4
21
631
84
2
7.5
6.4
3
22 Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
4,293
77
885
4.9
55.8
12
980
114
25
8.6
12.7
4
23 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
4,168
127
983
4.2
32.8
30
2,379
283
8.4
18.7
14
24 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
4,122
69
992
4.2
59.7
27
1,152
111
2
10.4
16.7
6
25 Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
4,078
72
1,046
3.9
56.6
21
1,513
177
8.5
21.0
5
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PPG

28.5

5th

OPP PPG

33.0

31st

RUSH YDS/G

123.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

290.0

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TEAM W L T PCT
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4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
1
.375
Giants Giants
1
3
0
.250
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10/5
DAL DAL
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NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

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40

Final

40

GB Packers

2 - 1 - 1

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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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
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3
1
0
.750
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2
2
0
.500
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3
1
0
.750
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3
1
0
.750
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Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
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Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
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Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
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Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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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
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
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Sun
10/5
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CLE CLE
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Sun
10/5
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BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
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@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM