which rb had the most 1,000 yard seasons

Emmitt Smith has played the most seasons by a running back when rushing for 1,000+ yards, with 11 seasons.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	SEAS	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	11	15,250	169	3,557	4.3	90.2	137	2,695	446	67	6.0	15.9	11
2	Curtis Martin C. Martin	10	13,366	156	3,298	4.1	85.7	85	3,211	460	379	7.0	20.6	10
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	10	14,918	156	3,348	4.5	95.6	98	3,797	394		9.6	24.3	14
5	Frank Gore F. Gore	9	10,637	139	2,375	4.5	76.5	62	2,577	319	455	8.1	18.5	13
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	8	11,672	123	2,403	4.9	94.9	92	1,988	238	327	8.4	16.2	5
7	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	8	9,465	117	2,262	4.2	80.9	52	3,135	388	526	8.1	26.8	8
8	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	8	11,760	127	2,657	4.4	92.6	126	3,801	510	698	7.5	29.9	15
9	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	8	10,239	121	2,503	4.1	84.6	50	1,114	152	57	7.3	9.2	3
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	8	9,881	123	2,359	4.2	80.3	60	3,668	379		9.7	29.8	20
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	8	10,087	123	2,264	4.5	82.0	61	2,809	314		8.9	22.8	11
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	8	8,872	115	2,103	4.2	77.1	74	1,520	198		7.7	13.2	6
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	7	10,847	114	2,157	5.0	95.1	102	1,374	147	193	9.3	12.1	4
14	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	7	9,201	107	2,130	4.3	86.0	55	1,600	181	243	8.8	15.0	3
15	Edgerrin James E. James	7	9,956	108	2,421	4.1	92.2	72	2,713	333	454	8.1	25.1	10
16	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	7	9,080	104	1,902	4.8	87.3	52	2,084	245	284	8.5	20.0	8
17	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	7	9,155	109	2,072	4.4	84.0	55	1,514	196	218	7.7	13.9	6
18	Eddie George E. George	7	9,070	112	2,418	3.8	81.0	59	1,865	222	206	8.4	16.7	10
19	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	7	8,855	108	1,957	4.5	82.0	72	5,019	492	320	10.2	46.5	31
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	7	8,498	110	2,103	4.0	77.3	61	3,096	359	154	8.6	28.1	7
21	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	7	11,226	105	2,450	4.6	106.9	82	1,633	202		8.1	15.6	4
22	Jim Brown J. Brown	7	10,374	92	1,927	5.4	112.8	84	1,927	199		9.7	20.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	6	7,720	93	1,627	4.7	83.0	57	2,405	315	394	7.6	25.9	10
24	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	6	7,965	95	1,742	4.6	83.8	50	2,003	272	370	7.4	21.1	8
25	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	6	7,508	91	1,711	4.4	82.5	63	1,575	189	256	8.3	17.3	9

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

Ravens' Trey Hendrickson to miss game against Titans after having a procedure on his finger

Oct 2, 2026

From 34-10 embarrassment to AFC North leaders: How the Browns quickly turned their season around

Oct 2, 2026

Eagles rule out DeVonta Smith vs the Rams with a hamstring injury

Oct 2, 2026

Raiders starting right guard Powers-Johnson ruled out vs. Chiefs in matchup of AFC West unbeatens

Oct 2, 2026

Bernhard Raimann: From Wembley fan watching NFL 'superheroes' to Colts starter ahead of London game

Oct 2, 2026

Packers' offensive line shuffle continues with Banks and Monk getting ruled out for Buccaneers game

Oct 2, 2026

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000