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Leaders Table
Rank Player Y/G Year Tm
1O.J. Simpson+ (26)143.11973BUF
2Jim Brown+ (27)133.11963CLE
3Walter Payton+ (24)132.31977CHI
4Eric Dickerson+ (24)131.61984RAM
5Adrian Peterson (27)131.12012MIN
6O.J. Simpson+ (28)129.81975BUF
7Jamal Lewis (24)129.12003BAL
8Earl Campbell+ (25)128.91980HOU
9Barry Sanders+ (29)128.31997DET
10Jim Brown+ (22)127.31958CLE
11Derrick Henry (26)126.72020TEN
12Terrell Davis+ (26)125.51998DEN
13Chris Johnson (24)125.42009TEN
14Saquon Barkley (27)125.32024PHI
15Clinton Portis (22)122.42003DEN
16Ahman Green (26)117.72003GNB
Barry Sanders+ (26)117.71994DET
18Shaun Alexander (28)117.52005SEA
19Terrell Davis+ (25)116.71997DEN
20Tiki Barber (30)116.32005NYG
21Ricky Williams (25)115.82002MIA
22Jamal Anderson (26)115.41998ATL
Priest Holmes (29)115.42002KAN
24DeMarco Murray (26)115.32014DAL
25Eric Dickerson+ (26)113.81986RAM
26LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)113.42006SDG
27Eric Dickerson+ (23)113.01983RAM
Derrick Henry (30)113.02024BAL
29Eric Dickerson+ (27)112.31987IND
30Larry Johnson (27)111.82006KAN
31Priest Holmes (31)111.52004KAN
32Dalvin Cook (25)111.22020MIN
33Jerome Bettis+ (25)111.01997PIT
34Emmitt Smith+ (26)110.81995DAL
Jim Brown+ (23)110.81959CLE
36Jim Brown+ (29)110.31965CLE
37Adrian Peterson (23)110.02008MIN
38Marcus Allen+ (25)109.91985RAI
39Larry Johnson (26)109.42005KAN
40Corey Dillon (30)109.02004NWE
41Ezekiel Elliott (21)108.72016DAL
42Fred Taylor (24)107.62000JAX
43Gerald Riggs (25)107.41985ATL
O.J. Simpson+ (29)107.41976BUF
45Emmitt Smith+ (23)107.11992DAL
46Edgerrin James+ (22)106.82000IND
47Jonathan Taylor (22)106.52021IND
48Michael Turner (26)106.22008ATL
49Emmitt Smith+ (24)106.11993DAL
Earl Campbell+ (24)106.11979HOU
Curtis Martin+ (31)106.12004NYJ
52Shaun Alexander (27)106.02004SEA
53Frank Gore (23)105.92006SFO
54Le'Veon Bell (24)105.72016PIT
55Barry Foster (24)105.61992PIT
56Jim Taylor+ (27)105.31962GNB
Walter Payton+ (31)105.31984CHI
58LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)105.22002SDG
59Jim Brown+ (24)104.81960CLE
60George Rogers (23)104.61981NOR
61Jim Nance (24)104.11966BOS
62Tiki Barber (31)103.92006NYG
63Eric Dickerson+ (28)103.71988IND
64Jim Brown+ (28)103.31964CLE
65Barry Sanders+ (23)103.21991DET
66Stephen Davis (29)103.12003CAR
67Tony Dorsett+ (27)102.91981DAL
68LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)102.82003SDG
69Derrick Henry (25)102.72019TEN
70Billy Sims (26)102.61981DET
Deuce McAllister (25)102.62003NOR
72Julius Jones (23)102.42004DAL
73Spec Sanders (29)102.31947NYY
74Jonathan Taylor (25)102.22024IND
75Barry Sanders+ (25)101.41993DET
76Larry Brown (25)101.31972WAS
77Joe Morris (26)101.11986NYG
78Arian Foster (24)101.02010HOU
79Alfred Morris (24)100.82012WAS
80Walter Payton+ (26)100.61979CHI
Jim Brown+ (25)100.61961CLE
82Otis Armstrong (24)100.51974DEN
83LeSean McCoy (25)100.42013PHI
Edgerrin James+ (27)100.42005IND
Maurice Jones-Drew (26)100.42011JAX
Stephen Davis (25)100.41999WAS
87Ottis Anderson (22)100.31979STL
88Ricky Williams (23)100.02000NOR
89Marshawn Lynch (26)99.42012SEA
90Walter Payton+ (23)99.31976CHI
91Gerald Riggs (24)99.11984ATL
92Emmitt Smith+ (25)98.91994DAL
93Marshall Faulk+ (28)98.72001STL
Christian Okoye (28)98.71989KAN
95Ezekiel Elliott (22)98.32017DAL
Fred Taylor (27)98.32003JAX
97Garrison Hearst (27)98.11998SFO
98Barry Sanders+ (21)98.01989DET
99William Andrews (28)97.91983ATL
100Emmitt Smith+ (22)97.71991DAL
101Jerome Bettis+ (29)97.52001PIT
102Josh Jacobs (24)97.22022LVR
Priest Holmes (28)97.22001KAN
104Marshall Faulk+ (27)97.12000STL
Edgerrin James+ (21)97.11999IND
Barry Sanders+ (28)97.11996DET
107Chris Brown (23)97.02004TEN
108Walter Payton+ (32)96.91985CHI
109Edgerrin James+ (25)96.82003IND
Don Woods (23)96.81974SDG
Edgerrin James+ (26)96.82004IND
112Earl Campbell+ (23)96.71978HOU
113Olandis Gary (24)96.61999DEN
Chris Warren (26)96.61994SEA
115James Wilder (26)96.51984TAM
116Cedric Benson (27)96.22009CIN
117Terrell Davis+ (24)96.11996DEN
Derrick Henry (28)96.12022TEN
119Arian Foster (28)95.82014HOU
Adrian Peterson (22)95.82007MIN
121Ezekiel Elliott (23)95.62018DAL
122Steven Jackson (23)95.52006STL
Steve Van Buren+ (29)95.51949PHI
124James Cook (26)95.42025BUF
125Kyren Williams (23)95.32023LAR
126Gale Sayers+ (25)95.11968CHI
Freeman McNeil (26)95.11985NYJ
Robert Smith (28)95.12000MIN
129Tiki Barber (29)94.92004NYG
130Clinton Portis (24)94.82005WAS
131DeAngelo Williams (25)94.72008CAR
132Herschel Walker (26)94.61988DAL
Maurice Jones-Drew (25)94.62010JAX
Curtis Martin+ (28)94.62001NYJ
135Wilbert Montgomery (25)94.51979PHI
136Steven Jackson (26)94.42009STL
137Jamaal Charles (26)94.32012KAN
Eddie George (27)94.32000TEN
Clinton Portis (21)94.32002DEN
140Arian Foster (25)94.22011HOU
141Roger Craig+ (28)93.91988SFO
142Rick Casares (25)93.81956CHI
Derrick Henry (31)93.82025BAL
Thurman Thomas+ (25)93.81991BUF
Barry Sanders+ (27)93.81995DET
146Wilbert Montgomery (27)93.51981PHI
147Fred Jackson (30)93.42011BUF
Nick Chubb (24)93.42019CLE
Willie Parker (26)93.42006PIT
Jim Taylor+ (26)93.41961GNB
151Jonathan Taylor (26)93.22025IND
Barry Sanders+ (30)93.21998DET
153Emmitt Smith+ (30)93.11999DAL
154Mike Anderson (27)92.92000DEN
Curtis Martin+ (22)92.91995NWE
Clinton Portis (27)92.92008WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (26)92.91992BUF
Earl Campbell+ (28)92.91983HOU
159Adrian Peterson (30)92.82015MIN
160Curt Warner (25)92.61986SEA
161Delvin Williams (25)92.51976SFO
Deuce McAllister (24)92.52002NOR
163LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)92.12007SDG
164Jim Taylor+ (25)91.81960GNB
165Brandon Jacobs (25)91.72007NYG
Jamaal Charles (24)91.72010KAN
167Charles White (29)91.61987RAM
168Curtis Martin+ (26)91.51999NYJ
169Lawrence McCutcheon (23)91.41973RAM
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)91.42005SDG
171Beattie Feathers (25)91.31934CHI
Walter Payton+ (27)91.31980CHI
173Christian McCaffrey (27)91.22023SFO
174Rudi Johnson (26)91.12005CIN
175Mark van Eeghen (25)90.91977OAK
Rudi Johnson (25)90.92004CIN
Doug Martin (23)90.92012TAM
178Curt Warner (22)90.61983SEA
179Joe Cribbs (24)90.41982BUF
Adrian Peterson (28)90.42013MIN
Robert Smith (25)90.41997MIN
Travis Henry (25)90.42003BUF
183Nick Chubb (26)89.92021CLE
Jim Taylor+ (29)89.91964GNB
Travis Henry (24)89.92002BUF
186John Riggins+ (34)89.81983WAS
Rodney Hampton (24)89.81993NYG
188Nick Chubb (27)89.72022CLE
Shaun Alexander (26)89.72003SEA
Corey Dillon (26)89.72000CIN
Dorsey Levens (27)89.71997GNB
192Shaun Alexander (29)89.62006SEA
193Stephen Davis (27)89.52001WAS
194Jerome Bettis+ (24)89.41996PIT
Todd Gurley (24)89.42018LAR
O.J. Simpson+ (25)89.41972BUF
197Jerome Bettis+ (21)89.31993RAM
John David Crow (25)89.31960STL
199Curtis Martin+ (24)89.21997NWE
Freeman McNeil (25)89.21984NYJ
George Rogers (24)89.21982NOR
Dalvin Cook (26)89.22021MIN
203Arian Foster (26)89.02012HOU
Franco Harris+ (25)89.01975PIT
Thomas Jones (27)89.02005CHI
Darren McFadden (23)89.02010OAK
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)89.02004SDG
208Nick Chubb (25)88.92020CLE
Brian Westbrook (28)88.92007PHI
210Walter Payton+ (30)88.81983CHI
Priest Holmes (30)88.82003KAN
212Domanick Williams (25)88.72005HOU
213Ahman Green (25)88.62002GNB
214Warrick Dunn (30)88.52005ATL
Leroy Kelly+ (26)88.51968CLE
John Riggins+ (35)88.51984WAS
Josh Jacobs (21)88.52019OAK
218Lawrence McCutcheon (27)88.41977RAM
219Natrone Means (26)88.31998SDG
220Ricky Watters (27)88.21996PHI
221Eric Dickerson+ (25)88.11985RAM
222George Rogers (25)88.01983NOR
223Gale Sayers+ (23)87.91966CHI
Stephen Davis (26)87.92000WAS
225Willie Parker (27)87.72007PIT
Tony Canadeo+ (30)87.71949GNB
Clinton Portis (23)87.72004WAS
228Terrell Davis+ (29)87.62001DEN
Thomas Jones (31)87.62009NYJ
Doug Martin (26)87.62015TAM
231Elijah Mitchell (23)87.52021SFO
Jordan Howard (22)87.52016CHI
Marion Butts (24)87.51990SDG
234Eddie George (24)87.41997TEN
Fred Taylor (28)87.42004JAX
Joe Perry+ (27)87.41954SFO
Cliff Battles+ (27)87.41937WAS
Eric Dickerson+ (29)87.41989IND
239Freeman McNeil (23)87.31982NYJ
LeSean McCoy (23)87.32011PHI
241Walter Payton+ (25)87.21978CHI
242Wilbert Montgomery (24)87.11978PHI
243Todd Gurley (23)87.02017LAR
Mike Rozier (26)87.01987HOU
245Bijan Robinson (23)86.92025ATL
Maurice Jones-Drew (24)86.92009JAX
Jamal Lewis (28)86.92007CLE
Jim Nance (25)86.91967BOS
249Steven Jackson (25)86.82008STL
250Tiki Barber (27)86.72002NYG
Ahman Green (24)86.72001GNB
Christian McCaffrey (23)86.72019CAR