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Rank	Player	Touch	Years	Tm
1	Emmitt Smith+	4,924	1990-2004	2TM
2	Walter Payton+	4,330	1975-1987	chi
3	Frank Gore	4,219	2005-2020	5TM
4	Curtis Martin+	4,002	1995-2005	2TM
5	LaDainian Tomlinson+	3,798	2001-2011	2TM
6	Jerome Bettis+	3,679	1993-2005	2TM
7	Marcus Allen+	3,609	1982-1997	2TM
8	Marshall Faulk+	3,603	1994-2005	2TM
9	Adrian Peterson	3,535	2007-2021	7TM
10	Edgerrin James+	3,461	1999-2009	3TM
11	Barry Sanders+	3,414	1989-1998	det
12	Thurman Thomas+	3,349	1988-2000	2TM
13	Tony Dorsett+	3,334	1977-1988	2TM
14	Eric Dickerson+	3,277	1983-1993	4TM
15	Franco Harris+	3,256	1972-1984	2TM
16	Steven Jackson	3,225	2004-2015	3TM
17	Warrick Dunn	3,179	1997-2008	2TM
18	John Riggins+	3,166	1971-1985	2TM
19	Eddie George	3,133	1996-2004	2TM
20	Ricky Watters	3,089	1992-2001	3TM
21	Thomas Jones	2,986	2000-2011	5TM
22	LeSean McCoy	2,975	2009-2020	4TM
23	Ottis Anderson	2,938	1979-1992	2TM
24	Matt Forte	2,910	2008-2017	2TM
25	Corey Dillon	2,862	1997-2006	2TM
26	Derrick Henry	2,851	2016-2025	2TM
27	Fred Taylor	2,824	1998-2010	2TM
28	Tiki Barber	2,803	1997-2006	nyg
29	Ricky Williams	2,773	1999-2011	3TM
30	Jamal Lewis	2,763	2000-2009	2TM
31	Marshawn Lynch	2,740	2007-2019	3TM
32	Jim Brown+	2,621	1957-1965	cle
33	Earnest Byner	2,607	1984-1997	3TM
	O.J. Simpson+	2,607	1969-1979	2TM
35	Roger Craig+	2,557	1983-1993	3TM
36	Ezekiel Elliott	2,507	2016-2024	2TM
37	Clinton Portis	2,477	2002-2010	2TM
38	Chris Johnson	2,470	2008-2017	3TM
39	Herschel Walker	2,466	1986-1997	4TM
40	Ahman Green	2,434	1998-2009	3TM
41	Shaun Alexander	2,402	2000-2008	2TM
42	Terry Allen	2,356	1991-2001	5TM
43	Earl Campbell+	2,308	1978-1985	2TM
44	Willis McGahee	2,305	2004-2013	4TM
45	Christian McCaffrey	2,284	2017-2025	2TM
46	Alvin Kamara	2,280	2017-2025	nor
47	Maurice Jones-Drew	2,193	2006-2014	2TM
48	Gerald Riggs	2,190	1982-1991	2TM
49	Joe Perry+	2,189	1948-1963	2TM
50	Saquon Barkley	2,184	2018-2025	2TM
51	Jim Taylor+	2,166	1958-1967	2TM
52	Joe Mixon	2,135	2017-2024	2TM
53	Stephen Davis	2,124	1996-2006	3TM
54	Mark Ingram	2,120	2011-2022	3TM
55	Priest Holmes	2,119	1997-2007	2TM
56	Mike Pruitt	2,114	1976-1986	3TM
57	Josh Jacobs	2,109	2019-2025	2TM
58	Freeman McNeil	2,093	1981-1992	nyj
59	James Brooks	2,068	1981-1992	4TM
60	Chris Warren	2,064	1990-2000	3TM
61	Garrison Hearst	2,060	1993-2004	4TM
62	Lydell Mitchell	2,051	1972-1980	3TM
63	James Wilder	2,017	1981-1990	3TM
64	Rodney Hampton	1,998	1990-1997	nyg
65	Larry Csonka+	1,997	1968-1979	2TM
66	Le'Veon Bell	1,994	2013-2021	5TM
67	DeAngelo Williams	1,966	2006-2016	2TM
68	Charlie Garner	1,956	1994-2004	4TM
69	Bill Brown	1,935	1961-1974	2TM
70	Antowain Smith	1,920	1997-2005	4TM
71	Leroy Kelly+	1,917	1964-1973	cle
72	Aaron Jones	1,915	2017-2025	2TM
73	DeMarco Murray	1,911	2011-2017	3TM
74	Chuck Foreman	1,906	1973-1980	2TM
75	Melvin Gordon	1,905	2015-2023	3TM
76	Ken Willard	1,899	1965-1974	2TM
77	Curt Warner	1,891	1983-1990	2TM
78	Jonathan Stewart	1,867	2008-2018	2TM
79	Floyd Little+	1,856	1967-1975	den
80	Brian Westbrook	1,827	2002-2010	2TM
81	Mark van Eeghen	1,826	1974-1983	2TM
82	Terrell Davis+	1,824	1995-2001	den
	Chuck Muncie	1,824	1976-1984	2TM
84	Neal Anderson	1,817	1986-1993	chi
	Michael Pittman	1,817	1998-2008	3TM
86	Wilbert Montgomery	1,813	1977-1985	2TM
87	Latavius Murray	1,799	2014-2023	6TM
	Ray Rice	1,799	2008-2013	rav
89	John Williams	1,791	1986-1995	2TM
90	Larry Brown	1,768	1969-1976	was
91	Reggie Bush	1,763	2006-2016	5TM
92	John Henry Johnson+	1,757	1954-1966	4TM
93	George Rogers	1,747	1981-1987	2TM
94	Jonathan Taylor	1,738	2020-2025	clt
95	Arian Foster	1,731	2009-2016	2TM
96	Calvin Hill	1,723	1969-1981	3TM
97	Cedric Benson	1,720	2005-2012	3TM
98	Lawrence McCutcheon	1,719	1972-1981	4TM
99	Jamaal Charles	1,717	2008-2018	3TM
	Duce Staley	1,717	1997-2006	2TM
101	Michael Turner	1,709	2004-2012	2TM
102	David Montgomery	1,708	2019-2025	2TM
103	Todd Gurley	1,703	2015-2020	2TM
104	James Stewart	1,698	1995-2002	2TM
105	Sammy Winder	1,692	1982-1990	den
106	James Conner	1,682	2017-2025	2TM
107	Mike Alstott	1,664	1996-2006	tam
	Pete Johnson	1,664	1977-1984	3TM
109	Deuce McAllister	1,663	2001-2008	nor
110	Kareem Hunt	1,660	2017-2025	2TM
111	Fred Jackson	1,659	2007-2015	2TM
112	Don Perkins	1,646	1961-1968	dal
113	Jerry Rice+	1,636	1985-2004	3TM
114	Rudi Johnson	1,630	2001-2008	2TM
115	Travis Henry	1,629	2001-2007	3TM
116	Rick Casares	1,622	1955-1966	3TM
117	Nick Chubb	1,603	2018-2025	2TM
118	Sam Cunningham	1,595	1973-1982	nwe
119	Dalvin Cook	1,594	2017-2024	4TM
120	William Andrews	1,592	1979-1986	atl
121	Joe Washington	1,590	1977-1985	4TM
122	Adrian Murrell	1,589	1993-2003	4TM
	Robert Smith	1,589	1993-2000	min
124	Larry Johnson	1,581	2003-2011	4TM
125	Lamar Miller	1,565	2012-2020	3TM
126	Austin Ekeler	1,561	2017-2025	2TM
127	LeGarrette Blount	1,559	2010-2018	5TM
128	Darren McFadden	1,556	2008-2017	2TM
129	Dorsey Levens	1,547	1994-2004	3TM
130	Mike Garrett	1,546	1966-1973	2TM
	Wendell Tyler	1,546	1977-1986	2TM
132	Joe Cribbs	1,533	1980-1988	4TM
133	Ronnie Brown	1,527	2005-2014	4TM
134	Greg Pruitt	1,524	1973-1984	2TM
135	Joe Morris	1,522	1982-1991	2TM
136	Tony Galbreath	1,521	1976-1987	3TM
137	Tony Pollard	1,514	2019-2025	2TM
138	Natrone Means	1,512	1993-2000	3TM
139	John Brockington	1,504	1971-1977	2TM
140	Alfred Morris	1,497	2012-2020	5TM
141	MacArthur Lane	1,493	1968-1978	3TM
142	Kevin Mack	1,488	1985-1993	cle
143	Jamal Anderson	1,485	1994-2001	atl
144	Lamar Smith	1,481	1994-2003	4TM
145	Keith Byars	1,475	1986-1998	4TM
146	Jim Nance	1,474	1965-1973	2TM
147	Doug Martin	1,470	2012-2018	2TM
148	Delvin Williams	1,464	1974-1981	3TM
149	Chester Taylor	1,459	2002-2011	4TM
150	Ted Brown	1,456	1979-1986	min
	Leonard Fournette	1,456	2017-2023	3TM
152	Tony Collins	1,452	1981-1990	2TM
	Larry Fitzgerald+	1,452	2004-2020	crd
154	Tom Matte	1,449	1961-1972	clt
155	Ed Podolak	1,445	1969-1977	kan
156	Larry Centers	1,442	1990-2003	4TM
157	Devonta Freeman	1,436	2014-2021	3TM
	Alex Webster	1,436	1955-1964	nyg
159	Lenny Moore+	1,432	1956-1967	clt
160	Emerson Boozer	1,430	1966-1975	nyj
	Julius Jones	1,430	2004-2010	3TM
162	Dick Bass	1,422	1960-1969	ram
163	Rickey Young	1,419	1975-1983	2TM
164	Ron Johnson	1,417	1969-1975	2TM
165	John David Crow	1,415	1958-1968	2TM
166	Marion Butts	1,413	1989-1995	3TM
167	Donny Anderson	1,406	1966-1974	2TM
168	Edgar Bennett	1,399	1992-1999	2TM
169	Dexter Bussey	1,396	1974-1984	det
170	Tyrone Wheatley	1,395	1995-2004	2TM
171	Ollie Matson+	1,392	1952-1966	4TM
172	Hugh McElhenny+	1,388	1952-1964	4TM
173	Rob Carpenter	1,387	1977-1986	3TM
174	Carlos Hyde	1,382	2014-2021	5TM
175	Dalton Hilliard	1,375	1986-1993	nor
176	Steve Van Buren+	1,365	1944-1951	phi
177	Harold Green	1,364	1990-1998	3TM
178	Ryan Mathews	1,363	2010-2016	2TM
179	Greg Bell	1,361	1984-1990	3TM
180	Dave Osborn	1,352	1965-1976	2TM
181	Clem Daniels	1,349	1960-1968	3TM
182	Altie Taylor	1,345	1969-1976	2TM
183	D'Andre Swift	1,340	2020-2025	3TM
184	Willie Parker	1,337	2004-2009	pit
185	Marion Barber III	1,335	2005-2011	2TM
186	Chris Ivory	1,334	2010-2018	4TM
	Devin Singletary	1,334	2019-2025	3TM
188	James Jones	1,328	1983-1992	2TM
189	Tony Gonzalez+	1,327	1997-2013	2TM
190	Abner Haynes	1,323	1960-1967	4TM
191	Billy Sims	1,317	1980-1984	det
192	Darrin Nelson	1,306	1982-1992	2TM
193	Giovani Bernard	1,304	2013-2022	2TM
194	Kevin Faulk	1,295	1999-2011	nwe
	Najee Harris	1,295	2021-2025	2TM
196	Christian Okoye	1,288	1987-1992	kan
197	Joseph Addai	1,286	2006-2011	clt
	Leonard Russell	1,286	1991-1996	4TM
199	Darren Sproles	1,285	2005-2019	3TM
200	David Johnson	1,284	2015-2022	3TM
201	Robert Newhouse	1,280	1972-1983	dal
202	Mike Thomas	1,279	1975-1980	2TM
203	Dick Hoak	1,278	1961-1970	pit
204	Ahmad Bradshaw	1,270	2007-2015	2TM
205	Dave Hampton	1,267	1969-1976	3TM
206	Errict Rhett	1,263	1994-2000	3TM
207	Jim Kiick	1,262	1968-1977	3TM
208	Jamaal Williams	1,256	2017-2024	3TM
209	Tommy Mason	1,254	1961-1971	3TM
	Lorenzo White	1,254	1988-1995	2TM
211	Jim Otis	1,250	1970-1978	3TM
	Matt Snell	1,250	1964-1972	nyj
213	Mike Rozier	1,249	1985-1991	2TM
214	Leroy Hoard	1,246	1990-1999	4TM
215	Johnny Hector	1,239	1983-1992	nyj
216	Jason Witten	1,228	2003-2020	2TM
217	J.D. Smith	1,227	1956-1966	3TM
218	Brandon Jacobs	1,223	2005-2013	2TM
	Johnny Johnson	1,223	1990-1994	2TM
220	Clarke Hinkle+	1,220	1932-1941	gnb
221	Harvey Williams	1,214	1991-1998	2TM
222	Carl Garrett	1,213	1969-1977	4TM
223	Craig Heyward	1,208	1988-1998	5TM
224	Frank Gifford+	1,207	1952-1964	nyg
225	Cadillac Williams	1,203	2005-2011	2TM
226	Ronnie Harmon	1,197	1986-1997	4TM
227	Stump Mitchell	1,195	1981-1989	crd
	Preston Pearson	1,195	1967-1980	3TM
229	Bill Mathis	1,193	1960-1969	nyj
230	Reggie Cobb	1,188	1990-1996	4TM
231	Jon Arnett	1,186	1957-1966	2TM
232	Rashard Mendenhall	1,176	2008-2013	2TM
233	Gary Anderson	1,171	1985-1993	3TM
	Eric Metcalf	1,171	1989-2002	7TM
235	Pierre Thomas	1,169	2007-2015	3TM
236	Bob Hoernschemeyer	1,168	1946-1955	3TM
	Johnny Roland	1,168	1966-1973	2TM
238	Kevan Barlow	1,166	2001-2006	2TM
239	Anthony Thomas	1,157	2001-2007	4TM
240	Otis Armstrong	1,154	1973-1980	den
	Wilbur Jackson	1,154	1974-1982	2TM
	Randy McMillan	1,154	1981-1986	clt
243	Wendell Hayes	1,149	1963-1974	3TM
244	Billy Ray Barnes	1,147	1957-1966	3TM
245	Earnest Jackson	1,146	1983-1988	3TM
246	Tim Brown+	1,144	1988-2004	2TM
247	Clarence Peaks	1,141	1957-1965	2TM
248	Paul Lowe	1,137	1960-1969	2TM
249	Miles Sanders	1,126	2019-2025	3TM
250	Timmy Brown	1,124	1959-1968	3TM

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