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Rank	Player	YScm	Year	Tm
1	Chris Johnson (23)	2,509	2009	TEN
2	Marshall Faulk+ (26)	2,429	1999	STL
3	Christian McCaffrey (23)	2,392	2019	CAR
4	Tiki Barber (30)	2,390	2005	NYG
5	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)	2,370	2003	SDG
6	Barry Sanders+ (29)	2,358	1997	DET
7	Steven Jackson (23)	2,334	2006	STL
8	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)	2,323	2006	SDG
9	Marcus Allen+ (25)	2,314	1985	RAI
	Adrian Peterson (27)	2,314	2012	MIN
11	Edgerrin James+ (22)	2,303	2000	IND
12	Priest Holmes (28)	2,287	2002	KAN
13	Jamal Lewis (24)	2,271	2003	BAL
14	DeMarco Murray (26)	2,261	2014	DAL
15	Ahman Green (26)	2,250	2003	GNB
16	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	2,244	1984	RAM
17	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	2,243	1975	BUF
18	James Wilder (26)	2,229	1984	TAM
19	Marshall Faulk+ (25)	2,227	1998	IND
20	Terrell Davis+ (25)	2,225	1998	DEN
21	Arian Foster (24)	2,220	2010	HOU
22	Ricky Williams (25)	2,216	2002	MIA
23	Le'Veon Bell (22)	2,215	2014	PIT
24	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	2,212	1983	RAM
25	Larry Johnson (26)	2,199	2006	KAN
26	Marshall Faulk+ (27)	2,189	2000	STL
27	Frank Gore (23)	2,180	2006	SFO
28	William Andrews (27)	2,176	1983	ATL
29	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)	2,172	2002	SDG
30	Jonathan Taylor (22)	2,171	2021	IND
31	Priest Holmes (27)	2,169	2001	KAN
32	Barry Sanders+ (26)	2,166	1994	DET
33	Jamal Anderson (25)	2,165	1998	ATL
34	Deuce McAllister (24)	2,157	2003	NOR
35	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	2,148	1995	DAL
36	Marshall Faulk+ (28)	2,147	2001	STL
37	LeSean McCoy (25)	2,146	2013	PHI
38	Derrick Henry (26)	2,141	2020	TEN
39	Edgerrin James+ (21)	2,139	1999	IND
40	Jim Brown+ (27)	2,131	1963	CLE
41	Tiki Barber (31)	2,127	2006	NYG
42	Walter Payton+ (24)	2,121	1977	CHI
43	David Johnson (24)	2,118	2016	ARI
44	Thurman Thomas+ (26)	2,113	1992	BUF
45	Priest Holmes (29)	2,110	2003	KAN
46	Garrison Hearst (27)	2,105	1998	SFO
47	Brian Westbrook (28)	2,104	2007	PHI
48	Tiki Barber (29)	2,096	2004	NYG
49	Todd Gurley (23)	2,093	2017	LAR
	Larry Johnson (25)	2,093	2005	KAN
51	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	2,073	1973	BUF
52	Ray Rice (24)	2,068	2011	BAL
53	Roger Craig (25)	2,066	1985	SFO
54	Josh Jacobs (24)	2,053	2022	LVR
55	Walter Payton+ (31)	2,052	1984	CHI
56	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	2,048	1992	DAL
57	Ray Rice (22)	2,041	2009	BAL
58	Thurman Thomas+ (25)	2,038	1991	BUF
59	Terrell Davis+ (24)	2,037	1997	DEN
60	William Andrews (25)	2,036	1981	ATL
	Roger Craig (28)	2,036	1988	SFO
	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	2,036	1988	IND
63	Barry Foster (23)	2,034	1992	PIT
	Walter Payton+ (32)	2,034	1985	CHI
65	Edgerrin James+ (26)	2,031	2004	IND
66	Saquon Barkley (21)	2,028	2018	NYG
	Walter Payton+ (30)	2,028	1983	CHI
68	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	2,026	1986	RAM
69	Christian McCaffrey (27)	2,023	2023	SFO
70	Herschel Walker (26)	2,019	1988	DAL
71	Wilbert Montgomery (24)	2,006	1979	PHI
72	Ezekiel Elliott (23)	2,001	2018	DAL
73	Ezekiel Elliott (21)	1,994	2016	DAL
74	Gerald Riggs (24)	1,986	1985	ATL
75	Tiki Barber (27)	1,984	2002	NYG
76	Earl Campbell+ (25)	1,981	1980	HOU
	Ahman Green (24)	1,981	2001	GNB
78	Jamaal Charles (26)	1,980	2013	KAN
	Maurice Jones-Drew (26)	1,980	2011	JAX
80	Tony Dorsett+ (27)	1,971	1981	DAL
81	Cooper Kupp (28)	1,965	2021	LAR
	Christian McCaffrey (22)	1,965	2018	CAR
83	Calvin Johnson+ (26)	1,964	2012	DET
84	Eddie George (26)	1,962	2000	TEN
85	Shaun Alexander (28)	1,958	2005	SEA
86	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)	1,949	2007	SDG
87	Le'Veon Bell (25)	1,946	2017	PIT
88	Curtis Martin+ (31)	1,942	2004	NYJ
	Fred Taylor (27)	1,942	2003	JAX
90	Derrick Henry (28)	1,936	2022	TEN
91	Jamaal Charles (23)	1,935	2010	KAN
92	Matt Forte (27)	1,933	2013	CHI
93	Marcus Allen+ (24)	1,926	1984	RAI
	Doug Martin (23)	1,926	2012	TAM
95	Billy Sims (24)	1,924	1980	DET
96	Wilbert Montgomery (26)	1,923	1981	PHI
	Walter Payton+ (26)	1,923	1979	CHI
98	Dalvin Cook (25)	1,918	2020	MIN
99	Brian Westbrook (27)	1,916	2006	PHI
100	Ottis Anderson (22)	1,913	1979	STL
	Thurman Thomas+ (23)	1,913	1989	BUF
102	Clinton Portis (22)	1,905	2003	DEN
103	Charlie Garner (30)	1,903	2002	OAK
104	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	1,900	1993	DAL
105	Barry Sanders+ (27)	1,898	1995	DET
106	Billy Sims (25)	1,888	1981	DET
107	Adrian Peterson (23)	1,885	2008	MIN
108	Le'Veon Bell (24)	1,884	2016	PIT
	Jerry Rice+ (32)	1,884	1995	SFO
110	Christian McCaffrey (26)	1,880	2022	2TM
111	Walter Payton+ (25)	1,875	1978	CHI
112	Jim Brown+ (29)	1,872	1965	CLE
	Clinton Portis (21)	1,872	2002	DEN
114	Julio Jones (26)	1,871	2015	ATL
115	Robert Smith (28)	1,869	2000	MIN
116	Chris Warren (26)	1,868	1994	SEA
117	Jim Brown+ (25)	1,867	1961	CLE
	Lorenzo White (26)	1,867	1992	HOU
119	Shaun Alexander (27)	1,866	2004	SEA
120	Antonio Brown (27)	1,862	2015	PIT
	CeeDee Lamb (24)	1,862	2023	DAL
122	Barry Sanders+ (23)	1,855	1991	DET
	Ricky Watters (27)	1,855	1996	PHI
	Ricky Watters (31)	1,855	2000	SEA
125	Terrell Davis+ (23)	1,848	1996	DEN
126	Matt Forte (28)	1,846	2014	CHI
127	Edgerrin James+ (27)	1,843	2005	IND
128	Arian Foster (25)	1,841	2011	HOU
129	Justin Jefferson (23)	1,833	2022	MIN
	Curtis Martin+ (28)	1,833	2001	NYJ
131	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)	1,832	2005	SDG
132	Todd Gurley (24)	1,831	2018	LAR
133	Thurman Thomas+ (24)	1,829	1990	BUF
134	Walter Payton+ (27)	1,827	1980	CHI
135	Emmitt Smith+ (25)	1,825	1994	DAL
136	Curt Warner (25)	1,823	1986	SEA
137	Emmitt Smith+ (22)	1,821	1991	DAL
138	Adrian Peterson (24)	1,819	2009	MIN
139	Tyreek Hill (29)	1,814	2023	MIA
140	Otis Armstrong (23)	1,812	1974	DEN
141	Dorsey Levens (27)	1,805	1997	GNB
142	Marshall Faulk+ (21)	1,804	1994	IND
143	George Rogers (22)	1,800	1981	NOR
144	Isaac Bruce+ (22)	1,798	1995	STL
145	Earl Campbell+ (24)	1,791	1979	HOU
146	Charlie Garner (28)	1,789	2000	SFO
147	Jim Brown+ (28)	1,786	1964	CLE
	Marshawn Lynch (26)	1,786	2012	SEA
149	Ottis Anderson (27)	1,785	1984	STL
150	Clem Daniels (26)	1,784	1963	OAK
	Barry Sanders+ (22)	1,784	1990	DET
152	Kareem Hunt (22)	1,782	2017	KAN
153	Barry Sanders+ (30)	1,780	1998	DET
154	Lydell Mitchell (28)	1,779	1977	BAL
155	Ezekiel Elliott (24)	1,777	2019	DAL
156	Domanick Williams (23)	1,776	2004	HOU
	Dalton Hilliard (25)	1,776	1989	NOR
	Ray Rice (23)	1,776	2010	BAL
	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)	1,776	2004	SDG
160	Jerome Bettis+ (25)	1,775	1997	PIT
161	Curt Warner (22)	1,774	1983	SEA
162	James Brooks (27)	1,773	1986	CIN
163	Nick Chubb (23)	1,772	2019	CLE
164	Deebo Samuel (25)	1,770	2021	SFO
165	Jamal Lewis (23)	1,769	2002	BAL
166	Maurice Jones-Drew (24)	1,765	2009	JAX
167	William Andrews (24)	1,764	1980	ATL
	Nick Chubb (26)	1,764	2022	CLE
	Charlie Garner (27)	1,764	1999	SFO
170	Ottis Anderson (24)	1,763	1981	STL
	Gerald Riggs (23)	1,763	1984	ATL
172	Eddie George (25)	1,762	1999	TEN
	O.J. Simpson+ (29)	1,762	1976	BUF
174	Chuck Foreman (24)	1,761	1975	MIN
175	Freeman McNeil (26)	1,758	1985	NYJ
176	Ted Brown (24)	1,757	1981	MIN
177	Tony Dorsett+ (31)	1,756	1985	DAL
	Ricky Williams (24)	1,756	2001	NOR
179	Lydell Mitchell (27)	1,755	1976	BAL
180	Barry Sanders+ (21)	1,752	1989	DET
181	Joe Morris (25)	1,749	1986	NYG
182	Curtis Martin+ (22)	1,748	1995	NWE
183	Travis Henry (23)	1,747	2002	BUF
184	Charley Hennigan (26)	1,746	1961	HOU
	Derrick Henry (25)	1,746	2019	TEN
186	Jamaal Charles (25)	1,745	2012	KAN
187	Tyreek Hill (28)	1,742	2022	MIA
188	Deuce McAllister (23)	1,740	2002	NOR
	Michael Turner (26)	1,740	2008	ATL
190	Corey Dillon (29)	1,738	2004	NWE
	Steven Jackson (26)	1,738	2009	STL
192	Lydell Mitchell (26)	1,737	1975	BAL
193	Josh Gordon (22)	1,734	2013	CLE
	Ahman Green (23)	1,734	2000	GNB
195	Marvin Harrison+ (30)	1,732	2002	IND
	Clinton Portis (24)	1,732	2005	WAS
197	Shaun Alexander (26)	1,730	2003	SEA
198	Ottis Anderson (26)	1,729	1983	STL
199	Tiki Barber (25)	1,725	2000	NYG
200	Curtis Martin+ (26)	1,723	1999	NYJ
	Ricky Williams (26)	1,723	2003	MIA
202	Chuck Foreman (25)	1,722	1976	MIN
	Fred Taylor (26)	1,722	2002	JAX
204	Willie Parker (25)	1,716	2006	PIT
	Michael Thomas (26)	1,716	2019	NOR
206	Edgar Bennett (26)	1,715	1995	GNB
	Matt Forte (22)	1,715	2008	CHI
	Walter Payton+ (33)	1,715	1986	CHI
209	Curtis Martin+ (27)	1,712	2000	NYJ
210	Antonio Brown (26)	1,711	2014	PIT
211	Neal Anderson (25)	1,709	1989	CHI
212	Adrian Peterson (30)	1,707	2015	MIN
	Ricky Watters (26)	1,707	1995	PHI
214	Clinton Portis (27)	1,705	2008	WAS
215	Tony Dorsett+ (24)	1,703	1978	DAL
	C.J. Spiller (25)	1,703	2012	BUF
217	Thurman Thomas+ (27)	1,702	1993	BUF
218	Torry Holt (27)	1,701	2003	STL
	Rod Smith (30)	1,701	2000	DEN
220	Joe Cribbs (23)	1,700	1981	BUF
	Barry Sanders+ (28)	1,700	1996	DET
222	Napoleon Kaufman (24)	1,697	1997	OAK
223	Calvin Johnson+ (25)	1,692	2011	DET
224	Alfred Morris (23)	1,690	2012	WAS
225	Larry Brown (24)	1,689	1972	WAS
	Julio Jones (29)	1,689	2018	ATL
227	Alvin Kamara (25)	1,688	2020	NOR
228	Herman Moore (25)	1,686	1995	DET
229	Terry Allen (24)	1,679	1992	MIN
230	Gale Sayers+ (23)	1,678	1966	CHI
231	Tiki Barber (28)	1,677	2003	NYG
232	Leonard Fournette (24)	1,674	2019	JAX
233	Jerome Bettis+ (21)	1,673	1993	RAM
	Marshawn Lynch (28)	1,673	2014	SEA
	Doug Martin (26)	1,673	2015	TAM
236	LeSean McCoy (22)	1,672	2010	PHI
237	Marvin Harrison+ (27)	1,667	1999	IND
	Najee Harris (23)	1,667	2021	PIT
239	Mike Pruitt (25)	1,666	1979	CLE
240	Jim Brown+ (22)	1,665	1958	CLE
241	Darren McFadden (23)	1,664	2010	OAK
	DeMarco Murray (28)	1,664	2016	TEN
243	Shaun Alexander (24)	1,661	2001	SEA
244	Ottis Anderson (23)	1,660	1980	STL
	Jamal Lewis (21)	1,660	2000	BAL
246	Steve Slaton (22)	1,659	2008	HOU
247	Mike Anderson (26)	1,656	2000	DEN
248	Joe Cribbs (25)	1,655	1983	BUF
249	Dalvin Cook (24)	1,654	2019	MIN
	Peyton Hillis (24)	1,654	2010	CLE

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