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Rank	Player	YScm	Year	Tm
1	Chris Johnson (24)	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	Bijan Robinson (23)	2,298	2025	ATL
13	Priest Holmes (29)	2,287	2002	KAN
14	Saquon Barkley (27)	2,283	2024	PHI
15	Jamal Lewis (24)	2,271	2003	BAL
16	DeMarco Murray (26)	2,261	2014	DAL
17	Ahman Green (26)	2,250	2003	GNB
18	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	2,244	1984	RAM
19	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	2,243	1975	BUF
20	James Wilder (26)	2,229	1984	TAM
21	Marshall Faulk+ (25)	2,227	1998	IND
22	Terrell Davis+ (26)	2,225	1998	DEN
23	Arian Foster (24)	2,220	2010	HOU
24	Ricky Williams (25)	2,216	2002	MIA
25	Le'Veon Bell (22)	2,215	2014	PIT
26	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	2,212	1983	RAM
27	Larry Johnson (27)	2,199	2006	KAN
28	Marshall Faulk+ (27)	2,189	2000	STL
29	Frank Gore (23)	2,180	2006	SFO
30	William Andrews (28)	2,176	1983	ATL
31	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)	2,172	2002	SDG
32	Jonathan Taylor (22)	2,171	2021	IND
33	Priest Holmes (28)	2,169	2001	KAN
34	Barry Sanders+ (26)	2,166	1994	DET
35	Jamal Anderson (26)	2,165	1998	ATL
36	Deuce McAllister (25)	2,157	2003	NOR
37	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	2,148	1995	DAL
38	Marshall Faulk+ (28)	2,147	2001	STL
39	LeSean McCoy (25)	2,146	2013	PHI
40	Derrick Henry (26)	2,141	2020	TEN
41	Edgerrin James+ (21)	2,139	1999	IND
42	Jim Brown+ (27)	2,131	1963	CLE
43	Tiki Barber (31)	2,127	2006	NYG
44	Christian McCaffrey (29)	2,126	2025	SFO
45	Walter Payton+ (24)	2,121	1977	CHI
46	David Johnson (25)	2,118	2016	ARI
47	Derrick Henry (30)	2,114	2024	BAL
48	Thurman Thomas+ (26)	2,113	1992	BUF
49	Priest Holmes (30)	2,110	2003	KAN
50	Garrison Hearst (27)	2,105	1998	SFO
51	Brian Westbrook (28)	2,104	2007	PHI
52	Tiki Barber (29)	2,096	2004	NYG
53	Todd Gurley (23)	2,093	2017	LAR
	Larry Johnson (26)	2,093	2005	KAN
55	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	2,073	1973	BUF
56	Ray Rice (24)	2,068	2011	BAL
57	Roger Craig+ (25)	2,066	1985	SFO
58	Josh Jacobs (24)	2,053	2022	LVR
59	Walter Payton+ (31)	2,052	1984	CHI
60	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	2,048	1992	DAL
61	Ray Rice (22)	2,041	2009	BAL
62	Thurman Thomas+ (25)	2,038	1991	BUF
63	Terrell Davis+ (25)	2,037	1997	DEN
64	William Andrews (26)	2,036	1981	ATL
	Roger Craig+ (28)	2,036	1988	SFO
	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	2,036	1988	IND
67	Barry Foster (24)	2,034	1992	PIT
	Walter Payton+ (32)	2,034	1985	CHI
69	Edgerrin James+ (26)	2,031	2004	IND
70	Saquon Barkley (21)	2,028	2018	NYG
	Walter Payton+ (30)	2,028	1983	CHI
72	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	2,026	1986	RAM
73	Christian McCaffrey (27)	2,023	2023	SFO
74	Herschel Walker (26)	2,019	1988	DAL
75	Wilbert Montgomery (25)	2,006	1979	PHI
76	Ezekiel Elliott (23)	2,001	2018	DAL
77	Ezekiel Elliott (21)	1,994	2016	DAL
78	Gerald Riggs (25)	1,986	1985	ATL
79	Tiki Barber (27)	1,984	2002	NYG
80	Earl Campbell+ (25)	1,981	1980	HOU
	Ahman Green (24)	1,981	2001	GNB
82	Jamaal Charles (27)	1,980	2013	KAN
	Maurice Jones-Drew (26)	1,980	2011	JAX
84	Tony Dorsett+ (27)	1,971	1981	DAL
85	Cooper Kupp (28)	1,965	2021	LAR
	Christian McCaffrey (22)	1,965	2018	CAR
87	Calvin Johnson+ (27)	1,964	2012	DET
88	Jonathan Taylor (26)	1,963	2025	IND
89	Eddie George (27)	1,962	2000	TEN
90	Shaun Alexander (28)	1,958	2005	SEA
91	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)	1,949	2007	SDG
92	Le'Veon Bell (25)	1,946	2017	PIT
93	Curtis Martin+ (31)	1,942	2004	NYJ
	Fred Taylor (27)	1,942	2003	JAX
95	Derrick Henry (28)	1,936	2022	TEN
96	Jamaal Charles (24)	1,935	2010	KAN
97	Matt Forte (28)	1,933	2013	CHI
98	Jahmyr Gibbs (22)	1,929	2024	DET
99	Marcus Allen+ (24)	1,926	1984	RAI
	Doug Martin (23)	1,926	2012	TAM
101	Billy Sims (25)	1,924	1980	DET
102	Wilbert Montgomery (27)	1,923	1981	PHI
	Walter Payton+ (26)	1,923	1979	CHI
104	Dalvin Cook (25)	1,918	2020	MIN
105	Brian Westbrook (27)	1,916	2006	PHI
106	Ottis Anderson (22)	1,913	1979	STL
	Thurman Thomas+ (23)	1,913	1989	BUF
108	James Cook (26)	1,912	2025	BUF
109	Clinton Portis (22)	1,905	2003	DEN
110	Charlie Garner (30)	1,903	2002	OAK
111	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	1,900	1993	DAL
112	Barry Sanders+ (27)	1,898	1995	DET
113	Billy Sims (26)	1,888	1981	DET
114	Bijan Robinson (22)	1,887	2024	ATL
115	Adrian Peterson (23)	1,885	2008	MIN
116	Le'Veon Bell (24)	1,884	2016	PIT
	Jerry Rice+ (33)	1,884	1995	SFO
118	Christian McCaffrey (26)	1,880	2022	2TM
119	Walter Payton+ (25)	1,875	1978	CHI
120	Jim Brown+ (29)	1,872	1965	CLE
	Clinton Portis (21)	1,872	2002	DEN
122	Julio Jones (26)	1,871	2015	ATL
123	Robert Smith (28)	1,869	2000	MIN
124	Chris Warren (26)	1,868	1994	SEA
125	Jim Brown+ (25)	1,867	1961	CLE
	Lorenzo White (26)	1,867	1992	HOU
127	Shaun Alexander (27)	1,866	2004	SEA
128	Antonio Brown (27)	1,862	2015	PIT
	CeeDee Lamb (24)	1,862	2023	DAL
130	Barry Sanders+ (23)	1,855	1991	DET
	Ricky Watters (27)	1,855	1996	PHI
	Ricky Watters (31)	1,855	2000	SEA
133	Terrell Davis+ (24)	1,848	1996	DEN
134	Matt Forte (29)	1,846	2014	CHI
135	Edgerrin James+ (27)	1,843	2005	IND
136	Arian Foster (25)	1,841	2011	HOU
137	Jahmyr Gibbs (23)	1,839	2025	DET
138	De'Von Achane (24)	1,838	2025	MIA
139	Justin Jefferson (23)	1,833	2022	MIN
	Curtis Martin+ (28)	1,833	2001	NYJ
141	LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)	1,832	2005	SDG
142	Todd Gurley (24)	1,831	2018	LAR
143	Jaxon Smith-Njigba (23)	1,829	2025	SEA
	Thurman Thomas+ (24)	1,829	1990	BUF
145	Walter Payton+ (27)	1,827	1980	CHI
146	Emmitt Smith+ (25)	1,825	1994	DAL
147	Curt Warner (25)	1,823	1986	SEA
148	Emmitt Smith+ (22)	1,821	1991	DAL
149	Puka Nacua (24)	1,820	2025	LAR
150	Adrian Peterson (24)	1,819	2009	MIN
151	Tyreek Hill (29)	1,814	2023	MIA
152	Otis Armstrong (24)	1,812	1974	DEN
153	Dorsey Levens (27)	1,805	1997	GNB
154	Marshall Faulk+ (21)	1,804	1994	IND
155	George Rogers (23)	1,800	1981	NOR
156	Isaac Bruce+ (23)	1,798	1995	STL
157	Earl Campbell+ (24)	1,791	1979	HOU
158	Charlie Garner (28)	1,789	2000	SFO
159	Jim Brown+ (28)	1,786	1964	CLE
	Marshawn Lynch (26)	1,786	2012	SEA
161	Ottis Anderson (27)	1,785	1984	STL
162	Clem Daniels (26)	1,784	1963	OAK
	Barry Sanders+ (22)	1,784	1990	DET
164	Kareem Hunt (22)	1,782	2017	KAN
165	Barry Sanders+ (30)	1,780	1998	DET
166	Lydell Mitchell (28)	1,779	1977	BAL
167	Ezekiel Elliott (24)	1,777	2019	DAL
168	Domanick Williams (24)	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
172	Jerome Bettis+ (25)	1,775	1997	PIT
173	Curt Warner (22)	1,774	1983	SEA
174	James Brooks (28)	1,773	1986	CIN
175	Nick Chubb (24)	1,772	2019	CLE
176	Deebo Samuel (25)	1,770	2021	SFO
177	Jamal Lewis (23)	1,769	2002	BAL
178	Maurice Jones-Drew (24)	1,765	2009	JAX
179	William Andrews (25)	1,764	1980	ATL
	Nick Chubb (27)	1,764	2022	CLE
	Charlie Garner (27)	1,764	1999	SFO
182	Ottis Anderson (24)	1,763	1981	STL
	Gerald Riggs (24)	1,763	1984	ATL
184	Eddie George (26)	1,762	1999	TEN
	O.J. Simpson+ (29)	1,762	1976	BUF
186	Chuck Foreman (25)	1,761	1975	MIN
187	Freeman McNeil (26)	1,758	1985	NYJ
188	Ted Brown (24)	1,757	1981	MIN
189	Tony Dorsett+ (31)	1,756	1985	DAL
	Ricky Williams (24)	1,756	2001	NOR
191	Lydell Mitchell (27)	1,755	1976	BAL
192	Barry Sanders+ (21)	1,752	1989	DET
193	Joe Morris (26)	1,749	1986	NYG
194	Curtis Martin+ (22)	1,748	1995	NWE
195	Travis Henry (24)	1,747	2002	BUF
196	Charley Hennigan (26)	1,746	1961	HOU
	Derrick Henry (25)	1,746	2019	TEN
198	Jamaal Charles (26)	1,745	2012	KAN
	Derrick Henry (31)	1,745	2025	BAL
200	Tyreek Hill (28)	1,742	2022	MIA
201	Ja'Marr Chase (24)	1,740	2024	CIN
	Deuce McAllister (24)	1,740	2002	NOR
	Michael Turner (26)	1,740	2008	ATL
204	Corey Dillon (30)	1,738	2004	NWE
	Steven Jackson (26)	1,738	2009	STL
206	Lydell Mitchell (26)	1,737	1975	BAL
207	Josh Gordon (22)	1,734	2013	CLE
	Ahman Green (23)	1,734	2000	GNB
209	Marvin Harrison+ (30)	1,732	2002	IND
	Clinton Portis (24)	1,732	2005	WAS
211	Shaun Alexander (26)	1,730	2003	SEA
212	Ottis Anderson (26)	1,729	1983	STL
213	Tiki Barber (25)	1,725	2000	NYG
214	Curtis Martin+ (26)	1,723	1999	NYJ
	Ricky Williams (26)	1,723	2003	MIA
216	Chuck Foreman (26)	1,722	1976	MIN
	Fred Taylor (26)	1,722	2002	JAX
218	Willie Parker (26)	1,716	2006	PIT
	Michael Thomas (26)	1,716	2019	NOR
220	Edgar Bennett (26)	1,715	1995	GNB
	Matt Forte (23)	1,715	2008	CHI
	Walter Payton+ (33)	1,715	1986	CHI
223	Curtis Martin+ (27)	1,712	2000	NYJ
224	Antonio Brown (26)	1,711	2014	PIT
225	Neal Anderson (25)	1,709	1989	CHI
226	Adrian Peterson (30)	1,707	2015	MIN
	Ricky Watters (26)	1,707	1995	PHI
228	Clinton Portis (27)	1,705	2008	WAS
229	Tony Dorsett+ (24)	1,703	1978	DAL
	C.J. Spiller (25)	1,703	2012	BUF
231	Thurman Thomas+ (27)	1,702	1993	BUF
232	Torry Holt (27)	1,701	2003	STL
	Rod Smith (30)	1,701	2000	DEN
234	Joe Cribbs (23)	1,700	1981	BUF
	Barry Sanders+ (28)	1,700	1996	DET
236	Napoleon Kaufman (24)	1,697	1997	OAK
237	Calvin Johnson+ (26)	1,692	2011	DET
238	Alfred Morris (24)	1,690	2012	WAS
239	Larry Brown (25)	1,689	1972	WAS
	Julio Jones (29)	1,689	2018	ATL
241	Alvin Kamara (25)	1,688	2020	NOR
242	Herman Moore (26)	1,686	1995	DET
243	Terry Allen (24)	1,679	1992	MIN
244	Gale Sayers+ (23)	1,678	1966	CHI
245	Tiki Barber (28)	1,677	2003	NYG
246	Leonard Fournette (24)	1,674	2019	JAX
247	Jerome Bettis+ (21)	1,673	1993	RAM
	Marshawn Lynch (28)	1,673	2014	SEA
	Doug Martin (26)	1,673	2015	TAM
250	LeSean McCoy (22)	1,672	2010	PHI

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