NFL Career Rushing Attempts Leaders Through 1998
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1998 season. See current rushing attempts leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1998
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Att | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Walter Payton | 3838 | chi |
2 | 8 | Barry Sanders | 3062 | det |
3 | 10 | Marcus Allen | 3022 | 2TM |
4 | 11 | Eric Dickerson | 2996 | 4TM |
5 | 12 | Franco Harris | 2949 | 2TM |
6 | 13 | Tony Dorsett | 2936 | 2TM |
7 | 14 | John Riggins | 2916 | 2TM |
8 | 1 | Emmitt Smith | 2914 | dal |
9 | 15 | Thurman Thomas | 2813 | buf |
10 | 23 | Ottis Anderson | 2562 | 2TM |
11 | 29 | O.J. Simpson | 2404 | 2TM |
12 | 30 | Jim Brown | 2359 | cle |
13 | 34 | Earl Campbell | 2187 | 2TM |
14 | 38 | Earnest Byner | 2095 | 3TM |
15 | 43 | Roger Craig | 1991 | 3TM |
16 | 44 | Gerald Riggs | 1989 | 2TM |
17 | 45 | Herschel Walker | 1954 | 4TM |
18 | 21 | Ricky Watters | 1947 | 3TM |
19 | 47 | Jim Taylor | 1941 | 2TM |
20 | 48 | Joe Perry | 1929 | 2TM |
21 | 49 | Larry Csonka | 1891 | 2TM |
22 | 51 | Mike Pruitt | 1844 | 3TM |
23 | 53 | Rodney Hampton | 1824 | nyg |
24 | 5 | Jerome Bettis | 1807 | 2TM |
25 | 55 | Freeman McNeil | 1798 | nyj |
26 | 60 | Leroy Kelly | 1727 | cle |
27 | 62 | Curt Warner | 1698 | 2TM |
28 | 63 | George Rogers | 1692 | 2TM |
29 | 64 | James Brooks | 1685 | 4TM |
30 | 37 | Terry Allen | 1684 | 2TM |
31 | 65 | Lydell Mitchell | 1675 | 3TM |
32 | 67 | Mark van Eeghen | 1652 | 2TM |
33 | 68 | Bill Brown | 1649 | 2TM |
34 | 69 | Floyd Little | 1641 | den |
35 | 71 | Ken Willard | 1622 | 2TM |
36 | 56 | Chris Warren | 1618 | 2TM |
37 | 76 | James Wilder | 1586 | 3TM |
38 | 77 | John Henry Johnson | 1571 | 4TM |
39 | 79 | Chuck Muncie | 1561 | 2TM |
40 | 81 | Chuck Foreman | 1556 | 2TM |
41 | 82 | Wilbert Montgomery | 1540 | 2TM |
42 | 84 | Larry Brown | 1530 | was |
43 | 85 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 1521 | 4TM |
44 | 87 | Neal Anderson | 1515 | chi |
45 | 88 | Don Perkins | 1500 | dal |
46 | 89 | Sammy Winder | 1495 | den |
47 | 91 | Pete Johnson | 1489 | 3TM |
48 | 96 | Calvin Hill | 1452 | 3TM |
49 | 97 | Rick Casares | 1431 | 3TM |
50 | 103 | Joe Morris | 1411 | 2TM |
51 | 17 | Marshall Faulk | 1389 | clt |
52 | 108 | Sam Cunningham | 1385 | nwe |
53 | 114 | John Brockington | 1347 | 2TM |
54 | 115 | Marion Butts | 1345 | 3TM |
55 | 116 | Wendell Tyler | 1344 | 2TM |
56 | 66 | Terrell Davis | 1343 | den |
57 | 117 | Jim Nance | 1341 | 2TM |
58 | 4 | Curtis Martin | 1327 | 2TM |
59 | 121 | Steve Van Buren | 1320 | phi |
60 | 122 | William Andrews | 1315 | atl |
61 | 124 | Delvin Williams | 1312 | 3TM |
62 | 125 | Joe Cribbs | 1309 | 4TM |
63 | 126 | Mike Garrett | 1308 | 2TM |
64 | 105 | Natrone Means | 1297 | 2TM |
65 | 131 | Emerson Boozer | 1291 | nyj |
131 | Kevin Mack | 1291 | cle | |
66 | 138 | Christian Okoye | 1246 | kan |
67 | 139 | John Williams | 1245 | 2TM |
68 | 144 | Dick Bass | 1218 | ram |
69 | 145 | MacArthur Lane | 1206 | 3TM |
70 | 146 | Greg Bell | 1204 | 3TM |
146 | Ron Johnson | 1204 | 2TM | |
71 | 148 | Dexter Bussey | 1203 | det |
72 | 150 | Tom Matte | 1200 | clt |
73 | 151 | Donny Anderson | 1197 | 2TM |
74 | 152 | Greg Pruitt | 1196 | 2TM |
152 | Alex Webster | 1196 | nyg | |
75 | 154 | Joe Washington | 1195 | 4TM |
76 | 155 | Tony Collins | 1191 | 2TM |
77 | 157 | Dave Osborn | 1179 | 2TM |
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