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 | 24 | Ottis Anderson | 2562 | 2TM |
| 11 | 30 | O.J. Simpson | 2404 | 2TM |
| 12 | 31 | Jim Brown | 2359 | cle |
| 13 | 35 | Earl Campbell | 2187 | 2TM |
| 14 | 40 | Earnest Byner | 2095 | 3TM |
| 15 | 43 | Roger Craig | 1991 | 3TM |
| 16 | 44 | Gerald Riggs | 1989 | 2TM |
| 17 | 45 | Herschel Walker | 1954 | 4TM |
| 18 | 22 | 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 | 55 | Rodney Hampton | 1824 | nyg |
| 24 | 5 | Jerome Bettis | 1807 | 2TM |
| 25 | 58 | Freeman McNeil | 1798 | nyj |
| 26 | 63 | Leroy Kelly | 1727 | cle |
| 27 | 65 | Curt Warner | 1698 | 2TM |
| 28 | 66 | George Rogers | 1692 | 2TM |
| 29 | 67 | James Brooks | 1685 | 4TM |
| 30 | 38 | Terry Allen | 1684 | 2TM |
| 31 | 68 | Lydell Mitchell | 1675 | 3TM |
| 32 | 72 | Mark van Eeghen | 1652 | 2TM |
| 33 | 73 | Bill Brown | 1649 | 2TM |
| 34 | 74 | Floyd Little | 1641 | den |
| 35 | 76 | Ken Willard | 1622 | 2TM |
| 36 | 59 | Chris Warren | 1618 | 2TM |
| 37 | 81 | James Wilder | 1586 | 3TM |
| 38 | 82 | John Henry Johnson | 1571 | 4TM |
| 39 | 84 | Chuck Muncie | 1561 | 2TM |
| 40 | 86 | Chuck Foreman | 1556 | 2TM |
| 41 | 88 | Wilbert Montgomery | 1540 | 2TM |
| 42 | 90 | Larry Brown | 1530 | was |
| 43 | 91 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 1521 | 4TM |
| 44 | 93 | Neal Anderson | 1515 | chi |
| 45 | 94 | Don Perkins | 1500 | dal |
| 46 | 95 | Sammy Winder | 1495 | den |
| 47 | 97 | Pete Johnson | 1489 | 3TM |
| 48 | 104 | Calvin Hill | 1452 | 3TM |
| 49 | 105 | Rick Casares | 1431 | 3TM |
| 50 | 111 | Joe Morris | 1411 | 2TM |
| 51 | 17 | Marshall Faulk | 1389 | clt |
| 52 | 118 | Sam Cunningham | 1385 | nwe |
| 53 | 124 | John Brockington | 1347 | 2TM |
| 54 | 125 | Marion Butts | 1345 | 3TM |
| 55 | 126 | Wendell Tyler | 1344 | 2TM |
| 56 | 71 | Terrell Davis | 1343 | den |
| 57 | 127 | Jim Nance | 1341 | 2TM |
| 58 | 4 | Curtis Martin | 1327 | 2TM |
| 59 | 131 | Steve Van Buren | 1320 | phi |
| 60 | 132 | William Andrews | 1315 | atl |
| 61 | 133 | Delvin Williams | 1312 | 3TM |
| 62 | 134 | Joe Cribbs | 1309 | 4TM |
| 63 | 135 | Mike Garrett | 1308 | 2TM |
| 64 | 113 | Natrone Means | 1297 | 2TM |
| 65 | 138 | Emerson Boozer | 1291 | nyj |
| 138 | Kevin Mack | 1291 | cle | |
| 66 | 146 | Christian Okoye | 1246 | kan |
| 67 | 147 | John Williams | 1245 | 2TM |
| 68 | 151 | Dick Bass | 1218 | ram |
| 69 | 152 | MacArthur Lane | 1206 | 3TM |
| 70 | 153 | Greg Bell | 1204 | 3TM |
| 153 | Ron Johnson | 1204 | 2TM | |
| 71 | 155 | Dexter Bussey | 1203 | det |
| 72 | 156 | Tom Matte | 1200 | clt |
| 73 | 157 | Donny Anderson | 1197 | 2TM |
| 74 | 158 | Greg Pruitt | 1196 | 2TM |
| 158 | Alex Webster | 1196 | nyg | |
| 75 | 160 | Joe Washington | 1195 | 4TM |
| 76 | 161 | Tony Collins | 1191 | 2TM |
| 77 | 163 | Dave Osborn | 1179 | 2TM |

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