NFL Career Rushing Yards Leaders Through 1984

These are the NFL career record holders through the 1984 season. See current rushing yards leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1984

Leaders through 1984 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Yds Tm
12Walter Payton13309chi
211Jim Brown12312cle
315Franco Harris121202TM
421O.J. Simpson112362TM
519John Riggins106752TM
634Joe Perry97232TM
710Tony Dorsett9525dal
838Earl Campbell87642TM
942Jim Taylor85972TM
1052Larry Csonka80812TM
1130Ottis Anderson7364crd
1263Leroy Kelly7274cle
1371John Henry Johnson68034TM
1473Chuck Muncie67022TM
1574Mark van Eeghen66512TM
1675Lawrence McCutcheon65784TM
1760Mike Pruitt6540cle
1872Wilbert Montgomery6538phi
1979Lydell Mitchell65343TM
2085Floyd Little6323den
2188Don Perkins6217dal
2295Ken Willard61052TM
2398Calvin Hill60833TM
24104Chuck Foreman59502TM
25106Larry Brown5875was
26108Steve Van Buren5860phi
27110Bill Brown58382TM
28112Rick Casares57973TM
29102William Andrews5772atl
30115Greg Pruitt56722TM
31118Pete Johnson56263TM
32119Delvin Williams55983TM
33123Mike Garrett54812TM
34124Sam Cunningham5453nwe
35127Dick Bass5417ram
36128Jim Nance54012TM
3783Wendell Tyler53842TM
38135Hugh McElhenny52814TM
39142John Brockington51852TM
40144Lenny Moore5174clt
41145Ollie Matson51734TM
42146Clem Daniels51383TM
43147Emerson Boozer5135nyj
44149Billy Sims5106det
45150Dexter Bussey5105det
46155Paul Lowe49952TM
47157John David Crow49632TM
48160Gale Sayers4956chi
49169Robert Newhouse4784dal
50172Marion Motley47202TM
51174Donny Anderson46962TM
52175J.D. Smith46723TM
53176MacArthur Lane46563TM
54179Tom Matte4646clt
55180Alex Webster4638nyg
56181Abner Haynes46304TM
57167Joe Washington46293TM
58184Bob Hoernschemeyer45483TM
59186Marv Hubbard45442TM
60187Dave Hampton45363TM
61190Otis Armstrong4453den
62192Ed Podolak4451kan
63199Jim Otis43503TM
64200Dave Osborn43362TM
65201Altie Taylor43082TM
201Ron Johnson43082TM
66205Cookie Gilchrist42933TM
67206Matt Snell4285nyj
6864George Rogers4267nor
69211Tommy Mason42033TM
70212Tony Canadeo4197gnb
212Carl Garrett41974TM
71214Mike Thomas41962TM
72196Rob Carpenter41592TM
73220Mercury Morris41332TM
74131Joe Cribbs4046buf
75227Alan Ameche4045clt
76229Nick Pietrosante40262TM
77235Dick Hoak3965pit
78185Ted Brown3959min