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:
Leaders through 1984
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Walter Payton | 13309 | chi |
| 2 | 12 | Jim Brown | 12312 | cle |
| 3 | 16 | Franco Harris | 12120 | 2TM |
| 4 | 22 | O.J. Simpson | 11236 | 2TM |
| 5 | 20 | John Riggins | 10675 | 2TM |
| 6 | 35 | Joe Perry | 9723 | 2TM |
| 7 | 11 | Tony Dorsett | 9525 | dal |
| 8 | 38 | Earl Campbell | 8764 | 2TM |
| 9 | 42 | Jim Taylor | 8597 | 2TM |
| 10 | 53 | Larry Csonka | 8081 | 2TM |
| 11 | 31 | Ottis Anderson | 7364 | crd |
| 12 | 70 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 | cle |
| 13 | 79 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 | 4TM |
| 14 | 81 | Chuck Muncie | 6702 | 2TM |
| 15 | 82 | Mark van Eeghen | 6651 | 2TM |
| 16 | 83 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6578 | 4TM |
| 17 | 66 | Mike Pruitt | 6540 | cle |
| 18 | 80 | Wilbert Montgomery | 6538 | phi |
| 19 | 87 | Lydell Mitchell | 6534 | 3TM |
| 20 | 92 | Floyd Little | 6323 | den |
| 21 | 96 | Don Perkins | 6217 | dal |
| 22 | 102 | Ken Willard | 6105 | 2TM |
| 23 | 105 | Calvin Hill | 6083 | 3TM |
| 24 | 112 | Chuck Foreman | 5950 | 2TM |
| 25 | 113 | Larry Brown | 5875 | was |
| 26 | 115 | Steve Van Buren | 5860 | phi |
| 27 | 117 | Bill Brown | 5838 | 2TM |
| 28 | 118 | Rick Casares | 5797 | 3TM |
| 29 | 110 | William Andrews | 5772 | atl |
| 30 | 123 | Greg Pruitt | 5672 | 2TM |
| 31 | 126 | Pete Johnson | 5626 | 3TM |
| 32 | 127 | Delvin Williams | 5598 | 3TM |
| 33 | 131 | Mike Garrett | 5481 | 2TM |
| 34 | 132 | Sam Cunningham | 5453 | nwe |
| 35 | 135 | Dick Bass | 5417 | ram |
| 36 | 136 | Jim Nance | 5401 | 2TM |
| 37 | 90 | Wendell Tyler | 5384 | 2TM |
| 38 | 142 | Hugh McElhenny | 5281 | 4TM |
| 39 | 147 | John Brockington | 5185 | 2TM |
| 40 | 149 | Lenny Moore | 5174 | clt |
| 41 | 150 | Ollie Matson | 5173 | 4TM |
| 42 | 151 | Clem Daniels | 5138 | 3TM |
| 43 | 152 | Emerson Boozer | 5135 | nyj |
| 44 | 154 | Billy Sims | 5106 | det |
| 45 | 155 | Dexter Bussey | 5105 | det |
| 46 | 160 | Paul Lowe | 4995 | 2TM |
| 47 | 162 | John David Crow | 4963 | 2TM |
| 48 | 165 | Gale Sayers | 4956 | chi |
| 49 | 174 | Robert Newhouse | 4784 | dal |
| 50 | 180 | Marion Motley | 4720 | 2TM |
| 51 | 182 | Donny Anderson | 4696 | 2TM |
| 52 | 183 | J.D. Smith | 4672 | 3TM |
| 53 | 184 | MacArthur Lane | 4656 | 3TM |
| 54 | 187 | Tom Matte | 4646 | clt |
| 55 | 188 | Alex Webster | 4638 | nyg |
| 56 | 189 | Abner Haynes | 4630 | 4TM |
| 57 | 172 | Joe Washington | 4629 | 3TM |
| 58 | 190 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4548 | 3TM |
| 59 | 192 | Marv Hubbard | 4544 | 2TM |
| 60 | 193 | Dave Hampton | 4536 | 3TM |
| 61 | 197 | Otis Armstrong | 4453 | den |
| 62 | 199 | Ed Podolak | 4451 | kan |
| 63 | 205 | Jim Otis | 4350 | 3TM |
| 64 | 206 | Dave Osborn | 4336 | 2TM |
| 65 | 207 | Altie Taylor | 4308 | 2TM |
| 207 | Ron Johnson | 4308 | 2TM | |
| 66 | 211 | Cookie Gilchrist | 4293 | 3TM |
| 67 | 212 | Matt Snell | 4285 | nyj |
| 68 | 72 | George Rogers | 4267 | nor |
| 69 | 218 | Tommy Mason | 4203 | 3TM |
| 70 | 219 | Tony Canadeo | 4197 | gnb |
| 219 | Carl Garrett | 4197 | 4TM | |
| 71 | 221 | Mike Thomas | 4196 | 2TM |
| 72 | 203 | Rob Carpenter | 4159 | 2TM |
| 73 | 226 | Mercury Morris | 4133 | 2TM |
| 74 | 139 | Joe Cribbs | 4046 | buf |
| 75 | 233 | Alan Ameche | 4045 | clt |
| 76 | 235 | Nick Pietrosante | 4026 | 2TM |
| 77 | 241 | Dick Hoak | 3965 | pit |
| 78 | 191 | Ted Brown | 3959 | min |

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