NFL Career Rushing Yards Leaders Through 1998
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1998 season. See current rushing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1998
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Walter Payton | 16726 | chi |
| 2 | 4 | Barry Sanders | 15269 | det |
| 3 | 9 | Eric Dickerson | 13259 | 4TM |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Dorsett | 12739 | 2TM |
| 5 | 1 | Emmitt Smith | 12566 | dal |
| 6 | 12 | Jim Brown | 12312 | cle |
| 7 | 15 | Marcus Allen | 12243 | 2TM |
| 8 | 16 | Franco Harris | 12120 | 2TM |
| 9 | 17 | Thurman Thomas | 11786 | buf |
| 10 | 20 | John Riggins | 11352 | 2TM |
| 11 | 22 | O.J. Simpson | 11236 | 2TM |
| 12 | 31 | Ottis Anderson | 10273 | 2TM |
| 13 | 35 | Joe Perry | 9723 | 2TM |
| 14 | 38 | Earl Campbell | 9407 | 2TM |
| 15 | 42 | Jim Taylor | 8597 | 2TM |
| 16 | 45 | Earnest Byner | 8261 | 3TM |
| 17 | 46 | Herschel Walker | 8225 | 4TM |
| 18 | 47 | Roger Craig | 8189 | 3TM |
| 19 | 48 | Gerald Riggs | 8188 | 2TM |
| 20 | 53 | Larry Csonka | 8081 | 2TM |
| 21 | 54 | Freeman McNeil | 8074 | nyj |
| 22 | 57 | James Brooks | 7962 | 4TM |
| 23 | 25 | Ricky Watters | 7873 | 3TM |
| 24 | 66 | Mike Pruitt | 7378 | 3TM |
| 25 | 8 | Jerome Bettis | 7372 | 2TM |
| 26 | 70 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 | cle |
| 27 | 72 | George Rogers | 7176 | 2TM |
| 28 | 59 | Chris Warren | 6997 | 2TM |
| 29 | 75 | Rodney Hampton | 6897 | nyg |
| 30 | 41 | Terry Allen | 6881 | 2TM |
| 31 | 77 | Curt Warner | 6844 | 2TM |
| 32 | 79 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 | 4TM |
| 33 | 80 | Wilbert Montgomery | 6789 | 2TM |
| 34 | 81 | Chuck Muncie | 6702 | 2TM |
| 35 | 82 | Mark van Eeghen | 6651 | 2TM |
| 36 | 83 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6578 | 4TM |
| 37 | 87 | Lydell Mitchell | 6534 | 3TM |
| 38 | 61 | Terrell Davis | 6413 | den |
| 39 | 90 | Wendell Tyler | 6378 | 2TM |
| 40 | 92 | Floyd Little | 6323 | den |
| 41 | 96 | Don Perkins | 6217 | dal |
| 42 | 99 | Neal Anderson | 6166 | chi |
| 43 | 102 | Ken Willard | 6105 | 2TM |
| 44 | 105 | Calvin Hill | 6083 | 3TM |
| 45 | 109 | James Wilder | 6008 | 3TM |
| 46 | 110 | William Andrews | 5986 | atl |
| 47 | 112 | Chuck Foreman | 5950 | 2TM |
| 48 | 113 | Larry Brown | 5875 | was |
| 49 | 115 | Steve Van Buren | 5860 | phi |
| 50 | 117 | Bill Brown | 5838 | 2TM |
| 51 | 118 | Rick Casares | 5797 | 3TM |
| 52 | 123 | Greg Pruitt | 5672 | 2TM |
| 53 | 126 | Pete Johnson | 5626 | 3TM |
| 54 | 127 | Delvin Williams | 5598 | 3TM |
| 55 | 128 | Joe Morris | 5585 | 2TM |
| 56 | 131 | Mike Garrett | 5481 | 2TM |
| 57 | 132 | Sam Cunningham | 5453 | nwe |
| 58 | 133 | Sammy Winder | 5427 | den |
| 59 | 135 | Dick Bass | 5417 | ram |
| 60 | 136 | Jim Nance | 5401 | 2TM |
| 61 | 139 | Joe Cribbs | 5356 | 4TM |
| 62 | 13 | Marshall Faulk | 5320 | clt |
| 63 | 142 | Hugh McElhenny | 5281 | 4TM |
| 64 | 147 | John Brockington | 5185 | 2TM |
| 147 | Marion Butts | 5185 | 3TM | |
| 65 | 149 | Lenny Moore | 5174 | clt |
| 66 | 150 | Ollie Matson | 5173 | 4TM |
| 67 | 151 | Clem Daniels | 5138 | 3TM |
| 68 | 152 | Emerson Boozer | 5135 | nyj |
| 69 | 153 | Kevin Mack | 5123 | cle |
| 70 | 154 | Billy Sims | 5106 | det |
| 71 | 155 | Dexter Bussey | 5105 | det |
| 72 | 6 | Curtis Martin | 5086 | 2TM |
| 73 | 159 | John Williams | 5006 | 2TM |
| 74 | 160 | Paul Lowe | 4995 | 2TM |
| 75 | 162 | John David Crow | 4963 | 2TM |
| 76 | 164 | Greg Bell | 4959 | 3TM |
| 77 | 165 | Gale Sayers | 4956 | chi |
| 78 | 56 | Garrison Hearst | 4939 | 3TM |
| 79 | 145 | Natrone Means | 4938 | 2TM |

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