NFL Career Rushing Yards Leaders Through 2009
These are the NFL career record holders through the 2009 season. See current rushing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 2009
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emmitt Smith | 18355 | 2TM |
| 2 | 2 | Walter Payton | 16726 | chi |
| 3 | 4 | Barry Sanders | 15269 | det |
| 4 | 6 | Curtis Martin | 14101 | 2TM |
| 5 | 8 | Jerome Bettis | 13662 | 2TM |
| 6 | 9 | Eric Dickerson | 13259 | 4TM |
| 7 | 11 | Tony Dorsett | 12739 | 2TM |
| 8 | 7 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 12490 | sdg |
| 9 | 12 | Jim Brown | 12312 | cle |
| 10 | 13 | Marshall Faulk | 12279 | 2TM |
| 11 | 14 | Edgerrin James | 12246 | 3TM |
| 12 | 15 | Marcus Allen | 12243 | 2TM |
| 13 | 16 | Franco Harris | 12120 | 2TM |
| 14 | 17 | Thurman Thomas | 12074 | 2TM |
| 15 | 18 | Fred Taylor | 11540 | 2TM |
| 16 | 20 | John Riggins | 11352 | 2TM |
| 17 | 21 | Corey Dillon | 11241 | 2TM |
| 18 | 22 | O.J. Simpson | 11236 | 2TM |
| 19 | 24 | Warrick Dunn | 10967 | 2TM |
| 20 | 25 | Ricky Watters | 10643 | 3TM |
| 21 | 26 | Jamal Lewis | 10607 | 2TM |
| 22 | 28 | Tiki Barber | 10449 | nyg |
| 23 | 29 | Eddie George | 10441 | 2TM |
| 24 | 31 | Ottis Anderson | 10273 | 2TM |
| 25 | 35 | Joe Perry | 9723 | 2TM |
| 26 | 33 | Clinton Portis | 9696 | 2TM |
| 27 | 37 | Shaun Alexander | 9453 | 2TM |
| 28 | 38 | Earl Campbell | 9407 | 2TM |
| 29 | 27 | Thomas Jones | 9217 | 4TM |
| 30 | 39 | Ahman Green | 9205 | 3TM |
| 31 | 32 | Ricky Williams | 8892 | 2TM |
| 32 | 41 | Terry Allen | 8614 | 5TM |
| 33 | 42 | Jim Taylor | 8597 | 2TM |
| 34 | 45 | Earnest Byner | 8261 | 3TM |
| 35 | 46 | Herschel Walker | 8225 | 4TM |
| 36 | 47 | Roger Craig | 8189 | 3TM |
| 37 | 48 | Gerald Riggs | 8188 | 2TM |
| 38 | 49 | Priest Holmes | 8172 | 2TM |
| 39 | 53 | Larry Csonka | 8081 | 2TM |
| 40 | 54 | Freeman McNeil | 8074 | nyj |
| 41 | 55 | Stephen Davis | 8052 | 3TM |
| 42 | 56 | Garrison Hearst | 7966 | 4TM |
| 43 | 57 | James Brooks | 7962 | 4TM |
| 44 | 59 | Chris Warren | 7696 | 3TM |
| 45 | 61 | Terrell Davis | 7607 | den |
| 46 | 66 | Mike Pruitt | 7378 | 3TM |
| 47 | 70 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 | cle |
| 48 | 72 | George Rogers | 7176 | 2TM |
| 49 | 74 | Charlie Garner | 7097 | 4TM |
| 50 | 75 | Rodney Hampton | 6897 | nyg |
| 51 | 76 | Antowain Smith | 6881 | 4TM |
| 52 | 77 | Curt Warner | 6844 | 2TM |
| 53 | 78 | Robert Smith | 6818 | min |
| 54 | 79 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 | 4TM |
| 55 | 80 | Wilbert Montgomery | 6789 | 2TM |
| 56 | 19 | Steven Jackson | 6707 | ram |
| 57 | 81 | Chuck Muncie | 6702 | 2TM |
| 58 | 82 | Mark van Eeghen | 6651 | 2TM |
| 59 | 83 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6578 | 4TM |
| 60 | 87 | Lydell Mitchell | 6534 | 3TM |
| 61 | 90 | Wendell Tyler | 6378 | 2TM |
| 62 | 92 | Floyd Little | 6323 | den |
| 63 | 95 | Larry Johnson | 6219 | 2TM |
| 64 | 96 | Don Perkins | 6217 | dal |
| 65 | 99 | Neal Anderson | 6166 | chi |
| 66 | 102 | Ken Willard | 6105 | 2TM |
| 67 | 103 | Deuce McAllister | 6096 | nor |
| 68 | 104 | Travis Henry | 6086 | 3TM |
| 69 | 105 | Calvin Hill | 6083 | 3TM |
| 70 | 109 | James Wilder | 6008 | 3TM |
| 71 | 91 | Brian Westbrook | 5995 | phi |
| 72 | 110 | William Andrews | 5986 | atl |
| 73 | 111 | Rudi Johnson | 5979 | 2TM |
| 74 | 112 | Chuck Foreman | 5950 | 2TM |
| 75 | 113 | Larry Brown | 5875 | was |
| 76 | 115 | Steve Van Buren | 5860 | phi |
| 77 | 116 | James Stewart | 5841 | 2TM |
| 78 | 117 | Bill Brown | 5838 | 2TM |
| 79 | 118 | Rick Casares | 5797 | 3TM |
| 80 | 43 | Willis McGahee | 5787 | 2TM |

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