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Leaders Table
Rank Player Yds Year Tm
1Eric Dickerson+ (24)2,1051984RAM
2Adrian Peterson (27)2,0972012MIN
3Jamal Lewis (24)2,0662003BAL
4Barry Sanders+ (29)2,0531997DET
5Derrick Henry (26)2,0272020TEN
6Terrell Davis+ (25)2,0081998DEN
7Chris Johnson (23)2,0062009TEN
8O.J. Simpson+ (26)2,0031973BUF
9Earl Campbell+ (25)1,9341980HOU
10Ahman Green (26)1,8832003GNB
Barry Sanders+ (26)1,8831994DET
12Shaun Alexander (28)1,8802005SEA
13Jim Brown+ (27)1,8631963CLE
14Tiki Barber (30)1,8602005NYG
15Ricky Williams (25)1,8532002MIA
16Walter Payton+ (24)1,8521977CHI
17Jamal Anderson (25)1,8461998ATL
18DeMarco Murray (26)1,8452014DAL
19Eric Dickerson+ (26)1,8211986RAM
20O.J. Simpson+ (28)1,8171975BUF
21LaDainian Tomlinson+ (27)1,8152006SDG
22Jonathan Taylor (22)1,8112021IND
23Eric Dickerson+ (23)1,8081983RAM
24Larry Johnson (26)1,7892006KAN
25Emmitt Smith+ (26)1,7731995DAL
26Adrian Peterson (23)1,7602008MIN
27Marcus Allen+ (25)1,7591985RAI
28Terrell Davis+ (24)1,7501997DEN
Larry Johnson (25)1,7502005KAN
30Gerald Riggs (24)1,7191985ATL
31Emmitt Smith+ (23)1,7131992DAL
32Edgerrin James+ (22)1,7092000IND
33Michael Turner (26)1,6992008ATL
34Earl Campbell+ (24)1,6971979HOU
Curtis Martin+ (31)1,6972004NYJ
36Shaun Alexander (27)1,6962004SEA
37Frank Gore (23)1,6952006SFO
38Barry Foster (23)1,6901992PIT
39Walter Payton+ (31)1,6841984CHI
40LaDainian Tomlinson+ (23)1,6832002SDG
41George Rogers (22)1,6741981NOR
42Jerome Bettis+ (25)1,6651997PIT
43Tiki Barber (31)1,6622006NYG
44Eric Dickerson+ (28)1,6591988IND
45Josh Jacobs (24)1,6532022LVR
46Tony Dorsett+ (27)1,6461981DAL
47LaDainian Tomlinson+ (24)1,6452003SDG
48Deuce McAllister (24)1,6412003NOR
49Corey Dillon (29)1,6352004NWE
50Ezekiel Elliott (21)1,6312016DAL
51Arian Foster (24)1,6162010HOU
52Priest Holmes (28)1,6152002KAN
53Alfred Morris (23)1,6132012WAS
54Walter Payton+ (26)1,6101979CHI
55LeSean McCoy (25)1,6072013PHI
56Maurice Jones-Drew (26)1,6062011JAX
57Ottis Anderson (22)1,6051979STL
58Clinton Portis (22)1,5912003DEN
59Marshawn Lynch (26)1,5902012SEA
60Fred Taylor (27)1,5722003JAX
61Garrison Hearst (27)1,5701998SFO
62William Andrews (27)1,5671983ATL
63Emmitt Smith+ (22)1,5631991DAL
64Dalvin Cook (25)1,5572020MIN
65Priest Holmes (27)1,5552001KAN
66Edgerrin James+ (21)1,5531999IND
Barry Sanders+ (28)1,5531996DET
68Walter Payton+ (32)1,5511985CHI
69Edgerrin James+ (26)1,5482004IND
Barry Sanders+ (23)1,5481991DET
71Chris Warren (26)1,5451994SEA
72Jim Brown+ (29)1,5441965CLE
James Wilder (26)1,5441984TAM
74Derrick Henry (25)1,5402019TEN
75Terrell Davis+ (23)1,5381996DEN
Derrick Henry (28)1,5382022TEN
77Steven Jackson (23)1,5282006STL
78Jim Brown+ (22)1,5271958CLE
79Nick Chubb (26)1,5252022CLE
80Robert Smith (28)1,5212000MIN
81Tiki Barber (29)1,5182004NYG
82Joe Morris (25)1,5161986NYG
Clinton Portis (24)1,5162005WAS
84DeAngelo Williams (25)1,5152008CAR
85Herschel Walker (26)1,5141988DAL
86Curtis Martin+ (28)1,5132001NYJ
87Wilbert Montgomery (24)1,5121979PHI
88Jamaal Charles (25)1,5092012KAN
Eddie George (26)1,5092000TEN
90Clinton Portis (21)1,5082002DEN
91Edgerrin James+ (27)1,5062005IND
92O.J. Simpson+ (29)1,5031976BUF
93Roger Craig (28)1,5021988SFO
94Barry Sanders+ (27)1,5001995DET
95Nick Chubb (23)1,4942019CLE
Willie Parker (25)1,4942006PIT
97Barry Sanders+ (30)1,4911998DET
98Mike Anderson (26)1,4872000DEN
Curtis Martin+ (22)1,4871995NWE
Clinton Portis (27)1,4872008WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (26)1,4871992BUF
102Gerald Riggs (23)1,4861984ATL
Emmitt Smith+ (24)1,4861993DAL
104Adrian Peterson (30)1,4852015MIN
105Emmitt Smith+ (25)1,4841994DAL
106Curt Warner (25)1,4811986SEA
107Christian Okoye (28)1,4801989KAN
108Jim Taylor+ (26)1,4741962GNB
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (28)1,4742007SDG
110Barry Sanders+ (21)1,4701989DET
111Jamaal Charles (23)1,4672010KAN
112Curtis Martin+ (26)1,4641999NYJ
113LaDainian Tomlinson+ (26)1,4622005SDG
114Walter Payton+ (27)1,4601980CHI
115Christian McCaffrey (27)1,4592023SFO
116Rudi Johnson (25)1,4582005CIN
Jim Nance (23)1,4581966BOS
118Rudi Johnson (24)1,4542004CIN
Doug Martin (23)1,4542012TAM
120Earl Campbell+ (23)1,4501978HOU
121Curt Warner (22)1,4491983SEA
122Jim Brown+ (28)1,4461964CLE
123Stephen Davis (29)1,4442003CAR
124Travis Henry (23)1,4382002BUF
125Billy Sims (25)1,4371981DET
126Shaun Alexander (26)1,4352003SEA
Corey Dillon (25)1,4352000CIN
Dorsey Levens (27)1,4351997GNB
129Ezekiel Elliott (23)1,4342018DAL
130Stephen Davis (27)1,4322001WAS
Spec Sanders (29)1,4321947NYY
132Jerome Bettis+ (24)1,4311996PIT
133Jerome Bettis+ (21)1,4291993RAM
134Arian Foster (26)1,4242012HOU
135Walter Payton+ (30)1,4211983CHI
136Priest Holmes (29)1,4202003KAN
137Warrick Dunn (30)1,4162005ATL
Steven Jackson (26)1,4162009STL
139Ricky Watters (27)1,4111996PHI
140Jim Brown+ (25)1,4081961CLE
141Otis Armstrong (23)1,4071974DEN
Thurman Thomas+ (25)1,4071991BUF
143Stephen Davis (25)1,4051999WAS
144Thomas Jones (31)1,4022009NYJ
Doug Martin (26)1,4022015TAM
Wilbert Montgomery (26)1,4021981PHI
147Eddie George (23)1,3991997TEN
Fred Taylor (24)1,3992000JAX
149Emmitt Smith+ (30)1,3971999DAL
150Walter Payton+ (25)1,3951978CHI
151Maurice Jones-Drew (24)1,3912009JAX
152Walter Payton+ (23)1,3901976CHI
153Deuce McAllister (23)1,3882002NOR
154Tiki Barber (27)1,3872002NYG
Ahman Green (24)1,3872001GNB
Christian McCaffrey (23)1,3872019CAR
157Adrian Peterson (24)1,3832009MIN
158Marshall Faulk+ (28)1,3822001STL
159Marshall Faulk+ (26)1,3811999STL
160Ottis Anderson (24)1,3761981STL
Earl Campbell+ (26)1,3761981HOU
162Charles White (29)1,3741987RAM
163Ricky Williams (26)1,3722003MIA
164Michael Turner (28)1,3712010ATL
165Eddie George (22)1,3681996HOU
166Chris Johnson (24)1,3642010TEN
Jamal Lewis (21)1,3642000BAL
Ray Rice (24)1,3642011BAL
169Le'Veon Bell (22)1,3612014PIT
170Marshall Faulk+ (27)1,3592000STL
171Ezekiel Elliott (24)1,3572019DAL
172Travis Henry (24)1,3562003BUF
173Terry Allen (28)1,3531996WAS
Rueben Mayes (23)1,3531986NOR
175Ottis Anderson (23)1,3521980STL
Barry Sanders+ (24)1,3521992DET
177Natrone Means (22)1,3501994SDG
178John Riggins+ (34)1,3471983WAS
179Chris Warren (27)1,3461995SEA
180Jerome Bettis+ (28)1,3412000PIT
Adrian Peterson (22)1,3412007MIN
182Michael Turner (29)1,3402011ATL
183Matt Forte (27)1,3392013CHI
Ray Rice (22)1,3392009BAL
185Joe Morris (24)1,3361985NYG
186Thomas Jones (27)1,3352005CHI
LaDainian Tomlinson+ (25)1,3352004SDG
188Walter Payton+ (33)1,3331986CHI
Brian Westbrook (28)1,3332007PHI
190Emmitt Smith+ (29)1,3321998DAL
191Freeman McNeil (26)1,3311985NYJ
192Jim Brown+ (23)1,3291959CLE
193Kareem Hunt (22)1,3272017KAN
Jamal Lewis (23)1,3272002BAL
Gerald Riggs (25)1,3271986ATL
196Tony Dorsett+ (24)1,3251978DAL
197Maurice Jones-Drew (25)1,3242010JAX
198Tony Dorsett+ (29)1,3211983DAL
199Marshall Faulk+ (25)1,3191998IND
LeSean McCoy (26)1,3192014PHI
201Shaun Alexander (24)1,3182001SEA
Stephen Davis (26)1,3182000WAS
203Willie Parker (26)1,3162007PIT
204Corey Dillon (26)1,3152001CIN
Clinton Portis (23)1,3152004WAS
Thurman Thomas+ (27)1,3151993BUF
207Fred Taylor (26)1,3142002JAX
208Jordan Howard (21)1,3132016CHI
209Saquon Barkley (25)1,3122022NYG
Thomas Jones (30)1,3122008NYJ
211Eric Dickerson+ (29)1,3111989IND
Corey Dillon (27)1,3112002CIN
213Terry Allen (27)1,3091995WAS
Rudi Johnson (26)1,3092006CIN
LeSean McCoy (23)1,3092011PHI
216William Andrews (24)1,3081980ATL
Curtis Martin+ (30)1,3082003NYJ
218Saquon Barkley (21)1,3072018NYG
Tony Dorsett+ (31)1,3071985DAL
Jim Taylor+ (25)1,3071961GNB
221Marshawn Lynch (28)1,3062014SEA
222Todd Gurley (23)1,3052017LAR
223Eddie George (25)1,3041999TEN
Jamal Lewis (28)1,3042007CLE
Barry Sanders+ (22)1,3041990DET
226Billy Sims (24)1,3031980DET
227William Andrews (25)1,3011981ATL
Earl Campbell+ (28)1,3011983HOU
229James Wilder (27)1,3001985TAM
230Adrian Peterson (25)1,2982010MIN
231Thurman Thomas+ (24)1,2971990BUF
232Michael Bennett (24)1,2962002MIN
233Eddie George (24)1,2941998TEN
Napoleon Kaufman (24)1,2941997OAK
Mike Pruitt (25)1,2941979CLE
236Le'Veon Bell (25)1,2912017PIT
237Eric Dickerson+ (27)1,28819872TM
238Jamaal Charles (26)1,2872013KAN
Curtis Martin+ (25)1,2871998NYJ
DeMarco Murray (28)1,2872016TEN
241Marshall Faulk+ (21)1,2821994IND
Steve Slaton (22)1,2822008HOU
243Neal Anderson (25)1,2751989CHI
Alfred Morris (24)1,2752013WAS
245Rashard Mendenhall (23)1,2732010PIT
Duce Staley (24)1,2731999PHI
Mark van Eeghen (25)1,2731977OAK
Ricky Watters (26)1,2731995PHI
249Jay Ajayi (23)1,2722016MIA
250Ottis Anderson (26)1,2701983STL