NFL Career Yards From Scrimmage Leaders Through 2011
These are the NFL career record holders through the 2011 season. See current yards from scrimmage leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 2011
Rank | Current | Player (age) | YScm | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jerry Rice | 23540 | 3TM |
2 | 2 | Emmitt Smith | 21579 | 2TM |
3 | 3 | Walter Payton | 21264 | chi |
4 | 5 | Marshall Faulk | 19154 | 2TM |
5 | 6 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 18456 | 2TM |
6 | 7 | Barry Sanders | 18190 | det |
7 | 8 | Marcus Allen | 17654 | 2TM |
8 | 10 | Curtis Martin | 17430 | 2TM |
9 | 12 | Thurman Thomas | 16532 | 2TM |
10 | 13 | Tony Dorsett | 16293 | 2TM |
11 | 14 | Terrell Owens | 16185 | 5TM |
12 | 15 | Tiki Barber | 15632 | nyg |
13 | 16 | Edgerrin James | 15610 | 3TM |
14 | 18 | Eric Dickerson | 15396 | 4TM |
15 | 19 | Isaac Bruce | 15347 | 2TM |
16 | 20 | Warrick Dunn | 15306 | 2TM |
17 | 22 | Tim Brown | 15124 | 2TM |
18 | 25 | Jerome Bettis | 15111 | 2TM |
19 | 17 | Randy Moss | 15017 | 4TM |
20 | 27 | Ricky Watters | 14891 | 3TM |
21 | 28 | Jim Brown | 14811 | cle |
22 | 29 | Marvin Harrison | 14608 | clt |
23 | 31 | Franco Harris | 14407 | 2TM |
24 | 33 | James Lofton | 14250 | 5TM |
25 | 35 | Fred Taylor | 14079 | 2TM |
26 | 37 | Cris Carter | 13940 | 3TM |
27 | 39 | Henry Ellard | 13827 | 3TM |
28 | 40 | Andre Reed | 13698 | 2TM |
29 | 41 | John Riggins | 13442 | 2TM |
30 | 42 | Torry Holt | 13439 | 2TM |
31 | 43 | O.J. Simpson | 13378 | 2TM |
32 | 21 | Tony Gonzalez | 13352 | 2TM |
33 | 44 | Ottis Anderson | 13335 | 2TM |
34 | 45 | Steve Largent | 13172 | sea |
35 | 46 | Corey Dillon | 13154 | 2TM |
36 | 47 | Roger Craig | 13100 | 3TM |
37 | 48 | Herschel Walker | 13084 | 4TM |
38 | 49 | Art Monk | 13053 | 3TM |
39 | 51 | Irving Fryar | 13027 | 4TM |
40 | 52 | Earnest Byner | 12866 | 3TM |
41 | 53 | Eddie George | 12668 | 2TM |
42 | 55 | Ricky Williams | 12615 | 3TM |
43 | 56 | Thomas Jones | 12614 | 5TM |
44 | 57 | Hines Ward | 12511 | pit |
45 | 58 | Jamal Lewis | 12486 | 2TM |
46 | 62 | Jimmy Smith | 12286 | 2TM |
47 | 63 | Charlie Joiner | 12168 | 3TM |
48 | 23 | Steven Jackson | 12096 | ram |
49 | 64 | Ahman Green | 12088 | 3TM |
50 | 65 | Derrick Mason | 12064 | 4TM |
51 | 66 | Clinton Portis | 11941 | 2TM |
52 | 67 | Michael Irvin | 11910 | dal |
53 | 69 | Don Maynard | 11904 | 3TM |
54 | 72 | Joe Perry | 11744 | 2TM |
55 | 73 | Rod Smith | 11737 | den |
56 | 32 | Reggie Wayne | 11708 | clt |
57 | 76 | James Brooks | 11583 | 4TM |
58 | 78 | Muhsin Muhammad | 11502 | 2TM |
59 | 79 | Joey Galloway | 11446 | 5TM |
60 | 80 | Keenan McCardell | 11393 | 5TM |
61 | 82 | Chad Johnson | 11234 | 2TM |
62 | 83 | Lenny Moore | 11213 | clt |
63 | 84 | Priest Holmes | 11134 | 2TM |
64 | 86 | Freeman McNeil | 11035 | nyj |
65 | 87 | Shaun Alexander | 10973 | 2TM |
66 | 89 | Gary Clark | 10910 | 3TM |
67 | 92 | Stanley Morgan | 10843 | 2TM |
68 | 93 | Charlie Garner | 10808 | 4TM |
69 | 95 | Bobby Mitchell | 10689 | 2TM |
70 | 96 | Keyshawn Johnson | 10662 | 4TM |
71 | 24 | Steve Smith Sr. | 10638 | car |
72 | 99 | Charley Taylor | 10598 | was |
73 | 101 | Harold Jackson | 10553 | 5TM |
74 | 103 | Lance Alworth | 10395 | 2TM |
75 | 105 | Jim Taylor | 10353 | 2TM |
76 | 104 | Donald Driver | 10277 | gnb |
77 | 106 | Brian Westbrook | 10275 | 2TM |
78 | 108 | Andre Rison | 10228 | 7TM |
79 | 109 | Terry Allen | 10215 | 5TM |
80 | 110 | Earl Campbell | 10213 | 2TM |
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