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:

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Leaders through 2011

Leaders through 2011 Table
Rank Current Player (age) YScm Tm
11Jerry Rice235403TM
22Emmitt Smith215792TM
33Walter Payton21264chi
45Marshall Faulk191542TM
56LaDainian Tomlinson184562TM
67Barry Sanders18190det
78Marcus Allen176542TM
810Curtis Martin174302TM
912Thurman Thomas165322TM
1013Tony Dorsett162932TM
1114Terrell Owens161855TM
1215Tiki Barber15632nyg
1316Edgerrin James156103TM
1418Eric Dickerson153964TM
1519Isaac Bruce153472TM
1620Warrick Dunn153062TM
1722Tim Brown151242TM
1825Jerome Bettis151112TM
1917Randy Moss150174TM
2027Ricky Watters148913TM
2128Jim Brown14811cle
2229Marvin Harrison14608clt
2331Franco Harris144072TM
2433James Lofton142505TM
2535Fred Taylor140792TM
2637Cris Carter139403TM
2739Henry Ellard138273TM
2840Andre Reed136982TM
2941John Riggins134422TM
3042Torry Holt134392TM
3143O.J. Simpson133782TM
3221Tony Gonzalez133522TM
3344Ottis Anderson133352TM
3445Steve Largent13172sea
3546Corey Dillon131542TM
3647Roger Craig131003TM
3748Herschel Walker130844TM
3849Art Monk130533TM
3951Irving Fryar130274TM
4052Earnest Byner128663TM
4153Eddie George126682TM
4255Ricky Williams126153TM
4356Thomas Jones126145TM
4457Hines Ward12511pit
4558Jamal Lewis124862TM
4662Jimmy Smith122862TM
4763Charlie Joiner121683TM
4823Steven Jackson12096ram
4964Ahman Green120883TM
5065Derrick Mason120644TM
5166Clinton Portis119412TM
5267Michael Irvin11910dal
5369Don Maynard119043TM
5472Joe Perry117442TM
5573Rod Smith11737den
5632Reggie Wayne11708clt
5776James Brooks115834TM
5878Muhsin Muhammad115022TM
5979Joey Galloway114465TM
6080Keenan McCardell113935TM
6182Chad Johnson112342TM
6283Lenny Moore11213clt
6384Priest Holmes111342TM
6486Freeman McNeil11035nyj
6587Shaun Alexander109732TM
6689Gary Clark109103TM
6792Stanley Morgan108432TM
6893Charlie Garner108084TM
6995Bobby Mitchell106892TM
7096Keyshawn Johnson106624TM
7124Steve Smith Sr.10638car
7299Charley Taylor10598was
73101Harold Jackson105535TM
74103Lance Alworth103952TM
75105Jim Taylor103532TM
76104Donald Driver10277gnb
77106Brian Westbrook102752TM
78108Andre Rison102287TM
79109Terry Allen102155TM
80110Earl Campbell102132TM