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NFL career rushing yards leaders

Every yard gained carrying the ball in the regular season, so a quarterback's scrambles count as much as a handoff.

Source Pro-Football-Reference, as of 4 January 2026 · career rushing yards

(NFL regular-season rushing yards; the NFL's Record & Fact Book ranks only 20)

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RankEntrycareer rushing yards
#1Emmitt Smith18,355
#2Walter Payton16,726
#3Frank Gore16,000
#4Barry Sanders15,269
#5Adrian Peterson14,918
#6Curtis Martin14,101
#7LaDainian Tomlinson13,684
#8Jerome Bettis13,662
#9Eric Dickerson13,259
#10Derrick Henry13,018
#11Tony Dorsett12,739
#12Jim Brown12,312
#13Marshall Faulk12,279
#14Edgerrin James12,246
#15Marcus Allen12,243
#16Franco Harris12,120
#17Thurman Thomas12,074
#18Fred Taylor11,695
#19Steven Jackson11,438
#20John Riggins11,352
#21Corey Dillon11,241
#22O.J. Simpson11,236
#23LeSean McCoy11,102
#24Warrick Dunn10,967
#25Ricky Watters10,643
#26Jamal Lewis10,607
#27Thomas Jones10,591
#28Tiki Barber10,449
#29Eddie George10,441
#30Marshawn Lynch10,413
#31Ottis Anderson10,273
#32Ricky Williams10,009
#33Clinton Portis9,923
#34Matt Forte9,796
#35Joe Perry9,723
#36Chris Johnson9,651
#37Shaun Alexander9,453
#38Earl Campbell9,407
#39Ahman Green9,205
#40Ezekiel Elliott9,130
#41Terry Allen8,614
#42Jim Taylor8,597
#43Willis McGahee8,474
#44Saquon Barkley8,356
#45Earnest Byner8,261
#46Herschel Walker8,225
#47Roger Craig8,189
#48Gerald Riggs8,188
#49Priest Holmes8,172
#50Maurice Jones-Drew8,167
#51Mark Ingram8,111
#52DeAngelo Williams8,096
#53Larry Csonka8,081
#54Freeman McNeil8,074
#55Stephen Davis8,052
#56Garrison Hearst7,966
#57James Brooks7,962
#58Josh Jacobs7,803
#59Chris Warren7,696
#60Aaron Jones7,626
#61Terrell Davis7,607
#62Jonathan Taylor7,598
#63Christian McCaffrey7,589
#64Jamaal Charles7,563
#65Joe Mixon7,428
#66Mike Pruitt7,378
#67Nick Chubb7,349
#68Michael Turner7,338
#69Jonathan Stewart7,335
#70Leroy Kelly7,274
#71Alvin Kamara7,250
#72George Rogers7,176
#73DeMarco Murray7,174
#74Charlie Garner7,097
#75Rodney Hampton6,897
#76Antowain Smith6,881
#77Curt Warner6,844
#78Robert Smith6,818
#79John Henry Johnson6,803
#80Wilbert Montgomery6,789
#81Chuck Muncie6,702
#82Mark van Eeghen6,651
#83Lawrence McCutcheon6,578
#84Le'Veon Bell6,554
#85Latavius Murray6,552
#86Melvin Gordon6,543
#87Lydell Mitchell6,534
#88Arian Foster6,527
#89Lamar Jackson6,522
#90Wendell Tyler6,378
#91Brian Westbrook6,335
#92Floyd Little6,323
#93LeGarrette Blount6,306
#94Dalvin Cook6,227
#95Larry Johnson6,223
#96Don Perkins6,217
#97Ray Rice6,180
#98Alfred Morris6,173
#99Neal Anderson6,166
#100David Montgomery6,115

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