NFL History - Top 100 Rushing Yardage Leaders
NFL Career Leaders: Passing Leaders - Rushing Leaders - Receiving Leaders
Below is a table of the top 100 NFL rushing yardage leaders of all-time. Also, check out the top 100 leaders in career rushing touchdowns.[Stats are updated through the 2018 NFL regular season.]
| Rank | Player | Rush Yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmitt Smith | 18355 |
| 2 | Walter Payton | 16726 |
| 3 | Barry Sanders | 15269 |
| 4 | Frank Gore | 14748 |
| 5 | Curtis Martin | 14101 |
| 6 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 13684 |
| 7 | Jerome Bettis | 13662 |
| 8 | Adrian Peterson | 13318 |
| 9 | Eric Dickerson | 13259 |
| 10 | Tony Dorsett | 12739 |
| 11 | Jim Brown | 12312 |
| 12 | Marshall Faulk | 12279 |
| 13 | Edgerrin James | 12246 |
| 14 | Marcus Allen | 12243 |
| 15 | Franco Harris | 12120 |
| 16 | Thurman Thomas | 12074 |
| 17 | Fred Taylor | 11695 |
| 18 | Steven Jackson | 11438 |
| 19 | John Riggins | 11352 |
| 20 | Corey Dillon | 11241 |
| 21 | O.J. Simpson | 11236 |
| 22 | Warrick Dunn | 10967 |
| 23 | Ricky Watters | 10643 |
| 24 | Jamal Lewis | 10607 |
| 25 | LeSean McCoy | 10606 |
| 26 | Thomas Jones | 10591 |
| 27 | Tiki Barber | 10449 |
| 28 | Eddie George | 10441 |
| 29 | Marshawn Lynch | 10379 |
| 30 | Ottis Anderson | 10273 |
| 31 | Ricky Williams | 10009 |
| 32 | Clinton Portis | 9923 |
| 33 | Matt Forte | 9796 |
| 34 | Joe Perry | 9723 |
| 35 | Chris Johnson | 9651 |
| 36 | Shaun Alexander | 9453 |
| 37 | Earl Campbell | 9407 |
| 38 | Ahman Green | 9205 |
| 39 | Terry Allen | 8614 |
| 40 | Jim Taylor | 8597 |
| 41 | Willis McGahee | 8474 |
| 42 | Earnest Byner | 8261 |
| 43 | Herschel Walker | 8225 |
| 44 | Roger Craig | 8189 |
| 45 | Gerald Riggs | 8188 |
| 46 | Priest Holmes | 8172 |
| 47 | Maurice Jones-Drew | 8167 |
| 48 | DeAngelo Williams | 8096 |
| 49 | Larry Csonka | 8081 |
| 50 | Freeman McNeil | 8074 |
| 51 | Stephen Davis | 8052 |
| 52 | Garrison Hearst | 7966 |
| 53 | James Brooks | 7962 |
| 54 | Chris Warren | 7696 |
| 55 | Terrell Davis | 7607 |
| 56 | Jamaal Charles | 7563 |
| 57 | Mike Pruitt | 7378 |
| 58 | Michael Turner | 7338 |
| 59 | Jonathan Stewart | 7335 |
| 60 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 |
| 61 | George Rogers | 7176 |
| 62 | DeMarco Murray | 7174 |
| 63 | Charlie Garner | 7097 |
| 64 | Rodney Hampton | 6897 |
| 65 | Antowain Smith | 6881 |
| 66 | Curt Warner | 6844 |
| 67 | Robert Smith | 6818 |
| 68 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 |
| 69 | Wilbert Montgomery | 6789 |
| 70 | Chuck Muncie | 6702 |
| 71 | Mark van Eeghen | 6651 |
| 72 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6578 |
| 73 | Lydell Mitchell | 6534 |
| 74 | Arian Foster | 6527 |
| 75 | Wendell Tyler | 6378 |
| 76 | Brian Westbrook | 6335 |
| 77 | Floyd Little | 6323 |
| 78 | LeGarrette Blount | 6306 |
| 79 | Larry Johnson | 6223 |
| 80 | Don Perkins | 6217 |
| 81 | Ray Rice | 6180 |
| 82 | Neal Anderson | 6166 |
| 83 | Michael Vick | 6109 |
| 84 | Ken Willard | 6105 |
| 85 | Deuce McAllister | 6096 |
| 86 | Travis Henry | 6086 |
| 87 | Calvin Hill | 6083 |
| 88 | Cedric Benson | 6017 |
| 89 | James Wilder | 6008 |
| 90 | Mark Ingram | 6007 |
| 91 | William Andrews | 5986 |
| 92 | Rudi Johnson | 5979 |
| 93 | Chuck Foreman | 5950 |
| 94 | Alfred Morris | 5931 |
| 95 | Larry Brown | 5875 |
| 96 | Lamar Miller | 5864 |
| 97 | Steve Van Buren | 5860 |
| 98 | James Stewart | 5841 |
| 99 | Bill Brown | 5838 |
| 100 | Rick Casares | 5797 |
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