NFL History - Top 250 Rushing Yardage Leaders
NFL Career Leaders: Passing Leaders - Rushing Leaders - Receiving Leaders
Below is a table of the top 250 NFL rushing yardage leaders of all-time. Also, check out the all-time leaders in career rushing touchdowns.
[Stats are updated through the 2020 NFL regular season and via Pro Football Reference.]
Franchise all-time statistical leaders:
- Dallas Cowboys Franchise Leaders
- Green Bay Packers Franchise Leaders
- Miami Dolphins Franchise Leaders
- Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Leaders
- San Francisco 49ers Franchise Leaders
- All NFL Franchise Leaders
| Rank | Player | Rush Yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmitt Smith | 18355 |
| 2 | Walter Payton | 16726 |
| 3 | Frank Gore | 16000 |
| 4 | Barry Sanders | 15269 |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | 14820 |
| 6 | Curtis Martin | 14101 |
| 7 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 13684 |
| 8 | Jerome Bettis | 13662 |
| 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 | LeSean McCoy | 11102 |
| 23 | Warrick Dunn | 10967 |
| 24 | Ricky Watters | 10643 |
| 25 | Jamal Lewis | 10607 |
| 26 | Thomas Jones | 10591 |
| 27 | Tiki Barber | 10449 |
| 28 | Eddie George | 10441 |
| 29 | Marshawn Lynch | 10413 |
| 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 | Mark Ingram | 7324 |
| 61 | Leroy Kelly | 7274 |
| 62 | George Rogers | 7176 |
| 63 | DeMarco Murray | 7174 |
| 64 | Charlie Garner | 7097 |
| 65 | Rodney Hampton | 6897 |
| 66 | Antowain Smith | 6881 |
| 67 | Curt Warner | 6844 |
| 68 | Robert Smith | 6818 |
| 69 | John Henry Johnson | 6803 |
| 70 | Wilbert Montgomery | 6789 |
| 71 | Chuck Muncie | 6702 |
| 72 | Mark van Eeghen | 6651 |
| 73 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6578 |
| 74 | Lydell Mitchell | 6534 |
| 75 | Arian Foster | 6527 |
| 76 | Le'Veon Bell | 6453 |
| 77 | Ezekiel Elliott | 6384 |
| 78 | Wendell Tyler | 6378 |
| 79 | Brian Westbrook | 6335 |
| 80 | Floyd Little | 6323 |
| 81 | LeGarrette Blount | 6306 |
| 82 | Larry Johnson | 6223 |
| 83 | Don Perkins | 6217 |
| 84 | Ray Rice | 6180 |
| 85 | Alfred Morris | 6173 |
| 86 | Neal Anderson | 6166 |
| 87 | Michael Vick | 6109 |
| 88 | Ken Willard | 6105 |
| 89 | Deuce McAllister | 6096 |
| 90 | Travis Henry | 6086 |
| 91 | Calvin Hill | 6083 |
| 92 | Todd Gurley | 6082 |
| 93 | Cedric Benson | 6017 |
| 94 | James Wilder | 6008 |
| 95 | William Andrews | 5986 |
| 96 | Rudi Johnson | 5979 |
| 97 | Chuck Foreman | 5950 |
| 98 | Larry Brown | 5875 |
| 99 | Lamar Miller | 5864 |
| 100 | Derrick Henry | 5860 |
| Steve Van Buren | 5860 | |
| 102 | James Stewart | 5841 |
| 103 | Bill Brown | 5838 |
| 104 | Rick Casares | 5797 |
| 105 | Duce Staley | 5785 |
| 106 | Fred Jackson | 5746 |
| 107 | Greg Pruitt | 5672 |
| 108 | Michael Pittman | 5627 |
| 109 | Pete Johnson | 5626 |
| 110 | Delvin Williams | 5598 |
| 111 | Joe Morris | 5585 |
| 112 | Reggie Bush | 5490 |
| 113 | Mike Garrett | 5481 |
| 114 | Sam Cunningham | 5453 |
| 115 | Sammy Winder | 5427 |
| 116 | Darren McFadden | 5421 |
| 117 | Dick Bass | 5417 |
| 118 | Jim Nance | 5401 |
| 119 | Cam Newton | 5398 |
| 120 | Ronnie Brown | 5391 |
| 121 | Willie Parker | 5378 |
| 122 | Joe Cribbs | 5356 |
| Doug Martin | 5356 | |
| 124 | Jamal Anderson | 5336 |
| 125 | Hugh McElhenny | 5281 |
| 126 | Ryan Mathews | 5261 |
| 127 | Chris Ivory | 5237 |
| 128 | Melvin Gordon | 5226 |
| 129 | Natrone Means | 5215 |
| 130 | Adrian Murrell | 5199 |
| 131 | John Brockington | 5185 |
| Marion Butts | 5185 | |
| 133 | Lenny Moore | 5174 |
| 134 | Ollie Matson | 5173 |
| 135 | Clem Daniels | 5138 |
| 136 | Emerson Boozer | 5135 |
| 137 | Kevin Mack | 5123 |
| 138 | Billy Sims | 5106 |
| 139 | Dexter Bussey | 5105 |
| 140 | Brandon Jacobs | 5094 |
| 141 | Mike Alstott | 5088 |
| 142 | Julius Jones | 5068 |
| 143 | John Williams | 5006 |
| 144 | Paul Lowe | 4995 |
| 145 | Latavius Murray | 4991 |
| 146 | John David Crow | 4963 |
| 147 | Tyrone Wheatley | 4962 |
| 148 | Greg Bell | 4959 |
| 149 | Gale Sayers | 4956 |
| 150 | Dorsey Levens | 4955 |
| 151 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 4928 |
| Randall Cunningham | 4928 | |
| 153 | Christian Okoye | 4897 |
| 154 | Lamar Smith | 4853 |
| 155 | Joe Washington | 4839 |
| 156 | Napoleon Kaufman | 4792 |
| 157 | Robert Newhouse | 4784 |
| 158 | Marion Barber III | 4780 |
| 159 | Chester Taylor | 4740 |
| 160 | Carlos Hyde | 4726 |
| 161 | Marion Motley | 4720 |
| 162 | Donny Anderson | 4696 |
| 163 | J.D. Smith | 4672 |
| 164 | MacArthur Lane | 4656 |
| 165 | Stump Mitchell | 4649 |
| 166 | Tony Collins | 4647 |
| 167 | Tom Matte | 4646 |
| 168 | Alex Webster | 4638 |
| 169 | Abner Haynes | 4630 |
| 170 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4548 |
| 171 | Ted Brown | 4546 |
| 172 | Marv Hubbard | 4544 |
| 173 | Dave Hampton | 4536 |
| 174 | Russell Wilson | 4506 |
| 175 | Mike Rozier | 4462 |
| 176 | Joseph Addai | 4453 |
| Otis Armstrong | 4453 | |
| 178 | Ed Podolak | 4451 |
| 179 | Darrin Nelson | 4442 |
| 180 | Harold Green | 4365 |
| 181 | Rob Carpenter | 4363 |
| 182 | Jim Otis | 4350 |
| 183 | Dave Osborn | 4336 |
| 184 | Ron Johnson | 4308 |
| Altie Taylor | 4308 | |
| 186 | Craig Heyward | 4301 |
| 187 | Gary Brown | 4300 |
| 188 | Cookie Gilchrist | 4293 |
| 189 | Matt Snell | 4285 |
| 190 | Johnny Hector | 4280 |
| 191 | Lorenzo White | 4242 |
| 192 | Steve Young | 4239 |
| 193 | Rashard Mendenhall | 4236 |
| 194 | Tommy Mason | 4203 |
| 195 | Tony Canadeo | 4197 |
| Carl Garrett | 4197 | |
| 197 | Mike Thomas | 4196 |
| 198 | Earnest Jackson | 4167 |
| 199 | Dalton Hilliard | 4164 |
| 200 | Ryan Grant | 4148 |
| 201 | Devonta Freeman | 4144 |
| 202 | Errict Rhett | 4143 |
| 203 | Mercury Morris | 4133 |
| 204 | Shonn Greene | 4110 |
| 205 | Johnny Johnson | 4078 |
| 206 | Tony Galbreath | 4072 |
| 207 | Mike Anderson | 4067 |
| 208 | Alan Ameche | 4045 |
| 209 | Cadillac Williams | 4038 |
| 210 | Nick Pietrosante | 4026 |
| 211 | Curtis Dickey | 4019 |
| 212 | Edgar Bennett | 3992 |
| 213 | Frank Pollard | 3989 |
| 214 | Kevan Barlow | 3984 |
| 215 | Leonard Russell | 3973 |
| 216 | Dick Hoak | 3965 |
| 217 | Leroy Hoard | 3964 |
| 218 | Jordan Howard | 3955 |
| 219 | Harvey Williams | 3952 |
| 220 | Barry Foster | 3943 |
| 221 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 3914 |
| 222 | Anthony Thomas | 3891 |
| 223 | Justin Forsett | 3890 |
| 224 | Walt Garrison | 3886 |
| 225 | Randy McMillan | 3876 |
| 226 | Rocky Bleier | 3865 |
| 227 | Timmy Brown | 3862 |
| 228 | Clarke Hinkle | 3860 |
| 229 | Wilbur Jackson | 3852 |
| 230 | Jon Arnett | 3833 |
| 231 | Gerry Ellis | 3826 |
| 232 | David Johnson | 3819 |
| 233 | Bam Morris | 3809 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3809 | |
| 235 | Isaiah Crowell | 3803 |
| 236 | Pete Banaszak | 3772 |
| Rashad Jennings | 3772 | |
| 238 | Jim Kiick | 3759 |
| 239 | Wendell Hayes | 3758 |
| 240 | Johnny Roland | 3750 |
| 241 | Reggie Cobb | 3743 |
| 242 | LaMont Jordan | 3734 |
| 243 | Ron Dayne | 3722 |
| 244 | Paul Hornung | 3711 |
| 245 | Michael Bennett | 3703 |
| 246 | Giovani Bernard | 3697 |
| 247 | Bilal Powell | 3675 |
| 248 | Fran Tarkenton | 3674 |
| 249 | Rickey Young | 3666 |
| 250 | Dalvin Cook | 3661 |
Check out more of our content:
- Fantasy Football Rankings
- 2021 NFL Mock Draft
- 2022 NFL Mock Draft
Keep track of our site's updates: (1) follow us on Twitter, (2) like us on Facebook and/or (3) subscribe to our newsletter.