#
|
Yards
|
Answer
|
Year
|
1
|
18,355
|
Emmitt Smith
|
1990-2004
|
2
|
16,726
|
Walter Payton
|
1975-1987
|
3
|
15,269
|
Barry Sanders
|
1989-1998
|
4
|
14,101
|
Curtis Martin
|
1995-2005
|
5
|
13,684
|
LaDainian Tomlinson
|
2001-2011
|
6
|
13,662
|
Jerome Bettis
|
1993-2005
|
7
|
13,636
|
Frank Gore
|
2005-2017
|
8
|
13,259
|
Eric Dickerson
|
1983--1993
|
9
|
12,739
|
Tony Dorsett
|
1977-1988
|
10
|
12,312
|
Jim Brown
|
1957-1965
|
11
|
12,279
|
Marshall Faulk
|
1994-2005
|
12
|
12,276
|
Adrian Peterson
|
2007-2017
|
13
|
12,246
|
Edgerrin James
|
1999-2009
|
14
|
12,243
|
Marcus Allen
|
1982-1997
|
15
|
12,120
|
Franco Harris
|
1972-1984
|
16
|
12,074
|
Thurman Thomas
|
1988-2000
|
17
|
11,695
|
Fred Taylor
|
1998-2010
|
18
|
11,438
|
Steven Jackson
|
2004-2015
|
19
|
11,352
|
John RIggins
|
1971-1985
|
20
|
11,241
|
Corey Dillon
|
1997-2006
|
21
|
11,236
|
O.J. Simpson
|
1969-1979
|
22
|
10,967
|
Warrick Dunn
|
1997-2008
|
23
|
10,643
|
Ricky Watters
|
1992-2001
|
24
|
10,607
|
Jamal Lewis
|
2000-2009
|
25
|
10,591
|
Thomas Jones
|
2000-2011
|
|
#
|
Yards
|
Answer
|
Year
|
26
|
10,449
|
Tiki Barber
|
1997-2006
|
27
|
10,441
|
Eddie George
|
1996-2004
|
28
|
10,273
|
Ottis Anderson
|
1979-1992
|
29
|
10,009
|
Ricky Williams
|
1999-2011
|
30
|
9,923
|
Clinton Portis
|
2002-2010
|
31
|
9,723
|
Joe Perry
|
1948-1963
|
32
|
9,712
|
LeSean McCoy
|
2009-2017
|
33
|
9,682
|
Matt Forte
|
2008-2017
|
34
|
9,651
|
Chris Johnson
|
2008-2017
|
35
|
9,569
|
Marshawn Lynch
|
2007-2017
|
36
|
9,453
|
Shaun Alexander
|
2000-2008
|
37
|
9,407
|
Earl Campbell
|
1978-1985
|
38
|
9,205
|
Ahman Green
|
1998-2009
|
39
|
8,614
|
Terry Allen
|
1991-2001
|
40
|
8,597
|
Jim Taylor
|
1958-1967
|
41
|
8,472
|
Willis McGahee
|
2004-2013
|
42
|
8,261
|
Earnest Byner
|
1984-1997
|
43
|
8,225
|
Herschel Walker
|
1986-1997
|
44
|
8,189
|
Roger Craig
|
1983-1993
|
45
|
8,188
|
Gerald Riggs
|
1982-1991
|
46
|
8,172
|
Priest Holmes
|
1997-2007
|
47
|
8,167
|
Maurice Jones-Drew
|
2006-2014
|
48
|
8,096
|
DeAngelo Williams
|
2006-2016
|
49
|
8,081
|
Larry Csonka
|
1968-1979
|
50
|
8,074
|
Freeman McNeil
|
1981-1992
|
|