List of NFL career rushing attempts leaders
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This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing attempts. This list includes all running backs with at least 2,500 attempts.
Active players listed in bold type.
Players with at least 2,500 rushing attempts
Rank[1] | Player | Attempts[2] |
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1 | Emmitt Smith | 4,409 |
2 | Walter Payton | 3,838 |
3 | Frank Gore | 3,548 |
4 | Curtis Martin | 3,518 |
5 | Jerome Bettis | 3,479 |
6 | LaDanian Tomlinson | 3,174 |
7 | Barry Sanders | 3,062 |
8 | Adrian Peterson | 3,036 |
9 | Edgerrin James | 3,028 |
10 | Marcus Allen | 3,022 |
11 | Eric Dickerson | 2,996 |
12 | Franco Harris | 2,949 |
13 | Tony Dorsett | 2,936 |
14 | John Riggins | 2,916 |
15 | Thurman Thomas | 2,877 |
16 | Eddie George | 2,865 |
17 | Marshall Faulk | 2,836 |
18 | Steven Jackson | 2,764 |
19 | Thomas Jones | 2,678 |
20 | Warrick Dunn | 2,669 |
21 | Ricky Watters | 2,622 |
22 | Corey Dillon | 2,618 |
23 | Ottis Anderson | 2,562 |
24 | Jamal Lewis | 2,542 |
25 | Fred Taylor | 2,534 |
Active player with at least 2,000 attempts
Thru end of 2019 season; numbers in attempts.
1 | Marshawn Lynch | 2,453 (26th) |
2 | LeSean McCoy | 2,447 (27th) |
Notes
See also
- List of NFL rushing champions
- List of National Football League rushing yards leaders
- List of National Football League rushing touchdowns leaders