List of National Football League career all-purpose yards leaders
This is a list of National Football League players with a career total of over 15,000 all-purpose yards. Players listed in bold currently active.

List of National Football League career all-purpose yards leaders

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Table Section Text: This is a list of National Football League players with a career total of over 15,000 all-purpose yards. Players listed in bold currently active.

Rank	Player	Position(s) regularly played	Seasons by team	Total all-purpose yards gained	Total rushing yards gained	Total receiving yards gained	Total interception return yards gained	Total punt return yards gained	Total kickoff return yards gained	Total recovered fumble return yards gained	Year of induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame

1	Jerry Rice	Wide receiver	San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004)	23,546	645	22,895	0	0	6	0	2010

2	Brian Mitchell	Running back Punt returner Kick returner	Washington Redskins (1990–1999) Philadelphia Eagles (2000–2002) New York Giants (2003)	23,330	1,967	2,336	0	4,999	14,014	14	None

3	Walter Payton	Running back	Chicago Bears (1975–1987)	21,803	16,726	4,538	0	0	539	0	1993

4	Emmitt Smith	Running back	Dallas Cowboys (1990–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)	21,564	18,355	3,224	0	0	0	(15)	2010

5	Tim Brown	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	L.A./Oakland Raiders (1988–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)	19,682	190	14,934	0	3,320	1,235	3	2015

6	Darren Sproles	Running back Punt returner Kick returner	San Diego Chargers |(2005–2010) New Orleans Saints (2011–2013) Philadelphia Eagles (2014–2018 NFL season)	19,520	3,486	4,816	0	2,875	8,352	(9)	Not applicable

7	Marshall Faulk	Running back	Indianapolis Colts (1994–1998) St. Louis Rams (1999–2005)	19,190	12,279	6,875	0	0	18	18	2011

8	Steve Smith Sr.	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016)	19,180	387	14,731	0	1,684	2,371	7	Eligible in 2022

9	Frank Gore	Running back	San Francisco 49ers (2005–2014) Indianapolis Colts (2015–2017) Miami Dolphins (2018–present)	18,551	14,748	3,796	0	0	0	7	Not applicable

10	LaDainian Tomlinson	Running back	San Diego Chargers (2001–2009) New York Jets (2010–2011)	18,456	13,684	4,772	0	0	0	0	2017

11	Barry Sanders	Running back	Detroit Lions (1989–1998)	18,308	15,269	2,921	0	0	118	0	2004

12	Herschel Walker	Running back Kick returner	Dallas Cowboys (1986–1989, 1996–1997) Minnesota Vikings (1989–1991) Philadelphia Eagles (1992–1994) New York Giants (1995)	18,168	8,225	4,859	0	0	5,084	0	None

13	Marcus Allen	Running back	Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1997)	17,648	12,243	5,411	0	0	0	(6)	2003

14	Curtis Martin	Running back	New England Patriots (1995–1997) New York Jets (1998–2005)	17,421	14,101	3,329	0	0	0	(9)	2012

15	Tiki Barber	Running back	New York Giants (1997–2006)	17,359	10,449	5,183	0	1,181	544	2	None

16	Eric Metcalf	Running back Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	Cleveland Browns (1989–1994) Atlanta Falcons (1995–1996) San Diego Chargers (1997) Arizona Cardinals (1998) Carolina Panthers (1999) Washington Redskins (2001) Green Bay Packers (2002)	17,230	2,392	5,572	0	3,453	5,813	0	None

17	Derrick Mason	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1997–2004) Baltimore Ravens (2005–2010) New York Jets (2011) Houston Texans (2011)	17,150	3	12,061	0	1,590	3,496	0	None

18	Wes Welker	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	San Diego Chargers (2004) Miami Dolphins (2004–2006) New England Patriots (2007–2012) Denver Broncos (2013–2014) St. Louis Rams (2015)	16,797	151	9,924	0	2,584	4,138	0	Eligible in 2021

19	Thurman Thomas	Running back	Buffalo Bills (1988–1999) Miami Dolphins (2000)	16,532	12,074	4,458	0	0	0	0	2007

20	Larry Fitzgerald	Wide receiver	Arizona Cardinals (2004–2018)	16,347	68	16,279	0	0	0	0	Not applicable

21	Tony Dorsett	Running back	Dallas Cowboys (1977–1987) Denver Broncos (1988)	16,326	12,739	3,554	0	0	0	33	1994

22	Terrell Owens	Wide receiver	San Francisco 49ers (1996–2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2005) Dallas Cowboys (2006–2008) Buffalo Bills (2009) Cincinnati Bengals (2010)	16,276	251	15,934	0	0	78	13	2018

23	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings (2007–2016) New Orleans Saints (2017) Arizona Cardinals (2017) Washington Redskins (2018–present)	15,957	13,318	2,223	0	0	428	(12)	Not applicable

24	Henry Ellard	Wide receiver	Los Angeles Rams (1983–1993) Washington Redskins (1994–1998) New England Patriots (1998)	15,718	50	13,777	0	1,527	364	0	None

25	Warrick Dunn	Running back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2001, 2008) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2007)	15,665	10,967	4,339	0	48	310	1	None

26	Randy Moss	Wide receiver	Minnesota Vikings (1998–2004, 2010) Oakland Raiders (2005–2006) New England Patriots (2007–2010) Tennessee Titans (2010) San Francisco 49ers (2012)	15,644	159	15,292	0	162	33	(2)	2018

27	Edgerrin James	Running back	Indianapolis Colts (1999–2005) Arizona Cardinals (2006–2008) Seattle Seahawks (2009)	15,610	12,246	3,364	0	0	0	0	None

28	Irving Fryar	Wide receiver Punt returner	New England Patriots (1984–1992) Miami Dolphins (1993–1995) Philadelphia Eagles (1996–1998) Washington Redskins (1999–2000)	15,594	242	12,785	0	2,055	505	7	None

29	Jim Brown	Running back	Cleveland Browns (1957–1965)	15,459	12,312	2,499	0	0	648	0	1971

30	Josh Cribbs	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	Cleveland Browns (2005–2012) Oakland Raiders (2013) New York Jets (2013) Indianapolis Colts (2014)	15,453	808	1,175	0	2,375	11,113	(18)	Eligible in 2020

31	Eric Dickerson	Running back	Los Angeles Rams (1983–1987) Indianapolis Colts (1987–1991) Los Angeles Raiders (1992) Atlanta Falcons (1993)	15,411	13,259	2,137	0	0	0	15	1999

32	Isaac Bruce	Wide receiver	L.A./St. Louis Rams (1994–2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009)	15,399	139	15,208	0	52	0	0	None

33	Ted Ginn	Wide receiver Punt returner Kick returner	Miami Dolphins (2007–2009) San Francisco 49ers (2010–2012) Carolina Panthers (2013, 2015–2016) Arizona Cardinals (2014) New Orleans Saints (2017–present)	15,246	468	5,281	0	2,600	6,899	(2)	Not applicable

34	Steven Jackson	Running back	St. Louis Rams (2004–2012) Atlanta Falcons (2013–2014) New England Patriots (2015)	15,191	11,438	3,683	0	0	79	(9)	Eligible in 2021

35	Tony Gonzalez	Tight end	Kansas City Chiefs (1997–2008) Atlanta Falcons (2009−2013)	15,141	14	15,127	0	0	0	0	2019

36	Jerome Bettis	Running back	L.A./St. Louis Rams (1993–1995) Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–2005)	15,113	13,662	1,449	0	0	0	2	2015

37	Allen Rossum	Corner back Punt returner Kick returner	Philadelphia Eagles (1998–1999) Green Bay Packers (2000–2001) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2006) Pittsburgh Steelers (2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009) Dallas Cowboys (2009)	15,046	17	4	22	3,056	11,947	0	None

Sentence(s)

Brian Mitchell is second on the NFL's list in all-purpose yardage with 23,330 yards, behind Jerry Rice.

final_sentence: Brian Mitchell is second on the NFL's list in all-purpose yardage with 23,330 yards, behind Jerry Rice.