List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders
Players with at least 10,000 rushing yards

List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders

Section Title: Players with at least 10,000 rushing yards
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Player	Team(s) by season	Carries	Yards	Average

1	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas Cowboys (1990–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)	4,409	18,355	4.2

2	Walter Payton^	Chicago Bears (1975–1987)	3,838	16,726	4.4

3	Barry Sanders^	Detroit Lions (1989–1998)	3,062	15,269	5.0

4	Frank Gore*	San Francisco 49ers (2005–2014) Indianapolis Colts (2015–2017) Miami Dolphins (2018) Buffalo Bills (2019–present)	3,382	14,748	4.4

5	Curtis Martin^	New England Patriots (1995–1997) New York Jets (1998–2005)	3,518	14,101	4.0

6	LaDainian Tomlinson^	San Diego Chargers (2001–2009) New York Jets (2010–2011)	3,174	13,684	4.3

7	Jerome Bettis^	St. Louis/L.A. Rams (1993–1995) Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–2005)	3,479	13,662	3.9

8	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings (2007–2016) New Orleans Saints/Arizona Cardinals (2017) Washington Redskins (2018–present)	2,821	13,318	4.7

9	Eric Dickerson^	Los Angeles Rams (1983–1987) Indianapolis Colts (1987–1991) Los Angeles Raiders (1992) Atlanta Falcons (1993)	2,996	13,259	4.4

10	Tony Dorsett^	Dallas Cowboys (1977–1987) Denver Broncos (1988)	2,936	12,739	4.3

11	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns (1957–1965)	2,359	12,312	5.2

12	Marshall Faulk^	Indianapolis Colts (1994–1998) St. Louis Rams (1999–2005)	2,836	12,279	4.3

13	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts (1999–2005) Arizona Cardinals (2006– 2008) Seattle Seahawks (2009)	3,028	12,246	4.0

14	Marcus Allen^	Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1997)	3,022	12,243	4.1

15	Franco Harris^	Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–1983) Seattle Seahawks (1984)	2,949	12,120	4.1

16	Thurman Thomas^	Buffalo Bills (1988–1999) Miami Dolphins (2000)	2,877	12,074	4.2

17	Fred Taylor	Jacksonville Jaguars (1998–2008) New England Patriots (2009–2010)	2,534	11,695	4.6

18	Steven Jackson	St. Louis Rams (2004–2012) Atlanta Falcons (2013–2014) New England Patriots (2015)	2,764	11,438	4.1

19	John Riggins^	New York Jets (1971–1975) Washington Redskins (1976–1985)	2,916	11,352	3.9

20	Corey Dillon	Cincinnati Bengals (1997–2003) New England Patriots (2004–2006)	2,618	11,241	4.3

21	O. J. Simpson^	Buffalo Bills (1969–1977) San Francisco 49ers (1978–1979)	2,806	11,236	4.7

22	Warrick Dunn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2001, 2008) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2007)	2,669	10,967	4.1

23	Ricky Watters	San Francisco 49ers (1992–1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995–1997) Seattle Seahawks (1998–2001)	2,622	10,643	4.1

24	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens (2000–2006) Cleveland Browns (2007–2009)	2,542	10,607	4.2

25	LeSean McCoy*	Philadelphia Eagles (2009–2014) Buffalo Bills (2015–present)	2,346	10,606	4.5

26	Thomas Jones	Arizona Cardinals (2000–2002) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003) Chicago Bears (2004–2006) New York Jets (2007–2009) Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2011)	2,678	10,591	4.0

27	Tiki Barber	New York Giants (1997–2006)	2,217	10,449	4.7

28	Eddie George	Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1996–2003) Dallas Cowboys (2004)	2,865	10,441	3.6

29	Marshawn Lynch	Buffalo Bills (2007–2010) Seattle Seahawks (2010–2015) Oakland Raiders (2017–2018)	2,441	10,379	4.3

30	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals (1979–1986) New York Giants (1986–1992)	2,562	10,273	4.0

31	Ricky Williams	New Orleans Saints (1999–2001) Miami Dolphins (2002–2003, 2005–2010) Baltimore Ravens (2011)	2,431	10,009	4.1

Sentence(s)

Harris had 12,120 career rushing yards in the NFL.

final_sentence: Harris had 12,120 career rushing yards in the NFL.