List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders

Columns: 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 | Frank Gore | San Francisco 49ers ( 2005 - 2014 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 2015 - 2017 ) Miami Dolphins ( 2018 ) Buffalo Bills ( 2019 -present ) | 3,548 | 15,347 | 4.3 | 4 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions ( 1989 - 1998 ) | 3,062 | 15,269 | 5.0 | 5 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings ( 2007 - 2016 ) New Orleans Saints ( 2017 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 2017 ) Washington Redskins ( 2018 -present ) | 3,036 | 14,216 | 4.7 | 6 | Curtis Martin | New England Patriots ( 1995 - 1997 ) New York Jets ( 1998 - 2005 ) | 3,518 | 14,101 | 4.0 | 7 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers ( 2001 - 2009 ) New York Jets ( 2010 - 2011 ) | 3,174 | 13,684 | 4.3

Example questions:
What is the middle name of the player with the third most National Football League career rushing yards ? | What is the year of birth of the player with the most national football League career rushing yards ? | What is the middle name of the player with the second most National Football League career rushing yards ? | What is the middle name of the player with the fifth most National Football League career rushing yards ? | What is the year of birth of the player with the sixth most national football league career rushing yards ?

Answers:
Delano | 1969 | Jerry | Lewis | 1973