All-Time Rushing Attempts Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1922–2025. Rushing attempts

#	Player	Seasons	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1	Emmitt Smith	1990–2004 (15)	226	4,409	18,355	4.16	164	—	—
2	Walter Payton	1975–1987 (13)	190	3,838	16,726	4.36	110	—	—
3	Frank Gore	2005–2020 (16)	240	3,736	16,000	4.28	81	728	29
4	Curtis Martin	1995–2005 (11)	168	3,518	14,101	4.01	90	—	—
5	Jerome Bettis	1993–2005 (13)	190	3,479	13,662	3.93	91	—	—
6	Adrian Peterson	2007–2021 (15)	184	3,232	14,921	4.62	120	705	25
7	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001–2011 (11)	170	3,176	13,686	4.31	145	684	8
8	Barry Sanders	1989–1998 (10)	153	3,062	15,269	4.99	99	—	—
9	Edgerrin James	1999–2009 (11)	148	3,027	12,254	4.05	80	667	20
10	Marcus Allen	1982–1997 (16)	222	3,022	12,243	4.05	123	—	—
11	Eric Dickerson	1983–1993 (11)	146	2,996	13,259	4.43	90	—	—
12	Franco Harris	1972–1984 (13)	173	2,949	12,120	4.11	91	—	—
13	Tony Dorsett	1977–1988 (12)	173	2,936	12,739	4.34	77	—	—
14	John Riggins	1971–1985 (14)	175	2,916	11,352	3.89	104	—	—
15	Thurman Thomas	1988–2000 (13)	180	2,870	12,050	4.20	65	—	—
16	Eddie George	1996–2004 (9)	141	2,865	10,441	3.64	68	—	—
17	Marshall Faulk	1994–2005 (12)	174	2,817	12,225	4.34	100	—	—
18	Steven Jackson	2004–2015 (12)	160	2,766	11,447	4.14	69	540	13
19	Thomas Jones	2000–2011 (12)	179	2,680	10,586	3.95	68	503	12
20	Warrick Dunn	1997–2008 (12)	181	2,670	10,965	4.11	49	—	—
21	Derrick Henry	2016–2025 (10)	152	2,662	13,018	4.89	122	640	11
22	Ricky Watters	1992–2001 (10)	144	2,622	10,643	4.06	78	—	—
23	Corey Dillon	1997–2006 (10)	149	2,618	11,241	4.29	82	—	—
24	Ottis Anderson	1979–1992 (14)	182	2,562	10,273	4.01	81	—	—
25	Jamal Lewis	2000–2009 (9)	131	2,544	10,603	4.17	58	470	22
26	Fred Taylor	1998–2010 (13)	153	2,534	11,695	4.62	66	—	—
27	LeSean McCoy	2009–2020 (12)	168	2,457	11,102	4.52	73	552	12
28	Marshawn Lynch	2007–2019 (12)	149	2,453	10,424	4.25	85	521	11
29	Ricky Williams	1999–2011 (11)	147	2,432	10,009	4.12	66	491	29
30	Jim Brown	1957–1965 (9)	118	2,359	12,312	5.22	106	—	—
31	Matt Forte	2008–2017 (10)	146	2,355	9,789	4.16	54	458	12
32	Clinton Portis	2002–2010 (9)	113	2,230	9,923	4.45	75	490	19
33	O.J. Simpson	1970–1979 (10)	122	2,223	10,539	4.74	59	—	—
34	Shaun Alexander	2000–2008 (9)	123	2,187	9,445	4.32	100	496	17
35	Earl Campbell	1978–1985 (8)	115	2,187	9,407	4.30	74	—	—
36	Chris Johnson	2008–2017 (10)	130	2,163	9,651	4.46	55	394	14
37	Terry Allen	1991–2001 (10)	130	2,152	8,614	4.00	73	—	—
38	Ezekiel Elliott	2016–2024 (9)	135	2,139	9,130	4.27	74	514	11
39	Earnest Byner	1984–1997 (14)	211	2,095	8,261	3.94	56	—	—
40	Willis McGahee	2004–2013 (10)	139	2,095	8,474	4.05	65	442	21
41	Ahman Green	1998–2009 (12)	147	2,056	9,205	4.48	60	—	—
42	Tiki Barber	1999–2006 (8)	126	2,029	9,771	4.82	52	450	18
43	Roger Craig	1983–1993 (11)	165	1,991	8,189	4.11	56	—	—
44	Gerald Riggs	1982–1991 (10)	129	1,989	8,188	4.12	69	—	—
45	Herschel Walker	1986–1997 (12)	187	1,954	8,225	4.21	61	—	—
46	Stephen Davis	1996–2006 (11)	142	1,944	8,049	4.14	65	—	—
47	Jim Taylor	1958–1967 (10)	132	1,941	8,597	4.43	83	—	—
48	Maurice Jones-Drew	2006–2014 (9)	125	1,847	8,167	4.42	68	424	9
49	Mike Pruitt	1976–1986 (11)	152	1,844	7,378	4.00	51	—	—
50	Josh Jacobs	2019–2025 (7)	105	1,840	7,803	4.24	74	414	11