1988 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
Eric Dickerson led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1988 with 1,659, 145 ahead of Herschel Walker (1,514). It stands 46th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 5 times Eric Dickerson led in rushing yards.
| # | Player | Team | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Eric Dickerson
|
IND | 16 | 388 | 1,659 | 4.28 | 14 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Herschel Walker
|
DAL | 16 | 361 | 1,514 | 4.19 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 |
 Roger Craig
|
SF | 16 | 310 | 1,502 | 4.85 | 9 | — | — |
| 4 | Greg Bell | LAN | 16 | 288 | 1,212 | 4.21 | 16 | — | — |
| 5 | John Stephens | NE | 16 | 297 | 1,168 | 3.93 | 4 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Gary Anderson
|
SD | 14 | 225 | 1,119 | 4.97 | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | Neal Anderson | CHI | 16 | 249 | 1,106 | 4.44 | 12 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Joe Morris
|
NYG | 16 | 307 | 1,083 | 3.53 | 5 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Ickey Woods
|
CIN | 16 | 203 | 1,066 | 5.25 | 15 | — | — |
| 10 | Curt Warner | SEA | 16 | 266 | 1,025 | 3.85 | 10 | — | — |
| 11 | John Settle | ATL | 16 | 232 | 1,024 | 4.41 | 7 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Mike Rozier
|
HOO | 15 | 251 | 1,002 | 3.99 | 10 | — | — |
| 13 | Freeman McNeil | NYJ | 16 | 219 | 944 | 4.31 | 6 | — | — |
| 14 |
 James Brooks
|
CIN | 15 | 182 | 931 | 5.12 | 8 | — | — |
| 15 | Earl Ferrell | PHO | 16 | 202 | 924 | 4.57 | 7 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Thurman Thomas
|
BUF | 15 | 207 | 881 | 4.26 | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | John Williams | SEA | 16 | 189 | 877 | 4.64 | 4 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Marcus Allen
|
LAA | 15 | 223 | 831 | 3.73 | 7 | — | — |
| 19 | Dalton Hilliard | NO | 16 | 204 | 823 | 4.03 | 5 | — | — |
| 20 | Stump Mitchell | PHO | 14 | 164 | 726 | 4.43 | 4 | — | — |
| 21 | Merril Hoge | PIT | 16 | 170 | 705 | 4.15 | 3 | — | — |
| 22 | Tony Dorsett | DEN | 16 | 181 | 703 | 3.88 | 5 | — | — |
| 23 | Rueben Mayes | NO | 16 | 170 | 628 | 3.69 | 3 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Randall Cunningham
|
PHI | 16 | 93 | 624 | 6.71 | 6 | — | — |
| 25 |
 Bo Jackson
|
LAA | 10 | 136 | 580 | 4.27 | 3 | — | — |
| 26 | Earnest Byner | CLE | 16 | 157 | 576 | 3.67 | 3 | — | — |
| 27 | Johnny Hector | NYJ | 16 | 137 | 561 | 4.10 | 10 | — | — |
| 28 | Garry James | DET | 16 | 182 | 552 | 3.03 | 5 | — | — |
| 29 |
 Sammy Winder
|
DEN | 16 | 149 | 543 | 3.64 | 4 | — | — |
| 30 | Roger Vick | NYJ | 16 | 128 | 540 | 4.22 | 3 | — | — |
| 31 |
 Keith Byars
|
PHI | 16 | 152 | 517 | 3.40 | 6 | — | — |
| 32 | Allen Pinkett | HOO | 16 | 122 | 513 | 4.21 | 7 | — | — |
| 33 | Anthony Toney | PHI | 15 | 139 | 502 | 3.61 | 4 | — | — |
| 34 | Kelvin Bryant | WAS | 10 | 108 | 498 | 4.61 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 |
 Gerald Riggs
|
ATL | 9 | 113 | 488 | 4.32 | 1 | — | — |
| 36 |
 Kevin Mack
|
CLE | 11 | 123 | 485 | 3.94 | 3 | — | — |
| 37 | Brent Fullwood | GB | 14 | 101 | 483 | 4.78 | 7 | — | — |
| 38 | Christian Okoye | KC | 9 | 105 | 473 | 4.51 | 3 | — | — |
| 39 | Timmy Smith | WAS | 14 | 155 | 470 | 3.03 | 3 | — | — |
| 40 | Lars Tate | TB | 15 | 122 | 467 | 3.83 | 7 | — | — |
| 41 | Alonzo Highsmith | HOO | 16 | 94 | 466 | 4.96 | 2 | — | — |
| 42 | William Howard | TB | 15 | 115 | 452 | 3.93 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 | Paul Palmer | KC | 15 | 134 | 452 | 3.37 | 2 | — | — |
| 44 |
 Bob Perryman
|
NE | 16 | 146 | 448 | 3.07 | 6 | — | — |
| 45 | Robb Riddick | BUF | 15 | 111 | 438 | 3.95 | 12 | — | — |
| 46 | Herman Heard | KC | 12 | 106 | 438 | 4.13 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 |
 Jamie Morris
|
WAS | 16 | 126 | 437 | 3.47 | 2 | — | — |
| 48 | Tom Rathman | SF | 16 | 102 | 427 | 4.19 | 2 | — | — |
| 49 | Lorenzo Hampton | MIA | 16 | 117 | 414 | 3.54 | 9 | — | — |
| 50 | Warren Williams | PIT | 15 | 87 | 409 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — |
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