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Los Angeles Chargers Rushing Attempts Leaders

Career totals with the Chargers and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 2: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts. Los Angeles Chargers 1960, San Diego Chargers 1961-2016.

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LaDainian Tomlinson holds the Chargers career record with 2,882 rushing attempts. The single-season record is 372, by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2002.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

All-time Chargers leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club ATT G
1 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2001–2009 2,882 141
2 Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon 2015–2019 1,059 67
3 Marion Butts Marion Butts 1989–1993 1,031 76
4 Paul Lowe Paul Lowe 1960–1968 1,015 92
5 Natrone Means Natrone Means 1993–1999 1,013 59
6 Austin Ekeler Austin Ekeler 2017–2023 990 101
7 Ryan Mathews Ryan Mathews 2010–2014 922 60
8 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie 1980–1984 773 51
9 Don Woods Don Woods 1974–1980 713 75
10 Keith Lincoln Keith Lincoln 1961–1968 573 81
11 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett 1970–1973 572 46
12 Dickie Post Dickie Post 1967–1970 568 49
13 Gary Anderson Gary Anderson 1985–1988 548 54
14 Terrell Fletcher 1995–2002 524 107
15 Tim Spencer 1985–1990 474 78
16 Rickey Young Rickey Young 1975–1977 457 42
17 Gene Foster 1965–1970 445 68
18 Justin Herbert Justin Herbert 2020–2026 409 102
19 Rod Bernstine 1987–1992 407 63
20 Clarence Williams 1977–1981 394 67
21 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 2004–2019 365 228
22 Bo Matthews 1974–1979 356 78
23 Cid Edwards 1972–1974 355 35
24 Mike Tolbert Mike Tolbert 2008–2011 341 53
25 Ronnie Harmon 1990–1995 332 96

Single-season Chargers records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season ATT G
1 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2002 372 16
2 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2006 349 16
3 Natrone Means Natrone Means 1994 343 16
4 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2005 340 16
5 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2004 339 15
5 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2001 339 16
7 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2007 315 16
8 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2003 313 16
9 Earnest Jackson 1984 296 16
10 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2008 292 16
11 Ryan Mathews Ryan Mathews 2013 285 16
12 Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon 2017 284 16
13 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett 1972 272 14
14 Marion Butts Marion Butts 1990 265 14
15 Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon 2016 254 13
16 Gary Brown 1997 253 15
17 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie 1981 251 15
18 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie 1983 235 15
19 Don Woods Don Woods 1974 227 12
20 Gary Anderson Gary Anderson 1988 225 14
21 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 2009 223 14
22 Paul Lowe Paul Lowe 1965 222 14
22 Ryan Mathews Ryan Mathews 2011 222 14
24 Leonard Russell 1996 219 15
25 Marion Butts Marion Butts 1992 218 15