List of National Football League career rushing attempts leaders

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This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing attempts. This list includes all running backs with at least 2,500 attempts.

Active players listed in bold type.

Players with at least 2,500 rushing attempts[]

Rank[1] Player Attempts[2]
1 Emmitt Smith 4,409
2 Walter Payton 3,838
3 Frank Gore 3,735
4 Curtis Martin 3,518
5 Jerome Bettis 3,479
6 Adrian Peterson 3,210
7 LaDainian Tomlinson 3,174
8 Barry Sanders 3,062
9 Edgerrin James 3,028
10 Marcus Allen 3,022
11 Eric Dickerson 2,996
12 Franco Harris 2,949
13 Tony Dorsett 2,936
14 John Riggins 2,916
15 Thurman Thomas 2,877
16 Eddie George 2,865
17 Marshall Faulk 2,836
18 Steven Jackson 2,764
19 Thomas Jones 2,678
20 Warrick Dunn 2,669
21 Ricky Watters 2,622
22 Corey Dillon 2,618
23 Ottis Anderson 2,562
24 Jamal Lewis 2,542
25 Fred Taylor 2,534

Active player with at least 2,000 attempts[]

Thru 2021 season; numbers in attempts.

There are currently no active players with at least 2,000 attempts.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rank is through Week 10 of 2021 season.
  2. ^ Total is through Week 10 of 2021 season.

See also[]

  • List of NFL rushing champions
  • List of National Football League rushing yards leaders
  • List of National Football League rushing touchdowns leaders

External links[]

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