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This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 32 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Emmitt Smith leads with 18,355 yards and is also the postseason leader with 1,586.
Most consecutive starts by a receiver: 176 (185 including playoffs), Tim Brown, 1992–2003. Most consecutive starts by a running back: 170 (178 including playoffs), Walter Payton, 1975–1987. Most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman: 240 (259 including playoffs), Mick Tingelhoff, 1962–1979.
Dual-threat quarterbacks have historically been more prolific at the college level. In the National Football League (NFL), Cam Newton is the NFL's all-time leader in rushing attempts (1,118) and rushing touchdowns (75) for a quarterback, while Michael Vick holds the record for most rushing yards (6,109).
The evolution of the NFL has made Emmitt Smith's all-time rushing record an untouchable mark for the foreseeable future. ... 31, is the NFL’s active leader in career rushing yards with 7,471 ...
Tom Brady holds the record for most passing touchdowns with 649, followed by Drew Brees with 571 and Peyton Manning with 539. Aaron Rodgers leads all active players with 484 career passing touchdowns. Brady also is the record holder for the most career playoff passing touchdowns with 88. He is followed by Joe Montana and Rodgers, with both tied ...
2. Brian Mitchell. Running back. Punt returner. Kick returner. Washington Redskins (1990 – 1999) Philadelphia Eagles (2000 – 2002) New York Giants (2003) 23,330.
Emmitt Smith led the league three times and set the single-season record in 1995. [11] He is also the all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns. [12] John Riggins led the league in 1983 with the first 20+ rushing touchdown season. [13] Derrick Henry led the league in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020. [14]
2,000-yard club. Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson recorded an NFL-record 2,105 rushing yards in 1984. The 2,000-yard club is a group of eight National Football League (NFL) running backs who have rushed for 2,000 yards or more in a regular season. [ 1 ] These eight rushing seasons rank as the highest single-season rushing totals in ...