Rushing Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds From To School
1Donnel Pumphrey*640520132016San Diego State
2Ron Dayne639719961999Wisconsin
3Ricky Williams627919951998Texas
4Jonathan Taylor*617420172020Wisconsin
5Tony Dorsett608219731976Pitt
6DeAngelo Williams*602620022005Memphis
7Royce Freeman*562120142017Oregon
8Charles White559819761979USC
9Travis Prentice559619961999Miami (OH)
10Cedric Benson*554020012004Texas
11Justin Jackson*544020142017Northwestern
12Myles Gaskin*532320152018Washington
13Damion Fletcher*530220062009Southern Mississippi
14LaDainian Tomlinson526319972000TCU
15Herschel Walker525919801982Georgia
16Archie Griffin517719721975Ohio State
17Garrett Wolfe*516420042006Northern Illinois
18Montee Ball*514020092012Wisconsin
19LaMichael James*508220092011Oregon
20Michael Hart*504020042007Michigan
21Avon Cobourne*503919992002West Virginia
22Darren Lewis501219871990Texas A&M
23Darren Sproles*497920012004Kansas State
24Anthony Thompson496519861989Indiana
25George Rogers495819771980South Carolina
26Dontrell Moore*495620022005New Mexico
27Travis Etienne*495220172020Clemson
28Trevor Cobb494819891992Rice
29Kareem Hunt*494520132016Toledo
30Michael Turner494120002003Northern Illinois
31Ray Rice*492620052007Rutgers
32Melvin Gordon*491520112014Wisconsin
33Paul Palmer489519831986Temple
34Jarvion Franklin*486720142017Western Michigan
35Steve Bartalo481319831986Colorado State
36Ken Simonton480219982001Oregon State
37Montel Harris*478920082012Temple
38Mike Rozier478019811983Nebraska
39Nick Chubb*476920142017Georgia
40Ed Marinaro471519691971Cornell
41Denvis Manns469219951998New Mexico State
42Marcus Allen468219781981USC
43Kevin Smith*467920052007UCF
44Anthony Davis*467620012004Wisconsin
45Mohamed Ibrahim*466820182022Minnesota
46Robbie Rouse*464720092012Fresno State
47Tyrell Fenroy464620052008Louisiana
Chester Taylor464619982001Toledo
49Ted Brown460219751978North Carolina State
50Thurman Thomas459519841987Oklahoma State
51Darren McFadden*459020052007Arkansas
52Marshall Faulk458919911993San Diego State
53Ameer Abdullah*458820112014Nebraska
Vai Taua*458820072010Nevada
55Terry Miller458219741977Oklahoma State
56Keenan Reynolds*455920122015Navy
57Jahwan Edwards*455820112014Ball State
Larry Rose III*455820142017New Mexico State
59Kevin Faulk455719951998LSU
60Bobby Rainey454220082011Western Kentucky
61Ito Smith*453820142017Southern Mississippi
62Darrell Thompson451819861989Minnesota
63Lorenzo White451319841987Michigan State
64Denard Robinson*449520092012Michigan
65Kenneth Dixon*448320122015Louisiana Tech
66Pat White*448020052008West Virginia
67Xazavian Valladay*446620182022Arizona State
68Dalvin Cook*446420142016Florida State
69J.K. Dobbins*445920172019Ohio State
70Eric Dickerson445019791982SMU
71Earl Campbell444319741977Texas
72Johnathan Franklin*440320092012UCLA
73Kalvin McRae*439820042007Ohio
Javon Ringer*439820052008Michigan State
75Amos Lawrence439119771980North Carolina
76Troy Davis438219941996Iowa State
AJ Dillon*438220172019Boston College
78Deland McCullough436819921995Miami (OH)
79Mewelde Moore*436420002003Tulane
80Malcolm Perry*435920162019Navy
81Jordan Lynch*434320102013Northern Illinois
82Damien Anderson433619982001Northwestern
83Autry Denson431819951998Notre Dame
David Thompson431819931996Oklahoma State
85Noel Devine*431520072010West Virginia
86Bo Jackson430319821985Auburn
87Elijah McGuire*430120132016Louisiana
88Stepfan Taylor*430020092012Stanford
89Mike Mayweather429919871990Army
Joe Morris429919781981Syracuse
91Brad Smith*428920022005Missouri
92Brian Hill*428720142016Wyoming
Devin Singletary*428720162018Florida Atlantic
94Matt Forte426520042007Tulane
95Robert Sanford426419972000Western Michigan
96Chris Lemon424619961999Nevada
97Reggie Taylor424219831986Cincinnati
98Ka'Deem Carey*423920112013Arizona
99Lance Dunbar422420082011North Texas
100Shock Linwood*421320132016Baylor
101Charles Williams420120162021UNLV
102Jerome Persell419019761978Western Michigan
103Zach Line*418520092012SMU
104Ian Johnson*418320052008Boise State
105Kendall Hunter*418120072010Oklahoma State
106Napoleon McCallum417919811985Navy
107Ralph Webb*417820142017Vanderbilt
108Tico Duckett417619891992Michigan State
109George Swarn417219831986Miami (OH)
110Errict Rhett416319891993Florida
111Curtis Adams416219811984Central Michigan
112Wasean Tait415319931998Toledo
113Lamont Jordan414719972000Maryland
114Byron Hanspard413519941996Texas Tech
115Lamar Jackson*413220152017Louisville
116Allen Pinkett413119821985Notre Dame
117Rodney Smith*412520142019Minnesota
118Samaje Perine*412220142016Oklahoma
119Aaron Jones*411420132016UTEP
120Colin Kaepernick*411220072010Nevada
121Anthony Thomas409819972000Michigan
122Ray Lawry*408020142017Old Dominion
123Zack Moss*406720162019Utah
124James Gray406619861989Texas Tech
Robert Lavette406619811984Georgia Tech
126Stump Mitchell406219771980The Citadel
127Robert Holcombe405919941997Illinois
128Demario Brown405319961999Utah State
129Patrick Cobbs*405020012005North Texas
Dalton Hilliard405019821985LSU
131Branden Oliver*404920102013Buffalo
Chris Polk*404920082011Washington
133Brock Forsey*404519992002Boise State
134Napoleon Kaufman404119911994Washington
Adrian Peterson*404120042006Oklahoma
136Charles Alexander403519751978LSU
137Darrin Nelson403319771981Stanford
138Chris Barclay*403220022005Wake Forest
139Bryant Koback*402620182021Toledo
140Frank Gore Jr.*402220202023Southern Mississippi
141James White*401520102013Wisconsin
142Spencer Brown*401120172020UAB
143Kimani Vidal*401020202023Troy
144Marcus Merriweather400219992002Ball State
145Thomas Jones399819961999Virginia
146Toa Taua*399720182022Nevada
147Travis Dye*399520182022USC
Joe Washington399519721975Oklahoma
149Anthony Dixon*399420062009Mississippi State
150Astron Whatley398919941997Kent State
151Steve Hookfin397219951998Ohio
152Mike Voight397119731976North Carolina
153Ezekiel Elliott*396120132015Ohio State
154Warrick Dunn395919931996Florida State
155Jamie Morris394319841987Michigan
156P.J. Hill*394220062008Wisconsin
157Eric Bieniemy394019871990Colorado
158Reggie Arnold393320062009Arkansas State
Breece Hall*393320192021Iowa State
Laurence Maroney*393320032005Minnesota
Abu Wilson393319921996Utah State
162Evan Royster*393220072010Penn State
163Sincere McCormick*392920192021UTSA
164Emmitt Smith392819871989Florida
165Steve Slaton*392320052007West Virginia
166Christian McCaffrey*392220142016Stanford
167D'Angelo Brewer*391720142017Tulsa
168Amos Zereoue390719961998West Virginia
169Jamaal Williams*390120122016Brigham Young
170Antwaan Randle El389519982001Indiana
171Sedrick Shaw389419931996Iowa
172Tyrell Sutton*388620052008Northwestern
173Jaret Patterson*388420182020Buffalo
174James Davis*388120052008Clemson
175Ahman Green388019951997Nebraska
176Jacquizz Rodgers*387720082010Oregon State
177Benjamin Snell Jr.*387320162018Kentucky
178BenJarvus Green-Ellis386920032007Ole Miss
179Steve Owens386719671969Oklahoma
180Bryce Love*386520152018Stanford
181Yvenson Bernard*386220042007Oregon State
Mike Williams386219751978New Mexico
183Marcus Cox*385820142016Appalachian State
184Marquez Cooper*385620202023Ball State
185Travis Greene*385120122015Bowling Green State
186Saquon Barkley*384320152017Penn State
Najee Harris*384320172020Alabama
188June Henley384119931996Kansas
189Sonny Collins383519721975Kentucky
190Cadillac Williams*383120012004Auburn
191Leonard Fournette*383020142016LSU
Eric Wilkerson383019851988Kent State
193A.J. Ouellette*382920142018Ohio
194Billy Sims381319751979Oklahoma
195James McDougald381119761979Wake Forest
196Donald Brown*380020062008Connecticut
197Jay Ajayi*379620122014Boise State
198Chance Kretschmer378220012004Nevada
199Tony Sands377719881991Kansas
200Phillip Lindsay*377520142017Colorado
201Reggie Dupard377219821985SMU
202Greg Allen376919811984Florida State
203Cyrus Lawrence376719791982Virginia Tech
204Darren Davis376319961999Iowa State
205Quentin Griffin*375619992002Oklahoma
206Woody Green375419711973Arizona State
207Tony Jeffery374919841987TCU
208Miquale Lewis*374820062010Ball State
209Thomas Hamner374619961999Minnesota
210Junior Smith374519911994East Carolina
211Craig James374219791982SMU
212Matt Breida*374020142016Georgia Southern
213Andre Williams*373920102013Boston College
214Blake Corum*373720202023Michigan
215James Conner*373320132016Pitt
Tim Cornett*373320102013UNLV
217Shamari Brooks*372920172021Tulsa
218Derrick Knight*372520002003Boston College
219LeVante Bellamy*372020152019Western Michigan
Eugene Jarvis372020062010Kent State
Larry Rountree III*372020172020Missouri
222Raymond Priester371719941997Clemson
223James Butler*371220142017Iowa
224Billy Marek370919721975Wisconsin
225Alex Collins*370320132015Arkansas
Curtis Dickey370319761979Texas A&M
227Jerry Mays369919851989Georgia Tech
228Leon Johnson369319931996North Carolina
Brian Pruitt369319921994Central Michigan
230Gwain Durden368619771980Chattanooga
231Demarco Murray*368520072010Oklahoma
232Ladell Betts368219982001Iowa
233Jordan Howard*368120132015Indiana
234Antonio Andrews*367420102013Western Kentucky
235Quinton Flowers*367220142017South Florida
236Brandon West*367120062009Western Michigan
Tyrone Wheatley367119911994Michigan
238Joshua Cribbs367020012004Kent State
239Walter Abercrombie366519781981Baylor
240Chris Perry*365720002003Michigan
241Rashaad Penny*365620142017San Diego State
Ricky Williams365619972001Texas Tech
243Tarrion Adams*365120052008Tulsa
244Christopher Rodriguez Jr.*364420182022Kentucky
245Joe McIntosh364219811984North Carolina State
246Ketric Sanford363619961999Houston
247Mike Alstott363519921995Purdue
248Marquis Young363120152018Massachusetts
249Trung Canidate362619961999Arizona
Re'Mahn Davis*362620192023Kentucky