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*617420172019Wisconsin
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
58Kevin Faulk455719951998LSU
Larry Rose III*455720142017New Mexico State
60Bobby Rainey454220082011Western Kentucky
61Ito Smith*453620142017Southern Mississippi
62Darrell Thompson451819861989Minnesota
63Lorenzo White451319841987Michigan State
64Denard Robinson*449520092012Michigan
65Kenneth Dixon*448020122015Louisiana Tech
Pat White*448020052008West Virginia
67Xazavian Valladay*447320182022Arizona State
68Dalvin Cook*446420142016Florida State
69J.K. Dobbins*445920172019Ohio State
70Eric Dickerson445019791982SMU
71Earl Campbell444319741977Texas
72Marquez Cooper*443920202024San Diego State
73Johnathan Franklin*440320092012UCLA
74Kalvin McRae*439820042007Ohio
Javon Ringer*439820052008Michigan State
76Amos Lawrence439119771980North Carolina
77Troy Davis438219941996Iowa State
AJ Dillon*438220172019Boston College
79Deland McCullough436819921995Miami (OH)
80Mewelde Moore*436420002003Tulane
81Malcolm Perry*435920162019Navy
82Jordan Lynch*434320102013Northern Illinois
83Damien Anderson433619982001Northwestern
84Autry Denson431819951998Notre Dame
David Thompson431819931996Oklahoma State
86Noel Devine*431520072010West Virginia
87Elijah McGuire*431220132016Louisiana
88Bo Jackson430319821985Auburn
89Stepfan Taylor*430020092012Stanford
90Mike Mayweather429919871990Army
Joe Morris429919781981Syracuse
92Devin Singletary*428920162018Florida Atlantic
Brad Smith*428920022005Missouri
94Brian Hill*428720142016Wyoming
95Matt Forte426520042007Tulane
96Robert Sanford426419972000Western Michigan
97Chris Lemon424619961999Nevada
98Reggie Taylor424219831986Cincinnati
99Ka'Deem Carey*423920112013Arizona
100Lance Dunbar422420082011North Texas
101Shock Linwood*421320132016Baylor
102Charles Williams420120162021UNLV
103Jerome Persell419019761978Western Michigan
104Zach Line*418520092012SMU
105Ian Johnson*418320052008Boise State
106Kendall Hunter*418120072010Oklahoma State
107Napoleon McCallum417919811985Navy
108Tico Duckett417619891992Michigan State
109Ralph Webb*417320142017Vanderbilt
110George Swarn417219831986Miami (OH)
111Errict Rhett416319891993Florida
112Curtis Adams416219811984Central Michigan
113Wasean Tait415319931998Toledo
114Lamont Jordan414719972000Maryland
115Byron Hanspard413519941996Texas Tech
116Lamar Jackson*413220152017Louisville
117Allen Pinkett413119821985Notre Dame
118Samaje Perine*412220142016Oklahoma
Rodney Smith*412220142019Minnesota
120Aaron Jones*411420132016UTEP
121Colin Kaepernick*411220072010Nevada
122Anthony Thomas409819972000Michigan
123Ray Lawry*408020142017Old Dominion
124Zack Moss*406720162019Utah
125James Gray406619861989Texas Tech
Robert Lavette406619811984Georgia Tech
127Stump Mitchell406219771980The Citadel
128Robert Holcombe405919941997Illinois
129Demario Brown405319961999Utah State
130Patrick Cobbs*405020012005North Texas
Dalton Hilliard405019821985LSU
132Branden Oliver*404920102013Buffalo
Chris Polk*404920082011Washington
134Brock Forsey*404519992002Boise State
135Napoleon Kaufman404119911994Washington
Adrian Peterson*404120042006Oklahoma
137Charles Alexander403519751978LSU
138Darrin Nelson403319771981Stanford
139Chris Barclay*403220022005Wake Forest
140Bryant Koback*402620182021Toledo
141Frank Gore Jr.*402220202023Southern Mississippi
142James White*401520102013Wisconsin
143Spencer Brown*401120172020UAB
144Kimani Vidal*401020202023Troy
145Marcus Merriweather400219992002Ball State
146Thomas Jones399819961999Virginia
147Travis Dye*399520182022USC
Toa Taua*399520182022Nevada
Joe Washington399519721975Oklahoma
150Anthony Dixon*399420062009Mississippi State
151Astron Whatley398919941997Kent State
152Steve Hookfin397219951998Ohio
153Mike Voight397119731976North Carolina
154Ezekiel Elliott*396120132015Ohio State
155Warrick Dunn395919931996Florida State
156Jamie Morris394319841987Michigan
157P.J. Hill*394220062008Wisconsin
158Eric Bieniemy394019871990Colorado
159Reggie Arnold393320062009Arkansas State
Breece Hall*393320192021Iowa State
Laurence Maroney*393320032005Minnesota
Abu Wilson393319921996Utah State
163Evan Royster*393220072010Penn State
164Sincere McCormick*392920192021UTSA
165Emmitt Smith392819871989Florida
166Steve Slaton*392320052007West Virginia
167Christian McCaffrey*392220142016Stanford
168D'Angelo Brewer*391720142017Tulsa
169Amos Zereoue390719961998West Virginia
170Jamaal Williams*390120122016Brigham Young
171Antwaan Randle El389519982001Indiana
172Sedrick Shaw389419931996Iowa
173Tyrell Sutton*388620052008Northwestern
174Jaret Patterson*388420182020Buffalo
175James Davis*388120052008Clemson
176Ahman Green388019951997Nebraska
177Jacquizz Rodgers*387720082010Oregon State
178Benjamin Snell Jr.*387320162018Kentucky
179BenJarvus Green-Ellis386920032007Ole Miss
180Steve Owens386719671969Oklahoma
181Bryce Love*386620152018Stanford
182Yvenson Bernard*386220042007Oregon State
Mike Williams386219751978New Mexico
184Marcus Cox*385320142016Appalachian State
185Travis Greene*385220122015Bowling 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
200Reggie Dupard377219821985SMU
201Phillip Lindsay*377020142017Colorado
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*373920142016Georgia Southern
Andre Williams*373920102013Boston College
214Blake Corum*373720202023Michigan
215LeVante Bellamy*373620152019Western Michigan
216James Conner*373320132016Pitt
Tim Cornett*373320102013UNLV
218Tahj Brooks*373120202024Texas Tech
219Shamari Brooks*372920172021Tulsa
220Derrick Knight*372520002003Boston College
221Eugene Jarvis372020062010Kent State
Larry Rountree III*372020172020Missouri
223Raymond Priester371719941997Clemson
224James Butler*370920142017Iowa
Billy Marek370919721975Wisconsin
226Alex Collins*370320132015Arkansas
Curtis Dickey370319761979Texas A&M
228Jerry Mays369919851989Georgia Tech
229Leon Johnson369319931996North Carolina
Brian Pruitt369319921994Central Michigan
231Gwain Durden368619771980Chattanooga
232Demarco Murray*368520072010Oklahoma
233Ladell Betts368219982001Iowa
234Jordan Howard*368120132015Indiana
235Antonio Andrews*367420102013Western Kentucky
236Quinton Flowers*367220142017South Florida
237Brandon West*367120062009Western Michigan
Tyrone Wheatley367119911994Michigan
239Joshua Cribbs367020012004Kent State
240Walter Abercrombie366519781981Baylor
241Devin Neal*366120212024Kansas
242Chris Perry*365720002003Michigan
243Rashaad Penny*365620142017San Diego State
Ricky Williams365619972001Texas Tech
245Tarrion Adams*365120052008Tulsa
246Christopher Rodriguez Jr.*364420182022Kentucky
247Joe McIntosh364219811984North Carolina State
248Sony Michel*363820142017Georgia
249Ketric Sanford363619961999Houston
250Mike Alstott363519921995Purdue