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
19Marquez Cooper*513020202024San Diego State
20LaMichael James*508220092011Oregon
21Michael Hart*504020042007Michigan
22Avon Cobourne*503919992002West Virginia
23Darren Lewis501219871990Texas A&M
24Darren Sproles*497920012004Kansas State
25Anthony Thompson496519861989Indiana
26George Rogers495819771980South Carolina
27Dontrell Moore*495620022005New Mexico
28Travis Etienne*495220172020Clemson
29Trevor Cobb494819891992Rice
30Kareem Hunt*494520132016Toledo
31Michael Turner494120002003Northern Illinois
32Ray Rice*492620052007Rutgers
33Melvin Gordon*491520112014Wisconsin
34Paul Palmer489519831986Temple
35Jarvion Franklin*486720142017Western Michigan
36Steve Bartalo481319831986Colorado State
37Ken Simonton480219982001Oregon State
38Montel Harris*478920082012Temple
39Mike Rozier478019811983Nebraska
40Nick Chubb*476920142017Georgia
41Ed Marinaro471519691971Cornell
42Denvis Manns469219951998New Mexico State
43Marcus Allen468219781981USC
44Kevin Smith*467920052007UCF
45Anthony Davis*467620012004Wisconsin
46Mohamed Ibrahim*466820182022Minnesota
47Ashton Jeanty*466520222024Boise State
48Robbie Rouse*464720092012Fresno State
49Tyrell Fenroy464620052008Louisiana
Chester Taylor464619982001Toledo
51Ted Brown460219751978North Carolina State
52Thurman Thomas459519841987Oklahoma State
53Darren McFadden*459020052007Arkansas
54Marshall Faulk458919911993San Diego State
55Ameer Abdullah*458820112014Nebraska
Vai Taua*458820072010Nevada
57Terry Miller458219741977Oklahoma State
58Keenan Reynolds*455920122015Navy
59Jahwan Edwards*455820112014Ball State
60Tahj Brooks*455720202024Texas Tech
Kevin Faulk455719951998LSU
Larry Rose III*455720142017New Mexico State
63Bobby Rainey454220082011Western Kentucky
64Ito Smith*453620142017Southern Mississippi
65Darrell Thompson451819861989Minnesota
66Lorenzo White451319841987Michigan State
67Denard Robinson*449520092012Michigan
68Kenneth Dixon*448020122015Louisiana Tech
Pat White*448020052008West Virginia
70Xazavian Valladay*447320182022Arizona State
71Dalvin Cook*446420142016Florida State
72J.K. Dobbins*445920172019Ohio State
73Eric Dickerson445019791982SMU
74Earl Campbell444319741977Texas
75Johnathan Franklin*440320092012UCLA
76Kalvin McRae*439820042007Ohio
Javon Ringer*439820052008Michigan State
78Amos Lawrence439119771980North Carolina
79Troy Davis438219941996Iowa State
AJ Dillon*438220172019Boston College
81Deland McCullough436819921995Miami (OH)
82Mewelde Moore*436420002003Tulane
83Malcolm Perry*435920162019Navy
84Jordan Lynch*434320102013Northern Illinois
Devin Neal*434320212024Kansas
86Damien Anderson433619982001Northwestern
87Autry Denson431819951998Notre Dame
David Thompson431819931996Oklahoma State
89Noel Devine*431520072010West Virginia
90Elijah McGuire*431220132016Louisiana
91Bo Jackson430319821985Auburn
92Stepfan Taylor*430020092012Stanford
93Mike Mayweather429919871990Army
Joe Morris429919781981Syracuse
95Devin Singletary*428920162018Florida Atlantic
Brad Smith*428920022005Missouri
97Brian Hill*428720142016Wyoming
98Matt Forte426520042007Tulane
99Robert Sanford426419972000Western Michigan
100Chris Lemon424619961999Nevada
101Reggie Taylor424219831986Cincinnati
102Ka'Deem Carey*423920112013Arizona
103Lance Dunbar422420082011North Texas
104Shock Linwood*421320132016Baylor
105Charles Williams420120162021UNLV
106Jerome Persell419019761978Western Michigan
107Zach Line*418520092012SMU
108Ian Johnson*418320052008Boise State
109Kendall Hunter*418120072010Oklahoma State
110Napoleon McCallum417919811985Navy
111Tico Duckett417619891992Michigan State
112Ralph Webb*417320142017Vanderbilt
113George Swarn417219831986Miami (OH)
114Errict Rhett416319891993Florida
115Curtis Adams416219811984Central Michigan
116Wasean Tait415319931998Toledo
117Lamont Jordan414719972000Maryland
118Byron Hanspard413519941996Texas Tech
119Lamar Jackson*413220152017Louisville
120Allen Pinkett413119821985Notre Dame
121Samaje Perine*412220142016Oklahoma
Rodney Smith*412220142019Minnesota
123Aaron Jones*411420132016UTEP
124Colin Kaepernick*411220072010Nevada
125Anthony Thomas409819972000Michigan
126Ray Lawry*408020142017Old Dominion
127Zack Moss*406720162019Utah
128James Gray406619861989Texas Tech
Robert Lavette406619811984Georgia Tech
130Stump Mitchell406219771980The Citadel
131Robert Holcombe405919941997Illinois
132Demario Brown405319961999Utah State
133Patrick Cobbs*405020012005North Texas
Dalton Hilliard405019821985LSU
135Branden Oliver*404920102013Buffalo
Chris Polk*404920082011Washington
137Brock Forsey*404519992002Boise State
138Napoleon Kaufman404119911994Washington
Adrian Peterson*404120042006Oklahoma
140Charles Alexander403519751978LSU
141Darrin Nelson403319771981Stanford
142Chris Barclay*403220022005Wake Forest
143Bryant Koback*402620182021Toledo
144Frank Gore Jr.*402220202023Southern Mississippi
145James White*401520102013Wisconsin
146Spencer Brown*401120172020UAB
147Kimani Vidal*401020202023Troy
148Marcus Merriweather400219992002Ball State
149Thomas Jones399819961999Virginia
150Travis Dye*399520182022USC
Toa Taua*399520182022Nevada
Joe Washington399519721975Oklahoma
153Anthony Dixon*399420062009Mississippi State
154Astron Whatley398919941997Kent State
155Steve Hookfin397219951998Ohio
156Mike Voight397119731976North Carolina
157Ezekiel Elliott*396120132015Ohio State
158Warrick Dunn395919931996Florida State
159Jamie Morris394319841987Michigan
160P.J. Hill*394220062008Wisconsin
161Eric Bieniemy394019871990Colorado
162Reggie Arnold393320062009Arkansas State
Breece Hall*393320192021Iowa State
Laurence Maroney*393320032005Minnesota
Abu Wilson393319921996Utah State
166Evan Royster*393220072010Penn State
167Sincere McCormick*392920192021UTSA
168Emmitt Smith392819871989Florida
169Steve Slaton*392320052007West Virginia
170Christian McCaffrey*392220142016Stanford
171D'Angelo Brewer*391720142017Tulsa
172Amos Zereoue390719961998West Virginia
173Jamaal Williams*390120122016Brigham Young
174Antwaan Randle El389519982001Indiana
175Sedrick Shaw389419931996Iowa
176Tyrell Sutton*388620052008Northwestern
177Jaret Patterson*388420182020Buffalo
178James Davis*388120052008Clemson
179Ahman Green388019951997Nebraska
180Nate Noel*387820202024Missouri
181Jacquizz Rodgers*387720082010Oregon State
182Benjamin Snell Jr.*387320162018Kentucky
183BenJarvus Green-Ellis386920032007Ole Miss
184Steve Owens386719671969Oklahoma
185Bryce Love*386620152018Stanford
186Yvenson Bernard*386220042007Oregon State
Mike Williams386219751978New Mexico
188Marcus Cox*385320142016Appalachian State
189Travis Greene*385220122015Bowling Green State
190Saquon Barkley*384320152017Penn State
Najee Harris*384320172020Alabama
192June Henley384119931996Kansas
193Sonny Collins383519721975Kentucky
194Cadillac Williams*383120012004Auburn
195Leonard Fournette*383020142016LSU
Eric Wilkerson383019851988Kent State
197A.J. Ouellette*382920142018Ohio
198Billy Sims381319751979Oklahoma
199James McDougald381119761979Wake Forest
200Donald Brown*380020062008Connecticut
201Jay Ajayi*379620122014Boise State
202R.J. Harvey*379220202024UCF
203Chance Kretschmer378220012004Nevada
204Tony Sands377719881991Kansas
205Reggie Dupard377219821985SMU
206Phillip Lindsay*377020142017Colorado
207Greg Allen376919811984Florida State
208Cyrus Lawrence376719791982Virginia Tech
209Darren Davis376319961999Iowa State
210Quentin Griffin*375619992002Oklahoma
211Woody Green375419711973Arizona State
212Tony Jeffery374919841987TCU
213Miquale Lewis*374820062010Ball State
214Thomas Hamner374619961999Minnesota
215Junior Smith374519911994East Carolina
216Craig James374219791982SMU
217Matt Breida*373920142016Georgia Southern
Andre Williams*373920102013Boston College
219Blake Corum*373720202023Michigan
220LeVante Bellamy*373620152019Western Michigan
221James Conner*373320132016Pitt
Tim Cornett*373320102013UNLV
223Shamari Brooks*372920172021Tulsa
224Derrick Knight*372520002003Boston College
225Eugene Jarvis372020062010Kent State
Larry Rountree III*372020172020Missouri
227Raymond Priester371719941997Clemson
228James Butler*370920142017Iowa
Billy Marek370919721975Wisconsin
230Alex Collins*370320132015Arkansas
Curtis Dickey370319761979Texas A&M
232Jerry Mays369919851989Georgia Tech
233Leon Johnson369319931996North Carolina
Brian Pruitt369319921994Central Michigan
235Gwain Durden368619771980Chattanooga
236Demarco Murray*368520072010Oklahoma
237Ladell Betts368219982001Iowa
238Jordan Howard*368120132015Indiana
239Antonio Andrews*367420102013Western Kentucky
240Quinton Flowers*367220142017South Florida
241Brandon West*367120062009Western Michigan
Tyrone Wheatley367119911994Michigan
243Joshua Cribbs367020012004Kent State
244Walter Abercrombie366519781981Baylor
245Chris Perry*365720002003Michigan
246Rashaad Penny*365620142017San Diego State
Ricky Williams365619972001Texas Tech
248Tarrion Adams*365120052008Tulsa
249Christopher Rodriguez Jr.*364420182022Kentucky
250Joe McIntosh364219811984North Carolina State